ETFs

The industry’s biggest firms have grown bigger and the smaller firms have found it harder to compete on their own, the regulator found.

Buyers yanked $2.9 billion from the sector in the final days of January, nearly wiping out gains so far this year, data show.

The move is part of a larger strategy to bring account minimums down for clients who either can't or don't want to buy entire shares of high-priced stocks.

The green investing movement has totaled at least $30.7 trillion of funds held in sustainable or green investments in 2018, up 34% from 2016, data show.

While the deadly virus threatens to harm the world economy, the funds have remained popular as the Fed signals low rates for the foreseeable future.

The funds raked in $150 billion in 2019 as investors have gotten more comfortable with how they react across different market environments.

Even dedicated ESG indexes have shortcomings that many investors are probably unaware of, an expert says.

Fidelity Investments, Invesco and American Century Investments are among those pitching rival visions for ETFs that disclose their holdings like mutual funds.

The move expands the manager’s commission-free platform, which has included all mutual funds since 1977 and all ETFs since 2010.

The firm now plans to integrate sustainability criteria into portfolio construction and exit investments with high risks from ESG-related issues.