ETFs

Fidelity Investments, the second- biggest mutual-fund provider, has opened the cheapest lineup of single-industry exchange-traded funds as it seeks to break into a market dominated by Vanguard Group Inc. and BlackRock Inc.

Money has been flowing in and out of financial markets more rapidly than ever before this year, a bullish signal as the threat of a U.S. government default fades.

With the size of the exchange-traded product market expanding rapidly each year, it is important for advisors to understand exactly what they are purchasing.

The Morningstar Awards recognize the best ETF firms as well as Morningstar ETF Category Winners for two classes of investing objectives, Investor and Trader, based on total cost of ownership and performance.

Nearly one in 10 investors now hold at least 50% of their portfolios in ETFs, up from 4% last year.

Use of exchange-traded funds surges as low expense ratios lure the mega-rich.

Financial advisors are three times as likely to respond to a sales pitch from an asset manager, broker-dealer, custodian or insurance company when the approach is made in person, according to a new study.

To help investors cut through the clutter of ETFs on the market, Merrill Edge devised a list of 61 high-quality ETFs from which they can build their own portfolios.

When a portfolio of mutual funds vies against a portfolio of ETFs, which one comes out on top?

As we hit the 20-year mark in the ETF business, one might ask: What will that future bring? History is our best guide in that the next 20 years will look similar to the last 20. And that’s a good thing.

The bank launched new proprietary ETF portfolios that it says provide exposure to global investment opportunities by leveraging the international perspective of its parent, BNP Paribas.

While the use of ETFs continues to surge, their low expense ratios appear to be most prized by multi-millionaires, according to a study by Spectrem Group.

The company announced Thursday that Schwab Investment Management would be introducing six new ETFs, weighted by fundamental factors instead of by traditional market capitalization.

With $73 billion in new flows, ETFs offer some clear views of the major market trends.

Vanguard’s exchange-traded funds continue to increase in popularity among investors in the United States, the company has reported.

TrimTabs Investment Research reported that U.S. equity mutual funds and exchange-traded funds gathered $34.4 billion in July through Wednesday, July 17, which is the second-highest inflow on record, according to the Sausalito, Calif.-based research shop.

Global exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded products last month experienced outflows for the first time in two years losing $3.98 billion.

In investors' epic search for yield, one strategy in particular has risen to the top this year: loan participation mutual funds and ETFs.

The $2.1 trillion global exchange-traded fund industry has been growing at a rapid clip since the SPDR S&P 500 ETF was launched two decades ago as a means for institutional investors to access passive exposure to the S&P 500 Index.

Assets of all exchange-traded funds rose in May by $12.14 billion to $1.481 trillion, according to the Investment Company Institute. Over the past 12 months, ETF assets rose $365.27 billion, or 32.7%.