ETFs

The 20th anniversary is fast approaching of the launch by State Street Global Advisors in 1993 of the first investment fund that could be traded throughout the day like a stock.

Investors have been flocking to alternative mutual funds and ETFs - and are being punished for it.

Demand for liquidity has advisors saying they're planning to boost ETF use, according to a Guggenheim survey.

Legg Mason has filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an exemption order for two equity and one fixed income offering via an ETF Trust.

The rapid growth in exchange-traded funds is making the landscape a treacherous one for investors and advisors alike. Enter State Street Global Advisors.

BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest exchange-traded fund provider, has an “edge” over State Street Corp. in buying Credit Suisse Group AG’s ETF business, according to Citigroup Inc. analysts.

Sector ETFs have grown 49% at Charles Schwab over the past year—the firm’s fastest growing asset category, according to a 3Q ETF snapshot Schwab officials discussed on a conference call on Friday.

Registered investment advisors expect to see increased usage of ETFs in client portfolios, while aversion to risk remains high, according to results of Invesco's RIA Market Research Study.

As exchange-traded funds become more popular with advisors and clients, allocations to ETFs in fee-based portfolios are quickly increasing, according to a Cerulli report.

BlackRock Inc., the world’s biggest money manager, reported third-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates as exchange-traded funds drew client deposits and assets rose.

In the latest move in the ETF pricing war, BlackRock unveiled a series of cost-cutting initiatives aimed, almost directly, at rival Vanguard, which last week enacted some price-saving moves of its own.

The exchange-traded funds industry continues to boom, as assets under management topped a record $1.29 trillion as of the end of the third quarter of this year, according to the ETF Snapshot: September 2012, from State Street Global Advisors.

In spite of all the worries about investor sentiment amidst a sluggish recovery, assets in mutual funds and ETFs both hit record highs in August, with $8.8 trillion and $1.2 trillion, respectively., according to Cerulli.

The pursuit of double-digit returns means taking greater risks. Some ETF investors are making the move.

Exchange-traded funds added $22.36 billion in August, driving total ETF assets to $1.215 trillion.

Global X Funds, the New York-based provider of exchange-traded funds is liquidating four funds next month.

Schwab has lowered fees on all of its fifteen proprietary exchange-traded funds, Marie Chandoha, president, Charles Schwab Investment Management., said during a monthly media briefing Friday.

Fidelity Investments seems to be not-so-secretly building its long-awaited foray into the exchange-traded fund market out West, after hiring an executive and creating a new division in Denver.

Equity mutual fund investors pulled $1.3 billion from their accounts (their fifth straight week of outflows), while equity ETF investors made a U-turn from the previous week's withdrawal numbers and added a $12.1 billion to their accounts for the week ended Sept. 12.

ALPS Advisors this week revealed that it is teaming up with Goldman, Sachs & Co. to collaborate on exchange-traded products. ALPS will license Goldman Sachs' proprietary indices, which will be used as benchmarks to create exchange traded funds.