ETFs

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

More than $1 trillion is invested in bond ETFs, with trading leaping 41% in 2018 from a year earlier, according to research.

By slashing fees, custodians are also eliminating special ETF platforms they had spent the past five years building out.

The move follows similar offers from other major brokerages in the last two weeks, as firms race to woo clients with the lowest-priced products possible.

Despite recent rebranding efforts, the EventShares fund hasn’t seen an inflow since May.

“Not every muni is trying to achieve the same thing,” an expert says.

Geopolitical friction and a slowdown in global economic growth have boosted the metal’s demand despite signs of recent wavering.

Clients should consider paying more deductible expenses before year-end if their total itemizable deductions will be close to their standard deduction amount.

The change, the regulator says, will facilitate greater competition and innovation in the ETF marketplace, leading to more choice for investors.

The low-cost brokerage followed its competitors for retail clients and will offer the new pricing to RIAs in November.

“The combination of low rates, curbs on state and local tax deductions, and consistent economic expansion have been a nice tailwind,” an analyst says.

More than 70% of U.S. ETF assets are in funds that charge 2 basis points or less, data show. But free isn’t an automatic ticket to success.

At more than twice the price of the average fund, many with the even biggest gains still underperformed the broader market over the last decade.

A patented structure allows ETFs to report once a quarter in an effort to protect their intellectual property.

It's the latest move in the race to offer products at the lowest possible prices.

Among funds impacted so far, the Invesco China Technology ETF fell 2.8%, while the KraneShares CSI China Internet Fund lost 3.8%.

The regulator says it eliminated the need for providers to seek a special order from the agency before funds can be sold to investors.

Under the proposed structure, the funds will conceal a portion of their assets and instead publish a list of securities that’s highly correlated to the performance of the portfolio.

Cash flow has subsided and market conditions have changed since the fund was closed to most new accounts in 2016.

The five-month-old fund from Tabula Investment Management just became one of the largest of its kind after taking in $68 million last week.