Fund performance

The heavy buying in the ETF continued on Thursday, with two trades worth a combined $57 million.

Pimco's $1.5 trillion in assets under management are down 25% from a high of $2 trillion in the first quarter of 2013.

How investors' fear of stock market turmoil may be shaping the future of certain ETFs.

"We're built to take advantage of economies of scale in this business," says Vanguard Chief Executive Officer Bill McNabb.

An ounce of gold bought as little as 73.1 ounces of silver on Friday, the smallest ratio in almost a month.

ETFs are product of choice as 83% of advisers say they currently hold them in their portfolios or are recommending them to clients in the future, according to a recent survey.

Investors poured an estimated $144 million into the Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund in May.

For the first time, ETFs are the most-popular options for both bonds and stocks from developing nations.

The proliferation of asset management firms and the growth of individual funds have forced managers to maintain too many positions and undermined returns said AllianceBernstein CEO Peter Kraus.

The S&P 500 Equal Weight Index is up 19% since equities bottomed in February, beating the conventional benchmark by the widest margin since 2013.

Two ETFs in areas that pundits traditionally expect to benefit more from a Republican president gained.

The world is entering a phase of rising risks as the effect of central-bank stimulus policies diminishes, according to a long-term forecast by Pimco.

Smart beta funds now want to rein the risk of its founding strategies through diversification.

Over the past month, the biggest junk-bond ETF has experienced extraordinary record-breaking daily withdrawals even though the broader market has encountered relatively little turbulence.

Investors are taking their fascination with low-volatility stocks to new heights.

The Pimco Total Return Fund, Pimco's flagship bond fund, will be soon permitted to invest up to 20% of the Fund in junk bonds, up from 10% currently.

Faced with negative interest rates in their own countries, foreign banks and pension funds are looking increasingly toward U.S. municipal bonds.

Pimco's outflows continued, though at a slower pace, according to Allianz Chief Financial Officer Dieter Wemmer.

Out of the 72 ETFs created this year, most either have an overly complex design or track a trendy (yet less than substantive) theme.

Not every ETF launch works. But a team effort and a compelling idea can make an ETF a success in an industry where a handful of dominant firms and smaller players compete aggressively for assets.