VanEck has announced that it will partner with SolidX to list a physically-backed bitcoin ETF that will be insured against loss or theft of bitcoin. SolidX will act as the sponsor of the ETF and VanEck will provide marketing services. The two firms will work jointly with regulators. VanEck was the first to file for…
Read moreInvesco has announced that it is launching three ETFs for investors wanting passive exposure to floating rate notes (FRNs), an asset class seeing increased demand from investors concerned about rising interest rates. In 2017, 20% of the flows into European fixed income ETFs went into FRN ETFs, and 55% in the first quarter of 2018…
Read moreCboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) announced that it has welcomed new issuer Salt Financial, a provider of data, ETF and index products, to the Cboe ETF Marketplace. The Salt truBeta™ High Exposure ETF (Cboe: SLT) is passively managed and the strategy targets magnified exposure to large and mid-cap stocks across a broad range of…
Read moreFTSE Russell, the global index, data and analytics provider, announced that its new FTSE Total China Connect Index is to be used as the benchmark for a new China ETF from Vanguard. The Vanguard Total China Index ETF has listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is the first to track the index. The recently…
Read moreThe ETF segment at SIX Swiss Exchange is gaining another high-profile provider: J.P. Morgan Asset Management is bringing its ETFs to the Swiss Exchange for the first time, with four products available from today. This takes the number of ETF providers available via SIX to a new high of 24, and the number of ETFs…
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Cboe Vest Financial LLC (Cboe Vest), a majority-owned asset management subsidiary of Cboe Global Markets, Inc., has informed that it has launched the Cboe Vest S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF (KNG), its first ETF. KNG is index-based and seeks to track the Cboe S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income Index Monthly Series (Symbol:…
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Qatar Stock Exchange has admitted to trading the Al Rayan Qatar ETF under the symbol “QATR”. To mark the launch of the ETF, the exchange today welcomed the fund’s founder, Masraf Al Rayan, and fund manager, Al Rayan Investment, to open trading in Doha. The Fund will track the QE Al Rayan Islamic Index (Price)…
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Exchange traded funds issued by J.P. Morgan Asset Management have been tradable on Xetra and the Börse Frankfurt venue for the first time since Tuesday. At the start of trading, the product range comprises two bond index ETFs and three active ETFs, which enable investments in selected alternative beta strategies. The J.P. Morgan Asset Management…
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Franklin Templeton just announced that it has accessed the Swiss market as ETF issuer with five smart beta ETFs for which Susquehanna is acting as a market maker and providing the liquidity. The five smart beta ETFs newly tradable as of today. They provide investors additional opportunities to diversify their portfolio with European as well…
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) today welcomed new issuer Barclays to the Cboe ETF Marketplace, with the launch of two exchange-traded notes (ETNs), together the “New ETNs”. The iPath® Series B S&P 500® VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (Cboe: VXXB) is designed to provide investors with exposure to the performance of the S&P 500® VIX…
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