U.S. Stock ETFs Are Making a Comeback

After diving into fixed-income assets for most of the year, exchange traded fund investors are finally turning to stocks, with equity ETFs experiencing a record eight days of cash inflows. According to TrimTabs Investment Research, investors funneled $45.7 billion into U.S.-listed equity ETFs in the eight trading days ended Thursday November 17 for the largest…

Understanding IndexIQ’s Top Liquid Alternative ETFs

ETF Trends publisher/editor Tom Lydon spoke with IndexIQ chief investment officer Salvatore Bruno at the Schwab Impact Conference in San Diego that ran Oct. 24-27, 2016. Bruno discussed its alternative strategy ETFs, specifically looking at its products IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF (QAI) and IQ Merger Arbitrage ETF (MNA).

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iPath Adds an Alternative Option to Popular Oil ETN

Barclays Bank has expanded its iPath suite with another crude oil-related exchange traded note, potentially positioning the new ETN has a better alternative to its older, more popular offering. Barclays recently launched the iPath Series B S&P GSCI Crude Oil Total Return Index ETN (NYSEArca: OILB). OILB comes with a 0.45% expense ratio. OILB will…

All-Terrain ETF Investment Strategies for 2017

As market risks and potholes lie ahead, investors can prepare for the uncertain outcomes with an all-terrain exchange traded fund investment strategy that handles the rough roads of tomorrow’s financial markets. On the upcoming webcast, All Terrain ETF Investment Strategies for 2017, Jerry Wagner, President and Founder of Flexible Plan Investments, will paint an overview…

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FlexShares Launches Active Bond ETF to Ride Rising Rate Environment

Northern Trust’s FlexShares has rolled out an actively managed ETF to help investors adapt to a changing interest rate environment ahead. FlexShares launched the FlexShares Core Select Bond Fund (NYSEArca: BNDC) on Monday. BNDC comes with a 0.35% net expense ratio. Bradley Camden, Senior Vice President of Northern Trust Investments, Brandon P. Ferguson, Second Vice President…

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Oil ETFs Traders Bet on OPEC Production Cuts

Oil exchange traded funds jumped back above their long-term trend line on Monday as crude oil prices rallied to a three-week high on bets that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will agree to a production cut later this month. On Monday, the United States Oil Fund (NYSEArca: USO), which tracks West Texas Intermediate crude…