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SPDR ETF Family Announces Impact of Receiving Settlement Payments
May 4, 2011--The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund today announced that the Funds received payment as an authorized claimant from a class action settlement related to UnitedHealth Group Inc
The total amount payable to each Fund is listed below. When the Funds calculate their net asset value (“NAV”) per share on Wednesday, January 5, 2011, it is estimated that each Fund’s NAV will be impacted by the receipt of the corresponding payment in the amount stated below based on the shares outstanding as of January 3, 2011.
| Fund |
Settlement |
Shares |
Per Share |
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SPDR® S&P |
$2,754,178 | 716,682,116 | $0.0038 | |||||||||||||||
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Health Care |
$437,724 | 87,465,324 | $0.0050 |
State Street manages more than $235 billion in SPDR ETF assets worldwide (as of December 31, 2010) and is one of the largest ETF providers in the US and globally.
Source: State Street Global Advisors
Dow Jones Indexes, FXCM Jointly Launch Dow Jones FXCM Dollar Index
Index to Reflect Changes in Value of U.S. Dollar Measured Against Basket of the World’s Most Liquid Currencies: Euro, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Australian Dollar
May 4, 2011--Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider; and FXCM Inc., a global online provider of foreign exchange trading and related services; today announced they have collaborated to launch the Dow Jones FXCM Dollar Index.
The new index reflects the change in the value of the U.S. dollar – the world’s primary currency and a major economic indicator for traders, investors, financial institutions, corporations and governments – against a weighted basket of four of the most liquid currencies in the world: the Euro, British pound, Japanese yen and Australian dollar.
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Source: Dow Jones Indexes
Global X Funds Launches First Fishing Industry ETF (FISN)
May 4, 2011--Global X Funds, the New York based provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs), today launched the Global X Fishing Industry ETF (Ticker: FISN). This is the first ETF globally targeting the fishing industry.
The fishing industry is comprised of two main components: commercial fishing and aquaculture. Commercial fishing represents those companies directly involved in the capture of fish from wild fisheries, while aquaculture represents those companies that supply fish through fish farming operations.
In the past few decades the global food market has experienced unprecedented expansion and a change in global dietary patterns, with a shift toward more protein. This is likely to continue due to the expansion of the middle classes in emerging economies. China, for instance, has seen dramatic growth in its per-capita fish consumption, with an average growth rate of 5.7 percent per year since 1961 (FAO, 2011). Taking into account the global population forecast, an additional 27 million tons of production will be needed to maintain the present level of per-capita consumption in 2030 according to the FAO (2011).
“Companies that have the infrastructure to supply the rapidly growing demand for fish consumption, from aquaculture facilities to fish processing, are likely to benefit from these demographic and dietary trends,” said CEO of Global X Funds, Bruno del Ama.
The Global X Fishing Industry ETF tracks the Solactive Global Fishing Index, which is designed to measure broad based equity market performance of global companies involved in the fishing industry. As of April 29, 2011, the three largest components of the index were Cermaq ASA, Marine Harvest, and Toyo Suisan Kaisha Ltd.
Source: Global X
BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance Review is Now Available
May 4, 2011--The BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance Review is now available.
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Source: BNY Mellon
ETF financial volume hits record figure in April
May 4, 2011-- BM&FBOVESPA Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) reached a record BRL 942.43 billion financial volume in April, in 28,969 trades and 14,734,230 units. The financial volume figure surpassed by 7.5% the previous record of BRL 876.25 million, of February 2011.
Average daily financial volume in the BRAX11, CSMO11, MOBI11, BOVA11, SMAL11, MILA11, PIBB11 and FIND11 ETFs was also a record in April at BRL 49.65 million, up 13% on the previous record of BRL 43.81 million, in February.
The most-traded ETF in April was BOVA11, which tracks the Ibovespa index. There were 25,650 transactions, with 12,235,830 units and a record financial volume of BRL 814.49 million, surpassing the previous record of BRL 779.92 million in February 2011. The PIBB11 fund which tracks the IBrX-50 index was the second-most traded in April, at 1,401 trades and a financial volume of BRL 80.66 million.
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Source: BM&FBOVESPA Exchange
First Trust files with the SEC
May 4, 2011--First Trust has filed a post-effectice amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund.
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Source: SEC.gov
Panama: Creating Greater Opportunities for All
May 3, 2011-Overview
Panama, through sound economic management, has grown faster than almost any Latin American economy in recent years, and through a partnership with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the country is striving to ensure the benefits of this prosperity reach its poorest citizens.
By relying on a flexible range of lending and technical support from IBRD, Panama was able to achieve results in areas as diverse as providing improved health and nutrition services to 400,000 families in rural areas to streamlining government procurement services and making it easier for Panamanians to start a business.
Challenge
Panama, with a population of approximately 3.5 million, a world famous canal, a modern financial sector, and the economy of an upper-middle income country remained a nation of stark contrasts. Most notable was the high degree of inequality, perpetuated by educational disparities, differential access to basic services, and wide discrepancies in productivity and incomes.
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Source: World Bank
Prospect of shortage drives US T-bill yields down
May 3, 2011--Interest rates demanded by investors to hold short-term Treasury bills sank to record lows on Tuesday and were approaching zero, amid the prospect of lower sales by the US Treasury in coming months.
The Treasury announced late on Monday a sharp reduction in borrowing needs for the second quarter due to higher tax receipts and less spending outlays.
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Source: FT.com
ProShares 130/30 ETF Surpasses $100 Million in Assets
May 3, 2011--ProShares, a premier provider of alternative exchange traded funds (ETFs), announced that the ProShares Credit Suisse 130/30 , the nation’s only 130/30 ETF, has surpassed $100 million in assets.
CSM seeks to track the Credit Suisse 130/30 Large-Cap Index, which was designed by Andrew Lo of AlphaSimplex and Pankaj Patel of Credit Suisse. From its inception (7/13/09) through the end of the last quarter, CSM has outperformed the S&P 500 by 299 basis points.1
“Investors are responding to an ETF with an alternative strategy that has outperformed the S&P 500,” said Michael L. Sapir, Chairman and CEO of ProShare Advisors LLC, ProShares’ investment advisor. “The systematic approach and research behind CSM’s index, the enhanced level of transparency of the fund, and its relatively low cost2 are appealing to investors.”
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Source: Business Wire
Global X Funds, the New York based provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs), today launched the Global X Food ETF (Ticker: EATX).
May 3, 2011--Continued GDP growth in emerging market nations has led to a dynamic shift in the way citizens procure, prepare, and consume food in these countries. Greater purchasing power has led to increased consumption of dairy and livestock, as well as consumer packaged goods.
“Emerging markets are key to unlocking future growth because their economies are growing at a significantly higher rate than developed markets,” explains William Johnson, Heinz Chairman and CEO. “The middle class in emerging markets will eventually outnumber the combined populations of the US and Europe.” Multinationals like Nestle, one of the world’s largest food producers with a 4.88% weighting in the ETF as of 4/29/11, has 40% of its business in emerging markets and saw underlying sales up 12% in regions such as China, South Asia and Africa (Reuters, April 2011).
“8 out of 10 people in the world live in emerging markets. We are starting to see how food companies stand to benefit as the population in emerging economies continues to increase their purchasing power,” said CEO of Global X Funds, Bruno del Ama.
The Global X Food ETF tracks the Solactive Global Food Index, which is designed to measure broad based equity market performance of global companies involved in the food industry. As of April 29, 2011, the three largest components of the index were Nestle, Kraft Foods, and Danone.
As a commitment to corporate social responsibility, Global X Management Company, LLC, the fund adviser, will donate any profit it derives from EATX to Action Against Hunger | ACF International, a global humanitarian organization that works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with sustainable access to safe water and long-term solutions to hunger. “In harnessing global food markets for good, Global X Management will be making a significant contribution to the vulnerable communities we serve around the world,” said Geoffrey M. Glick, Director of External Relations for Action Against Hunger.
Source: Global X
