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DBX files with the SEC
July 16, 2013--DBX has filed a application for exemptive relief with the SEC.
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Guggenheim files with the SEC-
July 15, 2013--Guggenheim has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the Guggenheim BulletShares 2023 Corporate Bond ETF
Guggenheim BulletShares 2024 Corporate Bond ETF
Guggenheim BulletShares 2025 Corporate Bond ETF.
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Guggenheim files with the SEC
July 15, 2013--Guggenheim has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the
Guggenheim BulletShares 2021 Corporate Bond ETF
Guggenheim BulletShares 2022 Corporate Bond ETF
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Direxion files with the SEC Van Eck files with the SEC BNY Mellon Expands Wealth Management Team Morgan Stanley-US ETF Weekly Update ETFs posted net inflows of $16.7 bln last week, the largest weekly net inflows YTD
13-week flows remain mostly positive among asset classes; combined $29.0 bln in net inflows
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Largest Flows by Individual ETF
US Equity ETFs accounted for the top 10 largest net inflows last week
US-Listed ETFs: Short Interest
SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) had the largest increase in USD short interest at $2.0 bln
The average shares short/shares outstanding for ETFs is currently 4.6%
interestingly, over the past year, FXE has actually posted a 6.3% market price return
US-Listed ETFs: Most Successful Recent Launches by Assets $7.9 bln in total market cap of ETFs less than 1-year old
The top 10 most successful launches make up 66% of the market cap of ETFs launched over the past year
AdvisorShares Announces the Launch Date of the Athena International Bear ETF (HDGI) Exchange Traded Concepts files with the SEC Alps files with the SEC WisdomTree files with the SEC-WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund WisdomTree files with the SEC Joint U.S.-China Economic Track Fact Sheet of the Fifth Meeting of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue
Early this June, President Obama and President Xi held a historic meeting in California, which set the strategic tone and direction for the development of the U.S.-China relationship. This meeting of the S&ED provided an opportunity to implement that strategic framework through concrete progress and to generate practical cooperation on issues across the economic relationship, for the benefit of our two economies and for the global economy. S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Quarterly Index Reviews S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices
July 15, 2013--Direxion has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC.
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July 15, 2013--Van Eck has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC. This filing relates solely to the following series of the Registrant: Market Vectors Israel ETF.
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July 15, 2013--In Philadelphia, Francis Schickling Jr., Karin Kinney and James Lu have joined the firm's portfolio management teams, and Jonathan Sprogell has joined the private banking team.
Schickling was appointed senior director of portfolio management and team leader. Prior to joining BNY Mellon, he was a senior relationship manager with Brown Brothers Harriman and also served with PNC Bank.
July 15, 2013--Highlights
Weekly Flows: $16.7 Billion Net Inflows
ETF Assets Stand at $1.5 Trillion, up 11% YTD
Five ETF Launches Last Week
State Street Makes Name, Ticker, and Index Changes
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Flows by Market Segment
ETFs have generated net inflows for three consecutive weeks totaling $26.0 bln
US Equity ETF categories posted across-the-board positive net inflows last week totaling $17.3 bln
ETF assets stand at $1.5 tln, up 11% YTD; $92.2 bln net inflows YTD
US Large-Cap ETFs have generated net inflows of $15.1 bln over the last 13 weeks, the most of any category we
measured; specifically, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) has accounted for 54% of the net inflows in this space
Over the last 13 weeks Fixed Income ETF flows have gone slightly negative (net outflows of $511 mln) as we have seen investors move into short duration Fixed Income and US Equity ETFs
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) posted its largest net inflows since the week of 3/12/12, leading all ETFs
The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) has not posted a net inflow in 32 weeks; over this time period, GLD has exhibited net outflows of $19.5bln, including $900 mln last week, and its market cap has shrunk to $38.8 bln
Based on the largest flows, we noticed a rotation to cyclical areas of the market from defensive areas last week
Data Updated: Based on data as of 6/28/13
SPY’s shares short are at their highest level since 4/15/13 and nearly 10% above their one-year average
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) shares short declined 28% from their all-time high set last period
Aggregate ETF USD short interest decreased by $2.9 bln over the period ended 6/28/13
The CurrencyShares Euro Trust (FXE) continues to be one of the most heavily shorted ETFs as a % of shares outstanding;
Based on multiple borrowings and the ability to continuously create new shares, shares short as a % of shares outstanding can
exceed 100% (only six ETFs exhibited shares short as a % of shares outstanding greater than 100%)
Source: Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management ETF Research. Data estimated as of 7/12/13 based on daily change in share counts and daily NAVs.
Over the last 13 weeks, recently launched ETFs have generated net inflows of $3.4 bln, or nearly 12% of ETF industry net inflows
Fixed Income ETFs account for 19% of ETFs launched over the past year, the most of any category
Issuance has been light in 2013 relative to the past three years; 70 new ETF listings and 30 closures/delistings YTD
Six ETF sponsors and two asset classes represented in top 10 most successful launches; six have an income orientation
The PowerShares DWA SmallCap Technical Leaders Portfolio (DWAS) cracked the top 10 most successful launches last week
with a current market cap of $193 mln; DWAS had net inflows of $55 mln last week (29% of current market cap)
Since inception, the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) has not posted a weekly net outflow; conversely, its
sister fund, iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM), has exhibited net outflows of $1.1 bln in net outflows over the same
Continuing Innovation Delivers First Ever International All-Short Actively Managed ETF
July 15,2013--AdvisorShares, a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today that the AdvisorShares Athena International Bear ETF will open for trading on Friday, July 19, 2013.
HDGI is sub-advised by AthenaInvest Advisors LLC, a SEC Registered Investment Adviser with an established history of delivering industry leading behavioral portfolio management and development of a patented behavioral research process. Athena's skill as an equity manager is substantiated by industry recognition and a proven track record.[1]
July 15, 2013--Exchange Traded Concepts has filed a sixth amended and restated application for exemptive relief with the SEC.
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June 12, 2013--Alps has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the RiverFront Strategic Income Fund (RIGS).
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July 12, 2013--WisdomTree has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund.
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July 12, 2013--WisdomTree has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC.
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July 12, 2013--As the Special Representatives of President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew and Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang led the fifth meeting of the Economic Track of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) in Washington, D.C., July10-11.
They were joined by a high-level delegation of Cabinet members, ministers, agency heads, and senior officials from both countries.
July 12, 2013--S&P Dow Jones Indices Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the quarterly S&P/TSX Preferred Share Index and S&P/TSX Venture Select Index Reviews.
These changes will be effective at the open on Monday, July 22, 2013
A Deletion From The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index
July 12, 2013--S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:
The shares of Midway Gold Corp. (TSXVN:MDW) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture
Composite Index after the close of trading on Monday, July 15, 2013. The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol.
