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CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
November 13, 2017--The current reports for the week of November 7, 2017 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
OppenheimerFunds Announces New Dynamic Multi-Factor and Single-Factor Based Strategies
October 10, 2017--Expanded Beta Solutions Platform Includes Launch of Dynamic Multi-Factor ETFs
OppenheimerFunds, a leading global asset manager, today announced the continued expansion of its Beta Solutions product offering with the launch of a suite of eight new ETFs-including two Multi-Factor and six Single-Factor products-in partnership with global index provider FTSE Russell.
The new offerings are led by two dynamic Multi-Factor ETFs, which combine the diversification benefits of multiple factors with the expertise of OppenheimerFunds Global Multi-Asset Group's (GMAG) research to cyclically adjust factor exposure to different macroeconomic environments in a single packaged solution.
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Source: Oppeheimer Funds
BlueStar Indexes-Looking to Israeli Equities to Capture Global Growth Trends while Israel Recovers from a "Lost Year" due to Teva's collapse
November 10, 2017--The BlueStar Israel Global Index was flat in October and is up 11.44% year-to-date, despite significant losses in two of Israel's largest companies, Teva and Perrigo;
The TA-BlueStar Israel Global Technology Index gained 3.44% in October and is now up 31.44% year-to-date;
Global trade continues to pick-up, evidenced by improving US trade with Europe, and generally strong economic growth data globally.
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Source: BlueStar Indexes(R)
Cboe Welcomes Eight New OppenheimerFunds ETFs to ETF Marketplace
November 10, 2017--Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | Nasdaq: CBOE), one of the world's largest
exchange holding companies, today welcomed eight new OppenheimerFunds ETFs to the Cboe ETF Marketplace.
The new offerings include two dynamic multifactor ETFs which are designed to give investors increased exposure to the
diversification benefits of combining multiple factors, the influence of the macroeconomic environment and overall
market conditions into one packaged solution. Six new single factor products offer exposure to a variety of investment
styles including value, momentum, quality, size, yield and low volatility.
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Source: Cboe Global Markets
Renaissance Capital Scheduled U.S. IPOs-Week of 11/13/17
November 10, 2017---U.S. IPOs-Week of 11/13/17
IPO Index Performance
The Renaissance IPO Index has returned 31.5% so far this year,
compared to 15.4% for the S&P 500.
IPO Activity
There have been 141 IPOs priced so far this year, a +47% change from last year.
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Source: Renaissance Capital
Vanguard Launches Total Corporate Bond ETF
November 9, 2017--Vanguard today launched Vanguard Total Corporate Bond ETF (VTC), expanding its U.S. fixed income fund roster to 17 ETFs and 51 indexed and actively managed mutual funds.
The fund offers investors low-cost exposure to the broad U.S. investment-grade corporate bond market through a single fund.
"The Total Corporate Bond ETF provides investors with a core portfolio building block and is a welcome addition to Vanguard's diversified lineup of low-cost bond ETFs," said John Hollyer, global head of Vanguard Fixed Income Group.<>view more
Source: Vanguard
Thomson Reuters-U.S. Weekly Fund Flows Insight Report: Conventional Funds and ETFs Take in a Net $17.5 Billion for the Week
November 9, 2017--For the fourth week in five investors were net purchasers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs), injecting $17.5 billion. Investors padded the coffers of equity funds (+$4.7 billion), taxable bond funds (+$1.6 billion), money market funds (+$10.8 billion), and municipal bond funds (+$463 million).
Despite the lower-than-expected October nonfarm-payrolls report, investors continued to send the three major indices to new record highs during the fund-flows week ended November 8, 2017. Pundits cheered the first step toward tax-reform legislation (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) introduced by House Republicans at the beginning of the flows week, along with the better-than-expected Q3 2017 earnings reports from companies such as Apple. For the flows week the NASDAQ Composite Price Only Index gained 1.08%, while the Russell 2000 Price Only Index closed down 0.74% as small-cap issues came under pressure.
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Source: Thomson Reuters
Virtus ETF Solutions and Glovista Investments Introduce ETF Targeting 'Most Favored' Emerging Markets
November 9, 2017--Virtus Glovista Emerging Markets ETF Launches on NYSE as 'EMEM'
Virtus ETF Solutions, an affiliate of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTS), has partnered with Glovista Investments LLC to introduce the Virtus Glovista Emerging Markets ETF, which begins trading today as "EMEM" on NYSE Arca.
The fund relies on Glovista's proprietary quantitative methodology to provide passive, diversified exposure to stocks in select "most favored" emerging market countries, while seeking to avoid exposure to stocks from the weakest countries.
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Source: Virtus ETF Solutions
Cboe Welcomes New iShares Fund to ETF Marketplace
November 9, 2017--Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | Nasdaq: CBOE), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, today welcomed a new iShares fund to the Cboe ETF Marketplace. The iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF (Cboe: DIVB) seeks to track the investment results of the Morningstar(R) US Dividend and Buyback IndexSM (the "Underlying Index").
The Underlying Index is designed to provide exposure to U.S.-based companies that return capital to shareholders through dividend payments, share buybacks or both, and is a subset
of the Morningstar US Market Index, which is a diversified broad market index that represents approximately 97% of the market capitalization of publicly-traded U.S. stocks.
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Source: Cboe Global Markets
J.P. Morgan Asset Management Launches Five U.S. Equity Single Factor ETFs
November 9, 2017--funds target specific exposures within a diversified portfolio
J.P. Morgan Asset Management announced today the expansion of its ETF lineup with the launch of five domestic single factor equity ETFs-J.P. Morgan U.S. Value Factor ETF (JVAL), J.P. Morgan U.S. Quality Factor ETF (JQUA), J.P. Morgan U.S. Momentum Factor ETF (JMOM), J.P. Morgan U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (JMIN) and J.P. Morgan U.S. Dividend ETF (JDIV)-which are designed to provide targeted exposure to address a specific need within a client's portfolio.
Leveraging J.P. Morgan's existing capabilities and expertise, the funds will be managed by an investment team led by Yazann Romahi, CIO of Quantitative Beta Strategies and Portfolio Manager at J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
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Source: J.P. Morgan Asset Management
