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Absolute Shares Rolls Out Passive High Dividend ETF Option
December 21, 2016--Absolute Shares Trust has added onto its WBI suite with its first smart-beta, index-based exchange traded fund that focuses on high dividend-yielding stocks.
On Wednesday, Absolute Shares launched the WBI Power Factor High Dividend ETF (NYSEArca: WBIY). WBIY has a 0.67% gross expense ratio.
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Source: foxbusiness.com
CBOE purchase of Bats reflects aim to tap options trading for ETFs
December 21, 2016--Deal worth $3.2bn comes as booming exchange traded products sector is set to expand further
CBOE Holdings' planned $3.2bn purchase of Bats Global Markets reflects a crucial step in tapping the next major area of growth across exchange traded products.
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Source: FT.com
SEC ramps up blockchain efforts
December 20, 2016--The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission appears to be broadening its efforts to understand blockchain technology and its implications for the securities industry.
Although there is no single definition of blockchain technology, it typically involves a type of distributed-ledger technology that includes a decentralized, public or private peer-to-peer network that records transactions that occur through the network in shared digital ledger.
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Source: thehill.com
Nuveen Launches NuShares Short-Term REIT ETF
December 20, 2016--Fund to Begin Trading Today on Bats Exchange, Inc.
New ETF will track the Dow Jones U.S. Select Short-Term REIT Index
Nuveen, an operating division of TIAA Global Asset Management, has launched the NuShares Short-Term REIT ETF, which will begin trading today on the Bats Exchange, Inc. under the ticker NURE.
The fund seeks to track the investment results of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Short-Term REIT Index.
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Source: Nuveen.com
NYSE ETF platform hit by technical glitch
December 19, 2016--Trading on NYSE Arca was disrupted following a software update this weekend.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
Pacer ETFs Launches US Cash Cows
December 19, 2016--Firm's New ETF Set To Capture High Free Cash Flow Generating Companies in the US
Pacer ETFs proudly announces the release of a new exchange traded fund (ETF) capturing the highest free-cash-flow producing companies in the US: Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (COWZ). The fund will be listed on the Bats Global Markets (Bats) ETF Marketplace.
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Source: Pacer
Reality Shares DIVY ETF Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary
A fixed income alternative, DIVY offers low volatility and low equity correlation to risk-sensitive investors
December 19, 2016--The Reality Shares DIVS ETF (NYSE Arca:DIVY), the flagship fund from exchange-traded fund issuer and research firm Reality Shares, enters its third year of offering a viable bond alternative for investors unsatisfied with traditional fixed income instruments, yet weary of the volatility commensurate with equities.
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Source: Reality Shares
Wells Fargo Lining Up Robot Stock Pickers for Its First Ever ETF
Bank is among last big firms to offer quantitative products
Newly acquired quant shop to investigate multifactor ETFs
December 19, 2016--First JPMorgan Chase & Co. Then Goldman Sachs Group. Now, Wells Fargo & Co. wants to charge into the biggest asset management battleground, exchange-traded funds.
The San Francisco-based bank's fund unit is considering launching its first ETF within three to six months, company executives said. Following the success of giants that went before, Wells is beefing up its quant credentials as it prepares to compete for a chunk of the $4.1 trillion ETF pie.
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Source: Bloomberg
Blackrock announces share split for ishares core S&P Small-Cap ETF
December 16, 2016--Blackrock Inc-announced that board of trustees of ishares trust has authorized a share split for ishares core S&P Small-Cap ETF
Blackrock Inc-board has approved a 2-for-1 split for ijr fund for shareholders of record as of close of business on Jan. 13, 2017
Blackrock announces share split for ishares core S&P Small-Cap ETF Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
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Source: Reuters
John Hancock Investments launches international ETF
Index designed by Dimensional Fund Advisors
December 16, 2016--John Hancock Investments has expanded its exchange-traded fund (ETF) product lineup today with the launch of John Hancock Multifactor Developed International ETF.
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, a company regarded as one of the pioneers in strategic beta investing, was selected to design the underlying developed-market equity index for the new international ETF based on Dimensional's time-tested factor-based approach. The ETF (ticker JHMD) trades on the NYSE Arca.
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Source: John Hancock Investments
