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Schwab ETFs Struggle in the Shadow of Vanguard
May 14, 2012--Charles Schwab would like to say they have Vanguard ETFs in their sights, but that would require a very powerful telescope.
It isn’t realistic to compare the two ETF providers yet because Vanguard dominates in number, total assets, and even performance. That being said, I commend Schwab’s efforts to promote low-cost index investing and hope they continue.
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Source: Forbes
Morgan Stanley-US ETF Weekly Update
May 14, 2012--US ETF Weekly Update
Weekly Flows: $346 Million Net Inflows
ETF Assets Stand at $1.2 Trillion, up 10% YTD
Two ETF Launches Last Week
Invesco PowerShares Changes Name on China ETF
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Flows by Market Segment
ETFs managed to post net inflows of $346 mln last week
Last week’s net flows were primarily driven by Fixed Income ($914 mln in net inflows) and Emerging Market Equity ETFs
($1.3 bln in net outflows)
ETF assets stand at $1.2 tln, up 10% YTD; ETFs have posted net inflows 15 out of 19 weeks YTD ($53.1 bln in net inflows)
13-week flows were mixed among asset classes; combined $19.7 bln net inflows
Fixed Income ETFs have consistently generated weekly net inflows (39 straight weeks of net inflows) and account for 73% of
ETF net inflows over the past 13 weeks
US Small- & Micro-Cap ETFs exhibited net outflows of $3.1 bln, the most out of any category over the last 13 weeks
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Largest Flows by Individual ETF
SPDR Dow Jones Total Market ETF (TMW) generated net inflows of $260 mln last week, the most of any ETF
TMW’s net inflows last week were significant relative to its $425 mln market cap (shares outstanding more than doubled)
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (EEM) posted net outflows of $976 mln last week and net outflows of $1.7 bln over the last 13 weeks
US-Listed ETFs: Short Interest
Data Updated: Based on data as of 4/30/12
iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (IWM) posted the largest increase in USD short interest
Despite a surge in IWM’s USD short interest, the fund’s 197 million shares short are well below its 52-week average of 228
million shares short
SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) exhibited the largest decrease in USD short interest (lowest level of shares short since 1/31/11)
The average shares short/shares outstanding for ETFs is currently 5%
Retail continues to be a heavily shorted industry with the SPDR Retail ETF (XRT) leading the way
Based on multiple borrowings and the ability to continuously create new shares, shares short as a % of shares outstanding can exceed 100%
US-Listed ETFs: Most Successful Recent Launches by Assets
Source: Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Research. Data estimated as of 5/11/12 based on daily change in share counts and daily NAVs.
$6.3 billion in total market cap of ETFs less than 1-year old
Over the past 13 weeks, newly launched Fixed Income ETFs generated most net inflows at $882 mln
97 new ETF listings and 17 closures YTD; 2012 launches are on pace with last year’s
Over the past year, many of the successful launches have had an income/dividend orientation
Five different ETF sponsors and three asset classes represented in top 10 most successful launches
PIMCO Total Return ETF (BOND) continues to generate strong net inflows ($393 mln over past four weeks); BOND has a
market cap of more than $800 million in just 2.5 months
Top 10 most successful launches account for 51% of market cap of ETFs launched over the past year
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Source: Morgan Satnley
Brasilia cheers the real's decline
May 14, 2012--For Guido Mantega, Brazil's finance minister, last week marked the culmination of 18 months of hard work spent talking down Brazil's currency, the real.
Battered by a weak domestic and global economic outlook and falling interest rates, the real has depreciated more than 6 per cent this year and touched R$2.0022 to the dollar, cheered on by Mr Mantega and others in President Dilma Rousseff’s team.
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Source: FT.com
Beware 'Leveraged' ETFs .
May 11, 2012--Despite years of warnings about the dangers of "leveraged" exchange-traded mutual funds, many small investors-and, apparently, some investment professionals-may still not be getting the message.
Earlier this month, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fined brokers including Citigroup Global Markets, Morgan Stanley, MS -4.17%UBS Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors for improperly selling leveraged and inverse ETFs.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
HSBC introduces new fund for US retail investors
May 11, 2012--HSBC Global Asset Management has launched the World Selection Income Strategy Fund intended for US retail investors.
The new primarily invests in third-party and proprietary mutual funds and exchange-traded funds throughout a variety of income-producing asset classes.
It aims to invest in a range of income-producing investments, including US government & investment-grade corporate bonds, high-yield bonds, emerging market bonds, US & international equities and real-estate
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Source: BBR
U.S. Department of the Treasury-Treasury International Capital System (TIC) Homepage Update
May 11, 2012--Treasury International Capital System (TIC) Homepage for U.S. Department of the Treasury. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
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Source: US Department of the Treasury
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
May 11, 2012--The current reports for the week of May 8, 2012 are now available.
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Source:CFTC.gov
JPMorgan shares dive after $2bn trading loss
May 11, 2012--Shares in JPMorgan Chase have dived 9% after the biggest US bank, revealed a trading loss of at least $2bn (€1.2bn).
Chief executive Jamie Dimon blamed "errors, sloppiness and bad judgement" for the losses and warned "it could get worse".
In reaction to the loss, the company's credit rating was downgraded by the agency Fitch
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Source: BBC News
SPDR US ETF Snapshot: April 2012
May 11, 2012--1,246 Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)-with assets totaling $1.2TN-were managed by 36 ETF managers as of April 30, 2012.
Month over month, ETF assets decreased by $5.3BN, down 0.4%.
Despite a $6.7BN gain in the Fixed Income category, the ETF industry experienced a modest 0.4% decline in assets in April.
ETF Industry Detail
Asset Classes-Overall
The S&P 500® Index decreased 0.6% while the MSCI EAFE® Index fell 2.0%. Commodities were slightly negative, with the S&P® GSCI® Index down 0.5% and Gold dropping 0.1%. US Bonds were positive with the Barclays US Treasury Index gaining 1.5% and the Barclays US Aggregate Index increasing 1.1%.
FLOWS
ETF flows topped $2BN in April. The Fixed Income category had a category-leading $4.9BN in inflows, increasing its year-to-date inflows to $20.5BN. The Size - Large Cap category continued its up-and-down trend: $4.5BN left the category in April after seeing $5.9BN in inflows in March, $4.8BN in outflows in February, and $4.8BN in inflows in January.
Manager and Fund Detail
The top three managers in the US ETF marketplace were: BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard. Collectively, they account for approximately 83% of the US listed ETF market.
•The top three ETFs in terms of dollar volume traded for the month were the SPDR® S&P 500 [SPY], iShares Russell 2000 [IWM] and PowerShares QQQ [QQQ].
•The top three ETFs in terms of assets for the month were the SPDR S&P 500 [SPY], SPDR Gold Shares [GLD] and Vanguard Emerging Markets [VWO].
Market Performance
Performance by Asset Class
International - Developed and Emerging Markets decreased 2.0% and 1.2%, respectively. Domestic Large Cap, Mid Cap and Small Cap markets were all negative, losing 0.6%, 0.2% and 1.3%, respectively. The US Aggregate, the US Treasury and the US Corporate Bond were all positive, gaining, 1.1%, 1.5% and 1.3%, respectively. Commodities fell 0.5%.
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Source: SSGA
Standard & Poor's Announces Changes In The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices
May 10, 2012--Standard & Poor's will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:
The shares of Orosur Mining Inc. (TSXVN:OMI) will be removed from the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index after the close of Friday, May 11, 2012.
The company will graduate to trade on TSX under the same ticker symbol. There is no consolidation of capital.
Company additions to and deletions from an S&P equity index do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.
Source: Standard & Poor's
