New on Xetra: Franklin Templeton equity ETFs offer access to emerging markets

October 23, 2024--Since Wednesday, two new exchange-traded funds issued by Franklin Templeton have been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt.
The Franklin FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF tracks the performance of the FTSE Emerging Markets Index and provides investors access to companies based in emerging markets.

The Franklin FTSE Emerging ex China UCITS ETF allows investors to invest in large and medium-sized companies from emerging markets excluding China. The fund tracks the performance of the FTSE Emerging ex China Index. The index is composed of around 1,000 companies, with India and Taiwan being the largest constituents with 33 per cent and 27 per cent respectively.

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November 1, 2024--Despite poor returns in recent years, analysts say people could be missing out on their long-term investment potential
Low-and minimum-volatility funds are haemorrhaging money as performance continues to disappoint and investors shift to a newer, shinier way of managing risk in equity markets.

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October 31, 2024--BlackRock Inc., opens new tab on Wednesday filed an application with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission seeking approval to create exchange-traded fund classes for its mutual funds.
The asset management giant is the latest and by far the largest among more than 30 money managers that have made similar requests since a patent on the ETF share class structure held by Vanguard expired in May 2023.

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October 30, 2024--Charles Schwab Corp, opens new tab plans to expand the availability of 24-hour trading to include all stocks in major U.S. indexes as well as hundreds of ETFs beginning in about two weeks, the brokerage said in a statement on Wednesday.

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October 29, 2024--Defiance ETFs, a pioneer in leveraged single-stock ETFs, is excited to announce an increase in leverage for two of its flagship products, MSTX and SMST, from 1.75x and 1.5x respectively to 2x daily target exposure. This change marks a strategic enhancement, positioning Defiance to stay at the forefront of the market amid increased investor interest.

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October 29, 2024--Collaboration with Samsung Asset Management and Bloomberg delivers the potential for high, consistent income in new, covered call fixed income ETF
Amplify ETFs announces the launch of the Amplify Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Target High Income ETF (CBOE: TLTP).

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October 28, 2024--Westwood has entered into a partnership with ETF veteran Ben Fulton to scale Westwood's ETF platform,offering investors and advisors new,highly innovative strategies
Our new partnership called WEBs-"Westwood Engineered Beta"-will apply a proprietary strategy seeking to provide a more stable investment experience and better risk-adjusted returns to investors

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October 28, 2024--GraniteShares has announced it will execute a reverse share split for one of its ETFs. The total market value of the shares outstanding will not be affected as a result of the transaction.

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October 24, 2024--While one-fifth of asset managers have dropped the ESG label, more than half still believe the data has value in mitigating risks and boosting returns.
New research from Cerulli Associates reveals that despite increasing political pressures, many institutional investors and asset managers in the US remain committed to responsible investing, though some are adjusting their approach to avoid political scrutiny.

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October 23, 2024--Amplify ETFs announces the launch of the actively managed Amplify Small-Mid Cap Equity ETF (NYSE Arca: SMAP), offering investors targeted exposure to high-quality U.S.-listed small- and mid-cap growth and value equity securities.

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October 22, 2024--Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETF (ticker symbol EUAD)
The Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETF (the "Fund") will start trading today. The Fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the component securities of the STOXX Europe Total Market Aerospace & Defense Index.

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October 22, 2024--The Mag 7 represents a disproportionately large percentage of many investors' ETFs, mutual funds and stock portfolios, limiting attempts at diversification
Defiance, a leading innovator in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announces the launch of the Defiance Large Cap Ex-Magnificent Seven ETF (XMAG).

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October 21, 2024--AIVC seeks to provide equal-weighted global exposure to three types of companies integral to the AI value chain, replaces Amplify Global Cloud Technology ETF (IVES)
Amplify ETFs announces its newly appointed fund, the Amplify Bloomberg AI Value Chain ETF (NYSE: AIVC).

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