Americas ETF News
Low-volatility ETFs lose favour as investors jump to buffered peers
November 1, 2024--Despite poor returns in recent years, analysts say people could be missing out on their long-term investment potential |
| Investors have pulled $43.8bn from US-listed low-volatility exchange traded funds since February 2020, according to data from State Street Global Advisors, with just one month of positive flows in the past 22.
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| Source: ft.com |
| BlackRock becomes latest, largest firm to seek approval for ETF share class 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. |
| US broker Schwab to roll out broader overnight trading platform 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. |
| Defiance ETFs Announces Increase in Leverage for MSTX and SMST ETFs to 2x 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. |
| Amplify ETFs Launches Targeted 12% Annual Option Premium Fixed Income ETF: Amplify Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Target High Income ETF (CBOE: TLTP) October 29, 2024--Collaboration with Samsung Asset Management and Bloomberg delivers the potential for high, consistent income in new, covered call fixed income ETF |
| Westwood Holdings Group Partners With ETF Leader Ben Fulton to Expand and Scale ETF Platform 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 |
| GraniteShares Announces Reverse Split of NVD 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. |
| Amid ESG backlash, responsible investors are holding on to their commitments 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. |
| Amplify ETFs Launches the Amplify Small-Mid Cap Equity ETF (NYSE Arca: SMAP) 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. |
| Tuttle Capital Management Launches European Aerospace and Defense Industry ETF October 22, 2024--Select STOXX Europe Aerospace & Defense ETF (ticker symbol EUAD) |
| Defiance Launches XMAG The First ETF Offering Exposure to the S&P 500 Excluding the "Magnificent 7" Tech Giants October 22, 2024--The Mag 7 represents a disproportionately large percentage of many investors' ETFs, mutual funds and stock portfolios, limiting attempts at diversification |
| Amplify ETFs Announces the Amplify Bloomberg AI Value Chain ETF (NYSE: AIVC) 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) |