Mondays are all about ETFs here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at an ugly legal fight over some ETFs.
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“ETFs have been a big beneficiary of the shift toward fee-based investment advice.”
New funds
- Franklin Templeton Investments ($BEN) is introducing its first passive ETFs, 16 single country and regional market-cap weighted ETFs. (citywireusa.com)
- Assets in short volatility ETPs is surging. (bloomberg.com)
- Nationwide has entered the exchange-traded funds market with three smart beta offerings. (citywireusa.com)
- The Reverse Cap Weighted US Large Cap ETF ($RVRS) looks to flip the script. (marketwatch.com)
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ETF links
- The SEC is looking to streamline the ETF approval process. (bloomberg.com)
- The ETF price war rolls on in junk bonds and country funds. (ft.com)
- One of the biggest advantages ETFs have is avoiding large capital gains distributions. (beta.morningstar.com)
- Active managers are now rushing to launch ETFs in the UK. (ft.com)
- A look underneath the hood of a leveraged ETP. (etf.com)
- How to measure ETF spreads. (wsj.com)