Investors will soon be able to buy an exchange-traded fund that offers them exposure to companies with activities in the medical marijuana industry. Horizons ETF Management (Canada) Inc. has filed its final prospectus for what is says is the first exchange-traded fund to offer direct exposure to North American-listed stocks involved in medical marijuana bioengineering and production. The […]
Investors show their love for stocks in January
Assets under management in exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded products in Canada reached US$84 billion at the end of 2016, according to a new report. The independent research and consultancy firm ETFGI’s year-end report found all globally-listed ETFs/ETPs gathered a record level of net inflows in 2016 of US$389.34 billion, surpassing the prior record of US$372.27 […]
The evolution of a two-sided revenue model: new research.
Canadian institutional investors are increasingly using ETFs for strategic asset allocations, and are also adopting non-traditional ETFs, says a Greenwich Associates study. The survey, sponsored by BlackRock Canada, found institutions hold 21.2% of their assets as ETFs, while asset managers hold more than a quarter of total AUM as ETFs. Nearly a third of those […]
The BOJ is looking to shell out 300 billion yen a year - US$2.5 billion -- on ETFs focused on companies and their levels of capital spending. These products don't yet exist - but providers will likely start making them asap.
As institutions move into the ETF space, the landscape is changing and some plans are opening up their horizons and considering the broader fixed income universe through an ETF lens. And some smaller institutions are even using them for long-term core holdings. The continuing problem however remains size and liquidity - factors that just aren’t there for many ETFs in the marketplace.
ETFs and ETPs that are listed globally gathered US$319.4 billion in net new assets as of the end of November 2015, says new ETFGI data. That’s 15% above the record level of US$277.3 billion of net new assets gathered over the same period in 2014, and this marks the 22nd consecutive month of positive net […]
It's a two-speed global economy and that is affecting where ETF investors are putting their money.
Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. has announced that two new Canada-domiciled ETFs (see chart below) will begin trading this morning on the TSX. The two developed markets ETFs bring to 23 the number of ETFs offered by the firm. The ETFs provide investors with exposure to developed markets (excluding both Canada and the U.S.), and follow […]