Emerging Global Shares recently launched the Brazil Infrastructure Index Exchange-Traded Fund (NYSE: BRXX), the first ETF focused solely on the infrastructure sector in Brazil. The Fund invests in 30 of the largest publicly traded companies dedicated to the infrastructure industry in Brazil.
The PowerShares CEF Income Composite Portfolio (PCEF) is the first ETF designed to provide investors access to a portfolio of closed-end funds. The fund tracks the overall performance of a global universe of U.S.-listed closed-end funds.
Van Eck Global has launched the Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF (EGPT), the first U.S.-based exchange-traded fund to provide focused exposure to Egypt’s economy.
Emerging Global Shares has launched the China Infrastructure Index Exchange-Traded Fund (CHXX), the first ETF focused solely on the infrastructure sector in China.
ProShares has expanded its line-up of 3x funds with the launch of eight ETFs tied to four major indicies. The NASDAQ-100, Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P MidCap 400 and Russell 2000 will each have exchange traded funds that offer daily 3x and -3x exposure.
Fidelity has introduced commission free trading of 25 iShares ETFs. The move comes in the wake of Schwab’s introduction of no-commission exchange traded funds.
Two new ETFs that provide leveraged exposure to long term treasuries were recently launched byProShares. The ProShares Ultra 20+ Year Treasury (UBT) is targeted to deliver investment results that correspond to twice (200%) the performance of the Barclays Capital 20+ Year U.S. Treasury Index for a single day.
iShares recently introduced several ETFs that focus on International sectors.
WisdomTree announced that the WisdomTree Japan Total Dividend Fund (DXJ) will begin to hedge Japanese yen exposure. DXJ will provide the same broad exposure to the Japanese equity market but will seek to neutralize fluctuations in the yen against the U.S. dollar.
Equal sector investing, a strategy in which a portfolio is divided equally among the economic sectors of the market, beat the returns of the S&P 500 in 2009 for the 10th year in a row according to ALPS Distributors.