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Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ)'s PowerShares unit, the fourth-largest U.S. exchange-traded funds issuer, recently ventured into the low-cost, plain vanilla ETF space in a big way, launching five inexpensive, pure beta ETFs in a single day last month. PowerShares followed that up with the recent launch of...

International equity exchange-traded funds have been popular destinations for investors. With the widely followed MSCI EAFE Index up about 16 percent year to date, investors' enthusiasm for ex-US developed market equities is understandable. Dividends should not be overlooked in this equation....

An active approach to investing in sectors and the relevant exchange-traded funds can reward investors. That is the objective of the new Main Sector Rotation ETF (BATS: SECT), which debuted Wednesday, courtesy of Main Management. San Francisco-based Main Management “constructs customized...

The value factor is lagging its growth and momentum rivals in a big way this year, but that does not mean obituaries for value stocks should be written. Some exchange-traded funds dedicated to value stocks offer long-term promise, particularly at a time when the value factor is doing what it is...

Less than a year after launching the Amplify YieldShares Prime 5 Dividend ETF (BATS: PFV), Amplify ETFs revealed significant changes to that exchange-traded fund. That fund is now known as the Amplify YieldShares Senior Loan and Income ETF(BATS: YESR). YESR follows the Prime Senior Loan and Income...

WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF), one of the pioneers of smart beta exchange-traded funds, added to its already robust suite of fundamentally-weighted ETFs Thursday with the debut of the WisdomTree U.S. Multifactor Fund (BATS: USMF). The new ETF tracks the WisdomTree U.S. Multifactor...

Momentum is one of the most widely followed investment factors, a status indulged by a slew of exchange traded funds. There are even some actively managed ETFs emphasizing momentum, including the MomentumShares U.S. Quantitative Momentum ETF (BATS: QMOM). QMOM is part of the Alpha Architect family...

Principal Financial Group Inc (NYSE: PFG) expanded its lineup of exchange-traded funds Wednesday with the debut of the Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF (BATS: GDVD). The actively managed Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF is the seventh ETF in Principal's lineup. What Makes...

The universe of smart beta exchange-traded funds is getting bigger thanks to the addition of three new ETFs from Franklin Templeton. Franklin Templeton introduced four smart or strategic beta ETFs last year and the issuer also offers four actively managed ETFs, giving it an ETF lineup of 11. FLQL...

Value stocks often tempt investors because of, well, perceived value, but by the time many investors awaken to the advantages of the value factor, some of these stocks become expensive. Perhaps worse yet, some are legitimate value traps. A new exchange-traded fund takes a unique, smart beta...

There are hundreds of single-country exchange-traded funds on the market today, a large enough population that ensures some will go overlooked. Such is the plight of the iShares MSCI Finland Capped ETF (BATS: EFNL) and it is a plight the lone ETF dedicated to Finnish stocks has endured since coming...

Investors and consumers hear plenty about the wearable technology phenomenon. An easy way to tap the growth in wearable technology, and that growth is expected to be significant, is with the WEAR ETF (BATS: WEAR), which debuted in December. WEAR tracks the Wearables Index, a benchmark developed by...

The universe of niche exchange traded funds includes various products aimed at delivering exposure to stocks insiders are buying or those names that frequently appear in the 13F filings of widely followed investors. Add the Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF (BATS: BOSS) to the list of unique...

Blue Sky Asset Management, a Denver-based asset management firm, entered the exchange-traded funds arena Thursday with the debut of five ETFs under the QuantX brand. All five of the new ETFs are listed on BATS. 4 New ETFs The QuantX Dynamic Beta US Equity ETF (BATS: XUSA) is the firm's broad...

There are scores of exchange-traded funds focusing on refined, hyper-focused investment niches and concepts. Some catch investors' eyes and assets while others struggle. Perhaps a new ETF focusing on companies that are prodigious generators of free cash will catch on with investors. After all,...