John Hancock

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On this day 234 years ago, John Hancock co-founded the Bank of Massachusetts. Where The Market Was The Bank of Massachusetts predates the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P...

As was the case in previous years, hundreds of new exchange traded funds debuted in 2018. A common theme among new ETFs, regardless of the year in which they launch, is that it often takes a while for investors to devote assets to them. Finding winners among new ETFs from an asset-gathering...

Perhaps the time is right for alternative approaches to sagging emerging markets equities. The John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE: JHEM), which debuted last week, will test that thesis. JEHM is the latest fund in John Hancock's expanding lineup of multifactor exchange traded...

Small-cap stocks and the related exchange traded funds are springing back to life after lagging to start 2017. Over the past 90 days, the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P SmallCap 600 Index have each returned more than 6 percent. Perhaps the John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF (NYSE: JHSC)...

Discount brokerage giant E*Trade Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: ETFC) is again expanding its commission-free exchange-traded funds platform. New ETFs to the E-Trade commission-free ETF platform include offerings from JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), Legg Mason Inc (NYSE: LM), Michigan-based...

Just as rival Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE: SCHW) did this week, brokerage firm E*TRADE Financial Corp (NASDAQ: ETFC) increased its menu of exchange-traded funds offered on a commission-free basis. Thirty-six (36) ETFs are joining E*Trade's commission-free lineup, including 16 from Guggenheim, 11...

John Hancock added five of its smart beta sector exchange-traded funds to Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE: SCHW)'s Schwab ETF OneSource platform, the largest commission-free platform for ETFs in the brokerage industry. The move, announced in a statement issued Wednesday by Boston-based John Hancock and...

Multi-factor exchange-traded funds are an increasingly popular segment of the broader ETF landscape. Perhaps part of the reason why investors are embracing these ETFs is that timing individual investment factors, such as low volatility, momentum and value, is difficult. Multi-factor ETFs offer...

In another sign of the rapid growth of smart or strategic beta exchange-traded funds BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK)'s iShares unit, the world's largest ETF issuer, is expanding its already substantial lineup of smart beta ETFs with nine factor-based sector funds. The New Names iShares introduced...

Amid the bevy of exchange-traded products that came to market in the United States last year, one of the more interesting themes was the initial forays into the business by some well-known money managers. In September, asset management giant John Hancock became the latest big name in the financial...

Last month, asset management giant John Hancock became the latest big name in the financial services industry to enter the exchange-traded funds arena, doing so with six funds sub-advised by Dimensional Fund Advisors. Hancock's new ETF lineup is comprised of six funds – four sector...