Global X Funds

There were scores of new ETFs introduced in 2011. Over 300. In fact, 2011 saw the most new exchange-traded products introductions on record, topping the 291 new ETFs and ETNs that were rolled out in 2011. There were certainly controversial and criticized funds among last year's rookie class....

Avoiding China in an emerging markets ETF is easier said than done. There are nearly 230 exchange-traded products with some exposure to the world's largest country by population. Throw in roughly 100 Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges and it's not hard for American investors to get exposure...

We're back to it. Dow component Alcoa (NYSE: AA) got the ball rolling on another earnings season yesterday after the close and the response has been decent, but the really important earnings updates don't start rolling until Friday when J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) reports before the bell. Even...

Remember the good old days? You know, when emerging ETFs were all the rage and an investor could just pick an ETF with the emerging markets label, do little homework beyond that and the fund would probably go up. Obviously, 2011 changed that way of doing business. The good news is with the...

It has been a while since Benzinga examined some ETF Mendoza Line candidates. That is ETFs trading below their 200-day moving averages. Our last examination turned up three commodities equities funds, one emerging markets ETF and one consumer staples play. Of that group, just one is above its 200...

Most ETF investors now know that Brazil is South America's largest economy, but the popularity of ETFs tracking South American nations can be deceiving. For example, a lot of folks would probably guess that the second-largest South American economy is Chile. Or maybe Colombia. Peru might even...

State Street's (NYSE: STT) State Street Global Advisors unit, the second-largest U.S. ETF issuer, has filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission to introduce the SPDR S&P MILA 40 ETF, an ETF that will focus on companies listed in Latin America. SSgA already sponsors the SPDR S...

When we restarted our New Kids On The Block Feature last week, not only did we notice a spike in readership among women 30-38 thanking us for helping rekindle some fond junior high memories, we touched on one of 2011's most prolific issuers of new ETFs. In that case, we highlighted ETFs introduced...

Global X, the New York-based ETF issuer that has been one of the most prolific issuers of new ETFs this year, will close eight of its new ETFs in February 2012. The eight ETFs, which represent less than 2% of Global X's total assets under management, will close to new investors and cease trading on...

Almost conspicuous by its absence, online brokerage firm E*Trade (Nasdaq: ETFC) is finally joining several of its main rivals in offering commission-free trading on select ETFs to its clients. The firm will offer ETFs from Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB), WisdomTree (Nasdaq: WETF) and Global X on a...

The new version of an old ETF tracking China's booming technology sector debuted today as Global X rolled out the Global X Nasdaq China Technology ETF (NYSE: QQQC). The fund was previously named the Global X China Technology ETF and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “CHIB.”...

If new ETFs are considered to be those funds that are less than a year old, than the Global X Aluminum ETF (NYSE: ALUM) fits the bill as a “new ETF.” It may seem like ages ago, but the Global X Aluminum ETF came to market on Jan. 4, 2011, marking the introduction of the first equity-based aluminum...

Less than three weeks shy of its second birthday, the Global X China ETF (NYSE: CHIB) is changing things up a bit. Global X is changing the name of the ETF to the Global X NASDAQ China Technology ETF and moving the ETF to the Nasdaq from the NYSE. The ETF's new Nasdaq ticker will be “QQQC.” The...

By the end of this year, the number of new exchange-traded products that will have come to market in the U.S. could easily be around 300 if not higher. However, it's hard to imagine that even if the number of new ETFs to hit the market in 2011 was 1,000 (it won't be) that any of them will stir up...

So many emerging markets ETF, so little time. Seriously, ETF investors know there's a dizzying array of options for accessing emerging markets. Even with a lineup of funds that seemingly grows by the day, two ETFs dominate the emerging markets landscape and they do the same thing. Of course, we're...