IndexIQ

IndexIQ, the New York-based ETF issuer known primarily for its hedge fund replication and small-cap ETFs, has filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch an ETF backed physical holdings of diamonds. The IndexIQ Physical Diamond Trust would be the first exchange-traded product...

It may not be a wonderful Wednesday for equities and some commodities, but oil just keeps on chugging higher. As of this writing, the United States Brent Oil Fund (NYSE: BNO) is up 1.3%, trading just pennies below a new 52-week high that was touched earlier in the session and looks poised to...

The revered January Effect is in the books but if small-caps are going to remain in style for the rest of 2012, now is the time to look at some ETFs offering exposure to this market cap spectrum. And yes, that means digging deeper than the usual suspects such as the iShares MSCI Russell 2000 Index...

Did you know that ice hockey is not the only national sport of Canada? Hockey, the sport for which are our northern neighbors are most known, is the national winter sport of Canada while lacrosse is the country's national summer sport. Fun fact #2: The iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSE: EWC), the...

Simply put, there's no shortage of emerging markets ETFs on the market today. There are large-cap and small-cap funds that track multiple countries within one fund and there are scores of country-specific funds offering exposure to both cap spectrums. Both segments have gotten off to fine starts...

Coming on the heels of the debut of the iShares MSCI Norway Capped Investable Market Index Fund (BATS: ENOR), the first ETF to be listed on the BATS Exchange operated by BATS Global Markets, iShares will introduce seven more BATS-listed ETFs today. The funds, which include some first to market...

News that China's Sinopec (NYSE: SNP) is paying $2.2 billion for some Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN) shale assets can hardly be considered a surprise. Nor is news that Total (NYSE: TOT), Europe's third-largest oil company, is paying $2.32 billion to acquire 619,000 net acres Utica Shale acres from...

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...

IndexIQ, the New York-based ETF issuer that has been making a name for itself with hedge fund replication and small-cap ETFs, announced it will shutter three of its Asia-focused ETFs, two of which debuted earlier this year. The firm will close the IndexIQ Japan Mid Cap ETF (NYSE: RSUN), the...

These days, it seems everywhere investors turn, there's an excuse not to be involved with oil ETFs. That goes for the equity-based ones, too. Whether it's because of China, Europe or the U.S., there have been ample reasons to be skittish about oil stocks and ETFs in recent weeks. The other side of...

If you think domestic mid-cap stocks and ETFs have a tendency to fly under the radar, then wait until you set sail looking for international fare in this market cap spectrum. We're not saying global mid-caps are ignored, but the reality is this asset class doesn't grab many headlines either....

Tuesday's glum action aside, from late September/early October, riskier assets have been in rally mode. Most of us know there has been a renaissance of sorts for ETFs offering equities exposure to high-beta sectors and some commodities funds are looking better than they did in August and the early...

Following a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing detailing plans by iShares, the largest U.S. ETF sponsor, to roll out eight new country-specific small-cap ETFs, we thought it might be a good idea to check in with one of the funds that iShares is going to compete with: the IndexIQ Hong...

On a weak day for the markets overall, ETFs with heavy exposure to South Korea are trading lower despite Congress finally getting to passing a free trade agreement with the Asian economic power. President Obama said the agreement is a win for both countries that could expand U.S. exports by $11...

One thing is certain in the world of ETFs and that is the first-to-market advantage cannot be taken lightly. Let's say ETF Issuer A brings a sector fund to market and is then copied by ETF Issuer B six months or a year later. All things being equal, sector, holdings, etc., the second ETF had better...