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The Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF (NASDAQ: DRIV) is just over a month old, but the latest exchange-traded fund tapping into the autonomous and electric vehicle themes is already gathering traction among investors. DRIV, which tracks the Solactive Autonomous & Electric Vehicles...

It may be hard for investors in developed markets such as the U.S., Europe and Japan to fathom, but there are some countries around the world with high interest rates. There are high interest rate countries and then there is Argentina. After last week's rate hike, Argentina, one of South...

And then there were three: the Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF (NASDAQ: DRIV) debuted Tuesday. The new ETF, the latest in a long line of thematic funds from Global X, tracks the Solactive Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Index. DRIV features companies “involved in the...

After swooning for much of 2017, energy stocks and exchange traded funds are struggling to start 2018. Master limited partnerships and related ETFs have not been immune to those struggles. For example, the Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF (NYSE: MLPX) is sporting a first-quarter loss of...

Copper is easily the most discussed industrial metal, but among mining exchange traded funds, the Global X Copper Miners ETF (NYSE: COPX) often goes overlooked. COPX is nearly eight years old and has $84.7 million in assets under management. When it comes to copper, Chile is often highlighted as...

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd., one of the largest independent asset managers in South Korea, is acquiring exchange traded funds issuer Global X. The companies made the announcement Tuesday after the close of U.S. markets. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. New York-based Global X,...

On Capitol Hill, infrastructure is something of an anomaly. The issue usually has bipartisan support, but the anomaly ends there because, as is the case with most issues debated by Congress, it takes a long time for an agreement to be reached.  During the 2016 presidential campaign, President...

When last we visited the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (NASDAQ: BOTZ), it was early November. At that time, BOTZ was well on its way to becoming one of 2017's best-performing and fastest-growing exchange traded funds. BOTZ finished 2017 with a 58-percent gain, good for one...

The Global X MSCI Argentina ETF (NYSE: ARGT), the largest exchange traded fund dedicated to stocks in South America's second-largest economy, was one of the best-performing single-country ETFs last year.  ARGT surged almost 54 percent in 2017, outpacing the S&P Latin America 40...

As the largest country exposure in most traditional emerging markets exchange traded funds (ETFs), China is a big reason why these funds are soaring in 2017. But old guard China ETFs can leave investors wanting more. Weighted by market capitalization, traditional China ETFs and equity indexes are...

Robotics investing is one of 2017's hottest investment niches. Fortunately, this theme has become easier to access thanks to exchange traded funds including the Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (NASDAQ: BOTZ). BOTZ is up about 58 percent year-to-date, nearly double the gain...

Exchange-traded funds dedicated to master limited partnerships are gradually joining the recent energy sector rally. For example, the popular Global X MLP ETF (NYSE: MLPA) is higher by about 2 percent over the past month. However, plenty of challenges remain for MLPs, an asset class previously...

A common tactic among issuers of exchange-traded funds when bringing new products to market that are similar to existing funds is to undercut established rivals on fees. That is what Global X did Wednesday when it launched the Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (BATS: PFFD). The Global X U.S. Preferred...

As the exchange-traded funds industry has aged, issuers have introduced increasingly focused plays on well-known sectors and industries. The consumer discretionary sector, the fourth-largest sector in the S&P 500, has its share of unusual ETFs, including the Global X Health & Wellness...

The energy sector remains the worst-performing group in the S&P 500 this year, a trend that is hampering master limited partnerships, or MLPs, and the related exchange traded funds, or ETFs. What that means: It's another low oil price environment where MLPs are being pinched. For example,...