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With the United States Brent Oil Fund, LP (NYSE: BNO) higher by nearly 23 percent year-to-date, a bevy of single-country exchange-traded funds tracking equities in major oil-producing nations are benefiting. That includes developed and emerging markets ETFs. Let's Talk Oil The group certainly...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM)'s JPMorgan Asset Management is adding to its growing lineup of factor-based exchange-traded funds Thursday with the debut of the JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF (NYSE: JPME). JPME, the eighth ETF from New York-based JPMorgan's asset...

Global X, the New York-based exchange-traded funds issuer with a reputation for unique ETF offerings, further cemented that status Tuesday with the introduction of two funds aimed at two prominent themes: the world's aging population and health and wellness. Longevity ETF As its name implies,...

When commodities swooned over the past two years, plenty of emerging markets and the corresponding exchange-traded funds felt the pain. The Global X MSCI Colombia ETF (NYSE: GXG) was among those ETFs, losing an average of 34 percent in 2014 and 2015. Commodities' Swoon And Subsequent Rebound Those...

Congratulations, Millennials. Ye of the 18 to 34 age demographic, or however conventional media is defining Millennial (the definition changes so much, 40 year olds will soon be Millennials), you've got your own exchange-traded fund. Global X bolstered its lineup of thematic ETFs with...

Investors well-versed in the world of master-limited partnerships (MLPs) probably know about general partners, a sub-set of the MLP space with its own potent income-generating potential. While there is no shortage of exchange traded funds income investors can tap for MLP exposure, not all of those...

JPMorgan Asset Management, the asset management and funds arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), expanded its presence in the fast-growing exchange-traded funds industry Thursday by announcing a passive minority stake in Global X. Global X New York-based Global X had nearly $3.1 billion in...

There was a time when many income investors scurried into master limited partnerships (MLPs) and the corresponding exchange-traded funds searching for yield amid low U.S. interest rates. Part of their motivation was the belief that because most MLPs are not involved in the exploration and...

Conventional wisdom dictates that when equity markets slump, dividend stocks are usually less bad than their non-dividend counterparts. Assuming conventional wisdom is accurate, it is reasonable to say emerging markets investors are feeling let down by dividend exchange-traded funds. While...

None of the U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds tracking stocks in the PIIGS countries are doing much to make investors excited this year, but the iShares MSCI Italy Index (ETF) (NYSE: EWI) is a particularly egregious offender. EWI, the largest ETF trading in New York tracking stocks in the euorzone...

The Global X MSCI Nigeria ETF (Global X Funds (NYSE: NGE)) has lost nearly a third of its value over the past year thanks in large part to the country's status as Africa's largest oil producer and a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Nigeria As An Oil...

During the go-go days of the Federal Reserve's various incarnations of quantitative easing and prior to the current bear market for oil prices, master limited partnerships (MLPs) and the corresponding exchange-traded products were prized by income investors searching for yield in low-yield...

ETF providers have been focusing this year on introducing new active and rules-based offerings designed to lower risk or enhance returns. With that goal in mind, Global X has recently launched two unique funds based on J.P. Morgan indexes. The Global X JPMorgan Efficiente Index ETF (NYSE: EFFE...

Hedge fund replication ETFs have been criticized by some as being gimmicky. The ones offering exposure to stocks that appear in 13F filings have been assailed as gimmicky and criticized for the obvious risk of the 13Fs not appearing until well after a quarter ends. In 14 months of trading,...

The Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF (NYSE: GREK), the lone ETF devoted to the now infamous debt-laden PIIGS nation, could lose its largest holding, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling (NYSE: CCH). Last month, the company announced it was looking to shift its listing to the London Stock Exchange from the Athens...