Van Eck Global

Van Eck, the sixth-largest U.S. ETF issuer, has filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with plans for the Market Vectors Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF. No ticker or expense ratio were disclosed in the filing. The new ETF will track the Market Vectors Unconventional Oil...

The pace of new product introductions in the exchange traded products universe has slowed dramatically in recent months. Combine July and August, and approximately 20 new ETFs or ETNs came to market. That compares with about 170 in the January-June time frame. Of course, a topsy-turvy market...

Van Eck, the sixth-largest U.S. ETF issuer, has filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to introduce the Market Vectors Indonesia Small-Cap ETF. The filing did not disclose a ticker or expense ratio for the new fund. Van Eck's Market Vectors unit is no stranger to the...

Want some yield? These days, most investors answer a resounding “yes” to that question and for those willing to take on the risk of the fragile real estate market, mortgage REITs offer some huge dividend yields, many in the double digits. For those that can't make up their minds, Van Eck Global...

Van Eck Global, the sixth-largest U.S. ETF issuer and ninth-largest in the world, has entered into an agreement with Bank of America's (NYSE: BAC) Merrill Lynch, the sponsor behind the HOLDRs exchange traded products, to offer shareholders of six HOLDRs funds shares in equivalent, newly created...

The Market Vectors Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF (NYSE: EMLC), the first ETF designed to give investors exposure to emerging markets bonds denominated in local currencies, has surpassed the $500 million in assets under management level, according to a statement issued by Van Eck Global...

Van Eck Global, the sixth-largest U.S. ETF issuer, said its Market Vectors ETF business introduced the Market Vectors CEF Municipal Income ETF (NYSE: XMPT) today, marking the introduction of the first ETF devoted to closed-end municipal bond funds, the largest asset class within the closed-end fund...

Van Eck Global, the parent company of Market Vectors, filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week to introduce the Market Vectors Nigeria ETF, which would be, assuming it comes it market, the first ETF devoted exclusively to the African nation. The ETF will track the Market...

Last year, iShares, the world's largest ETF manager, rolled out several emerging markets ETFs that were a departure from the norm for the firm in that several of these funds were not first-to-market. One of the reasons iShares has accumulated more ETF assets under management than any other firm is...

In April and May alone, a combined 82 new exchange traded products came to market, again indicating issuers are nowhere close to running short of ideas for new ETFs and ETNs. That's good news for investors, but not everything that is new, ETFs included, is worth embracing. New ETFs are a lot like...

May was another busy month ETF issuers as 39 new exchange traded products made their debuts during the month. That's below the 43 that rolled out in April, according to ETFdb.com, but 82 new ETPs in two months is still a robust total. Russell Investments made its foray into the ETF business a big...

With ETF issuers rushing to meet surging investor demand for emerging and frontier markets ETFs over the past few years, it could be argued that issuers are running out of countries to create new funds for. Van Eck, parent company of Market Vectors and the sixth-largest U.S. ETF issuer,...

Van Eck, parent company of Market Vectors and the sixth-largest U.S. ETF issuer, has filed plans with the SEC to introduce the Market Vectors International High Yield Bond ETF. The filing did not contain a ticker or an expense ratio for the new ETF. The new Market Vectors ETF will track an index...

Van Eck, parent company of Market Vectors and the sixth-largest U.S. ETF issuer, has filed plans with the SEC to introduce a municipal bond closed-end fund ETF. If the ETF comes to market, it would be the 35th under the Market Vectors label and the firm's ninth bond fund. The filing did not...

This morning, Van Eck Global launched the Market Vectors Russia Small-Cap ETF (NYSE: RSXJ). Described by Van Eck Global as the first U.S.-based ETF “designed to give investors pure-play exposure to the developing local Russian economy as measured by the country's small-capitalization companies,”...