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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for May 2021

The ETF Deathwatch list remained the same size in May. Twenty-two exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added and 22 were removed.

Twenty-one of the products removed were due to improved health. One was delisted.

Two of the products that were added to the list in May were due to low assets under management (“AUM”). The other 20 were due to low trading volume. The low volume in these products could be due to the nature of their investment product. These ETPs may have enough AUM to keep them from closure. However, our system takes into account both AUM and volume. If both remain low, these funds may be considered for closure.

Continue reading at Flexible Plan Investments right here: https://www.flexibleplan.com/insights/etf-deathwatch-for-may-2021

Here is a link to the Complete List of 294 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for May 2021: https://www.flexibleplan.com/Portals/2/LiveBlog/Images%20and%20Content/DeathwatchList_5.28.2021.csv

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for April 2021

The ETF Deathwatch shrank in April. Sixteen exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 20 were removed.

All of the removals were due to increased health. This is no surprise given the strong performance of the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average in April.

All of the additions were due to low average daily volume for the past three months, which could be due to the nature of each ETP’s investment product. These ETPs may have enough assets under management (“AUM”) to keep them from closure. However, our system takes into account both AUM and volume. If both remain low, these funds may be considered for closure.

Continue reading at Flexible Plan Investments right here: https://www.flexibleplan.com/insights/etf-deathwatch-for-april-2021

Down load the Complete List of 294 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for April 2021 right here: https://www.flexibleplan.com/Portals/2/LiveBlog/Images%20and%20Content/DeathwatchList_4.30.2021.csv

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for March 2021

“The ETF Deathwatch list shrank in March. Twelve exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 34 funds were removed. Twenty-eight of those removals were due to increased health. This is no surprise given the strong performance of the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average in March.”

Read the full article at Flexible Plan right here: https://www.flexibleplan.com/insights/etf-deathwatch-for-march-2021

Here is the complete list of 298 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for March 2021: https://flexibleplan.com/Portals/2/LiveBlog/Images%20and%20Content/DeathwatchList_3.31.2021.csv

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for February 2021

The ETF Deathwatch list shrank in February. Five exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 24 funds were removed. All 24 of those removals were due to increased health, which is no surprise given the strong performance of the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average in February. There were no fund closures last month.

Continue reading at Flexible Plan Investments right here: https://www.flexibleplan.com/insights/etf-deathwatch-for-february-2021

Here is the Complete List of 320 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for February 2021: https://www.flexibleplan.com/Portals/2/LiveBlog/Images%20and%20Content/DeathwatchList_2.26.2021.csv

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for August 2020

The ETF Deathwatch decreased in size in August compared to July. Twenty-six exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 40 funds were removed, making August a busier month in terms of removals. Of those that were removed, 13 were due to increased health and 27 were due to asset managers closing their funds. The high number of additions to the Deathwatch in August was expected, considering the strong performance of the major U.S. indexes for the month.

Read on at Invest With An Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-august-2020

Here is the Complete List of 377 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for August 2020: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-august-2020

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for July 2020

“The ETF Deathwatch increased in size in July. Nineteen exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and nine funds were removed. Eight of those removals were due to increased health, and one was due to asset managers closing their funds. The number of additions to the Deathwatch in July was unexpected, considering the strong performance of the major U.S. indexes for the month.”

Continue reading at Invest With An Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-july-2020

Here is the Complete List of 391 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for July 2020: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-july-2020

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for June 2020

“The ETF Deathwatch decreased in size in June. Twenty-six exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 14 funds were removed. Ten of those removals were due to increased health, and four were due to asset managers closing their funds. The number of additions to the Deathwatch in June was unexpected, considering the strong performance of the major U.S. indexes for the month.”

Continue reading right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-june-2020

Here is the Complete List of 381 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for June 2020: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-june-2020

 

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for May 2020

“The ETF Deathwatch decreased in size in May. Sixteen exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 32 funds were removed. Twenty-one of those funds were removed due to increased health and 11 were due to asset managers closing their funds. That so many funds were removed from the Deathwatch in May was no surprise, considering the strong performance of the major U.S. indexes for the month.”

Continue reading at Invest With An Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-may-2020

Here is the Complete List of 369 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for May 2020: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-may-2020

 

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for April 2020

The ETF Deathwatch decreased in size in April. Twenty exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 34 funds were removed. Twenty-five of those funds were removed due to increased health and nine were due to asset managers closing their funds. That so many funds were removed from the Deathwatch in April was no surprise, considering how strong the major U.S. indexes performed for the month.

Continue reading at Invest With An Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-april-2020

Here is the Complete List of 385 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for April 2020: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-april-2020

 

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for March 2020

“The ETF Deathwatch decreased in size in March. Sixteen exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 54 funds were removed. Thirty-three of those funds were removed due to increased health and 21 were due to asset managers closing their funds. The low number of additions to the Deathwatch in March comes as a surprise, considering how turbulent the month was for U.S. indexes.”

Continue reading at Invest With An Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-march-2020

Here is the Complete List of 399 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for March 2020: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-march-2020

 

 

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for February 2020

“The ETF Deathwatch decreased in size in February. Four exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 35 funds were removed. Twelve of those funds were removed due to increased health and 23 were due to asset managers closing their funds. The major U.S. equity indexes lost more than 10% in the span of a week in late February, so the low number of additions to the Deathwatch in February comes as a surprise.”

Read the complete article at Invest With An Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-february-2020

Here is the Complete List of 437 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for February 2020: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-february-2020

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for December 2019

The ETF Deathwatch list decreased in size in December. Eleven exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 21 funds were removed. Of the removals, 13 were removed due to increased health and eight were due to asset managers closing their funds. During December, the bull market of 2019 continued with a strong, positive trend in equities, so the decrease was to be expected.

Continue reading at Invest With An Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-december-2019

Here is the Complete List of 481 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for December 2019: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-december-2019

 

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for November 2019

The ETF Deathwatch list grew in November. Thirty-one exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 20 funds were removed. Of the removals, eight were removed due to increased health and 12 were due to asset managers closing their funds. November was a fairly positive month for the equity markets, so November’s increase comes as a surprise.

Continue reading at Invest With An Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-november-2019

Here is the Complete List of 492 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for November 2019: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch/november-2019

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for October 2019

“The ETF Deathwatch list remained the same size in October. Twenty-one exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 21 funds were removed. Of the removals, 12 were removed due to increased health and nine were due to asset managers closing their funds. October was a fairly positive month for the equity markets, so the fact that the ETF Deathwatch list didn’t decrease in size is somewhat surprising.”

Continue reading at Invest With An Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-october-2019

Here is the Complete List of 481 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for October 2019: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch/october-2019

 

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for September 2019

The ETF Deathwatch list increased in September. Twenty-five exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list and 12 funds were removed. Of the removals, 10 were removed due to increased health and two were due to asset managers closing their funds. September was a fairly sideways period in the equity markets, so the increase in the number of funds on the ETF Deathwatch list doesn’t come as a surprise.

Continue reading at Invest With An Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-september-2019

Here is the Complete List of 481 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for September 2019: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-september-2019

 

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for August 2019

For the month of August, the ETF Deathwatch increased in size. Sixteen exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list and 10 funds were removed, making August a busier month in terms of additions. Of the removals, three were removed due to increased health and six were due to asset managers closing their funds.

Continue reading at Invest With An Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-august-2019

Here is the Complete List of 468 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for August 2019: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-august-2019

 

 

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for July 2019

For the month of July, the ETF Deathwatch increased in size. Twenty-four exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 19 funds were removed, making July a busier month in terms of additions. Of the removals, 16 were removed due to increased health and three were due to asset managers closing their funds.

Read the full article at Invest With An Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-july-2019

Here is the Complete List of 459 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for July 2019:  http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-july-2019

 

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for June 2019

“For the month of June, the ETF Deathwatch increased in size. Twenty-nine exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 17 funds were removed, making June a busier month in terms of additions. Of the removals, six were removed due to increased health and 11 were due to asset managers closing their funds.”

Continue reading at Invest With An Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-june-2019

See the complete list of 454 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for June 2019 right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-june-2019

 

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for May 2019

For the month of May, the ETF Deathwatch increased in size. Twenty-nine exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 19 funds were removed, making May a busier month in terms of additions. Of the removals, 16 were removed due to increased health and three were due to asset managers closing their funds.

Continue reading at Invest With an Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-may-2019

Here is the Complete List of 442 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for May 2019: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-may-2019

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for April 2019

For the month of April, the ETF Deathwatch increased in size. Thirty exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 26 funds were removed, making April a busier month in terms of additions. Of the removals, eight were removed due to increased health and 18 were due to asset managers closing their funds.

Continue reading at Invest With An Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-april-2019

Here is the Complete List of 433 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for April 2019: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-april-2019

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for March 2019

“For the month of March, the ETF Deathwatch increased in size. Twenty-four exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 18 funds were removed. Of the removals, eight were removed due to improved health and 10 were due to asset managers closing their funds. The high number of fund additions in March may have been investors seeking more “core holdings” rather than niche products, since the fears of a global economic slowdown have been escalating since the volatile market in late 2018.”

Read the full article at Invest With an Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-march-2019

Here is the Complete List of 429 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for March 2019: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-march-2019

 

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for February 2019

For the month of February, the ETF Deathwatch decreased in size. 12 exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 30 funds were removed, making February a busier month in terms of removals. Of the removals, 13 were removed due to increased health and 17 were due to asset managers closing their funds. The high number of funds that were closed in February may have been due to an after-effect of the significant market correction and volatility that occurred in December 2018.

Continue reading at Invest With An Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-february-2019

See the Complete List of 423 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for February 2019 right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-february-2019

 

 

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for January 2019

For the month of January, the ETF Deathwatch increased in size. Twenty-six exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 15 funds were removed, making January a busier month in terms of additions. Of the removals, 14 were removed due to increased health and only one was due to asset managers closing their funds. The low number of fund closures may be due to the market rally in January.

Continue reading at Invest With An Edge right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-january-2019

See the complete list of 441 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for January 2019 right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-january-2019

 

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Know What You Own: ETF Deathwatch for December 2018

For the month of December, the ETF Deathwatch decreased in size. Nine exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list and 17 funds were removed, making December a busier month in terms of removals. Of the removals, 13 were removed due to increased health and only four were due to asset managers closing their funds. It’s possible that many fund companies were more concerned with recent market action than looking at their product lineups.

Read the full article at Invest with an Edge right here:  http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-december-2018

See the complete List of 430 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for December 2018 right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-december-2018

 

 

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Know What You Own: ETF Deathwatch for November 2018

“For the month of November, the ETF Deathwatch significantly increased in size. Twenty-two exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list and nine funds were removed. Of the removals, six were removed due to increased health and only three were due to asset managers closing their funds. It’s possible that many fund companies were more concerned with recent market action than looking at their product lineups.”

Read the full article at Invest With An Edge right here:  http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-for-november-2018

Here is the Complete List of 438 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for November 2018: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-november-2018

 

 

 

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Know What You Own: ETF Deathwatch for October 2018

For the month of October, the ETF Deathwatch list grew by two. Thirteen exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list and 11 funds were removed, making October one of the quieter months in terms of fund closures, despite significant market volatility. Of the removals, seven were removed due to increased health and only four were due to asset managers closing their funds. It’s possible that many fund companies were more concerned with market volatility this month than cleaning up their product lineup.

Continue reading the full article at Invest With An Edge right here:  http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-october-2018

See the Complete List of 425 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for October 2018 right here: http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch/etf-deathwatch-october-2018

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Know What You Own! ETF Deathwatch for September 2018

For the month of September, the ETF Deathwatch slightly increased in size. Twenty-one exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) were added to the list, and 19 funds were removed. Of the removals, nine were removed due to increased health and 10 were due to asset managers closing their funds. It’s likely that many of the fund closures were the result of fund managers wanting to “clean up” their business lines at the end of the quarter.

Continue reading at Invest With An Edge right here:  http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch-september-2018

See the Complete List of 423 ETFs and ETNs on ETF Deathwatch for September 2018 right here:  http://investwithanedge.com/etf-deathwatch/etf-deathwatch-september-2018

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Know What You Own: ETF Deathwatch for August 2018

For the month of August, the ETF Deathwatch decreased in size. Fifteen exchange-traded products (“ETP”) and one exchange-traded note (“ETN”) were added to the list, and 35 funds were removed. Of the removals, 13 were removed due to increased health and 22 were due to asset managers closing their funds. Moving into a new quarter, several fund managers were likely looking to liquidate funds for the month of August.

Read the complete article at Invest With An Edge right here:  ETF Deathwatch for August 2018

See the complete list of ETPs on the August 2018 ETF Deathwatch list right here:  ETF Deathwatch – August 2018

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Know What You Own: ETF Deathwatch for July 2018

For the month of July, the ETF Deathwatch list increased with the addition of 20 exchange-traded products (ETPs) and the removal of 14. Of the removals, only three were due to asset managers closing their funds, while the remaining 11 were removed due to increased health. There were no major purges of funds this month, as we’ve seen in the past. Summer is typically a relatively quiet season for the financial-services industry. The three funds that were closed were ETFs, and only one addition was an ETN. This is a typical profile between ETFs and ETNs, so there’s no major takeaway as to market appetites for risk this month.

Read the full article at Invest With an Edge right here: ETF Deathwatch for July 2018

See the complete list of 440 exchange traded products on the July 2018 Deathwatch list right here: ETF Deathwatch – July 2018

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Know What You Own, ETF Deathwatch for January 2018

“ETF Deathwatch for January had 12 additions and 22 exits. All of the funds exiting the Deathwatch list were due to improved health. The membership tally decreased to 444. None of the funds added to the list were ETNs this month, and only one ETN left the list this month. All other removals and additions were ETFs. The lack of ETNs (typically more financially creative products) in the additions indicates a market appetite for more risk for these financially creative products.”

Read the full article at Invest With an Edge right here: ETF Deathwatch for January 2018

See the entire ETF Deathwatch list right here: ETF Deathwatch – January 2018

 

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Investing In ETFs? Know What You Own! (ETF Deathwatch List – November 2017)

Folks, you need to know what you own. If you enjoy the ease of investing in ETFs, as I do, you need to do your due diligence on the funds that you select to use in your portfolio. I put some effort into the selection of ETFs that I allow in my portfolio, but one person simply cannot know everything there is to know about these funds. So, I rely on several different resources. One of the those resources is the ETF Deathwatch List at InvestWithAnEdge.com. The latest list was recently published right here: ETF Deathwatch – November 2017 

Please, review the list at least once a year to help you know what you own.