The First ETF In U.S. Markets Celebrates Its 30-Year Anniversary

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ETF Prime: Tom Hendrickson’s Top 10 Researched ETFs

On this week’s ETF Prime, host Nate Geraci sat down with VettaFi chief product and innovation officer Tom Hendrickson to discuss the ten most researched ETFs of the year and Factset’s director of global funds research Elisabeth Kashner for an in-depth look at ETF flows and the fee landscape. Hendrickson and Geraci went over the […] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
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Why Retirees Are Gravitating Toward ETFs

It’s well-documented that millennials and Gen Z are big on exchange traded funds. Those demographics embrace ETFs for any number of reasons, including broad market diversification, access to thematic investments, tradability, and low fees, among others.

Data suggest retirees are joining the ETF party, too, and that could be to their benefit. A recent BlackRock survey indicates 37% of investors in the 70 and up demographic own ETFs. That’s well ahead of their baby boomer (27%) and Gen X (29%) counterparts, reports Christine Benz for Morningstar.

ETFs are on a torrid pace of asset-gathering this year, and with more folks retiring by the day, those flows could accelerate as workers depart employer-sponsored retirement plans. There are other reasons why retirees are flocking to ETFs.

Continue reading at ETF Trends right here: https://www.etftrends.com/retirement-income-channel/why-retirees-gravitating-toward-etfs/

Dimensional just converted $30 billion worth of mutual funds to ETFs. What it could mean for the industry

  • Dimensional Funds on Monday launched four of its mutual funds as ETFs on the New York Stock Exchange, the largest conversion of its kind to date.
  • The move instantly placed Dimensional among the top 15 largest ETF issuers in the United States.
  • The $630 billion firm plans to convert two more mutual funds into ETFs in the fall.

Continue reading at CNBC right here: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/15/dimensional-converts-4-key-mutual-funds-to-etfs-co-ceo-unpacks-move.html

Farewell, Mutual Funds Eventually, ETFs will be the industry standard.

Some 20 years after their 1993 debut, exchange-traded funds had become commonplace. However, several obstacles prevented them from supplanting mutual funds as the Main Street investment. ETFs lacked sales commissions, which limited their appeal to financial advisors. They were almost always passively managed stock portfolios. In addition, several ETFs had behaved erratically during the 2010 flash crash, which raised concerns about the group’s structural stability.

Continue reading at Morningstar right here: https://www.morningstar.com/articles/1018487/farewell-mutual-funds?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=linkshare&utm_source=link&fbclid=IwAR3uLHosjuXC-nGLA8zr6jC97zvNmegRPuUB1MjLyYEARbPA3cGBXW-3AAA

What Is an ETF?

Want the ease of stock trading, but diversification benefits of mutual funds? Take a look at exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which combine the best attributes of both assets.

Anna-Louise JacksonKevin VoigtNovember 16, 2020

An exchange-traded fund (ETF)  is an investment fund that trades on an exchange, like a stock. ETFs are similar to mutual funds except ETF shares can be bought and sold throughout the trading day. Mutual funds trade only at market close.

ETFs offer the best attributes of two popular assets: They have the diversification benefits of mutual funds while mimicking the ease with which stocks are traded. Like any financial product, ETFs aren’t a one-size-fits-all solution. Evaluate them on their own merits, including management costs and commission fees (if any), how easily you can buy or sell them, and their investment quality.

ETF = Exchange-traded fund

Continue reading at Nerd Wallet right here: https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/investing/what-is-an-etf

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