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AllianceBernstein files with the SEC
December 28, 2010--AllianceBernstein has filed a first amended and restated application for exemptive relief with the SEC for index-based ETFs and actively managed ETFs.
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Source: SEC.gov
AdvisorShares files with the SEC
December 28, 2010--AdvisorShares has filed post effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for
SiM Dynamic Allocation Diversified Income ETF (DINC) and
SiM Dynamic Allocation Growth Income ETF
(DGRO)
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Source: SEC.gov
Claymore files with the SEC
December 28, 2010---Claymore has filed a post effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for
Guggenheim China Consumer ETF
and
Guggenheim China Infrastructure ETF
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Source: SEC.gov
Claymore files with the SEC
December 28, 2010--Claymore has filed a post effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for
Guggenheim BRIC ETF and
Guggenheim International Small Cap LDRs ETF
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Source: SEC.gov
WisdomTree files with the SEC
December 28, 2010--WisdomTree has filed a post effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for
WisdomTree Dreyfus Brazilian Real Fund (BZF)
WisdomTree Dreyfus Chinese Yuan Fund (CYB)
WisdomTree Dreyfus Commodity Currency Fund (CCX)
WisdomTree Dreyfus Emerging Currency Fund (CEW)
WisdomTree Dreyfus Euro Fund (EU)
WisdomTree Dreyfus Indian Rupee Fund (ICN)
WisdomTree Dreyfus Japanese Yen Fund (JYF)
WisdomTree Dreyfus New Zealand Dollar Fund (BNZ)
WisdomTree Dreyfus South African Rand Fund (SZR)
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Source: SEC.gov
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
December 27, 2010--The CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports for the for the week of December 27, 2010 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
NASDAQ Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions in NASDAQ Stocks as of Settlement Date December 15, 2010
December 27, 2010--- At the end of the settlement date of December 15, 2010, short interest in 2,371 NASDAQ Global MarketSM securities totaled 6,527,169,027 shares compared with 6,732,687,149 shares in 2,386 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of November 30, 2010. The mid-December short interest represents 3.85 days average daily NASDAQ Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.39 days for the prior reporting period.
Short interest in 487 securities on The NASDAQ Capital MarketSM totaled 313,338,005 shares at the end of the settlement date of December 15, 2010 compared with 301,703,821 shares in 487 securities for the previous reporting period. This represents 3.63 days average daily volume, compared with the previous reporting period's figure of 3.48.
In summary, short interest in all 2,858 NASDAQ® securities totaled 6,840,507,032 shares at the December 15, 2010 settlement date, compared with 2,873 issues and 7,034,390,970 shares at the end of the previous reporting period. This is 3.84 days average daily volume, compared with an average of 3.39 days for the previous reporting period.
The open short interest positions reported for each NASDAQ security reflect the total number of shares sold short by all broker/dealers regardless of their exchange affiliations. A short sale is generally understood to mean the sale of a security that the seller does not own or any sale that is consummated by the delivery of a security borrowed by or for the account of the seller.
For more information on NASDAQ Short interest positions, including publication dates, visit http://quotes.nasdaq.com/asp/MasterDataEntry.asppage=ShortInterest or http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/asp/short_interest.asp.
Source: NASDAQ OMX
Emerging Markets Week in Review-12/20/2010 - 12/24/2010
December 27, 2010--The Dow Jones Emerging Markets Sector Titans Composite Index climbed 1.35% last week as all sectors were positive.
Materials and Consumer stocks, the two best performing groups this quarter, led the market up, increasing 2.27% and 1.74% respectively.
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Source: Emerging Global Advisors
Morgan Stanley Exchange-Traded Funds: US ETF Weekly Update
December 27, 2010--Weekly Flows: $7.2 Billion Net Outflows
Net Outflows Led By US Equity ETFs
ETFsTraded $156 Billion Last Week
No ETF Launches or News
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Flows by Market Segment
ETFs stumbled last week, posting net outflows of $7.2 bln
(1st weekly net outflow since 11/15)
Last week’s net outflows were led by US Equity ETFs, which exhibited net outflows of $7.1 bln
ETF assets stand at $991 bln; up 27% YTD
13-week flows were mostly positive among asset classes
$45.1 bln net inflows into ETFs over past 13 weeks (63% into US Equity ETFs)
After posting large net inflows during the 1sthalf of 2010, FI ETFs have posted net outflows past 13 weeks
We estimate ETFs have generated net inflows 37 out of 51 weeks YTD
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Largest Flows by Individual ETF
PowerShares QQQ (QQQQ) posted net inflows of $537 mlnlast week, the most of any ETF
SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) gave back $5.5 blnof the $11.6 blnthat it took in during week of 12/13
Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) has generated largest net inflows over past 13 weeks ($6.8 bln)
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Source: ETF Research-Morgan Stanley
Under The Hood: EG Shares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF
December 27, 2010--
One of the pivotal sub-plots in the emerging markets bull run of 2010 has been the strength of the consumer in various emerging markets.
Plenty of analysts, experts and pundits have opined about emerging middle classes in countries such as Brazil, China and India and the potential the new found wealth in these markets (and others ) holds for investors.
To be sure, the story of the middle class in emerging markets is still in its nascent stages, but there are a few ETFs with which to play this trend, making now a good time to go under the hood with the EGShares Emerging Markets Consumer ETF (NYSE: ECON).read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle