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Thomson Reuters-U.S. Fund-Flows Weekly Report: Funds Suffer Worst Weekly Net Outflows of the Year
December 22, 2017--Thomson Reuters Lipper's fund macro-groups (including both mutual funds and ETFs) suffered their worst weekly net outflows of 2017 as their coffers shrank $46.4 billion for the fund-flows week ended Wednesday, December 20. Equity funds (-$22.2 billion) and money market funds (-$21.2 billion) dominated the net outflows, while taxable bond funds contributed $3.3 billion to the total outflows.
Municipal bond funds, with a net inflow of $251 million, were the only group taking in net new money for the week.
Market Overview
The S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average appreciated 0.62% and 0.57%, respectively, for the fund-flows trading week. The markets took strength from optimism that the Republican tax bill would be passed soon.
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Source: Thomson Reuters
AdvisorShares Actively Managed ETF Report Month ending 11.30.2017
December 22, 2017--Assets in actively managed ETFs grew by $1.53 billion, or 3.5%, to $44.31 billion. The space realized a net increase of two funds, which brought the total number of
actively managed ETFs to 199.
Typically, fixed income strategies lead growth in the actively managed ETF space as again was the case in November. Sometimes that flow is consistent with the rest of the ETF industry but most of the time the passive and active segments differ from each other on what drives their respective growth. In November, overall ETF industry flows showed domestic equities adding $16 billion and international equities expanding by $12 billion, which dwarfed fixed income flows that combined to print at just
over $7 billion.
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Source: AdvisorShares
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
December 22, 2017--The current reports for the week of December 19, 2017 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
Commodities 2018 Set for Refresh Following 2017 Pause-Year End Review/Outlook
December 22, 2017--Commodities 2018 Set for Refresh Following 2017 Pause
Commodities are set to accelerate their recovery in 2018
More of the same likely in crude oil: range-trading higher
Favored again, metals show signs of nascent bull market
Increasingly caged ags have greatest potential upside surprise
Commodity risks increasingly point to a potential sharp recovery
Disappointing 2017 Leaves Room for Broad Commodity Gains in 2018
Performance: December +3.0%, 2017 +1.7, Spot +7.6%.
(Returns are total return (TR) unless noted)
The Bloomberg Commodity
Index Total Return increased 3.0% in 2017 with a spot
gain of 7.6%. If the dollar weakens further, metals should
continue to lead broad-commodity gains in 2018 after a
disappointing 2017.
Source: Mike McGlone-BI Senior Commodity Strategist, Bloomberg
TradeStation Announces Plans to Support Proposed Bitcoin ETFs
December 21, 2017--TradeStation, a Monex Group company and award-winning* online broker-dealer and futures commission merchant, today announced that it intends to support trading in two proposed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to Bitcoin, pending federal regulatory approval of such listing.
On December 4, NYSE Arca, which is owned by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), submitted a proposed rule change to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would allow it to list two ETFs, the ProShares Bitcoin ETF and the ProShares Short Bitcoin ETF.
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Source: TradeStation
ETFGI reports record year for ETFs listed in Canada with greatest ever annual increase in invested assets of 28.3 billion US dollars during first 11 months of 2017
December 21, 2017--ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs listed in Canada increased by a record $28.3 billion during the first 11 months of 2017, the greatest annual increase on record, to reach a new high of US$113 billion at the end of November.
According to ETFGI's November 2017 Canada ETF and ETP industry insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service, assets invested in ETFs grew by 33.5%, from $84.6 Bn at the end of 2016. With one month of 2017 still to go the increase of $28.3 Bn far surpassed the previous record of $19.8 Bn for the whole of 2016.
If the trend continues through December, 2017 is also on track to see the greatest percentage increase in assets since 2009, when markets recovered following the 2008 financial crisis.
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Source: ETFGI
WisdomTree Launches ICBCCS S&P China 500 Fund (WCHN) and Balanced Income Fund (WBAL)
December 21, 2017--WisdomTree and ICBCCS Collaborate to Launch WCHN Tracking S&P China 500 Index
WCHN Offers Broad-Based, Diversified Exposure to Chinese Equities
WisdomTree (NASDAQ:WETF), an exchange-traded fund ("ETF") and exchange-traded product ("ETP") sponsor and asset manager, today announced the launch of two new ETFs, the WisdomTree ICBCCS S&P China 500 Fund (WCHN) and the WisdomTree Balanced Income Fund (WBAL).
WisdomTree ICBCCS S&P China 500 Fund (WCHN)
WCHN is listed on the NYSE Arca and seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P China 500 Index and has a net expense ratio of 0.55%.
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Source: WisdomTree Investments, Inc.
Cboe Welcomes New Issuer James Investment Research to ETF Marketplace
December 20, 2017-- Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | Nasdaq: CBOE), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, today welcomed new issuer James Investment Research, Inc. to the Cboe ETF Marketplace with the launch of one fund.
The James Biblically Responsible Investment ETF (Cboe: JBRI) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, track the performance of the James Biblically Responsible Investment Index.
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Source: Cboe Global Markets
CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
December 20, 2017--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.