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Brinker Capital Introduces ETFs to Defined Contribution
June 27, 2011--Brinker Capital, a leading autonomous investment management firm, announced this day the addition of 7 exchange-bought or sold fund (ETF) strategies to its Outlined Contribution retirement plan offering. The move supplies plan partakers with extra means of attaining their
economical objectives by capitalizing on the great things about active, over and above passive, portfolio management.
“In Contempt Of that fame, very few retirement plan executives have works out a way to include ETFs in 401(k) plans due to buying or selling complications. After years of study and a tech make-out, we’re satisfied to be
offering these investment cars in our Outlined Contribution plans.”
Brinker Capital is assisting forge new area in the retirement plan space as it is one of the first fiduciaries to take that reasonably priced managed solution to market.
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Source: Solutions for retirement
First Trust files with the SEC
June 27, 2011--First Trust has filed a post-effective amendment, registration statement with the SEC for the First Trust ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund
Ticker Symbol: SKYY
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Source: SEC.gov
Morgan Stanley-US ETF Weekly Update
June 27, 2011--Weekly Flows: $1.8 Billion Net Outflows
Launches: 12 New ETFs
Emerging Global Makes Name and Ticker Changes
Invesco PowerShares to Liquidate Two ETFs
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Flows by Market Segment
ETFs exhibited net outflows of $1.8 billion last week
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US Large-Cap ETFs posted the largest net outflows last week, primarily driven by SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
ETF assets stand at $1.1 trillion, up 5% YTD; we estimate all from net new money
13-week flows remained mostly positive among asset classes
$32.2 billion net inflows into ETFs over past 13 weeks (Fixed Income up $9.3 bln; Commodity down $3.1 bln)
We estimate ETFs have generated net inflows 15 out of 25 weeks YTD; ETFs have exhibited net outflows 5 out
of last 8 weeks
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Largest Flows by Individual ETF
Vanguard MSCI EM ETF (VWO) generated net inflows of $1.1 billion last week, most of any ETF
SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) posted the largest net outflows last week ($6.4 billion net outflows); however, it
has exhibited net inflows of $3.6 billion over the past 13 weeks, the most of any ETF
Despite ETFs posting net outflows as a whole, only 16% (183 ETFs) actually exhibited net outflows last week
US-Listed ETFs: Change in Short Interest
Data Updated: Based on data as of 6/15/11
SPY exhibited the largest increase in USD short interest since last updated
Roughly $5.2 billion in additional short interest
Highest level of shares short in history for SPY
XRT exhibited the largest decline in USD short interest since last updated
Roughly $761 million in reduced short interest
Lowest level of shares short for XRT since 3/31/11
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Source: Morgan Stanley
