In this week’s fund news, meme stock GameStop creeps into the Russell 1000 index, the SEC punts a decision on a Bitcoin ETF yet again, and the House passes ESG disclosure legislation.
Demand is up across the board, from die-hard day traders piling into meme stocks, to exchange-traded funds and even once-cautious hedge funds now raising leverage to boost exposure.
The SEC said in a regulatory filing that it will seek more public comment on a proposal to list a product on Cboe Global Markets Inc.
Funds focused on the oil and gas industry performed the worst over the last five years.
While $1 trillion sounds like a vast amount, it would only equate to about 10% of the mutual fund world.
The move puts Dimensional on the cusp of being one of the 10 biggest U.S. ETF issuers by assets and takes its lineup to seven funds.
A slate of companies are releasing or planning “Bitcoin adjacent” products that skirt U.S. regulators’ refusal to allow the largest cryptocurrency to be put in an exchange-traded fund wrapper.
The Invesco Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (IBBQ) and Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXQ) will effectively cost nothing until Dec. 17, after which each will carry an expense ratio of 19 basis points.
In this week’s fund news, Morningstar provides a framework for climate change disclosures; T. Rowe launches fifth active ETF; and the space ETF UFO reminds investors 'unidentified aerial phenomena' may pose a risk.
More than 30 new ETFs made their market debuts last month.