Page 5 - Exchange-traded Funds

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Emerging market ETFs rise for 15th straight week in $26.4-billion run

Inflows into ETFs that invest in India stood at $120 million, up 25% over the previous week

Canadian regulator clears world's first bitcoin exchange traded fund launch

The Ontario Securities Commission has approved the launch of Purpose Bitcoin ETF, Toronto-based asset management company Purpose Investments Inc. said in a statement

India-focussed offshore funds, ETFs see $986 mln outflow in Dec qtr: Report

This makes it the eleventh consecutive quarter of withdrawals

Deluge of emerging market ETF flow slows last week, shows data

The slowdown came as some investors questioned the recent euphoria in risk assets

Govt allows EPFO to invest in public sector debt ETFs like Bharat Bond

The government has amended the labour ministry's notification in this regard

Gold set for longest slump since March with ETF assets slipping

"We see downside risks building for gold's price," analysts from Morgan Stanley said in a note, citing higher yields next year in addition to Covid-19 vaccines

Passive assets more than triple in three years on steady PF inflows

But active investment still holds the edge among individual investors

Divestment strategy: Govt to avoid ETF, OFS to protect stock value

ETFs have been a favoured strategy for the government, with around 80 per cent of last fiscal year's sale proceeds coming from such transactions.

Passive funds dominate NFO line up as most active fund lag benchmarks

Fund houses have launched ETFs in both equity and debt segments

Share surge: Domestic exchange-traded funds' assets top Rs 2 trilion

In the past five months of FY21, AUM have surged more than Rs 60,000 crore, or 41%

Gold exchange-traded funds see 5th consecutive month of inflows in August

Inflows in August came despite gold price coming off its all-time high, though it has risen 30% in the first eight months of the year

EPFO to pay 8.5% interest for FY20 in two instalments, cites Covid impact

Organisation is considering crediting interest rate in a staggered manner with the remaining 0.35% to be paid in December 2020

Gold rush 2020: ETFs now hold more yellow metal than any central bank

Total fees for the top 10 gold ETFs, based on current prices and holdings, are about $610 million a year, according to a Bloomberg News calculation

India-focused offshore funds, ETFs see $1.5 bn outflow in June quarter

The total outflow from the category has reached to $6.5 billion so far in this calendar year (until June 2020), which is noticeably higher than the $5.9 billion outflow in the full 2019 calendar year

Investors should use expense ratio as elimination criterion, say experts

Eliminate all those funds from your selection universe where the expense ratio is extremely high

India's stock market is barometer of economic concentration: Shankar Sharma

It is not all gloom and doom. The rural economy has held up quite well and we should start appreciating it even more, says Sharma in an interview with Puneet Wadhwa

Second tranche of Bharat Bond ETF receives bids worth Rs 10,000 cr

The second series of ETFs were launched with a green-shoe option of an additional Rs 11,000 crore over and above the base issue size.

The liquidity tide

Dangers of global liquidity glut are the same as the last crisis

Wealth managers advise clients to invest in US-oriented offshore products

International funds delivered 6.8% returns in one year, against large drawdowns in domestic funds