PowerShares, the Illinois-based ETF giant, announced plans to bring four more funds to market, potentially expanding the firm’s growing lineup to 161 products. The proposed funds, which were detailed in a recent filing with the SEC, look to add to the growing trend of issuers targeting the ‘high beta’ and ‘low volatility’ ETF spaces by bringing funds based on these metrics to investors seeking exposure in either the developed or emerging markets. Although details remain scarce at this point in time– expense ratios and top holdings were not released– we highlight below some of the key details from the filing by this ETF behemoth: PowerShares S&P International Developed High Beta Portfolio (IDHB)- This proposed fund looks to track a benchmark of securities from the S&P Developed Ex-US BMI universe that are the most sensitive to overall market returns. The index does this by finding the beta of every stock in [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: May ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, and Closures PowerShares Debuts High Beta, Low Volatility ETFs Five Equity ETFs With Low Betas For A Rocky Market This Week In ETFs: August 7th Edition
PowerShares, the Illinois-based ETF giant, announced plans to bring four more funds to market, potentially expanding the firm’s growing lineup to 161 products. The proposed funds, which were detailed in a recent filing with the SEC, look to add to the growing trend of issuers targeting the ‘high beta’ and ‘low volatility’ ETF spaces by bringing funds based on these metrics to investors seeking exposure in either the developed or emerging markets. Although details remain scarce at this point in time– expense ratios and top holdings were not released– we highlight below some of the key details from the filing by this ETF behemoth: PowerShares S&P International Developed High Beta Portfolio (IDHB)- This proposed fund looks to track a benchmark of securities from the S&P Developed Ex-US BMI universe that are the most sensitive to overall market returns. The index does this by finding the beta of every stock in [...]
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