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As has been previously noted, actively managed ETFs hold a small slice of the total exchanged-traded products pie. At the end of March, U.S.-listed ETFs and ETNs had a combined $1.2 trillion in assets under management, according to ETF Industry Association data, but actively managed ETFs had just $...

Sixer: 6 ETFs Yielding 6% Or More (SDIV, AUD, EMFN) When it comes to dividends and yield, a few things remain facts of life in the current market environment. First, investors love and, arguably, need dividends because of anemic interest rates on high-grade corporate bonds, U.S. Treasuries, and...

AdvisorShares, the Maryland-based ETF issuer known primarily for its lineup of actively managed and specialty funds, has filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission to possibly introduce the AdvisorShares Pring Turner Dow Jones Business Cycle. The fund will trade on the New York Stock...

There really is a niche ETF for almost any occasion. Insider buying, social media, patent-rich companies, convertible securities. You name a unique or obscure investment concept, and there's a fair chance there's an ETF way of playing it. Same goes for share buybacks. This particular niche is...

We know this much: The actively managed ETF universe is slated to grow in terms of number of constituents this year. We also know that in terms of assets under management, actively managed ETFs have a small slice of the total ETF pie. To be precise, actively managed ETFs had $5 billion in AUM at...

AdvisorShares, the ETF issuer known primarily for its actively managed offerings, will introduce the AdvisorShares ROCKLEDGE SectorSAM ETF (NYSE: SSAM) ETF today. The ETF will be buying (being long) the sector ETFs that Rockledge forecasts to outperform the S&P 500 Index while also selling (...

AdvisorShares, the Maryland-based ETF issuer most known for its suite of actively managed ETFs, will add that lineup on January 12, 2012 when the AdvisorShares Rockledge SectorSAM ETF debuts on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "SSAM." The new ETF will seek to generate stable and...

There were 1,376 U.S.-listed exchange-traded products with a combined $1.06 trillion in assets under management (AUM) at the end of November, according to the latest monthly statistics from the National Stock Exchange. ETFs and ETNs had net outflows of $238 million, marking the first month of net...

AdvisorShares, the ETF issuer known primarily for its suite of actively managed ETFs, has filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to possible list the AdvisorShares Global Alpha & Beta ETF. The new ETF will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “RRGR.” The...

Maryland-based AdvisorShares, the top provider of actively managed ETFS, said today its AdvisorShares Active Bear ETF (NYSE: HDGE) has topped $100 million in assets management. On that basis, the Active Bear ETF accounts for more than a quarter of the firms $420 million ETF assets under management...

AdvisorShares, the ETF sponsor most known for being a dominant provider of actively managed funds, introduced its twelfth ETF with the debut of the AdvisorShares TrimTabs Float Shrink ETF (NYSE: TTFS). The new ETF seeks to generate long-term returns in excess of the total return of the Russell 3000...

In July, Benzinga took a look at five emerging markets ETFs that use the multi-country approach to offer broader exposure to the emerging markets growth theme. The aim was to evaluate compelling options beyond basic fare such as the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (NYSE: EEM) and...