IPOs

This week marked the launch of Renaissance Capital’s second foray in the world of ETFs. The Renaissance International IPO ETF (NYSE: IPOS) tracks an index newly issued foreign companies. This ETF joined the NYSE Arca exchange on October 6 and charges a total gross expense ratio of 0.80...

This should be a big week for initial public offerings, with 23 new issues on the docket, including Synchrony Financial (NYSE: SYF), the biggest IPO since Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). Founded in 1932, Synchrony Financial is one of the largest consumer credit lenders in the United States. Through a...

The week of July 21 is a continuation of the IPO ramp-up, with 13 new issues expected to price, raising $1.5 billion in proceeds. Orion Engineered Carbons (NYSE: OEC), the largest IPO, expects to price its 18 million-share IPO between $21 and $24 through Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. The...

This past week, the market welcomed seven new issues: Abengoa Yield (NASDAQ: ABY), Memorial Resource Development (NASDAQ: MRD), Mobile Iron (NASDAQ: MOBL), Aspen Aerogels (NYSE: ASPN), Zhaopin (NYSE: ZPIN), Trinseo (NYSE: TSE), and Nordic American Offshore (NYSE: NAO). These stocks were mostly...

While much of the decline in momentum stocks has been focused on the biotechnology sector, another industry group that has been torched this year is social media stocks. The Global X Social Media Index Fund (NASDAQ: SOCL) tracks a concentrated group of 27 global companies engaged in social...

Nine more IPOs will be available to traders in the secondary market this week as the total number of year-to-date offerings rises from 75 to 84. So is the slight decrease a sign that the IPO market is cooling off? Not a chance. Last year, from January 1 to March 31, there were 43 IPOs and this...