Nine New ETPs
July 18, 2011 at 14:30 PM EDT
The parade of new exchange traded product launches continues unabated. Last week, nine new products came to market consisting of six ETFs and three ETNs. One of the new ETFs was from Precidian, a new sponsor in the ETF arena, and another is actively managed. A brief overview of the new products and my analysis/opinion of each follows this list containing names, ticker symbols, and launch dates: iPath Long Enhanced S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN (VZZB) 7/11/11 iPath US Treasury 5-Year Bull ETN (DFVL) 7/12/11 iPath US Treasury 5-Year Bear ETN (DFVS) 7/12/11 IQ Emerging Markets Mid Cap ETF (EMER) 7/13/11 Market Vectors CEF Municipal Income ETF (XMPT) 7/13/11 MAXIS Nikkei 225 Index Fund (NKY) 7/13/11 ProShares Hedge Replication . . . → Read More: Nine New ETPs