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5 Most Popular New ETFs Of 2012 (So Far)

By: ETFdb
As many had expected, the first half of 2012 saw the continuation of an aggressive expansion of the ETF industry. More than 120 new exchange-traded products began trading during the first six months of the year, including several innovative and first to market ideas. At first glance, it appears as if the new wave of ETFs have been extremely successful; the funds that have debuted since January 1 have aggregate assets of about $3 billion–an impressive haul in such a short period of time [sign up for the free ETFdb newsletter]. But upon further review, the new crop of ETFs has been a few big hits scattered among mostly unimpressive debuts. A single ETF represents more than half of all assets garnered by new 2012 launches, a situation that mirrors the top heavy nature of the broader industry quite nicely. The vast majority of the new ETFs that have begun [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: The Most Successful ETFs Of All-Time ETFs: The $10 Billion Club Inverse Bond ETFs: Highlighting All The Options PHB: Different Kind Of Junk Bond ETF State Street Debuts Crossover Bond ETF
As many had expected, the first half of 2012 saw the continuation of an aggressive expansion of the ETF industry. More than 120 new exchange-traded products began trading during the first six months of the year, including several innovative and first to market ideas. At first glance, it appears as if the new wave of ETFs have been extremely successful; the funds that have debuted since January 1 have aggregate assets of about $3 billion–an impressive haul in such a short period of time [sign up for the free ETFdb newsletter]. But upon further review, the new crop of ETFs has been a few big hits scattered among mostly unimpressive debuts. A single ETF represents more than half of all assets garnered by new 2012 launches, a situation that mirrors the top heavy nature of the broader industry quite nicely. The vast majority of the new ETFs that have begun [...]

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