Blair Hull, one of the veterans of quantitative trading on the Wall Street, recently entered the exchange-traded fund industry in association Exchange Traded Concepts – a white label ETF service provider. Hull’s actively managed fund uses hedge fund like proprietary trading strategies with an aim to give superior returns to the broader investor community. Blair Hull, along with his partners, …
New ETFs On The Block: IndexIQ Hedge Long/Short Tracker ETF (QLS)
IndexIQ, the NY-based exchange-traded fund issuer known for its suite of liquid alternative investment products, recently expanded its unique offerings of hedge fund replication ETFs with the launch of the IQ Hedge Long/Short Tracker ETF (QLS) and the IQ Hedge Event-Driven Tracker ETF (QED). With the launch of QLS and QED, the firm’s hedge-fund replication product-count went up to six. …
New ETFs On The Block: Hedged Dividend Income ETF (DIVA)
FFCM LLC, the Boston, MA-based investment advisor to QuantShares, recently rolled out its fifth exchange-traded fund that takes a unique long-short strategy in dividend investing. The newly launched QuantShares Hedged Dividend Income Fund (DIVA) takes refined approach that is likely to attract investors looking for dividend income. The passively-managed DIVA tracks the INDXX Hedged Dividend Income Index, which was created …
New ETFs On The Block: Arrow DWA Tactical ETF (DWAT)
Arrow Investment Advisors, the Maryland-based advisor to Arrow Funds known for its offerings of open-ended tactical and alternative mutual funds, expanded its exchange-traded funds lineup with the launch of the Arrow DWA Tactical ETF (DWAT). The go-anywhere actively managed fund seeks long-term capital appreciation while preserving capital and aims to achieve its investment objective based on the proprietary Dorsey Wright …
New ETFs On The Block: First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS)
While the stock markets have rallied on improving economic outlook, strong consumer sentiment and a strengthening labor market, many experts have started to wonder if the five and a half-year bull run is running out of steam on the back of growing Fed rate-hike chatter and geopolitical tensions. First Trust, the Il-based sixth largest US issuer of exchange-traded funds known …
New ETFs On The Block: First Trust High Yield Long/Short ETF (HYLS)
First Trust Advisors, the Illinois-based provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs), has unveiled the First Trust High Yield Long/Short ETF (HYLS), an actively managed high-yield bond ETF designed to provide investors with capital appreciation and current income. Investors worried about an interest rate hike later this year or next year, can consider this product for hedge against interest rate risk. …
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