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Something old can indeed become something new and investors have seen that this week as six old HOLDRs ETFs became part of the Market Vectors ETF family. One of those six funds that made the jump from HOLDRs to Market Vectors is the Market Vectors Oil Services ETF (NYSE: OIH), one the biggest and...

Van Eck, the sixth-largest U.S. ETF issuer and parent company of the Market Vectors family of funds, announced the introduction of three new indexes that could eventually be tied to new ETFs sponsored by the firm. The new indexes are the Market Vectors Unconventional Oil & Gas Index (MVFRAK...

Van Eck, the sixth-largest U.S. ETF issuer and parent of the Market Vectors ETF family, announced the results of its exchange offer for the six HOLDRs funds that are converting to Market Vectors ETFs on Tuesday. As Benzinga reported earlier the converted funds are as follows: The Market Vectors...

Van Eck, the sixth-largest U.S. ETF issuer and parent company of Market Vectors, has commenced its exchange offer for six HOLDRs ETFs and the funds will begin trading under the Market Vectors name on Tuesday December 21, 2011. The converted funds will be the following: The Market Vectors Biotech...

In what has been a controversial year for muni bond ETFs, some are standing above the rest and some of those standout funds can be found in Van Eck's Market Vectors ETF family. In a statement issued today, Van Eck noted that several of its muni bond ETFs have seen robust inflows from investors this...

Avid fans and observers of the exchange-traded products industry know that there are plenty of ETFs from issuer A that do the same thing as a fund from issuer B. The proliferation of so many “me too” ETFs means there are some neat ETF rivalries to watch. And when it comes to those rivalries, some...

BlackRock's (NYSE: BLK) iShares unit, already the world's largest ETF sponsor, has filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to possibly introduce 12 new ETFs, several of which will compete directly with existing products. iShares will continue its almost unnoticed tradition of...

By now, almost all U.S. investors know that there's no shortage of Chinese stocks listed on U.S. exchanges. Whether it's by way of controversial headlines or just following Chinese equities, investors know they can access everything from high-flying Chinese tech stocks to state-owned enterprises....

Van Eck Global, the sixth-largest U.S. ETF issuer, has commenced its exchange offers for six Merrill Lynch-sponsored HOLDRs ETFs. Unless extended, the exchange offers are slated to expire at 11 AM EST on December 20, 2011. The six HOLDRs funds being exchanged by Van Eck are the following: Oil...

Municipal bonds and the ETFs have sure garnered their fair share of negative publicity in 2011. Whether it has been skewering by Meredith Whitney, plenty of notoriety for the pathetic fiscal situations in states like California and Illinois or potential bankruptcies in scores of cities and towns...

BlackRock's (NYSE: BLK) iShares, the largest ETF issuer in the world, is planning to add to its already deep roster of country-specific ETFs by possibly introducing eight new country-specific small-cap ETFs. While country-specific ETFs have proven popular with investors, six of the ETFs iShares...

With everyday of paltry Treasury yields and a dividend yield on the S&P 500 that can only characterized as less than impressive, investors are forced to find new ways to generate income without incurring substantial risk. Certainly, the same old dividend stocks will help, but it also pays to...

Van Eck, the sixth-largest U.S. ETF issuer, introduced the Market Vectors Chinese Renminibi Bond ETF (NYSE: CHLC) today becoming the latest ETF sponsor to tap into a the surging popularity of bonds denominated in China's local currency. In recent weeks, Guggenheim has rolled out the Guggenheim...

Van Eck, the sixth-largest U.S. ETF issuer, today provided more details of its planned exchange offering for six Merrill Lynch HOLDRs funds. Investors in the Oil Services HOLDRs (AMEX: OIH), Semiconductor HOLDRs (AMEX: SMH), Pharmaceutical HOLDRs (AMEX: PPH), Biotech HOLDRs (AMEX: BBH), Retail...

Van Eck, the sixth-largest U.S. ETF issuer, announced it is lowering the expense cap on the Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NYSE: BRF) to 59 basis points from 62 basis points, adding that the firm expects investors will pay lower fees as a result. The new expense cap will be in effect until...