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The Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (NYSE: RSX), the largest exchange-traded fund dedicated to Russian equities listed in New York, is one of this year's best-performing emerging markets single-country ETFs. Up 19.2 percent on the year, RSX is sporting a gain that is nearly 50 percent better...

Some new exchange-traded funds struggle with poor timing. It is not that the ETF's underlying concept is poor, it is that some rookie ETFs debut at a time when the asset class or investment niche followed by the fund is out of favor. Although enthusiasm should be restrained for ETFs that are...

Emerging markets sovereign debt is one of this year's best-performing asset classes, a trend that is benefiting an array of exchange-traded funds. Some ETF issuers are seizing upon that theme by bringing new products to market, as highlighted by Thursday's debut of the VanEck Vectors EM...

In a year in which investors have been led to believe exchange-traded funds holding U.S. government debt are scorching hot (they are), fallen angel bonds funds, such as the VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (Market Vectors ETF Trust (NYSE: ANGL)), are stealing the bond ETF show. As...

The Market Vectors Agribusiness (ETF) (NYSE: MOO) has lagged the S&P 500 over the past several years, but with the materials sector and agriculture commodities prices rebounding this year, 2016 could turn out to be one of MOO's better annual performance's in recent memory. The Index,...

Amid rebounding commodities prices and still low U.S. interest rates, high-yield corporate bond exchange-traded funds are rebounding this year. So are emerging markets bond ETFs. Combing those two asset classes could prove potent. Combining Asset Classes That can be done with the VanEck Vectors...

The VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel Bond ETF (Market Vectors ETF Trust (NYSE: ANGL)) is one of this year's fastest-growing exchange-traded funds of any variety, and VanEck is rewarding investors that are piling into ANGL with a lower annual expense ratio. In a statement out Monday, VanEck said ANGL...

Some market observers might be apt to say there is plenty of supply in the municipal bond market, but some would contest that point, noting the lack of municipal bond supply has forced yields lower and the yield curve to flatten. Those factors are not damping demand for exchange-traded funds such...

Thanks in large part to massive inflows to fixed income funds, the global exchange-traded funds industry reached another assets under management record at the end of May with $3.143 trillion in combined AUM. The U.S. ETF market, the largest in the world, also hit a record with a $2.229 trillion in...

Mergers and acquisitions frequently benefits an array of exchange-traded funds, or at least, that is investors' expectation. The VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (Market Vectors ETF Trust (NYSE: MOAT)) is an example of that trend. The $686.4 million MOAT follows the Morningstar Wide...

High-yielding business development companies (BDCs) are one of the asset classes benefiting from the Federal Reserve's lower for longer interest rate policy this year. That much is confirmed by a 9.5 percent rise over the past 90 days for the VanEck Vectors BDC Income ETF (NYSE: BIZD). BDC ETFs...

The VANECK VECTORS ETF TRUST GENERIC DRUGS ETF (NASDAQ: GNRX) debuted in January in what can be considered a bit of inauspicious timing for a new healthcare exchange-traded fund to come to market. Interesting Debut Timing Amid election year posturing, slumping biotechnology stocks and the U.S....

Mergers and acquisitions have been one of the key drivers behind the healthcare sector's leadership during the current bull market. That catalyst has been dealt a blow at the hands of the U.S. government's efforts to crack down on inversion deals, but that does not mean healthcare M&A...