• Index mutual funds still top ETFs in assets.
• Vanguard files for bond index funds, ETFs.
• PowerShares plans globalization of PSP.

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NEW LISTINGS

First Vietnam ETF In US Launches

As emerging markets grow in popularity, the smallest of the small in that category are also starting to gain some attention. Such so-called frontier market funds began hitting the market last year, and now one of the fastest growers in the group, Vietnam, has its own specialized ETF.

Read the IU.com article here.

NEW FILINGS

With fixed income getting more attention lately, Vanguard has filed for seven new traditional index mutual funds covering selected slices of that market. Each will have an ETF share class.

Read the IU.com article here.

Read the filing here.

PowerShares Plans To Globalize PSP

PowerShares has filed to switch the index of its PowerShares Listed Private Equity ETF (NYSE Arca: PSP). The fund currently tracks a benchmark that covers only domestic firms; the revised fund would be tied to the Red Rocks Capital Global Listed Private Equity Index, which covers firms listed around the world.

Read the IU.com article here.

Read the filing here.

OTHER NEWS

Index Mutual Funds Vs. ETFs: Growing Competition?

Despite the growing popularity of ETFs, index mutual funds still control a bigger slice of the funds market in terms of assets. This analysis looks into patterns of asset growth as well as net inflows between the two (as well as active mutual funds) over the past decade. It also considers growing competition in the index mutual fund arena.

Read the IU.com article here.

UNG Can Issue New Shares – But Won’t

The U.S. Natural Gas Fund (NYSE Arca: UNG) finally has approval from regulators to issue new shares, but it has announced that it will not do so due to concerns about the possibility of new limits on commodity holdings in the near future.

Read the  IU.com article here.

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