• ALPS launches commodities equities ETF
• Short oil fund debuts
• Global X files for more international ETFs

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NEW LISTINGS

New Commodities ETF Tracks CRB Equity Index

Sept. 21 saw the launch of a new broad commodities equities index ETF. The Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB Global Commodity Equity Index Fund (NYSEArca: CRBQ) tracks a diversified global index holding 145 companies that produce energy, agricultural, raw metals and precious metals.

Read the original IU.com article here.

Read the prospectus here.


SPDR Family Rolls Out VRDO ETF

The SPDR S&P VRDO Municipal Bond ETF (NYSEArca: VRD) debuted on Thursday, Sept. 24, on the New York Stock Exchange. It aims to track the performance of the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal VRDO Index, which holds VRDOs issued by U.S. states, local governments and agencies. The fund charges 0.20% in annual expenses. The fund is only the second to launch covering the VRDO market; PowerShares manages the other.

Read the original IU.com article here.

Read the prospectus for the fund here.


Short Oil Fund Launches

United States Commodity Funds LLC has launched an ETF designed to provide short exposure to the crude oil market. The United States Short Oil Fund (NYSEArca: DNO) aims to capture the inverse of the daily return of the front-month West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures contract, as traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It charges an expense ratio of 0.60%.

Read the original IU.com article here.

Read the prospectus for the fund here.


NEW FILINGS

Global X Plans China Sectors

Global X Management recently filed a prospectus with the SEC that would allow it to create six ETFs tracking different sectors of China’s stock market. The funds are: Global X China Consumer, Global X China Energy, Global X China Financials, Global X China Industrials, Global X China Materials and Global X China Technology. The firm also filed for several more funds covering different international markets.

Read the original IU.com article here.

Read the filing here.

Filing For ShariahShares Features Islam-Compliant ETFs

It looks like Javelin Investment Management’s Shariah-compliant ETF might have some competition soon. A recent 40-APP filing for the ShariahShares outlines the details for two funds tracking Shariah-compliant indexes from FTSE. One fund would cover the U.S., while the other would track non-U.S. developed markets.

Read the original IU.com article here.

Read the filing here.

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