Here's a preview of this week's highlights:

• IndexIQ rolls out two funds
• ALPS unveils two equities-based commodities ETFs
• UBS launches cheaper DJ-UBS ETN

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NEW LISTINGS

IndexIQ Launches Two Funds

On Oct. 26, IndexIQ launched two more exchange-traded funds. The IQ ARB Global Resources ETF (NYSEArca: GRES) and the IQ CPI Inflation Hedged ETF (NYSEArca: CPI) charge expense ratios of 0.75 and 0.65 percent, respectively. GRES invests in commodity-related equities using a sector rotation strategy, while CPI is an ETF of ETFs that seeks to outperform the return of the Consumer Price Index by 2-3 percent.

Read the original IU.com story about GRES here.

Read the original IU.com story about CPI here.

Read the prospectus for GRES and CPI here.


ALPS Launches Additional Equities-Based Commodities ETFs

ALPS ETF Trust added two new commodities-linked ETFs to its lineup on Oct. 26. The Jefferies TR/J CRB Global Agriculture Equity Index Fund (NYSEArca: CRBA) and Jefferies TR/J CRB Global Industrial Metals Equity Index Fund (NYSEArca: CRBI) are both equities-based commodities ETFs that charge expense ratios of 0.65 percent. CRBA invests in companies that are directly involved with seed production, seed traits, chemicals and fertilizers, farm machinery, equipment and irrigation, agricultural products, livestock and aquaculture. CRBI invests in a global portfolio of companies that produce and distribute base and/or industrial metals, such as aluminum, steel and uranium.

You can read the original IU.com article here.

You can read the prospectus for CRBA and CRBI here.


UBS Rolls Out Low-Priced Commodities ETN

On Oct. 29, UBS rolled out its UBS E-TRACS Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return ETN (NYSEArca: DJCI). Like the market-dominating iPath DJ-UBS Commodity ETN (NYSEArca: DJP), DJCI tracks the well-known Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index, but DJCI charges just 0.50 percent in expenses, as opposed to DJP’s fee of 0.65 percent.

You can read the original IU.com article here.

You can read DJCI’s prospectus here.


OOK Begins Trading

The first state-specific equity ETF started trading on Oct. 29. OOK Inc. (NYSEArca: OOK) tracks the SPADE Oklahoma Index, which covers companies that are headquartered or have their principal place of business in Oklahoma. The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.85 percent.

Read the original IU.com article here.

Read the prospectus for OOK here.

NEW FILINGS

WisdomTree Files For ‘Real Return’ Fund

WisdomTree Trust has registered with the SEC a new exchange-traded fund that seeks to give investors long-term returns above the rate of inflation. To do so, the WisdomTree Real Return Fund, which will trade on the NYSE Arca under the ticker RRF, will invest in inflation-linked securities such as U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), bonds and commodities instruments.

Read the original IU.com article here.

Read the prospectus for the fund here.

OTHER NEWS

Schwab Unveils Ultra-Low ETF Fees

A recent updated filing from Charles Schwab shows that the firm is willing to play hardball to secure a foothold in the ETF marketplace. The filing indicates that the expense ratios of its forthcoming ETFs will make them the cheapest—or very close to the cheapest—on the market in their respective asset classes.

Read the original IU.com article here.

Read the filing here.

ETFs Filed—By Fund Company

There are currently 544 ETFs in our list of prospectuses filed at the SEC.

You can click on any fund and link directly to the prospectus.