Company:
Direxion Funds
New Fund:
Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF
On June 28, Direxion Fund
launched their Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF. The fund is designed to allow investors to take advantage of rising commodity prices while mitigating risk by converting to cash and going flat when individual commodities are experiencing downward trends.
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Company:
U.S. Global Investors Fund
New Fund:
U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF
On June 28, U.S. Global Investors
launched the GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners ETF (GOAU). GOAU is a passively managed smart factor fund created to track the
U.S. Global GO GOLD and Precious Metal Miners Index (GOAUX). It is designed to capture the performance of companies that actively and passively engage in the production of precious metals.
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Company:
Virtus Investment Partners
New Fund:
Virtus Enhanced Short U.S. Equity ETF
On June 28, Virtus
launched the Enhanced Short U.S. Equity ETF. Virtus is pitching the fund as different from other inverse ETFs because it shorts exposure to large and mid cap U.S. equities without utilizing swaps and leveraged investment objectives. The fund also doesn't re-balance on a daily basis and is managed by
Rampart Investment Management, a Virtus affiliate that specializes in disciplined and rules-based investment strategies.
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Company:
TrimTabs Asset Management
New Fund:
TrimTabs Float Shrink ETF
On June 28, TrimTabs
launched their Float Shrink ETF. This fund is primarily focused on beating the
Russell 3000 Index by selecting about 100 companies that are generating cash flow and reducing their share count without leverage.
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Company:
T. Rowe Price Associates
New Fund:
T. Rowe Price Retirement Income 2020 Fund
On June 27, T. Rowe Price
launched the Retirement Income 2020 Fund that contains a managed pay-out structure which pays monthly dividends based on an annual distribution rate. This fund is designed for individual investors who are approaching retirement and would like to generate ongoing income from their accumulated retirement savings.
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Company:
Dodge & Cox Funds
Milestone:
Dodge & Cox Global Bond Fund
On June 22, The Dodge & Cox Global Bond Fund
attained its three-year public track record. The Fund is designed to focus on credit and bottom-up security selection along with a long-term investment horizon through an opportunistic and total return mindset. On May 1, the fund lowered its expense cap from 60 basis points (bps) to 45 bps in order to attract value for investors.
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Company:
Victory Funds
New Fund:
VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF
On June 22, Victory Funds
launched the US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF that is designed to track the
Nasdaq Victory US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility Index. The fund works to deliver risk-adjusted equity returns as well as minimizing overall volatility relative to the US board market.
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