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Monday, October 10, 2016 The New Fund Fuss - October 10, 2016 Company: Ivy Investments New Fund: The Ivy California Municipal High Income Fund Ivy is launching this fund to "seek a high level of income that is exempt from federal and California income taxes." ***
New Funds: The Franklin Liberty U.S. Low Volatility ETF, the Franklin Liberty Investment Grade Corporate ETF, the Franklin Liberty Short Duration U.S. Government ETF Franklin Templeton is launching this trio of actively managed ETFs. The Franklin Liberty U.S. Low Volatility ETF "seeks capital appreciation with an emphasis on lower volatility." The Franklin Liberty Investment Grade Corporate ETF and the Franklin Liberty Short Duration U.S. Government ETF aim "to provide a high level of current income as is consistent with prudent investing." ***
Company: First Trust Advisors Fund Merger: The First Trust Dividend and Income Fund into the First Trust High Income ETF Fund shareholders approved the First Trust Dividend and Income Fund merging with and into the First Trust High Income ETF. The latter fund is an actively-managed ETF that "combines a stock portfolio with an index option strategy." ***
Company: RiverNorth, DoubleLine New Fund: The RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund RiverNorth and DoubleLine are launching this closed-end fund (CEF) that "opportunistically invests in fixed income securities and tactically invests in closed-end funds." ***
Company: Morningstar New Index: The Morningstar Sustainability Index Series Morningstar is launching this series, comprised of 25 indexes, that aims to "deliver exposure to companies that exhibit high standards of sustainability while maintaining a risk/return profile similar to the broad market." ***
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