23.07.2015 - ETF explosion as assets overtake hedge funds
The global Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) industry has overtaken hedge funds, as investors have been lured by the products ultra-low costs and large range of indices. Fresh data from research firm ETFGI said there was some $2.971 trillion invested across over 5,800 ETFs and Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) as of the end of the second quarter this year. This compares to the record high of $2.969 trillion currently invested in hedge funds, according to a report published by Hedge Fund Research HFR...............................................Full Article: Source
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