NorthCoast ETF Retirement Portfolios Stick With IVV

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NorthCoast Asset Management's ETF retirement portfolios are wrapping up 2014 with more gains. In November, U.S. equity positions have kept their momentum as leading indicators pointed to a strengthening economy in the U.S.. Foreign holdings have also been on the move as stimulus strategies in Japan and Europe have provided optimism overseas. Here are some highlights for the month. Breaking Records The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV)

ETF Assets Close In On $2 Trillion Milestone

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Assets in exchange traded funds will soon cross $2 trillion -- a significant threshold for this relatively young investment vehicle. That's no mean accomplishment. It took almost 18 years for ETFs to reach $1 trillion in assets, but only about four more years to double to $2 trillion, according to ETF.com. The first ETF -- the $199.2 billion SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) -- debuted just over 20 years ago in 1993. Since then, many investors have sought out

ETF Managed Portfolio Assets Fell 6% In Q3

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Assets in ETF managed portfolios fell 6% in the third quarter, according to a new Morningstar report. That brought assets in 677 strategies from 143 firms tracked by the investment research firm to $96 billion -- on the same level as at the end of 2013. In Q3, U.S. equity strategies continued to claim the top spot with $32 billion in assets, but that was down 12% from Q2. ETF managed portfolios typically invest more than 50% of assets in

Three New ETFs Go After Hackers And Volatility

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What's new in November? Twelve exchange-traded funds that give investors a stake in investments ranging from cybersecurity firms to commodity futures. Here's a close look at three that have hauled in $10 million or more apiece in under a month of trading in the stock market: PureFunds ISE CyberSecurity (HACK) launched Nov. 12 and has marshaled $25 million in assets so far. It invests in 30 hardware- and software-oriented cybersecurity companies,

SPY IWM QQQ: Most-Active ETFs Rebound

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The most actively traded ETFs rebounded from mid-October dips. SPDR S&P 500 (SPY), a proxy for the broad stock market, has rallied 13% from its intraday low to an all-time high. Along the way, it regained its 40-week and 10-week moving averages. IShares Russell 2000 (IWM) has handed investors a 12% rally. It barely cleared its September before easing. It's now 3% below its all-time high set in early July. Its 10-week line is still running below