Filing Frenzy: WisdomTree, Guggenheim, Direxion, Van Eck, and ERNY Enter The Ring

Following the early release of the Fed Minutes this week, Wall Street has enjoyed a strong upward trend, encouraging ETF issuers to fill the pipeline with new funds. In total, five different firms approached the SEC with proposals for 10 new ETFs to enter the market as early as this fall [see ETF Database Launch Center]. Looking to replicate its success with , WisdomTree has planned a small-cap version of the popular Japan ETF: The WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund: Much like DXJ, this fund will track a dividend-weighted index to measure the performance of small market cap Japanese companies [also check out Japan ETFs Battle For Inflows: EWJ vs DXJ]. Guggenheim has filed for four more bond ETFs to add to its already extensive lineup: BulletShares Corporate Bond ETFs: These funds would build off of Guggenheims’s current 14 BulletShare offerings set to expire between 2013 and 2020 . Representing the performance [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Using ETFs To Measure Interest Rate Risk Japan ETFs Battle For Inflows: EWJ vs. DXJ Middle East ETFs: Watch Your Financials Weight Daily ETF Roundup: Stocks Shrugg Off Sequester Daily ETF Roundup: Stocks Close Flat On Euro Zone Worries