The number of US-listed exchange traded products increased by 13 in June after dropping by 14 the prior month [1]. The total value of shares traded was $1.5 trillion, just below May’s $1.505 trillion.
June brought the introduction of 16 new products, consisting of 14 ETFs and two MacroShares. One ETN and two MacroShares were delisted. The total number of listed products at the end of June stood at 843 (757 ETFs, 2 MacroShares, and 84 ETNs), two less than the 2008 year-end total.
The number of products on ETF Deathwatch [2] dropped to 134, which reduced the percentage to 15.9%.
| June 2009 Month End | ETFs | ETNs | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currently Listed U.S. | 759 | 84 | 843 |
| Listed as of 12/31/2008 | 760 | 85 | 845 |
| New Introductions for Month | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Delistings/Closures for Month | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Net Change for Month | +14 | -1 | +13 |
| New Introductions YTD | 43 | 3 | 46 |
| Delistings/Closures YTD | 44 | 4 | 48 |
| Net Change YTD | -1 | -1 | -2 |
| On Deathwatch at End of Month | 101 | 33 | 134 |
| % on Deathwatch | 13.3% | 39.3% | 15.9% |
Note: The ETF counts include MacroShares, which technically are not ETFs [3]
New products launched in June (sorted by launch date)
- PIMCO 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury Index Fund (NYSE: TUZ [4]) (article [5])
- ProShares Ultra MSCI EAFE (NYSE: EFO [6]) (article on EFO, EET, XPP, EZJ [7])
- ProShares Ultra MSCI Emerging Markets (NYSE: EET [8])
- ProShares Ultra MSCI FTSE/Xinhua China 25 (NYSE: XPP [9])
- ProShares Ultra MSCI Japan (NYSE: EZJ [10])
- IQ Hedge Macro Tracker ETF (NYSE: MCRO [11]) (article [12])
- ProShares UltraShort MSCI Brazil (NYSE: BZQ [13]) (article on BZQ, EPV, SMK, JPX [14])
- ProShares UltraShort MSCI Europe (NYSE: EPV [15])
- ProShares UltraShort MSCI Mexico (NYSE: SMK [16])
- ProShares UltraShort MSCI Pacific ex-Japan (NYSE: JPX [17])
- iShares S&P Emerging Markets Infrastructure Index Fund (Nasdaq: EMIF [18]) (article [19])
- iShares MSCI All Peru Capped Index Fund (NYSE: EPU [20]) (article [21])
- ProShares UltraPro S&P 500 (NYSE: UPRO [22]) (article on UPRO & SPXU [23])
- ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500 (NYSE: SPXU [24]) (article on new 3x disclosures [25])
- MacroShares Major Metro Housing Up (NYSE: UMM [26]) (article on UMM & DMM [27])
- MacroShares Major Metro Housing Down (NYSE: DMM [28])
Delisted in June:
- BearLinx Alerian MLP ETN (BSR) (article [29])
- MacroShares $100 Oil Down (DOY) (article on DOY & UOY [30])
- MacroShares $100 Oil Up (UOY)
Disclosure: no positions