Following Strong First Quarter The Nasdaq Stock Market® Secures 18 New ETP Listings and Switches in April
"The interest and growth in our ETP platform is a clear signal from the market that Nasdaq offers an ideal home for issuers' products to thrive," said
Nasdaq ETP Listing Highlights in April:
Nasdaq was selected as the exchange of choice for six new ETF launches:
- BlackRock launched a socially responsible ETF that invests around energy efficiency, sustainable water, sanitation, nutrition, and education; the fund began trading on
April 22, 2016 :iShares Sustainable MSCI Global Impact ETF (Nasdaq:MPCT)
- Amplify launched a retail and consumer focused ETF that aims to invest around online and virtual sales trends; trading began on
April 20, 2016 :Amplify Online Retail ETF (Nasdaq:IBUY)
- Global X launched a socially responsible ETF that adheres to the Socially Responsible Investment Guidelines as outlined by the
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ; the ETF began trading onApril 19, 2016 :- Global X S&P 500® Catholic Values Index ETF (Nasdaq:CATH)
First Trust launched three new ETFs, actively managed byRiverFront Investment Group, LLC , which began trading onApril 14, 2016 :First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Europe ETF (Nasdaq:RFEU)First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Asia Pacific ETF (Nasdaq:RFAP)First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Developed International ETF (Nasdaq:RFDI)
In addition,
First Trust Large Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund (Nasdaq:FEX)First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund (Nasdaq:FTC)First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund (Nasdaq:FTA)First Trust Mid Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund (Nasdaq:FNX)First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund (Nasdaq:FNY)First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund (Nasdaq:FNK)- First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX® Fund (Nasdaq:FYX)
- First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund (Nasdaq:FYC)
- First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund (Nasdaq:FYT)
- First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX® Fund (Nasdaq:FAD)
- First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX® Fund (Nasdaq:FAB)
- First Trust Mega Cap AlphaDEX® Fund (Nasdaq:FMK)
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