ActiveETFs | InFocus writes: State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), one of the largest providers of ETFs worldwide, has filed a registration statement with the SEC to bring to market six new actively-managed ETFs. The filing was made on April 1st, along with the registration of the SSgA Active ETF Trust through which the actively-managed ETFs [...]

ActiveETFs | InFocus writes: Eaton Vance has become the latest major fund company to be granted exemptive relief by the SEC for the launch of actively-managed ETFs. Eaton Vance had first filed an application with the SEC on March 5, 2010, more than a year ago. It requested exemptive relief from certain sections of the [...]

ActiveETFs | InFocus writes: March was a shaky month for the markets, with the equity markets dipping and then rebounding just as quickly to end the month nearly even. The Nasdaq Composite was at one point more than 6% off its February end close, before bouncing strongly to close the month down only 0.63%. The [...]

ActiveETFs | InFocus writes: Launch Date: November 30, 2010 Links: Website, Factsheet, Prospectus Investment Strategy: HYLD is an actively-managed ETF that aims to generate high current income with capital appreciation being a secondary goal. The fund achieves this through investments in high yield debt securities which provide good yields on principal. The fund is sub-advised [...]

ActiveETFs | InFocus writes: Actively-managed ETFs are now close to completing the 3rd year of their existence. The oldest active ETFs on the market, a set of four funds that Invesco PowerShares launched in April 2008, will reach their 3rd anniversary on April 11th, 2011. Growth within the active ETF space has been solid but [...]