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Northern Trust Returns To ETF World, Launches Four FlexShares
September 23, 2011 at 07:00 AM EDT
Earlier this week, Northern Trust, the Chicago-based asset manager best known for its banking and wealth management divisions, announced a second foray into the Exchange-Traded Fund world with the debut of four ‘FlexShares‘ ETFs. The launch comes a little over two years after the closing of First Trust’s inaugural attempt in the ETF game with 17 NETS funds; this time the company is looking to do a much smaller launch with far more focused products, potentially sparking investor interest with its concentrated efforts. In the release, the company looks to offer investors new ways to play both the equity and bond spaces with the launch of the following funds: FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt Index Fund (TILT) FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund (GUNR) FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund (TDTT) FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund (TDTF) For the equity products, TILT and GUNR, both offer [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: No Related Posts
Earlier this week, Northern Trust, the Chicago-based asset manager best known for its banking and wealth management divisions, announced a second foray into the Exchange-Traded Fund world with the debut of four ‘FlexShares‘ ETFs. The launch comes a little over two years after the closing of First Trust’s inaugural attempt in the ETF game with 17 NETS funds; this time the company is looking to do a much smaller launch with far more focused products, potentially sparking investor interest with its concentrated efforts. In the release, the company looks to offer investors new ways to play both the equity and bond spaces with the launch of the following funds: FlexShares Morningstar U.S. Market Factor Tilt Index Fund (TILT) FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund (GUNR) FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund (TDTT) FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund (TDTF) For the equity products, TILT and GUNR, both offer [...]
