SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF
NYSEARCA:CWISPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF (the Fund) seeks to closely match the returns and characteristics of the total return performance of the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (the Index). The Index is a float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the combined equity market performance of developed and emerging market countries excluding the United States. The Fund's investment advisor is SSgA Funds Management, Inc.
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
NYSEARCA:DXJWisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Index (the Index). The Index is designed to provide exposure to Japanese equity markets while at the same time neutralizing exposure to fluctuations of the Japanese Yen movements relative to the United States dollar. In this sense, the Index hedges against fluctuations in the relative value of the yen against the United States dollar. The Index is designed to have higher returns than an equivalent non-currency hedged investment when the yen is weakening relative to the United States dollar. Conversely, the Index is designed to have lower returns than an equivalent unhedged investment when the yen is rising relative to the United States dollar. This Index is based on the WisdomTree Japan Dividend Index. The Fund's investment advisor is WisdomTree Asset Management, Inc.
iShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF
NYSEARCA:IYYiShares Dow Jones US ETF, formerly iShares Dow Jones U.S. Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones U.S. Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the broad United States equity market, and is consisted of all of the companies in the Dow Jones Large-Cap Index, Dow Jones Mid-Cap Index and Dow Jones Small-Cap Index. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. The Fund's investment advisor is BlackRock Fund Advisors (BFA).
Hartford Multifactor Developed Markets (ex-US) ETF
NYSEARCA:RODMDirect Markets Holdings Corp., formerly Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc., is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, it is engaged in the investment banking business. The Company's principal operating subsidiary is Rodman & Renshaw, LLC (R&R). It is an investment bank, which provides corporate finance, strategic advisory and related services to public and private companies across multiple sectors and regions. It also provides research and sales and trading services to institutional investors. The sectors that it serves include life science/healthcare, energy, metals/mining, financial services and cleantech, and the regions it serves include the United States and China. Its product and service offerings include financing transactions, including private placements and public offerings. It also provides research and sales and trading services to institutional investors. In February 2012, the Company acquired certain assets of The Investor Relations Group, Inc.