DBGR - ETF Deathwatch For January 2019
By Ansh Chaudhary
For the month of January, the ETF Deathwatch increased in size. Twenty-six exchange-traded products ("ETPs") were added to the list, and 15 funds were removed, making January a busier month in terms of additions. Of the removals, 14 were removed due to increased health and only one was due to asset managers closing their funds. The low number of fund closures may be due to the market rally in January.
For January, the funds added to ETF Deathwatch were mostly equity-based from a mix of different sectors and themes. Last month, eight