By Ansh Chaudhary
For the month of August, the ETF Deathwatch increased in size. Sixteen exchange-traded products ("ETPs") were added to the list and 10 funds were removed, making August a busier month in terms of additions. Of the removals, three were removed due to increased health and six were due to asset managers closing their funds.
August was a volatile period in the equity market, which whipsawed back and forth, essentially finishing the month at the same place it started.
For August, the additions consisted of a few niche products and index-tracking equity ETFs,