iShares Expands Bond Listings; State Street Launches Russell 2000 ETF

Stocks rallied this week after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke quelled fears of the Fed scaling back its massive bond-buying program, reassuring that the economy still needs “highly accommodative monetary policy for the foreseeable future.” With earnings season just underway and analyst expectations still low, this rally may not last long, but two ETF issuers decided to take advantage of the post holiday market euphoria [for more ETF analysis, make sure to sign up for our free ETF newsletter]. Market veteran State Street, introduced a new way to gain exposure to Small Caps: SPDR Russell 2000 ETF : Building it’s own portfolio based on the Russell 2000, State Street released this new fund just after Independence day and already TWOK is making a dent in the existing Russell funds; IWM and VTWO [see 101 High Yield ETFs For Every Dividend Investor]. iShares has once again expanded it’s already extensive lineup, focusing on global corporate bonds with [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Ultimate Guide To Charles Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF (SCHA) Top 5 Free ETF Tools On ETFdb.com Vanguard Ups The Ante, Launches Russell ETFs Daily ETF Roundup: Stocks Surge On Bernanke Commentary, IYW And IWM Pop 7 Articles ETF Investors Must Read: 7/11