Nikko Asset Management is set to roll out two new ETFs this week which will become the lowest-cost ETFs in Japan to track the Nasdaq 100.

By Jeremy Schwartz, Executive Vice President, Global Head of Research, WisdomTree.

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway recently purchased 5% stakes in five Japanese general trading firms, known as “sogo shosha.”

Vanguard has introduced new currency-hedged share classes for three fixed income ETFs that deliver core access to Treasury, gilt, and US dollar corporate bond markets.

By Salvatore J. Bruno, Chief Investment Officer, IndexIQ.

The coronavirus has impacted different countries with differing severity at different times, so it stands to reason the economic recovery will move forward in different ways as well.

UBS has introduced a new currency-hedged share class for its ETF tracking euro area corporate bonds issued by firms with strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) characteristics.

Invesco has launched a sterling-hedged version of its blockbuster physical gold ETC. Chris Mellor, Head of ETF Equity and Commodity Product Management at Invesco, said, “Many investors this year have told us they want exposure to the gold price but not the currency risk attached to a US dollar asset. We are now able to offer these investors currency-hedged versions of the Invesco Physical Gold ETC, our largest exchange-traded product in Europe.”

BlackRock Japan has launched a new ETF on the Tokyo Stock Exchange providing exposure to the S&P 500 Index while hedging currency exposure between the yen and the US dollar. The iShares S&P 500 JPY Hedged ETF (2563 JP) comes with an expense ratio of just 0.08%.

Tokyo-headquartered Nikko Asset Management has launched a new ETF in Japan providing currency-hedged exposure to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Nikko Listed Index Fund US Equity Dow Average Currency Hedge (2562 JP) has listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange and comes with an expense ratio of 0.33%.

Tabula Investment Management has introduced a US dollar hedged share class for the Tabula JP Morgan Global Credit Volatility Premium Index UCITS ETF. Michael John Lytle, CEO of Tabula Investment Management, commented, “Investors have responded well to our first global credit volatility ETF, and we are pleased to add to our offering with a US dollar-hedged share class of the fund.”

By Salvatore J. Bruno, Chief Investment Officer, IndexIQ.

After what had been a tumultuous 2019, the end of the year is bringing significant progress on a number of fronts that have had investors on edge for months.