2014 is turning out to be another significant year for the ETF industry. With 175 new ETFs launched this year so far, the total number of products now stands at 1658, while assets under management have increased to $1.99 trillion.
Today we are highlighting two ETFs launched last month that stand out from the rest and in our view hold a lot of potential.
Emerging Markets E-Commerce ETF (EMQQ – ETF report)
This is an area with huge growth potential because with fast expanding middle class and rising incomes, the e-commerce markets look set to grow exponentially in the coming years. This ETF provides diversified exposure to the Internet and Ecommerce sectors of emerging economies .
Purefunds ISE Cyber Security ETF (HACK – ETF report)
Growing use of technology in our daily lives has also made us vulnerable to rapidly growing cyber crimes. Data breaches are becoming so frequent these days and cause huge losses. The world’s first Cyber Security ETF providing exposure to a diverse group of hardware and software companies in the cyber security industry.
To learn more about these ETFs, please watch our short video below.
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