BlackRock Asset Management Canada, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, has released the newest edition of "iShares Connect: Canada Guide to ETF Investment Strategists".
The global asset manager said that the latest edition features two new fund managers, representing an additional $600 million in ETF assets under management, for a total of 18 managers with a combined $4.6 billion in ETF assets as of 31 March 2014.
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By incorporating eight new ETF-based strategies in the most recent version, the updated guide has brought the total number to 39.
BlackRock Canada iShares Business Development director Ted Bader said, "With the growth of the ETF industry, a new breed of advisors and asset managers has evolved."
"We’re seeing that this evolution is very strong in Canada, as more and more managers seek to take advantage of the cost-efficiency and effectiveness of ETFs in expressing their views."
"The number of ETF strategists we’re tracking here has grown substantially in just a few short months, and we’re pleased to provide the industry with the definitive guide to this remarkable transformation in financial services," Bader added.
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By GlobalDataA quarterly reference, iShares Connect has been designed to enable financial advisors, broker-dealers, consultants, program participants and investors in identifying ETF investment strategists or managers who deliver expertise in ETF portfolio construction and trading to investors seeking outsourced model portfolios.
The iShares Connect guide that was released last summer delivers valuable insight into the industry by gathering relevant data on the strategies and the strategists who run them into a single reference guide.
