Here are some of last week’s highlights:

• Schwab launches more ETFs
• Global X rolls out China materials fund
• Javelin plans ‘contrarian opportunities’ ETF

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NEW LISTINGS

Schwab Adds Two ETFs To Lineup

Charles Schwab unveiled two new international ETFs on Jan. 14. The Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NYSEArca: SCHE) and Schwab International Small Cap Equity ETF (NYSEArca: SCHC) both track international indexes from FTSE and charge expense ratios of 35 basis points. Both funds face off against similar but more established ETFs, though Schwab will likely be able to draw on a lot of leverage in its well-known brand name.

Click here to read the original IU.com article.

Click here to view the funds’ prospectus.

Global X Expands China Sector Family With Materials ETF

Jan. 14 saw the debut of yet another China sector ETF from Global X Funds. The Global X China Materials ETF (NYSEArca: CHIM) joins five other Global X ETFs; it tracks the S-BOX China Materials Index, which comprises 28 securities of companies operating in the material sector in China. CHIM charges an expense ratio of 65 basis points.

Click here to read the original IU.com article.

Click here to view the fund’s prospectus.

NEW FILINGS

Javelin Plans Contrarian Opportunities ETF

Javelin Exchange-Traded Trust recently filed with the SEC to launch an ETF that picks securities based on contrarian investment principles—namely companies with under-performing stock that nonetheless show strong fundamentals. The JETS Contrarian Opportunities Index Fund will track the Dow Jones U.S. Contrarian Opportunities Index, which invests in securities of public companies that are “temporarily out of favor.”

Click here to read the original IU.com article.

Click here to read the SEC filing.

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