Just this month, Scottrade announced that it's closing down the FocusShares ETF line, and Russell decided to close all 25 of its passively managed ETFs. But BlackRock [profile], already the ETF leader, just keeps churning out new products. On Monday, the firm filed for ten new ETFs in a range of sectors.

And earlier this month, BlackRock introduced fourteen new iShares ETFs that replicate different the yields of different currencies, a move that was reported in the MFWire Stork & Reaper, a daily roundup of fund openings, closings and changes.

The number of ETFs BlackRock offers is closing in on 300, far more than any other firm. The company did not respond to MFWire's requests for comment.

The ETFs that were filed on Monday are:

• iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index Fund

• iShares MSCI EFM Africa ex South Africa Index Fund

• iShares Barclays Global Aggregate ex USD Bond Fund

• iShares MSCI USA High Dividend Yield Index Fund

• iShares MSCI ACWI Investable Market Index Fund

• iShares Barclays 1-5 Year Government/Credit Bond Fund

• iShares Barclays Global Aggregate Bond Fund

• iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Investable Market Index Fund

• iShares MSCI GCC Countries ex Saudi Arabia Index Fund

• iShares MSCI EAFE Investable Market Index Fund

 

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