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The Motley Fool August 29, 2007 Amanda B. Kish	The Best Small-Cap ETFs These exchange-traded funds win the best-in-class award. Let's take a closer look at the iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF, the Vanguard Small-Cap ETF, the iShares Morningstar Small Core ETF, the iShares S&P 600 Value ETF, and the Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF.
Registered Rep. June 25, 2010 Jerry Gleeson	Vanguard Broadens ETF Platform The company that made its reputation with low-cost indexed investments said it will launch 19 new index funds and related ETFs over the next year, as well as an ETF that tracks its $91 billion Vanguard 500 Index Fund.
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BusinessWeek October 21, 2010 Christopher Condon	Vanguard Outdraws BlackRock and State Street Vanguard's ETFs, with their low fees, are taking business from the ETF leaders.
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The Motley Fool May 19, 2010 Dan Caplinger	How to Win With Fidelity's Free iShares ETFs Rather than going the same route as Schwab and Vanguard -- by offering in-house funds -- Fidelity has decided to make a partnership deal with ETF provider iShares.
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The Motley Fool December 18, 2006 Buz Livingston	Naughty: The ETF Industry Too much of a good thing is not always good. Close to 400 ETFs are available, and more are in the pipeline for 2007. The industry should follow Vanguard's lead and offer a limited number of low-cost ETFs.
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