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FYI: A surprise newcomer is disrupting the ETF business in a big way. Major insurance companies have launched six of the largest most popular new ETFs of 2017 (eight, if you count Principal, which derives a significant minority of its revenues from insurance sales): Regards, Ted http://www.etf.com/sections/features-and-news/biggest-etf-trend-under-your-radar?nopaging=1