After a quiet stretch during the second half of December, January continued the wave of product innovation that has become common in the ETF industry. Various issuers introduced first-to-market products and continued the impressive expansion of the exchange-traded product pipeline. The month saw steady releases from various issuers to add to the 1,100+ exchange traded products already on market. This past month saw nearly two dozen new funds launched; below, we highlight all of the new additions to the ETF lineup over the last month, as well as some new fund filings: New ETFs ETFs that began trading in January include: ProShares launched two new volatility funds, debuting the first ETFs linked to VIX-based indexes (all previous products are structures as exchange-traded notes). The VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY) and VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF (VIXM) will seek to replicate indexes comprised of VIX futures contracts [see [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Guggenheim Funds Launches Suite Of High Yield BulletShares State Street Launches Three New Sector ETFs Global X Launches Growth, Value Emerging Markets ETFs Schwab Rolls Out REIT ETF (SCHH), Mid Cap ETF (SCHM) ProShares Debuts Two VIX ETFs