Yes, Now A Genocide-Free ETF

Published: Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | 4:17 PM ET 
By: Bob Pisani
CNBC Reporter

Just when you thought you've seen every ETF you could think of...we get this: a Genocide-Free ETF.

You heard right. Barclays Global Investors (BGI), the world's largest provider of exchange traded funds (ETFs), just announced that they planned to develop an iShares Genocide-Free ETF: "The company plans to rely on a reputable third-party index provider to identify companies around the world that they believe are strongly connected to genocide to screen out of an established, broad-based international benchmark."