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Coming soon to an ETF near you: Warren Buffett. Well not exactly, but shares of Berkshire Hathaway, the company run by the “Oracle of Omaha” will soon be included in the S&P 500 Index and find a home in many of the most popular large-cap and all-cap ETFs. [click to continue…]
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In late 2009, ETF Database introduced the ETFdb 60 Index, an all-ETF composed of the largest ETF from each of our proprietary ETFdb Categories. Excluding leveraged and inverse funds, the index consists of 60 components funds spread across several different asset classes. The index is an equal-weighted benchmark, assigning an equivalent allocation to each holding upon annual rebalancing. [click to continue…]
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After surging out of the gates to start the new year, many ETFs have sharply reversed course, now finding themselves in the red for 2010 as January draws to a close. The S&P 500 SPDR (SPY), which was up nearly 3% after the first six trading sessions, is now down almost 2%. The shift in [...]
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Commodities are the new black in the world of investing, thanks in no small part to the rise of ETFs as the tool of choice in more and more portfolios. Commodity ETFs saw cash inflows of more than $30 billion in 2009, as total assets more than doubled on the year. According to the ETF [...]
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American markets finished flat after European exchanges gained slightly and Asian equities fell sharply on news that China may seek to curb lending and tighten monetary policy. U.S. stocks were approaching a triple digit gain in early afternoon trading before barely sliding into negative territory to finish the day, marking the 5th drop in the [...]
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First Trust, the Lisle, Illinois-based ETF provider best known for its AlphaDEX funds, has filed papers for three new ETFs, including two commodity funds and one emerging market ETF. The funds in registration are the First Trust BICK Index Fund, First Trust ISE Global Copper Index Fund, and the First Trust ISE Global Platinum Index [...]
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Historically, no portfolio was complete without a material allocation to real estate. Consistently high real returns and low correlations to stocks and bonds made it easy to overlook the out-of-whack fundamentals that ultimately led to an unprecedented collapse. But when real estate markets got a reality check in late 2008, many investors swore off the [...]
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In a generally strong global economic recovery, Japan has been one of the weakest links, struggling to gain any sort of traction while battling deflation and ineffective policies from a government elected with hope for great changes. An already tough road back to sustainable economic growth got even tougher on Tuesday when Standard & Poor’s [...]
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Following a three day losing streak that saw some benchmarks slide as much as 5%, this week got off to an eventful start on Wall Street. Earnings season continued with Apple reporting higher revenues and profits while disappointing data on existing home sales sparked fresh concerns over the housing market’s recovery. Bernanke’s odds at a [...]
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On Monday, news of coordinated bomb attacks in Baghdad made headlines around the world, highlighting the ongoing violence that continues to grip Iraq. Also on Monday, the government reported that the man known as “Chemical Ali,” one of the most ruthless allies of Saddam Hussein, was executed for crimes against humanity. Receiving far less attention [...]
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One of the best sources of information on the state of the ETF industry is the monthly data download from the National Stock Exchange. While the most interesting numbers are generally the fund flows into exchange-traded products and the issuer “totem pole,” the release has some pretty thorough statistics on notional and share trading volumes. [...]
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The Obama presidency took a turn towards increased government intervention in the private sector last week when the president stepped up his campaign against Wall Street and announced a far-reaching proposal for tougher regulation of the country’s biggest banks. Backed by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, Obama put forth a plan designed to limit [...]
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