Currency Category Report
Last modified: October 11, 2011
The Currency ETFdb Category contains 31 ETFs with a total market capitalization of approximately $6.94 billion (as of October 11, 2011)
The following are the three largest ETFs in this ETFdb Category by market capitalization (as of October 11, 2011):
| Ticker | ETF | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| UUP | PowerShares DB USD Index Bullish | $1.8 billion |
| FXA | Rydex CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust | $769 million |
| FXY | Rydex CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust | $700 million |
The Currency ETFdb Category includes exchange-traded notes (ETNs) whose prices are impacted by movements in exchange rates of major world currencies. ETNs, while similar to ETFs in many respects, are generally debt obligations issued by a bank. As such, these instruments may come with some degree of counterparty risk. Most currency ETNs deliver a return based on the movement of various currencies relative to the U.S. dollar. Currencies currently covered include:
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