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Asia Pacific Funds Battle For Inflows: Developed (VPL) vs. Emerging (GMF)

Carolyn Pairitz — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:00:16 +0000

Since the economic slowdown in 2008, investors have slowly started to shed their domestic fund bias and started to search the world for greener pastures. As one of the most diverse markets, Asia has become a haven for both risk adverse and long term investors looking for firms in developed economies, and a home for the bold and calculated emerging market investor looking for strong returns. As a number of ETFs represent both strategies, it is no surprise that sometimes funds eat into each others’ inflows. With over 25 Asia Pacific Equity ETFs on the market, the majority focus on a single country at a time; Australia, China, India or Japan to name a few. ETFs that offer a broader hold on the Asian market can be a powerful play for investors looking for total market exposure Meet the Competitors VPL and GMF separate themselves by being the largest multi-country funds in the [...]

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Hedge Fund ETFs Head-To-Head: QAI vs. MCRO

Stoyan Bojinov — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:00:20 +0000

While passive, index-based funds continue to reign supreme in terms of assets under management, investors have also started to tap into alternative asset classes available within the ETF universe in search of uncorrelated returns. With nearly half a dozen Hedge Fund ETFs to choose from, some might be left wondering which product is right for them. For starters, many investors have some misconceptions about hedge funds. Despite financial media headlines, hedge funds don’t necessarily strive to generate eye-popping absolute returns; instead, most hedge funds are designed to hedge, dampening volatility and providing diversification benefits to traditional stock-bond portfolios [see Cheapskate Hedge Fund ETFdb Portfolio]. Among the hedge fund ETFs available, the IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF and the IQ Hedge Macro Tracker ETF separate themselves by being the biggest funds in the space, boasting $375 million and $62 million in total assets, respectively, under management [try our Free ETF Head-To-Head Comparison Tool]. Meet the Competitors: QAI [...]

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Visual Risk Analysis Of The Latin America 40 Index Fund (ILF)

Stoyan Bojinov — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:00:37 +0000

With over 1,400 ETFs on the market and new products launching every month, some might find the sheer variety of options intimidating. When looking to diversify overseas the first question that stumps many investors is which approach to take; some prefer the simplicity that is associated with broad-based ETFs, while others may wish to take advantage of the targeted exposure offered through country-specific funds. [see 101 ETF Lessons Every Financial Advisor Should Learn]. How The Latin America ETF Stacks Up Against Country-Specific Funds One particular fund that lends itself perfectly to answering the age old question of broad-based versus country-specific exposure is the iShares Latin America 40 Index Fund . This ETF offers exposure to Latin American equity markets by tracking a basket of companies from the nations of Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Chile [see Latin America Centric ETFdb Portfolio]. While the various Latin America ETFs out there are generally impacted by the same macroeconomic factors, [...]

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Visual Risk Analysis Of The Nordic ETF (GXF)

Stoyan Bojinov — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:00:06 +0000

The ETF industry continues to democratize asset classes, as mainstream investors can now access more corners of the global market than ever before in an easy, cost-efficient manner. In fact, the ETF landscape has grown so much that investors can now even choose between different approaches when it comes to establishing exposure to foreign markets. For example, someone looking to add exposure to European stocks can undertake a variety of approaches to accomplish this goal; for starters, investors can opt for a broad-based ETF that includes a portfolio of securities from a basket of countries. Digging further, investors can also choose a country-specific ETF if they wish to really focus on a particular market [see 101 ETF Lessons Every Financial Advisor Should Learn]. The lineup of investment strategies is further expanded when you consider the fact that you can also select an ETF based on the type of market-cap exposure you are looking for. For example, invesors looking to tap into Brazil’s market [...]

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Visual Risk Analysis Of Emerging Europe ETFs

Stoyan Bojinov — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:00:10 +0000

The ever-expanding ETF universe has spawned an array of instruments that have allowed investors of all walks and styles to shed their home country bias. Through the purchase of a single ticker, investors can now easily tap into dozens of markets overseas that were previously too difficult to reach for most. As a result, foreign equity and emerging markets ETFs have found their way into countless portfolios as investors geographically diversify their holdings while the global recovery picks up steam [see 101 ETF Lessons Every Financial Advisor Should Learn]. While many have been quick to add exposure to China, Brazil and India, among other big-name emerging markets, one particular corner of the developing world hasn’t received nearly as much attention in the financial media headlines. With most of Europe getting crushed by the weight of its own, debt it’s no surprise that few investors have taken a long hard look at investment opportunities across emerging [...]

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Visual Risk Analysis Of Socially Responsible ETFs

Stoyan Bojinov — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:00:48 +0000

Innovation remains a driving force in the ETF universe and the increasingly diverse product lineup is evidence of this phenomenon. Socially responsible investing is by no means a new concept as mutual funds have been employing “sustainable” investing strategies for years now; however, the introduction of this investment approach in an ETF wrapper has made the strategy easy-to-use and cost-effective, thereby inevitably attracting attention from mainstream investors [see 101 ETF Lessons Every Financial Advisor Should Learn]. Socially Responsible ETFs Performance Check The unifying factor across all “socially responsible” investing strategies is identifying companies deemed to have positive environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) factors. While this style is certainly appealing for a variety of moral reasons, socially responsible investing also boasts performance merits as there is a fair amount of evidence that suggests that stocks with higher ESG scores tend to outperform the broad market over the long haul [see Socially Responsible ETFdb Portfolio]. What many [...]

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Middle East ETFs: Watch Your Financials Weight

Stoyan Bojinov — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:00:11 +0000

Emerging markets exposure has become a staple in countless portfolios over the past few years as the proliferation of ETFs has democratized previously difficult-to-reach segments of the global market. While many have shed their home country bias, diversifying your portfolio geographically remains a hurdle for investors who remain hesitant to dip their toes overseas. On the other hand, those that have taken the plunge have reaped the benefits of a well-balanced portfolio; in many instances, investors who have tapped into markets outside of the more popular BRIC group have realized stellar, and often uncorrelated, gains over the past few years [see 101 ETF Lessons Every Financial Advisor Should Learn]. Investment opportunities in the Middle East in particular have been flying under the radar for most, as this region of the world has largely been inaccessible by mainstream investors in the last decade. Luckily, the growth of the ETF universe has spawned several options for those looking [...]

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S&P 500 ETFs: Comparing The “Twisted” Funds

Stoyan Bojinov — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:00:35 +0000

It’s pretty darn hard, if not altogether impossible, to read through any sort of financial publication these days without running across some mention of the S&P 500 Index. This revered benchmark has found its way onto the radar screens of countless investors and traders since its inception in 1957. More importantly, the proliferation of ETFs has made it both easy and cost-efficient for anyone with an online brokerage account to access this globally-known equity index; in fact, there are three funds linked directly to this benchmark with over $150 billion in total assets under management and more than a handful of others that employ strategies based around the coveted index [see Visual History Of The S&P 500]. The ETFs listed below employ a traditional strategy, in the sense that they seek to replicate the performance of the S&P 500 Index without any clever twists, bells or whistles: State Street SPDR S&P [...]

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Head-To-Head: IGE Vs. GUNR

Stephen Simpson — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:00:08 +0000

Imitation just may be the sincerest form of flattery, as any sufficiently profitable ETF idea seems to eventually attract clones. Competition is usually a good thing for investors, as it can drive expenses lower and incentivize fund sponsors and managers to deliver better and better service to investors. At the same time, though, competition can create confusion, so it is helpful to look at similar ETFs on a head-to-head basis to highlight the significant differences between them [see also How To Pick The Right ETF Every Time]. The Contenders In this article, we investigate the S&P North American Natural Resources Index ETF and the Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund . As the names suggest, these are both funds devoted to natural resource investments, and both ETFs hold the common shares of a variety of commodity producers across the energy, metals and agriculture sub-sectors [see 101 High Yield ETFs For Every Dividend [...]

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Head-To-Head: SSAM Vs. HUSE

Carolyn Pairitz — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:00:30 +0000

The evolution of the ETF universe has spawned dozens upon dozens of innovative offerings that make it easy and cost-effective to tap into strategies and asset classes that were previously out-of-reach for mainstream investors. With over 1,400 exchange-traded funds to chose from, and new launches every month, some investors might feel a little intimidated when it comes time to picking a product that best suits their needs; investors looking to tap into sector rotation ETFs have more than a handful of options to choose from [see Free Report: How To Pick The Right ETF Every Time]. In this head-to-head battle, we will consider two sector rotation ETFs; Huntington‘s US Equities Rotation Strategy ETF (HUSE) and AdvisorShares Rockledge SectorSAM ETF (SSAM) [try our Free ETF Head-To-Head Tool]. The Contenders These ETFs both employ sector rotation strategies, however, there is an important distinction that must be made; HUSE can underweight or overweight certain sectors as deemed necessary, while SSAM takes [...]

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