ETFdb Realtime Rating & Analyst Report for HGI
HGI is a passive ETF that seeks to replicate the Zacks International Multi-Asset Income Index. The Index is comprised of 150 stocks selected, based on investment and other criteria, from a universe of international companies, global REITs, master limited partnerships, Canadian royalty trusts, American depositary receipts of emerging market companies and U.S. listed closed-end funds that invest in international companies. The companies in the universe are selected using a proprietary strategy developed by the index provider.
| ETFdb Category | Expense Ratio | Inception Date | Issuer | Structure | YTD Return * |
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| Foreign Large Cap Equities | 0.65% | 2007-07-11 | Guggenheim | ETF | -4.33% |
* As of 05-23-2012
HGI Realtime Rating: By Metric
| Metric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
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| Liquidity | B+ | EFA |
| Expenses | C+ | VEA |
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The first adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for HGI on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, and concentration of holdings. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Foreign Large Cap Equities ETFdb Category with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field.
HGI Realtime Rating: Overall
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The second table shows the overall Realtime Rating for HGI, as well as the A+ Overall Rated ETF in HGI's Category. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
ETFdb Analyst Report for HGI
This ETF is linked to an index comprised of about 150 stocks selected using a proprietary methodology by Zacks, and includes U.S. equities and both developed and emerging market securities. HGI may be appealing to investors seeking broad-based global equity exposure, though the mix between different...
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