ETFdb Realtime Rating & Analyst Report for LSC
LSC is a passive ETN that seeks to replicate the S&P Commodity Trends Indicator - Total Return. The Index is designed to apply a long/short strategy to six commodity sectors comprised of 16 traditional, physical commodity futures contracts . The Index Components are grouped into six sectors and each sector, except the energy sector and softs sector, is represented on either a long or short basis.
| ETFdb Category | Expense Ratio | Inception Date | Issuer | Structure | YTD Return * |
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| Long-Short | 0.75% | 2008-06-10 | ELEMENTS | ETN | -7.20% |
* As of 05-24-2012
LSC Realtime Rating: By Metric
| Metric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
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| Liquidity | A | PBP |
| Expenses | B+ | RINF |
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The first adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for LSC 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 Long-Short ETFdb Category with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field.
LSC Realtime Rating: Overall
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The second table shows the overall Realtime Rating for LSC, as well as the A+ Overall Rated ETF in LSC's Category. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
ETFdb Analyst Report for LSC
This ETN offers investors exposure to a broad basket of commodities using a long/short methodology. The fund applies this method to six commodity sectors comprised of 16 traditional, physical commodity futures contracts . The Index Components are grouped into six sectors and each sector, except the...
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