ETFdb Realtime Rating & Analyst Report for TAN
TAN is a passive ETF that seeks to replicate the MAC Global Solar Energy Index. The Index is designed to track companies within the following business segments of the solar energy industry: companies that produce solar power equipment and products for end-users, companies that produce fabrication products (such as the equipment used by solar cell and module producers to manufacture solar power equipment) or services (such as companies specializing in the solar cell manufacturing or the provision of consulting services to solar cell and module producers) for solar power equipment producers, companies that supply raw materials or components to solar power equipment producers or integrators; companies that derive a significant portion of their business from solar power system sales, distribution, installation, integration or financing; and companies that specialize in selling electricity derived from solar power.
| ETFdb Category | Expense Ratio | Inception Date | Issuer | Structure | YTD Return * |
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| Alternative Energy Equities | 0.65% | 2008-04-15 | Guggenheim | ETF | -29.80% |
* As of 05-24-2012
TAN Realtime Rating: By Metric
| Metric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
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| Liquidity | A | PBW |
| Expenses | B- | NUCL |
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The first adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for TAN 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 Alternative Energy Equities ETFdb Category with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field.
TAN Realtime Rating: Overall
| ETFdb Rating Type | Overall Rating | A+ Overall Rated ETF |
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The second table shows the overall Realtime Rating for TAN, as well as the A+ Overall Rated ETF in TAN's Category. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
ETFdb Analyst Report for TAN
The cleverly-named TAN delivers targeted exposure to the solar power energy, making it potentially useful for both betting on long-term adoption of this energy source or capitalizing on perceived short-term mispricings. Like many granular ETFs focusing on specific sub-sectors, TAN doesn't offer...
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