Under The Microscope: FVL

March 9, 2010

While most mutual fund firms shied away from ETFs initially, many have now seen the light, and are actively planning to finally enter into the ETF space. While the forays of Schwab, T. Rowe Price, and Goldman Sachs have received a great deal of media coverage, the ETF adventures of institutions best known for their [...]

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Africa ETF: Ready To Surge?

March 9, 2010

In recent months a great deal has been written regarding the wildly different recoveries underway in the world’s developed and emerging economies. With the U.S. economy held in check by still mounting job losses and western Europe has facing a potential debt crisis, the world’s developing economies have emerged as the primary drivers of global [...]

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Claymore Launches Three Wilshire ETFs (WFVK, WXSP, WREI)

March 9, 2010

Claymore, the Chicagoland issuer known for its line of themed ETFs and targeted sector funds, has launched three new ETFs based on broad market indexes maintained by Wilshire. The new funds include the Wilshire 5000 Total Market ETF (WFVK), Wilshire 45oo Completion Index ETF (WXSP), and Wilshire U.S. REIT ETF (WREI).

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One Year Later: Top Ten Performing ETFs Since The Market Bottom

March 9, 2010

March 9, 2009 is a date etched into the memories of many investors. After months of unprecedented volatility, depressing statistical releases, and countless false bottoms, that’s the day most equity markets finally hit their lows. It also marked the beginning of an impressive rally that saw most major indexes climb steadily for the remainder of [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: VNQ Jumps, UNG Slips

March 8, 2010

Following Friday’s jobs report, which came at the end of a week full of widely-anticipated data releases, trading got off to a slow start Monday, as most benchmarks finished nearly unchanged on the day. Overseas, Greek Prime Minister called on U.S. officials to investigate speculation in currency markets, alleging that current borrowing costs threatened to [...]

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Google Broadband, Trouble at Qualcomm Sinks Broadband HOLDR (BDH)

March 8, 2010

Despite the increased need and demand for many broadband services, the first two months of 2010 have not been very kind to the Broadband HOLDR (BDH), which has already slumped by more than 10% on the year. This disappointing stretch comes after a superb 2009 that saw the fund post a 38% gain. Why the [...]

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Time For An International Corporate Bond ETF?

March 8, 2010

State Street has filed for SEC approval on the Barclays Capital International Corporate Bond ETF (IBND), which could become the first U.S.-listed ETF to track the performance of the investment-grade corporate sector of the global bond market.

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Is Your Biotech ETF A Leader Or Laggard?

March 8, 2010

As the array of ETF product offerings has expanded in recent years, the biotech space has seen significant activity. Currently, there are five biotech ETFs that have accumulated nearly $3.5 billion in aggregate assets. Each of these funds focuses on stocks in the biotechnology industry, and in many cases there is significant overlap between the [...]

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Three ETFs To Watch This Week: EWI, BNZ, FXF

March 8, 2010

ETFs started March on a high note as major indexes gained over 1% for the week. This surge came after a jobs report indicated the unemployment rate held steady at 9.6%, beating a projected increase to 9.7%. Industrials and technology stocks were some of the best performers, as 1,000 jobs were added to the American [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: VGK, VNQ Surge

March 5, 2010

The tech-heavy Nasdaq hit its highest close in 18 months on Friday, as stocks were buoyed by a jobs report that kept unemployment flat at 9.6%. Thanks to the jobs report and renewed confidence in an economic recovery, the price of oil soared, finishing near $81.50 a barrel, within striking distance of its 2010 high. [...]

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This Week In ETFs: March 5th Edition

March 5, 2010

ETFs started March on a high note, as major indexes gained over 1% for the week. This increase came after a job market report saw the unemployment rate hold steady, slightly exceeding expectations. Industrials and technology stocks were some of the best performers as 1,000 jobs were added to the American manufacturing industry and Apple [...]

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Who Else Wants A Better S&P 500 ETF?

March 5, 2010

As the popularity of ETFs has surged in recent years, so too has the number of funds available to investors. With well more than 900 exchange-traded products listed on U.S. exchanges, some have speculated that the ETF industry has “gone into absolute overdrive”, and that the wave of new product launches that continues to wash [...]

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