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ProShares, a leading provider of inverse and leveraged ETFs, has filed for approval on seven addition ETFs, including four “ultra” international ETFs and three products focusing on a popular regional bank index. The international ETFs complement four existing 200% inverse products, and include: [click to continue…]

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Checking In On The DENT ETF

by on November 11, 2009

Earlier this year, best-selling author Harry Dent , Jr. ventured into the ETF industry, launching the Dent Tactical ETF (DENT) in a move that further blurred the lines between active and passive management. DENT is actively managed by a team of analysts using primarily economic and demographic analysis to determine the overall trend of U.S. and global economies and how consumer spending patterns may change based on this analysis. DENT has been trading for only about two months, but a look at the fund’s performance over that period and its current holdings reveals some interesting trends. [click to continue…]

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Asia Pacific ETFs Surge On IMF Upgrade

by on October 30, 2009

Asia Pacific ETFs posted big gains on Thursday following the release of updated growth projections from the International Monetary Fund that included upward revisions for the region for both this year and next. The region as a whole – including Japan, Australia, and New Zealand – is expected to grow by 2.8% for 2009 and [...]

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Fun And Games With ETFs

by on October 27, 2009

Over the last few years, ETFs have seen a tremendous surge in use and popularity among all breeds of investors for a number of reasons. Some are attracted to the low costs. Others value the tax efficiency and liquidity. I love ETFs (in part) because they facilitate a “top-down” approach to investing. Picking individual stocks [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: JJC, DBB Surge, VXX Continues Slide

by on October 8, 2009

U.S. stock markets continued their rally on Thursday, as better-than-expected retail sales and strong earnings from Dow component Alcoa lifted most equity benchmarks. But the biggest winners for the session were metals ETNs. The iPath Dow Jones-UBS Copper Total Return Sub-IndexSM ETN (JJC) jumped more than 3.5% as a struggling U.S. dollar and upbeat economic [...]

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Malaysia ETF Offers Exposure To Forgotten Emerging Market

by on July 17, 2009

Throughout the first half of 2009, emerging market ETFs have been a hot discussion topic and investment option, with much of the attention focused on stellar returns to BRIC funds and the boom in the Chinese real estate market. While that attention is much deserved, these behemoths have overshadowed an investment jewel in Southeast Asia [...]

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