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The Ultimate Guide To Resource-Specific “Third Generation” Commodity ETPs

Aaron Levitt — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:00:35 +0000

For retail investors, ETFs have leveled the playing field and opened all sorts of alternative asset classes and strategies to the mainstream. One asset class that has surged in popularity has been commodity and natural resource investing. As such, the number of ETFs in this area has exploded and now represents one of the largest fund categories around. Currently, there are over 110 different funds that track futures and hard asset prices [see Free Report: How To Pick The Right ETF Every Time]. However, early products in the space, like the United States Natural Gas , suffer from a potentially big problem in the concept of contango. Contango can lead to underperformance and even losses in an ETF. By definition, contango occurs when near month future contracts are cheaper than those expiring further into the future. ETFs based only on current prices–meaning they own the future contract for the current month–lose money [...]

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3 Charts That Prove ETFs Are Here To Stay

Aaron Levitt — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:00:53 +0000

Twenty years ago when State Street introduced its broad stock market tracker, the SPDR S&P 500 , many investment advisors and market professionals viewed it as a fad. When the fund was launched, the SPDR only had $6.5 million in assets; today, it has become a $123 billion juggernaut and represents about 6.4% of all ETF assets worldwide [see S&P 500 Visual History]. The simple experiment of an “index fund that behaves like a stock” has completely revolutionized investing and, today, over $2 trillion in assets sit in ETF funds covering every nook and cranny of the investable market. Much of that asset gain has come at the expense of underperforming, traditional open-ended mutual funds. For investors, ETFs are certainly here to stay and will continue to grow versus their mutual fund counterparts. Here are three charts that show why you’ll continue to invest in ETFs far into the future. [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: Stocks Sputter On Spain Stress Test

Daniela Pylypczak — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:43:56 +0000

Uncertainty clouded Wall Street once again today, as concerns over Spain and lackluster reports on U.S. wage gains and manufacturing had markets sputtering to the finish. As has been the trend in recent weeks, all eyes remained on Spain today after speculations over whether or not Moody’s Investors Service will downgrade the Spanish government debt to “junk” status. Weighing heavily on Spain’s potential downgrade was today’s stress test for Spain’s banks, which showed that the financial system’s capital shortfall is roughly 60 billion euros in a stressed scenario. Meanwhile, Chicago-area business activity came in significantly lower than expected, posting its first contraction in three years [see Free Report: Seven Simple & Cheap All-ETF Model Portfolios]. Global Market Overview: Stocks Sputter On Spain Stress Test All three U.S. stock indexes slipped into negative territory, extending losses from yesterday. Tech-heavy Nasdaq (QQQ) came in at the bottom of the barrel, shedding 2.0% during the session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: Bulls Back Away From Resistance

Daniela Pylypczak — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:14:32 +0000

Investors took matters into their own hands today, attempting to manufacture some notion of activity in the markets. Bullish momentum briefly took the S&P 500 to its highest level in four years during early trading hours. But the continuing summer slump and rather anemic trading volumes seen in the last few weeks brought out profit-hungry investors, who quickly sold off the market to lock in gains. Many investors have expressed their belief that markets are overbought right now, and that any menial gains have been largely fueled by speculations about central bankers across the globe, swooping in with an elusive safety net to pick up the global economic slack. Day traders will likely continue to look for any major developments from the Euro Zone or the U.S. before jumping back full force into the markets [see also 5 Important ETF Lessons In Pictures]. Global Market Overview: Bulls Back Away From Resistance After a brief stealth rally [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: CORN Soaring, Markets Still Boring

Daniela Pylypczak — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:04:13 +0000

After a strong three-day winning streak, investors seemingly took a breather today as markets struggled to find a definitive direction. U.S. equities zigzagged in a narrow range, dipping periodically in and out of red territory. Perhaps an appropriate analogy for today would be comparing the price action on Wall Street to the world’s most boring roller coaster ride. And as the drama of the global economic slowdown continues to unfold, investors are willing to stay on this dismal ride, waiting for central bankers across the globe to kick it into high gear. Since August is known to be a generally slow months for the markets, it will be interesting to see who will come out victorious from this global waiting game. Time to start placing bets, will it be team Draghi or Bernanke? [see Announcing The ETF Analyzer: Even More Data At Your Fingertips]. Global Market Overview: CORN Soaring, Markets Still Boring U.S. equities [...]

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4 ETFs On Fire From The Heat Wave

Daniela Pylypczak — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:00:38 +0000

The heat wave that has been sweeping much of the country in recent weeks finally broke over the weekend, providing a minor measure of relief after a prolonged stretch of record temperatures. The unseasonably warm weather has already contributed directly to dozens of deaths and injuries, as well as general discomfort for millions of Americans. But the recent heat wave has been a welcome development for a number of commodities, as the soaring temperatures gave meaningful boosts to a number of natural resource prices. While stocks and bonds generally receive minimal impact from weather conditions, commodities can be a different story. And as the ETFs below indicate, anticipating extreme conditions can be one way to generate some compelling investment ideas [for more ETF insights, sign up for the free ETFdb newsletter]. 1. ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas (BOIL) Ticker 4-Week Gain BOIL 35% CORN 30% SOYB 12% GWO 9% Natural gas [...]

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Teucrium Debuts New Agriculture ETF (TAGS)

Michael Johnston — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:00:01 +0000

Teucrium, the Vermont-based firm behind a growing lineup of exchange-traded commodity products, announced today the launch of a new fund targeting agricultural resources. The Teucrium Agriculture Fund (TAGS) will offer equal exposure to the “big 4″ of the agriculture commodity space: sugar, corn, wheat, and soybeans [see also Special Report: In Search Of The Best Commodity ETP]. TAGS will be structured as a fund-of-funds, as the underlying holdings of the product will be shares of existing single-commodity ETPs that the issuer has already debuted. Specifically, TAGS will consist of equal allocations to CANE, CORN, WEAT, and SOYB. Agriculture ETFs In Focus TAGS is the 28th product in the Agricultural Commodities ETFdb Category, and the seventh to offer exposure to a broad basket of agricultural commodity futures. The Teucrium product will be differentiated from the competing offerings in a couple of primary ways. First, the underlying products take a unique approach [...]

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ETF Insider: Wall Street Welcomes New Highs

Daniela Pylypczak — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:00:50 +0000

Equity markets ended the week in positive territory although price action was rather uneventful considering news of the Greek bailout along with several encouraging data releases on the home front. Despite positive developments in the Euro zone, gold prices jumped ahead of stocks in terms of weekly performance, showcasing that investors are not entirely convinced that the proposed bailout will fully remedy the debt situation overseas. Wall Street ended the week on a high note after consumer sentiment came in better-than-expected, helping to boost investors’ confidence on the final trading day of the week. Actionable ETF Trade Ideas Last Week’s Actionable ETF Ideas Ticker Position Performance CORN Long -0.6% KOL Long -0.2% FXB Short -0.6% Our picks from Monday’s Insider posted a lackluster performance this past week as our trade recommendations drifted sideways, failing to build up the momentum that we had anticipated. Below, we highlight how our trade ideas [...]

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ETF Insider: Progress In Greece Will Tip Markets

Stoyan Bojinov — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:44:07 +0000

Markets broadly climbed higher last week amidst ongoing uncertainty stemming from the Euro zone, although this week should offer investors more concrete insights on just how the Greek bailout negotiations are moving along. Wall Street is taking the day off today in observance of Presidents Day. With no major economic data releases due out this week on the home front, investors are sure to keep their eyes and ears fixed on developments in the currency bloc overseas. Weekly Outlook The coming week will be fairly light on central bank meetings, although several important housing market data releases will steal the spotlight on the home front. Below, we highlight ETFs that may see an increase in trading activity as relevant market data is released and evaluated by investors: iShares MSCI New Zealand Investable Market Index Fund (ENZL): This ETF could gap on Tuesday morning following the release of the latest Reserve Bank of New Zealand [...]

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Ten Unexpected Observations On YTD ETF Returns

Michael Johnston — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:00:16 +0000

With the finish line in sight, it’s fairly safe to say that 2011 will be remembered by most investors as a wild, back-and-forth year that brought plenty of both hope and despair. A hot start raised optimism of a continued recovery after a generally impressive 2011, but the summer months were anything but relaxing; major indexes suffered some of the worst losses since the recent recession. In examining the year-to-date performances for the 1,000+ ETPs that have been around since the beginning of the year, there are a number of interesting figures that jump out, including both pleasant surprises and bitter disappointments–and some that are just plain confusing [the complete, sortable, document is available in ETF Edge--sign up for a free 7-day trial to get full access]. 10. Commodities Holding Up This year has been a tumultuous period for risky assets, especially over the last several months. So I was [...]

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