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Global X Files For Oil Equities ETF

Eric Dutram — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:00:05 +0000

Global X, the New York-based ETF issuer that already offers sector-specific China and Brazil funds and a number of ETFs focused on commodity-intensive equities, continued to expand its pipeline; the firm recently made an SEC filing laying the groundwork for an oil equities ETF. Although details from the filing were scarce, there were a few revelations: The fund will track the Solactive Global Oil Equities Index, a global benchmark tracking firms engaged in the production and refinement of crude oil around the world. This index is free float adjusted, liquidity tested and market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of oil companies globally that are highly correlated with the price of oil, as defined by Structured Solutions AG. Currently, the index has 25 component securities. The proposed fund would enter into an already crowded corner of the ETF market; currently, there are over 40 ETFs in the [...]

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More Ideas For “Contango-Free” Commodity Access

Michael Johnston — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:00:10 +0000

With the finish line in sight, 2010 has been a generally solid year for commodities as an asset class; strong demand from emerging markets, a shaky dollar, fears about inflation, and a number of supply issues have conspired to send prices of everything from corn to gold to sugar skyward [see Top Five Commodity ETFs Of 2010]. Despite the impressive performance from a number of different commodities, inflows into commodity ETFs have been light in 2010. After more than $30 billion flowed into commodity ETPs in 2009, inflows through the first ten months totaled only about $10 billion–almost all of which was attributable to physically-backed gold products. Part of the explanation for the relatively slow weak inflows may be related to frustrations with the performance of certain futures-based products. The underlying holdings of most commodity ETFs are not the actual commodity, but rather futures contracts written on the specified resource [...]

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State Street Launches Global Natural Resources ETF (GNR)

Eric Dutram — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 13:41:45 +0000

As world population levels have surged along with developing economies, an increased focus as been put on natural resource development and production in order to increase the average standard of living for the world’s nearly 7 billion people. This rapid increase–along with a variety of natural disasters, such as the devastating wheat crisis in Russia earlier this summer–has put a premium on the world’s natural resources and the companies that harvest or develop them. Following this trend, a number of ETF providers have stepped in to give investors access to this increasingly important sector. The newest foray into this market segment came earlier today when State Street, the Boston based ETF giant best known for its S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) and gold ETF (GLD), launched the newest addition to its product lineup, the Global Natural Resources ETF (GNR). The new fund will track the S&P Global Natural Resources Index, which [...]

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Jefferies ETFs: New Options For Commodity Exposure

Eric Dutram — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:53:13 +0000

Last week, Jefferies Asset Management unveiled two new exchange-traded funds targeting equities of global commodity producers. The two funds, which track subsets of the Thomson Reuters/ Jefferies CRB In-The-Ground Global Commodity Index tracked by CRBQ, invest in companies across the globe that are involved in the extraction and production of commodities. CRBI seeks to track the Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB In-The-Ground Global Industrial Metals Equity Index, which focuses on companies that produce industrial metals such as aluminum and steel. Meanwhile CRBA tracks Thomson Reuters/Jefferies CRB In-The-Ground Global Agriculture Equity Index which follows companies that produce seeds, fertilizers and companies that assist in agricultural production. Both funds have ALPS as their investment adviser, hold about 35 individual equities, and have an expense ratio of 0.65%. CRBA is much more weighted towards North American firms, with all three of the top holdings coming from either the United States or Canada, including Archer Daniels [...]

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This Week in ETFs: October 30th Edition

Eric Dutram — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:23:25 +0000

It’s been an interesting week in the world of ETFs: U.S. equity markets ended the week on a sour note with most benchmarks down about 2%. Here are the ETF Database staff picks of the week’s most important and interesting stories from around the Web: Equity-Based Commodities: Better Than Futures? at Index Universe: This article discusses how equity ETFs that invest in companies operating in the commodities industry have performed much better than some exchange-traded commodity products. The author motes that “the futures-based S&P GSCI Commodity Index, for instance, delivered a spot return through September of 33 percent. But once you account for contango, the spot return is just 4.7 percent.” It also highlights two of the more popular funds in the segment, HAP and CRBQ, and discusses the main differences between the two ETFs. A must read for anyone interested in commodity investing and considering the use of ETFs [...]

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September 2009 ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, and Closures

Andy H — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:00:40 +0000

September was one of the most active months in the ETF industry in recent memory. We saw a wave of new fund launches from industry leaders and smaller players alike, along with perhaps the first of many commodity fund closures. September saw the introduction of another actively-managed ETF, proposals on several more innovative funds, and expanding product lines from many of the industry’s newest entrants. New Fund Launches A total of 12 new ETFs were launched in September, ranging from plain vanilla iShares ETFs to a physically-backed Swiss Gold ETF from ETF Securities to an actively-managed fund run by best-selling author and well-known investor Harry Dent. ETFs added to our ETF Screener this month include: ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares (SGOL): This ETF has already proven itself to be a viable competitor to GLD, accumulating $100 million in assets in its first month of trading. Three new funds from Pimco, [...]

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