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AdvisorShares Rolls Out Global Opportunities ETF (ACCU)

Michael Johnston — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:33:22 +0000

AdvisorShares added to its rapidly-growing lineup of active ETFs today with the debut of the Accuvest Global Opportunities ETF (ACCU), which utilizes country-specific ETFs with the goal of generating excess returns relative to benchmarks such as the MSCI All Country World Index. Accuvest, the portfolio manager of the new ETF, utilizes a proprietary country ranking model that considers nearly 40 different factors to rank countries from least attractive to most attractive. The new ETF will consist of the five or six country ETFs representing the most attractive markets on a monthly basis [see also Global Titans ETFdb Portfolio]. ACCU is the first ETF to implement that type of “country rotation” strategy. “In an environment where disciplined investors and advisors are searching extensively for alpha, we believe the turmoil in global markets is providing opportunity at a country level,” said David Garff, CIMA, co-Portfolio Manager of ACU. “Our benchmark agnostic approach of using the [...]

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AdvisorShares Rolls Out SectorSAM ETF (SSAM)

Michael Johnston — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:35:15 +0000

AdvisorShares, one of the largest issuers of actively-managed ETFs, has forged a partnership to bring an active sector rotation ETF to market. The new Rockledge SectorSAM ETF (SSAM), which began trading Thursday, will seek to generate stable and consistent returns in all market conditions, developing a dollar neutral portfolio comprised of sector ETFs. The new ETF will utilize the Sector Scoring and Allocation Methodology (“SSAM”), a technique based on a proprietary quantitative analysis model that forecasts the projected returns to various sectors of the U.S. economy. The ETF will establish long positions in sector ETFs that are expected to outperform the S&P 500 and short positions in those that are expected to underperform that benchmark. The result is a dollar neutral portfolio that will effectively capture the delta between the long and short positions–meaning that SSAM has the potential to deliver positive returns regardless of whether the S&P 500 is rallying [...]

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ETFs To Play AAA Europe

Michael Johnston — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:00:49 +0000

As most investors are painfully aware at this point, Europe is not in the best of fiscal shape at present. The continent is in the midst of a prolonged debt crisis that is now threatening the continued existence of the euro, and has transformed the region into a form of portfolio Kryptonite; most investors won’t go anywhere near it. Much of the attention has focused on the handful of countries that maintain massive debt burdens that continue to grow, such as Ireland, Spain, and Italy. As the likelihood that these countries will be able to repay their debts deteriorates, their stocks markets have been beaten down as international investors have fled to calmer markets [see Euro Free Europe ETFdb Portfolio]. And unfortunately, the debt crisis is hardly an isolated incident; a number of European economies, including several fairly large components, are struggling mightily to stay afloat. Many European markets have [...]

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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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Ten ETFs No One Is Thankful For

Stoyan Bojinov — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:00:28 +0000

The ETF industry has grown by leaps and bounds over the last five years and innovation across products has brought forth a multitude of previously inaccessible investment strategies to mainstream investors. Aside from the vast expansion in the exchange-traded product universe, the last five years have been nothing short of a roller coaster ride. Global financial markets witnessed an unprecedented economic downturn after the collapse of the U.S. housing market, only to stage a truly remarkable recovery in the years following. There are now more than 1,350 ETPs available on the market, most of which are relatively new introductions to investors. Those with longer track records have endured some severe losses in recent years, putting a significant dent in many portfolios; of the 330 or so available prior to November 2006, close to half have delivered negative returns. Amidst the chaos in the markets in recent years, some exchange-traded products [...]

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What’s Crushing The Austria ETF (EWO)?

Eric Dutram — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:45:35 +0000

Given the broad weakness in the euro zone throughout 2011 and the ever-present fears of default in a number of nations, most investors shouldn’t be surprised to read that all of the ETFs in the European Equities ETFdb Category are down in year-to-date terms. In fact, at time of writing, only the iShares MSCI UK Index Fund (EWU) was down less than 10% on the year while most funds were off by more than twenty percent. Thanks to the heavy focus on the PIIGS economies, one would expect to see national ETFs such as those tracking Spain and Italy, would be vying for the title of worst performer so far this year, but this has not been the case. While the Italian ETF, EWI, is close to the worst performer, it still has proven to be no match for one of the country’s neighbors to the north and their ETF; [...]

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Three More ETF Ideas For The Third Quarter

Eric Dutram — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:50:32 +0000

As the second quarter mercifully draws to a close, many investors are left scratching their heads and wondering just where the world economy will go from here. Just a few short weeks ago, investors were upbeat and many thought that the groundwork had been laid for a second half surge. However, recent events have called this theory into question, as markets around the world limped to the second quarter finish line. Hit particularly hard have been European economies, which have been rocked by a sovereign debt crisis that threatens to send the region into a double dip recession. Going forward, markets could turn either way, as conflicting data reports and diverging economic outlooks looks to tug asset values in both directions. Unemployment remains dangerously high, as job creation is virtually non-existent even though governments around the world have thrown hundreds of billions of dollars at the problem. But oil prices [...]

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Contrarian Play: Austria ETF (EWO) Unfairly Hit By Hungarian Crisis

Eric Dutram — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:02:41 +0000

Late last week, news out of the central European nation of Hungary riled markets when the recently-elected prime minister announced that country could very well default and that the economy was in much worse share than the previous administration had conveyed. Noting that Hungary had a “slim chance” to avoid a “Greek situation,” prime minister Viktor Orban caused anxiety among investors around the world to spike. This news, along with a weak jobs report here in the U.S., sent shares plunging, with major benchmarks slipping by close to 3% on the day. One of the ETFs most impacted by this development has been the iShares MSCI Austria Index Fund (EWO), which has sunk by almost 9% over the last week and is now down close to 30% over the past four months (see Austria ETF Sinks On Fears In Neighboring Hungary). As one of the closest economies to Hungary geographically, [...]

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Austria ETF (EWO) Sinks On Fears In Neighboring Hungary

Eric Dutram — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:51:46 +0000

Discussions over the next domino to fall in Europe’s sovereign debt crisis have been happening for months now, with much of the speculation focusing on Spain, Italy, Ireland, and Portugal. Whoever had Hungary in the office pool may be about to cash in big. Earlier today, a government spokesman in the central European nation warned that the economy had been left in a “grave situation” by the previous administration and that talk of a default “isn’t an exaggeration.” This news came as a bit of a shock, considering that Hungary received a bailout during the credit crisis and that the previous government had predicted a a budget deficit equal to 3.8% of GDP for the year. Even the current administration’s projection at 7.8% seemed relatively tame. While this new figure is more than double previous estimates, it is still very manageable by most estimates and total debt levels are on [...]

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Three ETFs To Watch This Week: GDX, TAN, EWO

Eric Dutram — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:00:35 +0000

Equity markets kept winning streaks going last week, as the S&P 500 jumped more than 2% on positive earnings reports and better-than-expected sales on new homes. Rising oil prices–crude inched higher to finish the week above the $85–gave the energy sector a boost. With even more earnings reports ahead, U.S. markets figure to be active again in the coming days. In Europe, clouds are beginning to disappear–both figuratively and literally. The ash from the Icelandic volcano appears to be subsiding while the uncertainty in Greece appears to be nearing an end after the country said it would tap a rescue program from the other euro zone members as well as an aid package from the IMF. Below, we profile three ETFs in particular that could see an active week: Market Vectors TR Gold Miners (GDX) Why GDX Could Be On The Move: Before the market opens on Wednesday, the largest [...]

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