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Three Years Later: Best Performing ETFs Since Markets Bottomed Out

Michael Johnston — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:00:28 +0000

For many investors, March 9, 2009 was a major turning point; on that day the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below 6,550, capping a disastrous stretch that had erased billions of dollars from portfolios around the world. Fortunately, that proved to be the low point of the recent recession; the next day markets rallied, and continued to move generally higher throughout the end of the year. So it should be no surprise that most ETFs offering exposure to risky asset classes now boast impressive three year return figures; most are well into positive territory, and many have more than doubled over the past 36 months or so. What is perhaps surprising is the list of the best performers in the three years following the depths of the recession; some of the ETFs that have delivered the most impressive returns over this period are not household names, and cover asset classes [...]

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Beyond XLY: Considering Consumer Discretionary ETFs

Michael Johnston — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:16 +0000

Though the year is still very young, 2012 has gotten off to a promising start for investors. Major stock indexes have generally climbed higher throughout the first few weeks thanks to a number of encouraging data releases and reduced anxiety over the potential fallout from the European debt crisis [see also Early ETF Stars of 2012]. The second half of last year saw a flight among investors to safer securities, including utilities and dividend stocks. But as expected volatility continues to drop and momentum continues to build, many are likely looking for opportunities to dial up exposure to risky assets that generally experience greater volatility on the upside as well. The consumer discretionary sector tends to be a high beta segment of the market that performs rather well when markets are showing strength. That connection is rather obvious; when consumer confidence–and spending–are on the rise, companies that provide entertainment, travel [...]

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ETFdb Category Kings: Best Performers From First Half Of 2011

Michael Johnston — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 14:00:40 +0000

The first half of 2011 is officially in the books, and many investors find their portfolios in approximately the same place as they were to start the year (though a furious rally in the final week of the quarter gave a nice boost at an opportune moment). Most major equity indexes are up slightly on the year, while fixed income benchmarks have similarly hovered around breakeven. Beyond these broad generalizations, there are some significant performance discrepancies among exchange-traded products that may seem to offer up similar risk/return profiles. The following tables highlight the top performers from every ETFdb Category during the first six months of the year, shedding some light on the asset classes that have struggled and thrived so far in 2011–and reinforcing that the seemingly minor distinctions between ETPs can lead to big differences in performance [for monthly updates on the best performers, sign up for the free [...]

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ETF Insider: Looking Overseas For Opportunities

Stoyan Bojinov — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:00:52 +0000

After a sixth consecutive week of losses, investors will be looking for some indication that the steady losses have been a bit of overkill and that a bounce back is warranted in coming sessions. Equity markets have tumbled past key technical and psychological levels in recent weeks, and anxiety is once again running high both in the U.S. and overseas. Amidst this string of sell-offs, many of our technicals-based actionable ETF ideas have performed quite well (including a 1.5% jump in JJS last week). With a week full of important data releases ahead, we’re back with three more technical trade ideas featuring a time horizon suited for medium to longer term swing traders given their longer technical analysis perspective and lighter trading volumes during summer days. Weekly Outlook The coming week will keep investors busy as inflation data from major economies is ahead, while the domestic front will be fairly [...]

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Retail ETFs Slaughtered By Weak Data

Eric Dutram — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:34:56 +0000

With equity markets surging in July, many investors had hoped that the U.S. was finally pulling itself out of its nearly two year economic malaise. Private job hiring numbers in ADP’s report were solid, and concerns over the European debt situation seemed to be moderating as investors focus their attention elsewhere. Despite these initial positives, August has already proved to be a rough month for the consumer discretionary sector, with retail firms being among the hardest hit after bearish data to close out the past week. Besides the Christmas holiday season, one of the most important times for retailers is the back to school period from late July to early September. Unfortunately for retailers, this crucial season got off to an extremely slow start with same store sales growth of just 2.8%, missing estimates of roughly 3% to 4% growth. “I believe we hit a soft spot,” said Jack Kleinhenz, [...]

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Starbucks Earnings: Good News For “Restaurant ETF”

Michael Johnston — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:00:30 +0000

Starbucks’ announcement after the close Tuesday that it walloped the Street’s earnings expectations for its fiscal third quarter (as well as strong fourth quarter and fiscal 2010 earnings guidance) sent its stock higher, as shares of SBUX jumped nearly 10% in after hours trading. But the earnings report isn’t good news for just Starbucks: it might be an indication that the country’s restaurant business, which was stung particularly hard during the recent recession as consumers slashed discretionary spending, is poised to continue its strong rebound. As economic struggles have mounted over the past two years, consumers and businesses alike have gone to extraordinary lengths to trim some of the fat from their budgets. For corporations, this meant cutting back on advertising, employee benefits, and expensive perks for executives and rank-and-file employees. For consumers, it meant a big dropoff in the purchase of “big ticket” items such as automobiles, new homes, jewelry, [...]

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