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Van Eck Files For Saudi Arabia ETFs

Stoyan Bojinov — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:00:17 +0000

Investors on Wall Street have endured a grueling week as political turbulence in the overseas currency bloc paved the way for volatile trading and rampant profit taking. On the product development front, ArrowShares made its entrance into the ETF industry with the launch of the Dow Jones Global Yield ETF (GYLD). Van Eck beefed up its fixed income product lineup with the launch of the Market Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM), while also drafting plans to roll out a pair of Saudi Arabia ETFs [see How To Pick The Right ETF Every Time]. New York-based veteran Van Eck has filed with the SEC for two Saudi Arabia ETFs, making this a first-to-market proposal: Market Vectors Saudi Arabia ETF: This ETF seeks to replicate the price and yield performance of the Market Vectors Saudi Arabia Index. The underlying index is comprised of companies that are domiciled and publicly traded in the country, or [...]

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Never Judge An ETF By Its Cover

Michael Johnston — Tue, 31 May 2011 11:00:27 +0000

As hundreds of billions of dollars have flowed into exchange-traded products in recent years, international equity ETFs have been a particularly popular destination. As investors have shed their “home country bias” and recognized the importance of meaningful international equity allocations, the low costs and instant diversification offered by the exchange-traded structure have understandably served as major selling points. And given the often significant volatility in some international markets, the ability to execute trades intraday also stands out as an important quality for investors [see Five Free ETF Tools]. There are dozens of country-specific ETFs, offering pure play exposure to markets that are home to some of the world’s biggest and most important economies (23 China ETFs according to the ETF screener) down to the relatively small and lesser-known (such as Egypt and Vietnam). In addition to the numerous funds focusing on specific countries, there are also several products designed to [...]

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Middle East ETFs Under Pressure As Protests Intensify

Michael Johnston — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:00:31 +0000

Investors have become familiar with the term “contagion” in recent years, but most are accustomed to hearing the phenomenon discussed in relation to sovereign debt defaults in Europe or across U.S. municipalities. But in recent days the Middle East has seen a wave of revolutionary protests and rallies spread across the region, as what began as calls for democratic overhauls in Cairo has quickly spread to a handful of other countries. U.S. markets were closed on Monday for the President’s Day holiday, with investors focusing on overseas developments anyways. Yemen’s president shot down calls for his resignation that have intensified during ten days of demonstrations throughout the country. “Why do they want to return to chaos?” said Ali Abdullah Saleh, who also offered to sit down to discussions with protestors inspired by movements that forced out leaders in Egypt and Tunisia [see also Examining International Dividend ETFs]. In Bahrain, an [...]

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ETFs To Watch As Egyptian Drama Plays Out

Michael Johnston — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 12:00:14 +0000

Egypt has become the center of the news world over the last week, as a series of violent protests and intensifying calls for a regime change have left the future of one of Africa’s most populous countries in doubt. Though violence has been limited to a relatively small number of incidents, protesters have continued to take to the streets to decry what they perceive to be years of economic mismanagement under what amounts to a dictatorship. The U.S. and other countries have begun to call for their citizens to leave the country, while toeing a delicate line in terms of involvement in the conflict. Egypt is a relatively small economy, with a GDP of just about $200 billion. But the economic impact of the ongoing protests and uncertainty goes far beyond Egyptian borders, affecting broader financial markets in recent days. “The turmoil in Egypt is reverberating around the world, battering [...]

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ETF Bargain Hunting: Low P/E Ratio ETFs

Michael Johnston — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:48:36 +0000

When domestic and international equity markets tumbled in the first three months of this year, bargain hunters were overwhelmed with possibilities. As price-to-earnings ratios plunged into the single digits, those who follow the Buffett mantra “be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful” were presented with one of the best buying opportunities in recent memory. But since March, equity markets have staged impressive recoveries, making good values hard to come by. In fact, many well-respected investors with sound track records believe U.S. markets have become significantly overvalued, with only a matter of time before a downward correction erases some of the gains posted over the last six months. Last month Jeremy Grantham estimated that the stock market is 25% overvalued, making two dismal predictions for the first half of 2010. “First, the disappointing economic and financial data that will begin to show the intractably long-term nature [...]

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Israel’s Promotion Spurs Shakeup For ETFs

Michael Johnston — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:53:26 +0000

Index compiler MSCI Barra announced earlier this week that Israel will be reclassified from Emerging market status to Developed market status, forcing some of the largest ETFs on the market to do some rebalancing in the coming months. Israel will be removed from the MSCI Emerging Markets Index and the MSCI EMEMEA Index, which includes emerging markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The MSCI Israel Index will now be included in the MSCI World Index, where it is expected to rank 18th out of the 24 developed market member countries, ahead of Portugal and Ireland. Making The Grade MSCI regularly reviews and classifies 75 of the worlds largest markets into one of three categories: (1) Developed, (2) Emerging, and (3) Frontier. MSCI evaluates all covered markets on 18 measures in four market accessibility criteria, including: Openness to foreign ownership Ease of capital inflows / outflows Efficiency of the operational [...]

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