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ETF Insider: Beware Of Lingering Euro Fears

Stoyan Bojinov — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:17:46 +0000

Equity markets hit the ground running last week as investors came back from the holiday weekend with a fairly optimistic outlook for 2012. U.S. stocks started off the year with a solid rally as investors’ confidence was bolstered by multiple better-than-expected economic data reports; consistent improvements in the housing market coupled with a downtick in the unemployment rate were enough to reignite bullish momentum on Wall Street. Gold inched higher last week, climbing back over $1,600 an ounce, although the precious metal continues to face headwinds given the looming uncertainty stemming from the Euro zone. Weekly Outlook The coming week will be fairly busy with activity and economic data releases both at home and on the international front. Below, we highlight ETFs that may see an increase in trading activity as relevant market data is released and evaluated by investors: Van Eck Market-Vectors Chinese Renminbi/USD ETN (CNY): China’s consumer price [...]

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Introducing The New & Improved ETFdb.com

Michael Johnston — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:00:39 +0000

ETFdb.com, the independent and authoritative database of exchange-traded products, is excited to announce the introduction of an expanded and improved suite of resources that offers tools for segmenting and analyzing more than 1,300 U.S.-listed ETFs and ETNs. The combination of these new tools with the robust ETF categorization system maintained by ETFdb gives investors a powerful, free resource for comparing exchange-traded products on dozens of different metrics, including expenses, historical returns, and yields. The enhancements to ETFdb.com are visible on the ETFdb Category pages, which now include six tabs full of information of groups of ETFs that maintain similar risk and return profiles. For example, the China Equities ETFdb Category page now allows investors to quickly and easily compare the 13 ETFs offering exposure to the Chinese economy. This page, like all ETFdb Category pages, includes six tabs that provide dozens of data points for each fund: Overview: This tab [...]

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ETF Research Report Now Available: China ETFs In Focus

Michael Johnston — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:00:03 +0000

Over the past few years it has become increasingly clear that China is now the most important economy in the world. Though second to the U.S. in total size, China accounts directly for a significant portion of global GDP growth and has contributed indirectly to expansion in developed and emerging markets around the globe–particularly resource rich countries that have stepped up to fuel ongoing urbanization and aggressive infrastructure expansions and improvements. As interest in China’s equity markets has surged in recent years, it shouldn’t be surprising that investors have embraced ETFs as an efficient means of accessing this promising economy. There are currently nearly two dozen ETFs offering exposure to China, including both broad-based and sector-specific offerings. Moreover, investors seeking leveraged exposure or access to the Chinese currency have additional choices from the ETF lineup. Each of the China ETFs puts a unique spin on exposure to the Asian powerhouse, [...]

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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 Screener Upgrade: Filter Commission Free ETFs

Michael Johnston — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:50:45 +0000

The latest upgrade to the free ETF screener allows investors to filter through the universe of nearly 1,300 exchange-traded products to identify securities that can be traded commission free in various brokerage accounts. The new functionality allows investors to focus on ETFs eligible for commission free trading on a specific platform, or to see a broader list of all funds that can be traded without incurring commissions. In an effort to appeal to cost conscious investors, a number of firms have begun offering commission free trading on popular ETFs. Schwab began the trend in late 2009 when the company launched its lineup of ETFs. Vanguard followed suite shortly thereafter, making all of its ETFs eligible for commission free trading within Vanguard accounts. Through a partnership with Fidelity, 30 iShares ETFs can be traded commission free, while the entire Global X and FactorShares lineups can be traded commission free on Interactive [...]

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Definitive Guide To China ETFs

Jared Cummans — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:30:20 +0000

The impact of the recent global economic slowdown was first felt by consumers around the world who were forced to cut back on purchases in order to endure the recession. While some consumer segments such as the wealthy, have begun to spend again, the events of the last two years have also had a profound, and perhaps lasting, impact on the business of investing and the methodologies that guide the portfolio construction process. As the growth gap between the world’s advanced and developing economies widens, many U.S. investors have tossed aside the conventional wisdom that called for making a significant allocation to domestic equities in favor of a more global approach. Historically, many investors have maintained only minimal exposure to emerging markets equities, citing the significant risk factors as justification for the minimum weightings. But in the current environment, many have pointed out that it is the developed economies of [...]

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Five Essential Tips For Analyzing ETFs

Michael Johnston — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:00:58 +0000

Recent years have seen tremendous growth in the ETF industry, bringing the total number of exchange-traded products (including ETNs, HOLDRS, and other ETF cousins) to nearly 1,000. This rapid expansion has given investors more options than ever before, expanding the universe of investable assets to include nearly every geographic region, asset class, and investment strategy imaginable. But this growth has also complicated matters for some investors. Anyone looking to make a play on the biotech sector has at least five options to choose from. There are 30 ETFs in the Large Cap Blend ETFdb Category and 17 in the China Equities bucket. Sometimes picking the best ETF from an already-shortened list can be a daunting task if you don’t know where to look. Below are five important statistics and descriptive metrics to consider before purchasing an ETF: 1. Expense Ratio Why It’s Important: ETFs have gained so much ground on [...]

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Low Cost ETFs: Complete List Of The Cheapest Exchange-Traded Funds

Michael Johnston — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:15:04 +0000

The reasons for the rise of the ETF industry are numerous: intraday liquidity, (potentially) superior tax efficiency, and enhanced transparency relative to traditional actively-managed mutual funds have all contributed to the billions of dollars of inflows that these funds have seen in recent years. But the real attraction for most ETF investors is the reduced expenses these products offer, often only a fraction of the fees charged by mutual funds. But between ETFs, expense ratios can vary significantly, ranging from 0.08% (for several Schwab ETFs) to a whopping 1.50% (for the DENT actively-managed ETF). For investors looking to minimize expenses and pursue an indexing strategy in favor of active management, investing in ETFs is only the first step. In order to assist cost-conscious investors, we’ve assembled the cheapest ETF options for almost every asset class and sub-asset class. Each of the 900-plus ETFs currently included in the ETF Screener were [...]

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Global X Has Big Plans For China ETFs

Michael Johnston — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:46:37 +0000

Global X Funds, the New York-based ETF provider that was the first to offer funds focusing on Colombia and the Nordic region, has filed for approval with the SEC to launch six new ETFs that focus on various sectors of the Chinese economy. The proposed funds include: Global X Consumer Global X China Energy Global X China Financials Global X Industrials Global X Materials Global X Technology The move is the latest in a trend towards more targeted exposure to economies that account for an increasingly large portion of the global economy. Emerging Global Advisors recently launched the Emerging Global Shares Financials (EFN), the first fund focusing on the financial sector in emerging markets economies. EFN is Emerging Global Advisors’ third ETF focusing on a specific industry in emerging markets economies, joining metals (EMT) and energy (EEO). EGA also offers a fund with exposure to a composite of emerging markets [...]

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ETF Plays For China’s Internet Boom

Michael Johnston — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:05:50 +0000

There can be little debate that China’s economy has made tremendous progress over the last decade, implementing market reforms that have brought the world’s most populous nation closer to “developed” status. But there are many areas of China’s economy that remain far behind those of western Europe and the U.S. The slow development of China’s Internet industry is perhaps best evidenced by the struggles that Google has experienced in the country. “Google was going to help democratize data in China,” writes Tom Krazit. “Instead, about three years after entering the Middle Kingdom, the search company still finds itself in an uncomfortable working relationship with government censors.” Google has butted heads with the Chinese government in recent years over a number of issues, mostly revolving around censorship. The government once blocked all web searches that could have related to Tienanmen Square, and on another occasion reprimanded the Mountain View, California company [...]

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