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Three ETFs To Play The Coming Emerging Market Infrastructure Boom

Jared Cummans — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:00:06 +0000

Over the past year, more investors have grown unsure of the economic future in much of the developed world. High budget deficits in the U.S., a currency crisis in Europe, and a demographic disaster in Japan have left many searching for markets with better growth opportunities. Many have flocked towards emerging markets which have become the mainstay of investors seeking to expand their portfolios into countries with strong growth rates and sound balance sheets. While these nations have incredible potential, they face a tremendous economic obstacle in the form of sagging infrastructures. As populations continue to grow at mind-boggling rates in these nations, the individual countries will be forced to make radical changes in their society in order to accommodate the growing number of occupants who are increasingly drawn to the allure of cities where wages and opportunities are often far superior to those in the rural world [see also [...]

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Emerging Global Advisors To Launch China Infrastructure ETF (CHXX)

Michael Johnston — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:58:36 +0000

Emerging Global Advisors, the New York-based ETF issuer that pioneered sector-specific emerging markets ETFs last year, is scheduled to launch its first China ETF on Wednesday. The INDXX China Infrastructure Index Fund (CHXX) will be based on the INDXX China Infrastructure Index, a free-float cap-weighted index comprised of 30 companies determined to be representative of China’s infrastructure sectors. Although the benchmark focuses exclusively on the infrastructure sector, the underlying companies will include a mix of sub-sectors within this space. Major allocations in the index include metals and mining, construction and engineering, real estate management and development, electrical equipment, construction materials, and diversified telecommunications. China’s Infrastructure Industry The case for investment in China’s infrastructure sector is a relatively simple one, and focuses on an overriding theme expected to drive growth throughout the emerging world: urbanization. Approximately 43% of China’s 1.33 billion people now live in cities, up from only 26% in [...]

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Best Performing ETFs Of 2009

Michael Johnston — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:00:53 +0000

Following a year that saw some of the worst performances in recent memory, many asset classes have bounced back in 2009. But some have performed better than others, and as the year draws to a close we take a look at some of the best-performing ETFs. The year’s top gainers include a few of the largest and most-heavily traded funds, but the majority of those that made the list are lesser known ETFs likely off the radar of many ETF investors. Each of the 900-plus ETFs currently included in the ETF Screener has been allocated to a single “best fit” ETFdb Category (see a complete list of ETFdb Categories here). While ETFs in the same ETFdb Category generally share similar objectives and risk/return profiles, they aren’t necessarily perfect substitutes for each other. The following list shows the fund from each ETFdb Category with this highest year-to-date return as of December [...]

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First Emerging Markets Financials ETF Launches

Michael Johnston — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:17:05 +0000

Emerging Global Advisors on Wednesday launched the Dow Jones Emerging Markets Financials Titans Index Fund (EFN), the first exchange-traded fund to offer targeted exposure to banks, insurance companies, and financial institutions in emerging markets. EFN brings Emerging Global Advisors’ line of products to four, with the other three including: Dow Jones Emerging Markets Metals & Mining Titans Index Fund (EMT): Invests in emerging markets companies engaged in diversified metals and mining, gold, steel, and aluminum industries. Dow Jones Emerging Markets Composite Titans Index Fund (EEG): Holds 100 emerging markets companies deemed to be leading companies in each of the 10 industrial sectors. Dow Jones Emerging Markets Energy Titans Index Fund (EEO): Invests in emerging markets companies engaged in the development and production of crude oil and natural gas and firms that provide drilling and other energy-related services. The new ETF from Emerging Global Advisors will track the performance of the [...]

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Brazil’s Oil Wealth: Three ETFs To Watch

Michael Johnston — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:30:33 +0000

For many Americans, the idea of “reducing our dependence on foreign oil” seems like an enormous undertaking. Decades after the push for developing green energy sources began, little progress has been made. The spectacular failures (remember the ethanol experiment?) have far outnumbered the mild successes. Solar power technology has improved by leaps and bounds, but it still hasn’t been proven as financially viable, and the U.S. trails badly behind China and Japan in the race to become the world’s dominant player. Although there is seemingly a Prius on every street corner, rising gas prices hurt just as much as ever. Maybe we could learn a thing or two from Brazil. Following severe energy shortages more than 30 years ago, Brazil has successfully carried out a green energy revolution. The country that once imported 85% of its oil is now a net exporter. The Latin American nation (and potential Olympic host) [...]

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Emerging Markets Sector Funds: The Next BIG Thing?

Michael Johnston — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:58:50 +0000

Although the entire ETF industry has enjoyed a tremendous boom over the last year, perhaps no corner of the market has expanded as quickly as emerging markets funds. According to State Street’s industry snapshot, assets in international ETFs totaled about $28.6 billion at then end of June, representing an increase of 27.5% year to date. While there are a number of diversified emerging market ETFs available from a number of issuers, the product offerings are now evolving to achieve exposure to specific sectors of emerging equity markets. Most recently, Emerging Global Advisors launched the Emerging Global Shares Dow Jones Emerging Markets Titans Composite Index Fund (EEG), its third ETF to offer targeted exposure to emerging markets. EEG will track an index comprised of the 100 largest stocks in major sectors across developing markets, with no individual sector comprising more than 10% of total holdings. Earlier this year, Emerging Global Advisors completed [...]

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Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETFs Square Off

Michael Johnston — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:05:09 +0000

iShares added yet another ETF to its market-leading family of funds on Friday, launching the S&P Emerging Markets Infrastructure Index Fund (EMIF). EMIF will compete with PowerShares‘ Emerging Markets Infrastructure Portfolio (PXR), an ETF that began trading in October 2008 and has grown to a market capitalization of more than $46 million. PXR, along with many other emerging markets ETFs, has been very popular among investors in recent months, rising more than 35% year-to-date. Now that iShares has launched a fund that could compete with the existing PowerShares ETF for future investor dollars, here’s a side-by-side breakdown of how these two stack up: Country Coverage: China, Brazil, and Argentina will comprise more than 55% of EMIF’s holdings, while PXR is significantly more diversified. China, Indonesia, and Russia receive the largest allocations in the PowerShares fund, accounting for just under 35% of total holdings. Although China is the largest component of PXR, [...]

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