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Saving For College, ETF Style: An ETF-Friendly 529 Plan

Michael Johnston — Mon, 07 May 2012 13:00:43 +0000

The ETF industry has been routinely praised for its innovation over the last several years, which is no doubt a contributing factor to the surge in interest and assets. Generally, reference to such innovation relates to the growth in the product lineup, as issuers of all sizes have launched a number of creative, first-to-market products over the past few years that have dramatically opened up the asset classes and investment strategies available through the exchange-traded structures [see also Free Report: How To Pick The Right ETF Every Time]. But there are other aspects of the industry that deserve credit for exciting new developments as well. While ETFs are still hard to find in most 401(k) account and other retirement plans, they are now readily accessible in a popular college savings account; a program from State Street allows new parents to use ETFs in a college savings plan for children, through an [...]

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UBS Launches Leveraged Real Estate ETN (RWXL)

Michael Johnston — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:00:10 +0000

UBS continued to expand its lineup of monthly leveraged ETPs this month, debuting a product that is designed to deliver amplified exposure to international real estate firms. The new Monthly Pay 2x Leveraged Dow Jones International Real Estate ETN (RWXL) will deliver leveraged exposure to a benchmark that consists of REITs from around the world, excluding the U.S. The new ETN will offer monthly exposure to the underlying index, meaning that the note will be expected to deliver monthly results and yields that correspond to 200% of those of the target benchmark [see also Are U.S. REIT ETFs A Buy In 2012?]. Under The Hood RWXL will seek to deliver 2x leveraged exposure to the same index to which the SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF (RWX) is linked. That fund has about 125 individual securities, with the largest allocations going to Westfield Group (7.1%), Unibail-Rodamco (6.2%), and Brookfield [...]

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ETF Insider: Signs Of Recovery

Daniela Pylypczak — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:00:41 +0000

Stocks markets finished the week in bright green territory as investors rejoiced over encouraging developments in the Euro zone along with positive earnings surprises on the home front. The tug of war between the bulls and the bears continues however as quarterly performance results from industry giants were mixed across the board; Google and Citigroup both missed the mark, while Bank of America, IBM, and Intel surpassed analyst estimates. Better-than-expected jobless claims helped restore confidence and growing optimism in the economic recovery tipped markets higher throughout the week as bullish pressures prevailed. Actionable ETF Trade Ideas Last Week’s Actionable ETF Ideas Ticker Position Performance RTH Short -0.5% JXI Long -0.1% RWX Long 3.7% Our picks from Monday’s Insider posted a mixed performance this past week, with two of our recommendations turning in minor losses, while our third position soared higher. Below, we highlight how our trade ideas fared during the [...]

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ETF Insider: Euro Woes Weigh On Earnings

Stoyan Bojinov — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:47:16 +0000

Bullish momentum propelled stocks higher last week, although the French credit downgrade drama on Friday was enough to rekindle Euro zone woes and spark a broad-based sell-off before the weekend. Standard & Poor’s credit downgrade of France and Austria sparked volatile trading to start the week across European and Asian markets; investors on Wall Street will have to wait until tomorrow to readjust their portfolios as U.S. equity and bond markets are closed today in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Weekly Outlook The coming week will be stacked with 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: iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund (FXI): Chinese GDP comes out late Monday evening, which means this ETF may experience volatile trading at Tuesday’s opening bell. [...]

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Examining Three Global Real Estate ETFs

Jared Cummans — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 14:37:39 +0000

The housing sector has been rather difficult to predict in the past few years. Once the U.S. housing bubble burst and the Great Recession began, investors pulled out of a number of domestic equities fearing that the crisis would last for quite some time. Unfortunately, those investors were correct, as housing in the U.S. is still fighting to reach pre-recession levels. In fact, the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index is just now reaching 2003 levels at around 155-160. To recover to its 2007 high, the index needs to get up to about 225, an increase of about 45%. As such, investors have begun to look abroad for their real estate exposure, as a stagnant U.S. economy seems to offer little in the way of potential [see also Time For A Real Estate ETF?]. As the ETF world has rapidly expanded, so too have the options for allocating to this coveted asset class. [...]

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Dividend ETF Special: 25 Equity ETFs With Attractive Distribution Yields

Michael Johnston — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:00:55 +0000

For investors looking to generate current returns from the equity portion of their portfolio, there is no shortage of exchange-traded products offering attractive dividend yields in the current environment. From ETFs linked to dividend-weighted indexes to those that focus on companies with stellar distribution histories to simply sector-specific funds in high yield corners of the market, there are dozens of options to choose from. Below, we profile 25 dividend ETF options [for more ETF ideas, sign up for our free ETF newsletter]: 1. 2x Monthly Leveraged Business Development Company ETN (BDCL) Business development companies (BDCs) are a unique type of entity engaged in lending money to small and mid-sized companies and making various types of strategic investments. In order to maintain certain tax advantages, BDCs must pay out almost all of their current earnings–making this asset class an interesting option for yield-hungry investors. BDCL is a monthly leveraged ETN, meaning [...]

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Vanguard Launches International Real Estate ETF (VNQI)

Michael Johnston — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:06:28 +0000

Vanguard continued its blitz of new ETF products this week, rolling out an international counterpart to its ultra-popular real estate ETF (VNQ). The Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund began trading on Monday; the new fund is available in four different share classes, including ETF shares (VNQI). The fund will seek to replicate the S&P Global ex-U.S. Property Index, a benchmark that includes real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate operating companies (REOCs) in emerging and developed markets outside the U.S. “Modest exposure to real estate investments in a broadly diversified investment portfolio can help moderate overall portfolio volatility and serve as a hedge against inflation,” said Vanguard’s chief investment officer Gus Sauter in a press release. “With international real estate securities representing a growing portion of the overall real estate market, a counterpart to our domestic REIT Index Fund is a natural addition to our index fund [...]

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AdvisorShares Teams Up With Cambria On Active Global ETF (GTAA)

Michael Johnston — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:44:05 +0000

AdvisorShares continues to expand its footprint in the active ETF arena, announcing today the launch of the Cambria Global Tactical ETF (GTAA). The new fund comes out of a partnership with Cambria Investment Management, the firm run by Mebane Faber and Eric Richardson. Faber is perhaps best known for his 2007 paper A Quantitative Approach To Tactical Asset Allocation, in which he presented a quantitative market timing model designed to manage risk in various markets and deliver equity-like returns with bond-like volatility and drawdown. Along with Richardson, Faber co-authored The Ivy Portfolio, an influential book that offers average investors a strategy to mimic the world-beating returns posted by endowments at Harvard and Yale. Cambria has been managing separate accounts since 2007, and the firm’s global allocation models became particularly popular during the recent recession when the risk management strategies they implement allowed many investors to sit out much of the [...]

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Three Real Estate ETFs To Watch If The IMF Is Right

Eric Dutram — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:00:15 +0000

As one of the primary causes of the recent financial crisis and economic downturn, real estate has been hit hard since 2008, with a variety of REITs struggling to find financing for new projects, tenants for old buildings, and the cash to pay for operations. While many names in this sector have plunged, others have survived and have managed to avoid the worst of the recession. Companies in this group have propelled ETFs in the Real Estate ETFdb Category and the Global Real Estate ETFdb Category to broad market-beating gains so far in 2010. In fact, the most popular ETFs in each category have beaten SPY by an average of 760 basis points since the start of the year, further underscoring the budding recovery in the real estate market. However, many are forecasting that this recent surge will be short lived and that the global real estate market will again [...]

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Daily ETF Roundup: DBA Sinks, RWX Soars

Eric Dutram — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:08:01 +0000

Equity markets started October in much the same way they began last month; higher thanks to solid data. The Dow and S&P 500 both gained roughly 0.4% while the tech heavy Nasdaq rose by a more modest 0.1%. Precious metals and other commodities also soared as gold continued its march higher, finishing the day at the $1,320/oz. mark; oil soared up past the $81.50/bbl. level. Meanwhile in currency markets, the euro rose once again, as the greenback finished the week 1.1% lower against the common currency in Friday trading. Today’s gains were powered by strong construction spending and robust consumer confidence levels, which both came in ahead of expectations. This news led to quality performances out of the big names in the financial and basic materials sectors including a 4.6% gain for Citigroup, a 3.1% gain for Occidental Petroleum, and a 4.4% surge by major copper producer Freeport McMoRan. However, [...]

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