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Global X Files For Five More Sector ETFs

Eric Dutram — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:00:41 +0000

Global X, one of the fastest growing ETF issuers in the world, announced further proposals to expand its lineup last week with an SEC filing for five new ETFs. The proposed products look to give investors access to highly specialized corners of the market, following in the footsteps of funds such as the company’s Lithium ETF (LIT), Fishing ETF (FISN), and its Canada Preferred Fund (CNPF). If launched, the funds would bring the company’s ETF total up to 40, excluding the smattering of filings that the firm has detailed over the past few weeks. While expense ratios or ticker symbols were not released for any of the proposed funds, we have highlighted some of the key details from the filing below: Global X FTSE Toll Roads & Ports ETF This proposed fund looks to track the FTSE Global Toll Roads & Ports Index which consists of companies that operate or maintain toll [...]

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ETF Insider: Debt Doomsday Approaches

Stoyan Bojinov — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 14:00:19 +0000

This past week was filled with more of the same for investors; abundant volatility across equities coupled with feelings of uncertainty regarding the financial well-being of the United States. Lawmakers in Washington are keeping investors on the edge of their seat (putting the pressure on equities) as the debt-ceiling deadline approaches, and several rating agencies sparked some panic-selling in the markets after warning the government that the U.S. may stand to loose its highly-prized AAA credit rating. Lastly, a worse-than-expected GDP report on Friday pushed domestic equities downhill, although many stocks did manage to climb higher throughout the day and recover some lost ground. Against this gloomy backdrop, nearly all of the model ETF portfolios were in red territory for the week, and the actionable ETF ideas delivered less than ideal returns. Actionable ETF Trade Ideas Our picks from Monday’s Insider were not nearly as profitable as last week’s recommendations. The [...]

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ETF Insider: Default Fears Destabilize Markets

Stoyan Bojinov — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:38:00 +0000

Wall Street started the week once again in red territory as investors remain reluctant to jump back into the equity markets given the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the debt-ceiling controversy at home. Gold continues to charge higher as the precious metal opened above $1,600 an ounce on Monday morning. Earnings season is well underway and so far corporate performance results have been mostly surprises to the upside. Nonetheless, equity markets have broadly declined since the beginning of the week as investors remain fearful of the consequences likely to arise if Congress doesn’t act quick and come up with a plan. Gold surged to new all-time highs on Wednesday, with futures prices hitting $1,631 an ounce, as several rating agencies have issued warnings that failure to raise the debt ceiling would trigger a downgrade of U.S. government debt. Crude oil on the other hand has drifted lower since Monday, and futures prices [...]

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ETF Insider: Bullish On Equities

Stoyan Bojinov — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:31:20 +0000

Wall Street regained some lost ground last week as investors appeared less fearful to jump back into the equity markets. Corporate earnings were mostly upbeat, although several big financial institutions missed estimates while Apple and Google both blew past analyst predictions. Emerging market equity indexes also ended the week in green territory. Gold took a breather from its upward surge and traded sideways all of last week, managing to set an all-time high at $1,610 an ounce on Tuesday. Crude oil on the other hand slowly crept up from $96 a barrel on Monday and ended up closing right under $100 a barrel on Friday. Weekly Outlook The coming week is stacked with several major economic reports on the international front , while investors at home will be kept even as a round of data from the housing and manufacturing sectors hits the street. U.S. Consumer Confidence on Tuesday will [...]

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Three ETFs That Could Be Crushed By Housing Double Dip

Jared Cummans — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:00:41 +0000

By many measures, the U.S. economy has come a long way since the depths of the most recent recession; since bottoming out in early 2009, most equity indexes have climbed sharply higher and reclaimed much of the ground lost during the preceding free fall. GDP growth has swung back to the positive territory, the U.S. governments has closed out its positions in many bailed-out institutions (in some cases booking a gain in the process), and retirement portfolios across the country have bounced back. But there are plenty of reminders that we’re not out of the woods yet, and that the journey back to economic superpower status is a long road. Job creation has been scarce, as the unemployment rate has continued to tease double digits and more meaningful metrics put the jobless rate much higher. Washington’s debt burden continues to climb, setting the stage for an epic showdown that could [...]

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What’s Driving The Timber ETFs?

Eric Dutram — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:00:34 +0000

So far, 2011 has been a pretty good time to be a commodity producer, as most natural resource firms have risen substantially to start the year. While some sectors of the market, such as rare earth metals and agribusiness, have posted impressive gains, the two funds representing the timber industry have been quietly among the leaders through the first four months of the year. These two funds, which are both up more than 10% on the year, have managed to become two of the three best performing ETFs in the Commodity Producers ETFdb Category so far in 2011–all despite a continued slump in the American housing market. While the situation hasn’t been very positive in the U.S. market, demand has been surging in Asia–a factor that has likely kept timber prices afloat so far this year. In fact, despite the American slowdown, global wood consumption is up 20% in the first quarter of 2011 when [...]

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Commodity ETFs Get No Love From Investors

Michael Johnston — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:00:34 +0000

It doesn’t seem like that long ago that exchange-traded commodity products were the darlings of the ETF world. Praised for democratizing an entire asset class (and one capable of delivering non-correlated returns to investors at that), commodity ETFs saw billions of dollars of cash inflows in 2009. Investors rushed to get their hands on everything from copper to tin, and they embraced the transparency and liquidity that the exchange-traded structure had to offer. Last year was a banner year for commodities, with inflationary pressures, surging demand from emerging markets, and a host of supply issues conspiring to push prices of various resources sharply higher. Corn prices surged, gold repeatedly set new record highs, and a host of other agricultural products–including sugar and soybeans–climbed sharply higher. While 2010 was a stellar year all around for investors–most major asset classes posted nice gains–commodities were clearly the star. Lists of the year’s best [...]

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Inflation-Fighting ETFs Back In Focus

Michael Johnston — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:00:56 +0000

It’s baaaaaaaack. After a brief hiatus that saw investors rushing to determine the best ways to battle deflation, inflationary concerns have begun to surface again. The cause of the latest bout of inflationary anxiety is of course the QE2 program recently announced by the Federal Reserve that calls for the purchase of hundreds of billions of dollars in bonds in an effort to push down borrowing costs and kick start the economy. Economists and investors are divided on the plan, as many believe the Fed’s latest capital injection is a step in the right direction. But others both domestically and abroad have lashed out at QE2 as a further compounding of an already serious problem. “They have already pumped endless amounts of money into the economy with extremely high budget deficits, and with a monetary policy which has already pumped in lots of money,” said German Finance minister Wolfgang Schauble. [...]

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What Every Investor Should Know About Commodity ETF Investing

Michael Johnston — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:26:01 +0000

It’s difficult to put a finger on the exact cause of the recent surge in popularity of commodity investing. More than likely, the boom is attributable to a number of different factors. Correlation between international equity markets (and even between stocks and bonds) has surged in recent years, increasing both the importance and difficulty of adding non-correlated assets to investor portfolios. Given the relatively weak correlation with other asset classes, commodities have found a home in many investors’ portfolios. Moreover, unprecedented injections of liquidity into the financial system have created anxiety over a coming uptick in inflation that could erode returns to stocks and fixed income instruments. Commodities have historically served as an effective inflation hedge, and many are once again turning to natural resources to protect assets from a surge in the CPI. Regardless of the cause, commodity investing is hot, and many investors have turned to ETFs as [...]

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What’s In A Name: A Look Inside ETF Tickers

Michael Johnston — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:42:04 +0000

Whenever a company prepares for a public offering, executives have been known to spend an inordinate amount of time choosing the combination of letters that will serve as the company’s ticker and often nickname within the investment community. To many, the fixation on selecting the perfect ticker seems like an irrational obsession on par with Patrick Bateman’s affinity for business cards. But there’s some evidence to support the idea that picking a clever ticker can be worth quite a bit of money. An academic study titled “Would A Stock By Any Other Ticker Smell As Sweet?” (PDF) examined the performance of “clever ticker” stocks such as Southwest (LUV), Internet America (GEEK), Lion Country Safari (GRRR), and Explosive Fabricators (BOOM). This study uncovered that between 1984 and 2004, “a portfolio of clever-ticker stocks would have beaten the market by a substantial and statistically significant margin, contradicting the efficient market hypothesis.” Theories [...]

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