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  1. ETF Scorecard – December 4 Edition
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ETF Scorecard - December 4 Edition

Kiril NikolaevDec 04, 2015
2015-12-04

To help investors keep up with the markets, we present our ETF Scorecard. The Scorecard takes a step back and looks at how various asset classes across the globe are performing. The weekly performance is from last Friday’s open to this week’s Thursday close.

  • U.S. markets are in the red for the week.
  • Most major foreign markets, including developed and emerging markets, are down for the week.
  • Janet Yellen testified about monetary policy this Thursday. The tone was hawkish, as she feels the U.S. economy is ready for a rate hike.
  • The leading economic indicator, ISM Manufacturing PMI, had a disappointing figure of 48.6 vs. the consensus of 50.6 on Tuesday’s release.
  • ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI released on Thursday this week also fell short of expectations. The reading stood at 55.9 vs. the consensus of 58.1.
  • The IMF approved China’s renminbi as a global reserve currency this week. We wrote about the potential effects this will have on the Chinese economy and how to get exposure here.
  • Mario Draghi, the chief of the ECB, announced the extension of the 60-billion-euro-a-month bond-buying program until March 2017 instead of September 2016, but the ECB did not increase the amounts of these purchases. The markets did not take this well.

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Risk Appetite Review

  • The overall market as measured by the S&P 500 ETF (SPY A) was slightly down at a 0.43% decrease.
  • The equal weight ETF (RSP B+) was the worst performer out of the bunch, with a 0.52% loss for the week.
  • The high-beta ETF (SPHB B-) is down the least, with a decline of 0.35% for the week.

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Risk Appetite Review Chart

Major Index Review

  • All major indexes are down for the week, except the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ B+), which is up a modest 0.05%.
  • The Emerging Markets ETF (EEM A-) is the worst performer for the week and the rolling month, with a 1.17% and 4.57% loss, respectively.
  • The Russell 2000 ETF (IWM A-) is the best performer for the rolling month, with a 0.86% gain.
Major Index Review Chart

Foreign Equity Review

  • All major foreign tracking ETFs are down for the week, except the Chinese ETF (FXI A), which is up 0.84%.
  • The only ETF that is in the green for the rolling month is the Japanese ETF (EWJ A), with a gain of 0.73%.
  • The Russian ETF (RSX B) is the worst performer for the week and rolling month, with a 5.20% and 6.68% loss, respectively.
Foreign Equity Review Chart

Commodities Review

  • All commodities are down for the week and rolling month, with the exception being silver (SLV B-), which had no change for the week.
  • Oil (USO B) is the worst performer for the week and rolling month, with a loss of 4.66% and 17.02%, respectively.
  • The agriculture ETF (DBA A) is the one that decreased the least for the rolling month, with a loss of 2.88%.
Commodities Review Chart

Currency Review

  • The U.S. dollar (UUP B) is down slightly for the week, with a loss of 0.19%. Although, it still is the top performer for the rolling month, with a gain of 2.72%.
  • The Australian dollar (DBA A) is the best performer for the week, with a gain of 1.52%.
  • The worst performer for the rolling month is the euro (FXE A), which is down 3.23%. However, it did gain 0.34% this week because of the ECB announcement discussed earlier.
Currency Review Chart

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Disclosure: No positions at time of writing.

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