Monthly ETF News Summary
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JP Morgan Denies It Holds More Than 90% Of The Copper Market... No Statement On Whether It Holds 89%
...products like ETFs and ETPs and you will soon get total confusion:Falling ore grades, disruptions and project delays also mean that copper supply will, possibly starting this year, fall short of demand estimated at about 19 million tones this year.Highlighting such tightness, since February, LME copper stockpiles have dropped by more than one th...from zero hedge - Dec 14, 2010 (18 hours ago)
Strategic Metal ETFs Head-To-Head: REMX vs. LIT
...backed commodity ETFs, but commodity producing equities as well. At last count, there were 25 ETFs in the Commodity Producers ETFdb Category, with five funds eclipsing the $1 billion AUM mark. While the most popular funds focusing on stocks of commodity producers tend to be either broad-based–such as MOO or IGE–or focusing on the massive gold an...from ETF Database - 3:33 AM (9 hours ago)
The Case for Emerging Market Bond ETFs
...ETFs). Yield isn’t the only thing to like about them, though. There’s a lot of concern about the balance sheets of developed countries – Ireland, Greece, Spain, Italy,...from ETF Trends - Dec 14, 2010 (17 hours ago)
Three ETFs To Invest Like David Tepper
...also Three ETFs To Watch If Roubini Is Right About Europe]. In uncertain times, many look to the world’s most successful investors for guidance, hoping to glean some idea of what lies [...]Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Stories:ETFs To Invest In The World’s Fastest Growing Economy (No, Not China) ETFs To Invest...from ETF Database - 10:01 AM (3 hours ago)
Putting the Copper, Tin and Nickel ETF Hype to Bed – For Now
...base metals ETF’ thing to death much more than the next guy (rare earths coverage, anyone?), but it seems fitting to do sort of a “wrap-up” post on how last Friday’s opening of copper, tin and nickel ETPs by ETF Securities went. At [...]from MetalMiner - Dec 14, 2010 (yesterday)
ProShares Launches RAFI Long/Short ETF (RALS)
...absolute return ETF: ProShares RAFI Long/Short (RALS). Its objective is to track a new index, minus the 0.95% expense ratio, from Research Affiliates that equally weights long positions against short positions in a sector neutral manner. The RALS overview page provides some information on the index, although you will have to go to the RAFI US E...from Invest With An Edge - Dec 14, 2010 (yesterday)
Three Speculative ETFs for $100 Oil
...list of ETF plays on $100 oil isn't all that difficult. That said there are opportunities beyond those ETFs that focus on the usual oil suspects such as major integrated producers and large oil services firms.Traders and investors who are willing to take on some risk and delve into a couple offrom Minyanville - Dec 10, 2010 (5 days ago)
Five New Equal Weight ETFs From Rydex
...five new ETFs based on equal weight indexes from Russell and MSCI. “Equal weight ETFs offer a compelling alternative to traditional market cap-weighted ETFs,” said Mike Byrum, chief investment officer, quantitative strategies for Rydex. “Not only do equal weight funds employ a disciplined quarterly rebalance, a practice which can result in sel...from Invest With An Edge - Dec 10, 2010 (5 days ago)
Thursday links: farmland inflation
...ETFs Not all high dividend ETFs are created equally. (Morningstar) The RBS US Large Cap Trendpilot ETN (TRND) uses the S&P 500 200 day moving average as a timing signal. (IndexUniverse) The ultimate proof of concept for fundamental indices: the launch of the ProShares RAFI Long/Short ETF (RALS). (IndexUniverse) We will soon find out the d...from Abnormal Returns - Dec 14, 2010 (18 hours ago)
Metal Hoarding A Concern Amidst New ETF Launches?
When we hear rumors of any sort of “metal hoarding” these days, it’s almost impossible not to revert to the classic images of Scrooge McDuck diving into his cascading mountains of gold coins, or perhaps Daffy Duck grabbing at necklaces and doubloons in a desert cave while yelling at Bugs Bunny, “It’s mine! It’s all [...]from MetalMiner - Dec 9, 2010 (6 days ago)
EXCLUSIVE: Investor James Altucher Discusses the Edge in Today’s Market
...any random ETF other than the SPY or QQQQ. There’s usually an arb algorithm in between the bid and the spread, and another program that is trading a basket of the underlying securities against the ETF itself. These programs keep spreads very tight on any ETFmaking it very hard for any day trader to find an edge. In addition to the challenges o...from Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Dec 9, 2010 (6 days ago)
ProShares Launches Long/Short RAFI ETF
...based ETF issuer known as a pioneer of leveraged exchange-traded products, announced today the latest addition to its product line. Like many of the new products hitting the market in recent weeks, the ProShares RAFI Long/Short (RALS) will be the first of its kind. RALS will seek to replicate the RAFI U.S. Equity Long/Short Index, a benchmark th...from ETF Database - Dec 13, 2010 (2 days ago)
...In the ETF industry, sometimes when it rains, it pours. The last two weeks have seen an unprecedented blitz of new product launches, with several issuers rolling out dozens of first-to-market products. Wednesday saw Rydex beef up its equal-weighted offerings, Direxion debut its first non-leveraged ETF, and the Royal Bank of Scotland dip its toes...from ETF Database - Dec 12, 2010 (3 days ago)
Direxion Launches Three New ETFs
...3x leveraged ETFs, rolled out three new additions to its product line on Wednesday. In addition to a paired offering of 2x leveraged ETFs delivering amplified exposure to gold miners, Direxion also debuted its first non-leveraged product. The Direxion Airline SharesETF (FLYX) will seek to replicate the NYSE Arca Airline Index, a benchmark desig...from ETF Database - Dec 12, 2010 (3 days ago)
Rydex Launches 6 Equal-Weight ETFs
...ETFs). The ETFs have been getting a lot of great coverage out there today from sites like ETF Daily News, Index Universe and 24/7 Wall Street. The new ETFs are: Rydex Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF...from ETF Trends - Dec 8, 2010 11:28 PM
ETF Spotlight: iShares MSCI Peru (EPU)
...ETF Spotlight on iShares MSCI Peru (NYSEArca: EPU), part of a weekly series. Assets: $547.2 million Objective: Tracks the MSCI All Peru Capped Index, which holds companies headquartered in Peru and have the majority of their operations based there. Holdings: EPU gives a large portion of its...from ETF Trends - Dec 9, 2010 (6 days ago)
Schwab Report Sheds Light on Who’s Using ETFs
...ETF) assets. But that’s not the only noteworthy thing uncovered in the report, which can be viewed here. ETF assets custodied at Schwab rose to $100 billion – up a...from ETF Trends - Dec 8, 2010 10:41 PM
...yield bond ETF: Let's take a closer look, shall we?from Slope of Hope with Tim Knight - Dec 8, 2010 7:12 PM
ETF Securities Brings Forth The White Metals Basket
...ETF Securities launched the ETFS Physical White Metal Basket Shares (WITE) last Friday (12/03/2010). It is the first US-based physically backed white precious metal exchange-traded product (ETP) holding a basket of silver, platinum, and palladium in fixed weights. WITE’s goal is to appeal to investors looking for a “one trade solution” to inves...from Invest With An Edge - Dec 8, 2010 4:54 PM
Yahoo…$YHOO Finance Content Partnership with Stocktwits – Market Pulse Pages
...equites and ETF’s to be seen by millions of Yahoo Finance users across the globe. Today, Yahoo! Finance launches a new and [...]
from Howard Lindzon - Dec 7, 2010 2:37 PM
Guggenheim Insider Sentiment ETF (NFO) and Sabrient’s Index
...insider trading ETF (NFO) since late 2006 and this ETF has outperformed the broader market ETFs like SPY, IWM, and QQQQ. We’re not in the business of promoting our competitors, but we are in the business of providing unbiased opinions about investing. The Guggenheim Insider Sentiment ETF (NFO) is not a pure play on insider trading. It’s based on...from Insider Monkey - Free Real-Time Insider Trading Data - Dec 11, 2010 (4 days ago)
Nassim Taleb Imitates Kanye West
...the ETF VXX, has lost 90% of its value since inception in Jan 2009. The key is not to increase the perceived probabilities of small probability events, rather to get them as correct as possible. Some should go up, some down, and this is hard work. A really good aphorism is distilled in the context of a broader set of work, such as Bertrand Ru...from Falkenblog - Dec 9, 2010 (6 days ago)
ETFS Debuts Physically-Backed White Metal ETF (WITE)
...host of ETF issuers have created a variety of new products allowing investors to establish exposure to precious metals, including both commodity-specific funds and physically-backed products offering exposure to multiple precious metals. This basket approach to precious metal investing has taken off in recent weeks as investors have embraced the...from ETF Database - Dec 6, 2010 7:03 PM
The Q Ratio Indicates a Significantly Overvalued Market
...Total Market ETF, which I use for extrapolating the Q Ratio up to the present. I will update the charts on December 9th based on the latest Federal Reserve Flow of Funds Data scheduled for release that day. The Q Ratio is a popular method of estimating the fair value of the stock market developed by Nobel Laureate James Tobin. It's a fairly sim...from dshort.com - Financial Life Cycle Planning - Dec 2, 2010 12:24 AM
Wednesday’s ETF To Watch: Construction Fund (PKB)
...also Three ETFs For Obama’s Public Works Plan]. Now, housing is looking to recover from several rough years as it works its way through still high levels of mortgage defaults and a flood of unsold properties. Today, will mark the release of construction spending data from [...]Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com.from ETF Database - Dec 3, 2010 10:02 AM
VelocityShares Debuts Its Lineup Of VIX ETNs
Egypt ETF In Focus After “Elections”
Indonesia ETFs Head-To-Head: IDX vs. EIDO
...number of ETFs offering exposure to these regions of the world has surged in recent years. Exchange-traded products now exist offering investors exposure to a variety of markets that were once hard-to-access for all but the largest and most sophisticated investors. As the “home country bias” has eased and developed market investors have embraced...from ETF Database - Dec 1, 2010 1:24 AM
...ETF). Minor metals are generating a following, however, the metals have a way to go...from ETF Trends - Nov 29, 2010 5:28 PM
Emerging Market ETFs Getting Hotter
...ETFs) might be a little too hot. Nouriel Roubini for Today reports that the rate of inflows begs the question of how those markets should handle...
from ETF Trends - Nov 29, 2010 5:28 PM
...the corresponding ETF in order to satisfy the second equation, effectively neutralizing the portfolio returns’ exposure to the market. While this approach does not necessarily improve returns, it has the benefit of potentially better sheltering one against market storms by reducing exposure. Targeting a market neutral approach also has the benef...from Quantum Financier - Nov 29, 2010 4:35 AM
State Street Planning Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF (EBND)
...exposure via ETFs has increased rapidly as a multitude of new products have hit the market, slicing and dicing the fixed income space in new ways and enhancing the level of granularity available. While the proliferation of bond ETFs has touched virtually every sector of the domestic bond market, these securities have failed to achieve the same r...from ETF Database - Nov 30, 2010 10:01 AM
4 ETFs That Could Profit from Trouble in China
...Other ETF options for inverse exposure to China are the Direxion Daily China Bear 3X ETF (NYSEArca: CZI) or the ProShares Short FTSE/Xinhua China ETF (NYSEArca: YXI) which offers single 1X inverse exposure to China but is a low volume and less liquid exchange traded fund. Outside of direct exposure to China, one could also look to markets that w...from Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Nov 27, 2010 8:06 PM
Brazil ETFs: The Positives and Negatives
...ETFs) right for you? The Good. Brazil’s macroeconomic changes are setting up the country with economic responsibility and international credibility, writes Cinthia Murphy for IndexUniverse....from ETF Trends - Nov 24, 2010 4:39 PM
A Global Player – Choosing Between Two Indonesia ETFs
...ETFs), which we’ll compare below. In the last five years,...from ETF Trends - Nov 24, 2010 4:55 PM
Contrarian And Momentum ETFs Head-To-Head: JCO vs. PDP
...of recent ETFs to hit the market have been first-to-market products, offering exposure that wasn’t previously available within the ETFwrapper. Investors can now utilize ETFs to access nearly every major world economy, including Vietnam, Ireland, New Zealand, the Philippines, and two different ways to play Indonesia. Those seeking exposure to co...from ETF Database - Nov 25, 2010 2:31 PM
8 ETFs to Watch As China Eases Growth
...ETFs). Here are some areas to watch closely. Copper....from ETF Trends - Nov 17, 2010 9:45 PM
November 17, 2010 – The Collapse of the Yen: The Party Has Started
...Yen Trust ETF ProShares Ultra Short Yen ETF Currency Shares Euro Trust ETF ProShares Ultra Short Euro ETF PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Fund ETF Currency Shares Australian Dollar Trust [...] from Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader - Nov 17, 2010 3:00 AM
Indonesia ETFs: A Paradox of Old and New
...ETFs) still manage to stand out as stars. If you’ve noticed Indonesia, you’re not alone. Chinese...from ETF Trends - Nov 16, 2010 10:18 PM