Monthly ETF News Summary 2,2011
PIIGS ETFs: Are They Flying Yet?
Hey, whatever happened to the PIIGS? Are we still worried about them? The goings-on in Egypt have all but eclipsed news about the five economies that dominated the headlines for the latter half of 2010. Well, the bad news is that the PIIGS are not out of the woods just yet. That debt isn’t...from ETF Trends - Feb 12, 2011
ETF "Stripping" - The Latest Way to Disguise Insider Trading?
...ETF Stripping". Considering the methodology involved you would need to have a super good prime broker (hello vampire squid) to pull this off, since you'd need to borrow short a whole lot of inventory but essentially here is the game. If you want to hide the fact you have inside information on an advantage of information (i.e. you are...from Fund My Mutual Fund - Feb 10, 2011
Barclays Starts Unwinding Inverse Triple Leveraged ETFs
...leveraged ETFs are coming to an end. And in a market where the only direction is only up, with zero volatility, zero distributions, and now, zero volume, we wish them a quick and painless death. Barclays Bank has just announced it is suspending creations of its inverse leveraged ETN to the S&P500, in an act that is supposedly "a reflect...from zero hedge - Feb 9, 2011
...real estate ETF is a bit much for me, so I'm opting for the double-bullish alternate shown below.
from Slope of Hope with Tim Knight - Feb 8, 2011
Guggenheim Files for 4 International ETFs
...ETFs) linked to BNY Mellon indexes. According to Cinthia Murphy for Index Universe, the ETFs would join Guggenheim’s roster of 16 global equity funds. It’s been a busy year for the...
from ETF Trends - Feb 8, 2011
EQUAL-WEIGHT INDEXES STILL LEADING
...Weight ETF (RYH) has a profit of about double that of the Health Care SPDR (XLV) — +18.2% versus +9.2%. Here is a chart of RYH with a relative strength comparison to XLV. Since the beginning of the bull market the trend of relative strength has been up, but you can see that the equal-weight index is noticeably weaker during declines. This n...from THE PRAGMATIC CAPITALIST - Feb 6, 2011
ETF Stats for January 2011: Product Count Surpasses 1100
...twenty new ETFs and two new ETNs. None closed. The 22 new products result in a current total count of 1,121 listings (987 ETFs and 134 ETNs). Two of the new ETFs are classified as actively-managed funds, bringing their count to 33. Trading activity picked up after falling significantly during the year-end holiday season. Total dollar volume ...from Invest With An Edge - Feb 4, 2011
Global X Launches Andean ETF (AND)
...growing ETF issuers, continues to build out the emerging markets portion of its lineup. The company announced today the launch of the Global X FTSE Andean 40 ETF (AND), linked to an index that tracks the performance of the 40 largest companies in Chile, Colombia, and Peru. For many investors seeking exposure to South America, Brazilian stocks a...from ETF Database - Feb 7, 2011
Measuring the Performance of the Ivy Portfolio
...the five ETFs in featured in Mebane Faber and Eric Richardson's Ivy Portfolio since the spring of 2009, when I featured my review of the book. In addition to the monthly updates, I've also made a couple of generic studies of momentum investing with moving averages. Learning from the S&P 500 Monthly Moving Averages Learning from the Nikkei ...from dshort.com - Financial Life Cycle Planning - Feb 3, 2011
ETF Spotlight: Market Vectors Vietnam (VNM)
...ETF Spotlight on Market Vectors Vietnam (NYSEArca: VNM), part of a weekly series. Assets: $280 million Objective: Tracks the Market Vectors Vietnam Index, which gives exposure to companies that are domiciled primarily in Vietnam and generate at least half their revenue from the country. Holdings:...from ETF Trends - Feb 3, 2011
Six Direxion ETFs To Undergo Reverse Splits
...of leveraged ETFs, announced reverse splits for six of its 3x bear funds. Five of the leveraged products will undergo 1-for-5 reverse splits for shareholders of record after the close of the markets on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011: Daily Financial Bear 3x Shares (FAZ) Daily Large Cap Bear 3x Shares (BGZ) Daily Mid Cap Bear 3x Shares (MWN) Daily Dev...from ETF Database - Feb 5, 2011
Mitigate the Risk of Micro-Caps With ETFs
...ETFs) are a useful way to get market exposure, but their structure is even more useful in some areas than others. Take micro-cap stocks. Micro-caps – companies with market capitalizations of between $1 million and $100 million – are often the names you’re...from ETF Trends - Feb 2, 2011
RBS Launches Mid Cap TrendPilot ETN (TRNM)
...article on ETFdb.com.Related Posts:December ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, and ClosuresRBS Launches Trendpilot ETNfrom ETF Database - Feb 1, 2011
Global X Launches Growth, Value Emerging Markets ETFs
...based ETF issuer behind popular products focusing on equities of commodity producers and sector-specific China ETFs, announced today the latest additions to its ETF lineup. The Global X Russell Emerging Markets Value ETF (EMVX) and Russell Emerging Markets Growth ETF (EMGX) will combine the concept of value and growth investment strategies with ...from ETF Database - Jan 27, 2011
...Hedge Fund ETF Deutsche Bank Launches Second Hedge Fund ETF Deutsche Bank has launched its second hedge fund exchange traded fund, db x-trackers db Strategies Hedge Fund Index ETF. The fund will have the liquidity of an exchange traded fund while relying on the skills of a hedge fund manager. Both ETFs launched by Deutsche Bank are UCITS III C...from Richard Wilson - Jan 24, 2011
ETF Mania, or: A Study in Herd Behavior
...This whole ETF and theme-based fund frenzy is really starting to get out of control. This one fund in particular, the MMA Praxis International Fund, aims for 20% Emerging Markets exposure, screening for companies that produce alcohol, tobacco and weapons. Therefore, mining and sweatshops that employ cheap efficient labor have a free pass. Talk a...from zero hedge - Jan 21, 2011
Themis Trading's Top Ten Market Structure Predictions For 2011
...double inverse ETF’s of baskets of CDO’s that start trading on Exchanges.Funding is increased at the SEC through a corporate sponsorship program whereby financial firms can sponsor specific line items in Rules.The Bernank announces a new Exchange in which rebates are given on added AND taken liquidity; volume explodes. Dow hits 20,000.A majo...from zero hedge - Jan 21, 2011
Hit the Hanging Man with the Hammer: LQD vs JNK
...Yield Bond ETF (Ticker: JNK). Note that it has been in a descending channel since September. This implies that traders are stretching their credit criteria for yield, thus tightening the difference between the two. During this downward move, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) has maintained a bearish level for the entire run. Currently the...from Dragonfly Capital - Jan 21, 2011
Van Eck Files For German, Russian Small Cap ETFs
...based ETF issuer known for its lineup of commodity and emerging market funds, continues to fill its product pipeline with ideas. The company recently disclosed details for three new ETFs targeting European stock markets, with the filings for two German funds and one Russian ETF. Details on the proposed funds were scarce, but it is clear that the...from ETF Database - Jan 24, 2011
iPath Adds Another Volatility ETN (IVO)
...article on ETFdb.com.Related Posts:Reviewing All The VIX ETF OptionsUBS Debuts Long-Short VIX ETNNew Firm Plans Inverse, Leveraged VIX ETNsETF Pipeline Grows: More Hedge Fund Products, VIX ETNs In The WorksNew ETFs Grow Up Fast from ETF Database - Jan 24, 2011
New ETF Tracks China’s H-Shares
...ETFs). The new ETF is expected to track China’s H-Shares, which are companies based in China whose shares are denominated in Hong Kong dollars and the country’s B-Shares, explains The... from ETF Trends - Jan 20, 2011
ETF Securities Launches Asian Gold Shares Fund (AGOL)
...ETF Securities, the European-based ETF issuer famous for its lineup of physically-backed precious metal ETFs, announced further expansion of its product offering with the launch of an ETF that holds physical gold bullion in Singapore, the ETFS Physical Asian Gold Shares Trust. The new fund will trade under the symbol AGOL and will charge investo...from ETF Database - Jan 18, 2011
EWAC: The Whole World, Equally Weighted
...equal weight ETFs, Rydex yesterday (1/12/11) introduced the Rydex MSCI All Country World Equal Weight ETF (EWAC). The new fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MSCI All Country World (ACWI) Equal Weighted Index. The underlying index consists of 2,409 stocks from 45 ...from Invest With An Edge - Jan 13, 2011
The Case for Emerging Market Real Estate ETFs
...ETFs) for it? Dr. David Lynn, author of Emerging Market Real Estate Investment: Investing in China, India,...from ETF Trends - Jan 13, 2011
Emerging Markets: RS vs. Cap Weighting
...emerging market ETF, which of the following first comes to mind — EEM (iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index) or PIE (PowerShares DWA Emg Mkts Technical Leaders Index)? Again, I suspect most people would say EEM. That just might change over time. The mandate of the PowerShares DWA Emerging Markets Technical Leaders Index (PIE) is to maintain an ...
from Systematic Relative Strength - Jan 14, 2011
Global X Launches Aluminum Producers ETF
Aluminum ETF (ALUM) began trading 1/5/11, becoming the first ETF to target the stocks of companies involved in the aluminum industry. According to the press release, the underlying index is the Solactive Global Aluminum Index, which “is designed to track the performance of the largest and most liquid companies globally active in some aspect of...from Invest With An Edge - Jan 7, 2011
...of leveraged ETFs, launched one of the last new ETFs of 2010 when it debuted the RAFI Long/Short (RALS) in December. Now the company has launched the first new ETFs of 2011, rolling out two volatility products on Tuesday. The ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures (VIXY) and VIX Mid-Term Futures (VIXM) are the first products to offer exposure to volat...from ETF Database - Jan 6, 2011
Copper Outlook for 2011 (Report 1)
...ETF) backed by physical copper. ETF Securities launched an ETF on Dec. 10, and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and BlackRock are also looking to launch copper ETFs. Meanwhile, media reports citing data from London Metal Exchange (LME) said one trader (rumored to be JPMorgan Chase & Co.) currently holds 80-90% of the 377,550 metric tons of copper...from Zambian Economist - Jan 4, 2011
Incredible Run in the Coal Space
...Vectors Coal ETF (KOL) +45% since early September (4 months) [Dec 6, 2007: Coal Stocks Quietly in Bull Market] [Jan 14, 2008: New Coal ETF (KOL) Introduced from Van Eck Global] [Feb 7, 2008: Coal Bandwagon Gaining Steam] [May 1, 2008: Walter Industries - the Most Amazing Company] [May 5, 2008: Alpha Natural Resources Booming Earnings - from Fund My Mutual Fund - Jan 3, 2011
What’s Ahead for Active ETFs In 2011
...ETF) industry had a solid year, the majority of actively managed funds are still struggling to take off – if they’ve launched at all. This year could be the turning point. It’s not a matter of if, only, when, and which provider will be the...from ETF Trends - Jan 2, 2011
The Top-Performing ETFs of 2010
...ETFs) were the stars of the show. In fact, they were so strong that their performance helped lift economies dependent on them. But they weren’t the only asset classes that did well. The Top ETFs of 2010 1. iShares Silver Trust (NYSEArca:...from ETF Trends - Dec 31, 2010
Complete List of New 2010 ETFs
...for the ETF industry in more ways than one. More than 200 new exchange-traded products began trading over the last year; the flurry began with the introduction of target date municipal bond ETFs from iShares in early January, and the new products kept coming through December when ProShares launched its RAFI Long/Short ETF (RALS). Along the way, ...from ETF Database - Jan 4, 2011
List of 49 ETF Closures for 2010
...entirely of ETFs (no ETNs). The lifetime tally now stands at 173 (160 ETFs and 13 ETNs). The 49 closures represent a 12.5% drop from 2009 and mark the second straight year the quantity has declined. Closures affected nine different sponsors, with two making a 100% exit from the market: Old Mutual decided to terminate its GlobalShares line and ...from Invest With An Edge - Dec 31, 2010
Rethink Your Weighting Methodology
...ETFdb has a good article on Ten New Years’ Resolutions for ETF Investors. One of their suggestions is to consider other weighting methodogies. Although it may seem like a very technical topic, weighting can make a difference: If you achieve equity exposure through an ETF, chances are at least one of the funds you own is linked to from Systematic Relative Strength - Dec 30, 2010
Ten New Years’ Resolutions For ETF Investors
...Resolutions for ETF investors looking to cut expenses, round out their portfolios, and maximize returns in 2011 [for more ETFinsights, sign up for our free ETF newsletter]: 10. ..from ETF Database - Jan 4, 2011
...performing equity ETFs was dominated by emerging markets funds, a trend that continued once again in 2010. But it is not the usual suspects of Brazil, China, and India that have turned in the most impressive results, highlighting the tremendous potential of the world’s lesser-known developing economies. And once again the list of the best-perfor...from ETF Database - Dec 31, 2010
The Magic of Leveraged ETF Erosion
from Slope of Hope with Tim Knight - Dec 22, 2010
Active ETF Option For Junk Bond Exposure (HYLD)
...The ETF industry took flight nearly two decades ago, an addition to the investing landscape spurred by disappointment with traditional actively managed mutual funds and interest in developing more flexible tools consistent with an index-based strategy. Though the very first ETF was built with traders in mind, ETFs quickly emerged as an ideal fix...from ETF Database - Dec 23, 2010