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The Bullish Dollar ETF (UUP) Was Briefly Halted After The ETF Ran Out Of Shares

December 18th, 2009

strong-dollarThe market has been heating up in the US Dollar as investors have seen huge activity in the Bullish US Dollar ETF (UUP).  Investors were surprised today to find out the ETF ran out of shares Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, UDN, UUP

Fidelity® Nasdaq Composite Index® Tracking Stock Declares Quarterly Income Dividend

December 18th, 2009

fidelityFidelity Investments® announced today that the Fidelity® Nasdaq Composite Index® Tracking Stock (NASDAQ: ONEQ) will pay a quarterly dividend of $0.21 per share Read more…

ONEQ

Ride the Natural Gas M&A Wave With This ETF

December 18th, 2009

scottburnsScott Burns, Director of ETF analyis for Morningstar, has identified his pick for the best way you can play the natural gas wave. Scott took data generated by his equity analysts and determined that the Read more…

IEO, UNG

Healthcare ETF’s Have Jumped As Government Takeover Looks Less Likely

December 17th, 2009

healthcare-etfs“With a massive government take-over of the healthcare industry looking less likely, shares of the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Providers Index ETF Read more…

IHF, PTJ

The Clean Energy ETF Has Been Outperforming Energy Prices Recently

December 17th, 2009

clean-energy“Struggling energy prices have not been a problem for the alternative energy sector during the past several weeks. In fact, the PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Read more…

PBW

The ETF Industry Has Benefited From The Credit Crunch, according to Dan Draper, global head of ETFs for Lyxor Asset Management

December 17th, 2009

dan-draper“Mr Draper said investors continue to use ETFs to access multiple asset classes and market segments due to their liquidity, transparency and low cost Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

State Street Global Advisors Launches Short Term Corporate Bond ETF

December 17th, 2009

new2State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), the investment management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), today announced that the SPDR Read more…

SCPB

KBW Announces Fourth Quarter 2009 Rebalancing on Its Family of U.S. Indices

December 17th, 2009

etf-newsKeefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., a full-service investment bank that specializes in the financial services sector, and a wholly owned subsidiary of KBW, Inc. (NYSE: KBW) Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Investor Activity In The SPDR ETF Suggests A Grave Outlook For 2010

December 16th, 2009

bear-sitting“Investor activity in the popular SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) suggests a grave outlook for the market’s future. Heavy put volume indicates that traders aren’t expecting Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, SPY

SeekingAlpha To Host A Live Discussion On Choosing the Right Sector ETF

December 16th, 2009

etf-interviewThis Thursday (Dec. 17) at 2pm ET, SeekingAlpha.com will host a live, interactive expert panel discussion on the topic of choosing the best sector ETF for one’s portfolio Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Sprott Physical Gold Trust, A Gold ETF With A Twist

December 16th, 2009

brinksSprott Asset Management has filed paperwork with the SEC for the “Sprott Physical Gold Trust.” The trust will trade on the NYSE Arca and the TSX and will provide institutional and retail investors Read more…

NYSE:GLD, PHYS, SGOL

It May Be Time To Buy Into The Utilities Select Sector ETF (XLU)

December 16th, 2009

utility-stocks“Utility stocks have underperformed the broad market this year. The Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU), a basket of more than 30 electric and gas producers Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, XLU

ETF Portfolio Management Launches the First Absolute Return Strategy With a 0.4% Advisory Fee

December 16th, 2009

etf-portfolio-managementManager Broadens Investment Platform to Eight All-ETF Portfolios.  Advisor Is First to Offer Low-Cost Absolute Return Strategies With No-Fee Passive Cores Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

First Ever China Energy ETF (CHIE) Starts Trading on the NYSE Arca

December 16th, 2009

global-x-fundsNew York-based asset manager Global X Management Company today launched the Global X China Energy ETF (NYSE Arca: CHIE), the first ETF Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:CHIE

Fund.com Subsidiary, AdvisorShares, Partners with BNY Mellon and WCM Investment Management to Launch WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF

December 16th, 2009

advisorsharesFund.com, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: FNDM), an exchange traded fund and education provider, announced today that its subsidiary, AdvisorShares Investments, LLC, will launch the WCM/BNY Mellon Focused Growth ADR ETF Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:AADR

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