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January Returns From This ETF May Forecast The Direction Of The Market

January 31st, 2010

2010“As January goes for the stock market, so goes the year. Or does it? To be sure, it’s not an encouraging sign for the year when a popular exchange-traded fund tracking the Standard Read more…

IVV, SPY

Gold Has Entered Into Oversold Territory Making Gold ETFs Attractive

January 31st, 2010

buy-now“It took only three days last week to wipe out three months of gains. The selling was heavy. It was persistent. And it took down every market sector. Precious-metal stocks were among Read more…

NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GDXJ, NYSE:GLD

GlobalShares Announces A Five-For-One Stock Split For The FTSE Emerging Market ETF (GSR)

January 30th, 2010

announcementOld Mutual Global Shares Trust announced today that its Board has approved a five-for-one stock split of the shares of GlobalShares FTSE Emerging Markets Fund (“the Fund”) shares (NYSE:GSR) Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:GSR

Buyer Beware On The New UBS Gold Hedged Index ETF

January 29th, 2010

buyer-cautionA new exchange-traded product hit the market yesterday (January 28, 2010):  UBS E-TRACS S&P 500 Gold Hedged Index ETN (SPGH).  If this sounds like something you might want to buy Read more…

SPGH

Will We See More Active Commodities ETFs And Will Contango Persist?

January 29th, 2010

interviewInvestors have debated for decades over whether active or passive strategies work better, particularly when it comes to commodities. As volatile and cyclical as commodities are, the same buy-and-hold Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Trading Begins for Actively Managed Bond ETFs From Grail Advisors

January 29th, 2010

grailadvisorsGrail Advisors, an innovator in the development and distribution of actively managed exchange traded funds (ETFs), today announced that trading of the Grail McDonnell Intermediate Municipal Bond Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

WisdomTree Announces Changes to ETF Family

January 29th, 2010

wisdomtreeWisdomTree (Pink Sheets: WSDT), a leading ETF sponsor and index developer with approximately $6 billion in ETF assets under management, announced today it plans to close 10 of its ETFs Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

iShares Files For “MSCI New Zealand Investable Market Index Fund“

January 29th, 2010

comingsoon4iShares has filed preliminary paperwok with the SEC for the ”MSCI New Zealand Investable Market Index Fund.” (no ticker symbol or operating expenses were mentioned at this time) According to the Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

iShares Files For “MSCI Indonesia Investable Market Index Fund“

January 29th, 2010

comingsoooniShares has filed preliminary paperwok with the SEC for the ”MSCI Indonesia Investable Market Index Fund.” (no ticker symbol or operating expenses were mentioned at this time) According to the prospectus, Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

iShares Files For “MSCI China Small-Cap Index Fund “

January 29th, 2010

coming-sooniShares has filed preliminary paperwok with the SEC for the ”MSCI China Small-Cap Index Fund.” (no ticker symbol or operating expenses were mentioned at this time) According to the prospectus, Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

iShares Files For “MSCI Poland Investable Market Index Fund”

January 29th, 2010

coming-sooniShares has filed preliminary paperwok with the SEC for the ”MSCI Poland Investable Market Index Fund.” (no ticker symbol or  operating expenses were mentioned at this time) According to the prospectus, Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

WisdomTree Plans To Close 10 Of Its ETFs On March 24th

January 29th, 2010

closing1WisdomTree (Pink Sheets: WSDT), a leading ETF sponsor and index developer with approximately $6 billion in ETF assets under management, announced today it plans to close Read more…

NYSE:DBR, NYSE:DBT, NYSE:DEB, NYSE:DGG, NYSE:DPC, NYSE:DPN, NYSE:DRF, NYSE:EEZ, USY

Utility ETFs See Largest Inflow Of Cash Last Week

January 28th, 2010

utility-stocks“The largest ETF fund inflow by sector last week was in utilities, new figures have shown. Results published by BlackRock showed that this area saw $140.4 million in the last seven days Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, XLU

Options Activity In The Retail ETF Showing A Potential Breakdown

January 28th, 2010

empty-shopping-cart“The XRT retail exchange-traded fund is struggling to hold support at $34.50, and one big investor is positioning for a potential breakdown.  OptionMONSTER’s Depth Charge tracking Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, XRT

Why You Should Ignore New ETF Filings

January 28th, 2010

ignoreThe old saying says, “Don’t believe everything you read.” While this is good advice, investors today have a bigger problem: News that is accurate but irrelevant Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

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