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Pax World Set To Begin Trading The ESG Shares North America Sustainability Index ETF (NASI) Tomorrow

May 18th, 2010

Pax World is set to begin trading their new “ESG Shares North America Sustainability Index ETF” (NASI) tomorrow. The Fund seeks investment returns that closely correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the FTSE KLD North America SustainabilitySM Index, which is Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NASI

Premier Fixed Income Manager Signs on for Actively-Managed Fixed Income ETF

May 18th, 2010

Grail Advisors, an innovator in the development and distribution of actively-managed exchange traded funds (ETFs), today announced the firm has formed a strategic partnership with Western Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Declares Quarterly Coupon on Alerian MLP Index ETN

May 18th, 2010

JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced today the quarterly coupon amount for the Alerian MLP Index ETN (NYSE Arca: AMJ). The table below summarizes the coupon amount for the Alerian MLP Read more…

NYSE:AMJ

A Strategy That Works For Trading The VIX ETN (NYSE:VXX)

May 18th, 2010
Back in February, I predicted stock market volatility would rise. It was one of the most compelling trades I’ve ever seen. You can trade volatility like any other commodity. It’s traded in Chicago Read more…

VXX

Index IQ Set To Begin Trading The IQ Taiwan Small Cap ETF (TWON) Tomorrow

May 18th, 2010

Index IQ is set to begin trading their new “IQ Taiwan Small Cap ETF” (TWON) tomorrow May 18th.The Fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the price and yield performance of its underlying index, the IQ Taiwan Small Cap Index (the Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, TWON

A Closer Look Into The Drop In Oil ETFs And A Surge In Gold ETFs

May 17th, 2010

“It has been impossible not to notice the new Gold Rush.  It has also been impossible to not notice the crashing oil prices.  This is simply the decline or implosion of the Euro, and the flood of money Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GLD, OIH, OIL, SGOL, USO

Should Investors Be Fearful Or Greedy Of The Euro Currency ETF? (FXE, ULE)

May 17th, 2010

“The Euro is far from dead and you can bet on its comeback with the CurrencyShares Euro Trust (NYSE:FXE).  The fund has dropped from November’s price of $150+ per share to today’s $123.61 Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:FXE, ULE

George Soros Unloads Most Of Citigroup (C) Stake; Sells Some Of The SPDR Financial ETF (XLF)

May 17th, 2010

“Billionaire investor George Soros in the first quarter sold almost all of the 94.7 million shares of recovering financial services giant Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), which he had acquired last year Read more…

XLF

The Direxion Financial Bull 3X ETF (FAS) Is Looking Oversold; Bear ETF (FAZ) Overbought

May 17th, 2010

The financial sector has been one of the hardest hit in the past month due to their exposure to global debt markets. My ETFs of choice to trade the finance sector are Direxion Daily Financial Bull Read more…

NYSE:FAS, NYSE:FAZ

Monday, May 17th ETF Movers: VXX, UNG, JJC, PMA, PALL, TAN

May 17th, 2010

In trading on Monday, the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN (VXX) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.3% on the day. Also up for the day is the United States Natural Gas (UNG) Up 1.6%. And underperforming Read more…

JJC, PALL, PMA, TAN, UNG, VXX

CNBC Launches 6 Do It Yourself Model ETF Portfolios

May 17th, 2010

Bob Pisani announced the release of 6 model ETF portfolio’s to be hosted on the CNBC website. These portfolios are somewhat of a self directed model for a fund of funds. Bob tapped the shoulders of three ETF experts, Matt Hougan, Tom Lydon, and Jim Lowell to build model portfolios consisting of Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Touradji Capital Buys Up The Bullish US Dollar ETF (UUP) And Becomes The Sixth Largest Holder

May 17th, 2010

“Touradji Capital Management LP, the commodity hedge fund with about $2.7 billion under management, sold shares of Barrick Gold Corp. and U.S. Steel Corp. in the first quarter and bought a Read more…

UDN, UUP

Investors Turn To The VIX ETNs As Volatility Gets Back Into The Market (VXX, VXZ)

May 17th, 2010

“The thing that’s hardest to remember after a prolonged rally like the one we’ve seen since early last year is that they always come to an end. Markets can only move straight up or down for so long Read more…

VIXX, VXX, VXZ

The Ireland ETF To Face Major Hurdles As The PIIGS Crisis Unfolds

May 17th, 2010

“Ireland was transformed from a Celtic Tiger to one of the PIIGS. The European country used to post fast economic growth and boasted of high personal income, helped by tax cuts and favorable Read more…

MXI, NYSE:EIRL

Peter Schiff, Ron Paul, The End Of The Dollar, Meltup, and Your ETF Options (GLD) (SLV)

May 17th, 2010

Whew, looks like it is time to start stocking the canned goods, and spiffy up the bomb shelter. The National Inflation Association has released a new video spelling out a woeful future for our the world, the dollar and your way of life. Massive unemployment, hyperinflation and Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:GLD, SGOL, SIVR, SLV

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