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Michael Johnston: With more than 40% of the U.S. market, iShares has long been the leader in the U.S. ETF industry. But in recent years the competition has been gaining ground, thanks in part to more cost efficient products. According to the ETF Industry Association, Vanguard led all ETF Read more…
Rick Mills: As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. Our agriculture system is concentrated on producing a very few staple crops – there is a very serious lack of crop diversity. Corn, wheat, rice and soy are the main staples and production is Read more…
Kevin McElory: In 2011, for the first time ever, more corn (NYSEArca:CORN) was made into ethanol than consumed as food (for humans) or feed (for animals) in the United States. Read more…
Michael Johnston: Heading into 2011, many observers of the ETF industry were warning that this year could see a wave of fund closures, as ETFs that were failing to generate positive cash flow for the institutions behind them could be shuttered. That wave of contraction has yet to really play out, as only Read more…
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Jared Cummans: If Jim Rogers has taught us anything, its that agriculture exposure is a must for any investment portfolio. But buying corn or soybean futures and rolling on a steady basis seems impractical for keeping allocations to what might make up 1% of your overall holdings. Beyond futures products Read more…
In the first half of the year, ETF investors have been looking to find income, diversify away from the dollar, and protect themselves from inflation, says Morningstar’s Scott Burns. Today, we’re going to talk a little bit about the new launches in 2011 in the ETF space, particularly some of the themes that we see and who the real success stories have been. I think it should be really no shock that the largest launch Read more…
Ron Rowland: Global X Fertilizers/Potash ETF (NYSE:SOIL) began trading last Thursday (5/26/11), as the first ETF targeting fertilizer producers. This narrow subindustry within the Read more…
Stock markets have broadly come back so far in 2011, as optimism over growth in emerging nations and some portions of the developed world has outweighed geopolitical concerns Read more…
I keep pretty close tabs on the ETF industry. I’m not easily impressed, but I have to say that sponsors are on a roll in 2011. They’re bringing out innovative new products at a record pace. Read more…
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The IQ Global Agribusiness Small Cap ETF (NYSE:CROP), launched 3/22/2011, invests in global small cap companies engaged in the agribusiness sector. This includes crop production & farming Read more…
Global X, the New York City-based ETF issuer known for its various country and sector-specific products, continues to be active on the product development front; the firm recently Read more…
One of my favorite ways for regular investors to invest in the agriculture commodity boom is to buy the Market Vectors Agriculture ETF (NYSE:MOO). Read more…
So if you’re missing out on the commodity boom, what is the best way to get in? CNBC brought in Adam Patti, Indexiq CEO, and Tom Lydon, ETF Trends for their 
IndexIQ, a leading developer of index-based alternative investment solutions, today announced the performance of its proprietary family of hedge fund replication and alternative beta indexes. 
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