Invesco PowerShares and Select Sector SPDRs announced today that a settlement has been reached under which Invesco PowerShares will voluntarily change the ticker symbols of its nine S&P SmallCap Sector ETFs. The changes are aimed at making the PowerShares S&P SmallCap Sector ETF tickers Read more…

XLBS, XLES, XLFS, XLIS, XLKS, XLPS, XLUS, XLVS, XLYS

The ‘back to school’ rally in stocks that started on September 1^st caught more than a few investors off guard. After all, following a summer of refreshingly calm market volatility few expected that Read more…

XLBS, XLES, XLFS, XLIS, XLKS, XLPS, XLUS, XLVS, XLYS

In midday trading Tuesday, the S&P SmallCap Utilities Portfolio ETF (XLUS) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 7.93% on the day. Also up on the day are the Read more…

NYSE:AXEN, NYSE:GDX, XHB, XLFS, XLUS, XME

In trading on Friday, the S&P SmallCap Financials Portfolio ETF (XLFS) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.8% on the day. And underperforming other ETFs today is the Internet HOLDRS ETF (HHH), off about 2.4% in Friday afternoon trading. Among other winners are the Read more…

AMEX:HHH, IEZ, JJG, NYSE:EWA, NYSE:EWD, SGG, UNG, XLFS

PowerShares has filed for 10 new small cap ETFs. The new funds will cover a myriad of different sectors including Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples, Energy, Financials, Health Care Read more…

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