The Dark Side Of Exchange Trading Funds (ETFs) And Why They Are Contributing To Vulnerability In The Stock Market

April 17th, 2010

Despite the recent rally in the U.S. stock market, a new article from Money Morning shows that investors should still be nervous about the stability of the markets Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

ETFs: Stull, Stull & Brody Files Class Action Suit Against ProShares Trust On Behalf of Investors in the ProShares UltraShort SmallCap 600 Fund

April 17th, 2010

Stull, Stull & Brody today announced that it has commenced a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of all persons who purchased Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Direxion Files Paperwork For “DIREXION AIRLINE SHARES” ETF

April 16th, 2010

Direxion has filed paperwork with the SEC for a new airline ETF “DIREXION AIRLINE SHARES.” The Direxion Airline Shares (“Fund”) will seek daily investment results, before fees and expenses, of the price performance of the Indus Global Airline & Airline Suppliers Index (“Index”). This fund will go Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:FAA

Direxion Files Paperwork For First Automotive ETF “Direxion Auto Shares”

April 16th, 2010

Direxion has filed paperwork with the SEC for a new “Direxion Auto Shares” ETF. No symbol is mentioned at this time. The Direxion Auto Shares (“Fund”) seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, of the price performance of the Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Direxion Files Paperwork For 18 Sector (3X) Bull And Bear ETFs

April 16th, 2010

Direxion has filed paperwork with the SEC for 18 new sector bull and bear ETFs. The funds will allow leveraged investment opportunities for Agribusiness, Commodity Related, Global Infrastructure, Gold Miners, Home Construction, Natural Gas, Regional Banks, Water and Wind Energy. Each Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

Direxion Files Paperwork For 16 International (3X) Bull And Bear ETFs

April 16th, 2010

Direxion has filed paperwork with the SEC for 16 new international bull and bear ETFs. The funds will allow leveraged investment opportunities for Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. Each fund’s objective is to magnify the performance of the Index 300% Read more…

ETF BASIC NEWS

This Technology ETF Is Showing Signs Not Seen Since The Tech Bubble

April 15th, 2010

“The big picture remains that of shares that are discounting a continued recovery in jobs and incomes for the second half of the year. That’s something that the market has been telegraphing for Read more…

NASDAQ:QQQQ, NYSE:MTK, NYSE:XLK

Option Traders Get Bullish On The Semiconductor ETF

April 15th, 2010

“Traders were snapping up calls in the (NYSE: SMH) semiconductor exchange-traded fund as it jumped to a new high yesterday. The Merrill Lynch Semiconductor HOLDRS fund finished the Read more…

NYSE:SMH

Thursday, April 15 ETF Movers: XLVS, RTL

April 15th, 2010

In midday trading Thursday, the S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF (NASDAQ:XLVS) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.4% on the day. And underperforming Read more…

NYSE:RTL, NYSE:XLVS

Two Dividend ETF Picks for Your IRA

April 15th, 2010

Morningstar’s Christine Benz discusses with Scott Burns his top picks for funding an IRA before the April 15 Read more…

NYSE:VIG, NYSE:XLU

Morningstar Reports U.S. Mutual Fund and ETF Asset Flows Through March 2010

April 15th, 2010

Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today reported estimated U.S. mutual fund and exchange-traded fund asset flows through March 2010 Read more…

NYSE:EEM, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:USO, NYSE:VWO

Certain Claymore-Advised ETFs Announce Adjournment of Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders

April 15th, 2010

The Claymore-advised exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) listed below have announced that the reconvened Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for April 14, 2010, has been Read more…

NYSE:ROB, NYSE:SEA

ETF News: ROB Announces Results of Reconvened Special Meeting of Shareholders

April 15th, 2010

The Claymore/Robb Report Global Luxury Index ETF (“ROB”) is pleased to announce that the proposal listed below received necessary shareholder approval at the reconvened Joint Special Read more…

NYSE:ROB

Wouldn’t Investors Welcome A Smartphone ETF With Stakes In Companies That Produce The iPhone And The Blackberry?

April 14th, 2010

“Earlier this week, Nasdaq announced a new index for companies engaged in the manufacturing or development of smartphone products. The benchmark, known as the NASDAQ OMX CEA Read more…

NYSE:MTK, NYSE:XLK

Swank Energy Income Advisors, LP Announces Launch of ETN Tracking the Cushing(R) 30 MLP Index

April 14th, 2010

Swank Energy Income Advisors, LP (“Swank Energy”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Swank Capital, LLC and investment advisor to The Cushing MLP Total Return Fund (NYSE: SRV), today announced Read more…

NYSE:SRV

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