“Shares of the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLV) have come a long way since their March 2009 bear market lows at $21.63 a share. But (XLV) will soon run into a strong headwind Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, XLV
“Exchange-traded funds have been the hot thing in the investment world these days, but not among retirement plans. That may be changing, as ETFs finally are gaining a foothold in the 401(k) retirement Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS
U.S. platinum and palladium exchange-traded funds launched last Friday were met with buying interest, with about 170,000 ounces of metals added in the first two trading sessions Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, PALL, PPLT
Ron Rowland From InvestWithAnEdge puts out his monthly ETF Deathwatch Report: There are 118 ETFs and ETNs on Deathwatch as the new year begins. Last decade we witnessed phenomenal growth in exchange Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS
Grail Advisors, an innovator in the development and distribution of active-managed exchange traded funds (ETFs), today announced that Gary Black, former CEO of Janus Capital Group, is joining the firm’s Advisory Board Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS
The Oklahoma exchange-traded fund, OOK, in its first two months, since inception on Oct. 29, 2009 to Dec. 29, 2009, increased market value to 11.23 percent, and the NAV increased to 10.66 percent Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, OOK
Latest data from the “ETF Landscape Year End 2009” preview report published today by BlackRock’s Global ETF Research and Implementation Strategy team reveals that global assets invested in ETFs at the end of 2009 Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS
“A massive bearish butterfly spread on the gold ETF caught our eye today amidst a 0.50% decline in the value of its shares to $112.38. One medium-term pessimist, who is likely long shares Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, NYSE:GLD
“Rather than asking what will trigger a correction, we should ask what would push the market higher. Last Friday’s unemployment numbers disappointed; yet stocks inched higher Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, KBE, KRE, XLF
J.P. Morgan analysts said Tuesday they enter 2010 with a “more constructive outlook” for real estate investment trust stocks as they climb a wall of worry, and think the sector could post Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, RWR
“Exchange-traded funds typically have much lower expenses than ordinary mutual funds, and they give you much more trading control. But there are first-class ETFs, and there are lousy ones. Some ETFs — especially those that seek Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, VTI
The Claymore/AlphaShares China Small Cap (HAO), “Which advanced 96.6 per cent in 2009, is still well positioned for 2010. In an already-explosive economy like China’s, the small-cap firms Read more…
NYSE:FXI, NYSE:GXC, NYSE:HAO
There is a phenomenon going on now that is showing a clear change of character and I for one am happy about it. The PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish (UUP), or the ETF for the dollar, is no longer affecting the market Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS, UDN, UUP
Speaking today at the third annual Inside ETFs Conference in Boca Raton, Florida, IndexIQ chief executive officer Adam Patti will make the case for using Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)-based products Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS
The Energy Hedge Fund Center (EHFC) has launched a Directory of Commodity-focused Exchange Traded Funds that will appeal to ordinary investors. The Directory lists Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Read more…
ETF BASIC NEWS
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