Currency ETFs
Most of these ETFs focus their investments on specific or various currencies. These currencies can aim to replicate movements in currency in the foreign exchange market by holding currencies either directly or through currency-denominated short-term debt instruments, domestic currencies (U.S. Dollar), foreign currencies, or a combination of all. While investing in Currency ETFs is a particular way to achieve international diversification and to hedge against losses in the U.S. dollar, it also requires a bit of expertise to understand the global ramifications of what is happening across the globe. With that, we believe these ETFs are better suited for moderate investors who may be more willing to accept variations in their portfolio's balance. Again, because of the hedging aspect vs other investments in one's portfolio, we do see some risk being removed from owning them, hence not labeled as aggressive investors only. We certainly understand any investor who may be apprehensive from considering these from the lack of expertise in global currency movements.
Category Grade
This category ranks #49 out of 65 ETF categories.
Avg. SMART Grade
The average cap-weighted SMART Grade for ETFs in this category is B (Buy).
| Fund Symbol/Name | Last | Open | High | Low | 52-Wk Hi | 52-Wk Lo | Day Chg | YTD Chg | 12-Mo Chg | AUM | Exp. Ratio | SMART Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FXE Guggenheim CurrencyShares Euro Currency Trust |
109.42 | 109.19 | 109.62 | 109.08 | 110.73 | 100.46 | +1.27 (1.17%) |
7.00% | 1.85% | 301.45M | 0.40% |
A Strong Buy |
| FXC Guggenheim CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust |
74.80 | 74.75 | 74.89 | 74.73 | 77.54 | 71.70 | +0.30 (0.40%) |
1.67% | -1.32% | 185.80M | 0.40% |
A Strong Buy |
| FXA Guggenheim CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust |
75.91 | 75.91 | 75.95 | 75.88 | 77.72 | 71.67 | +0.02 (0.03%) |
5.25% | 3.25% | 166.96M | 0.40% |
A Strong Buy |
| FXF Guggenheim CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust |
98.59 | 98.38 | 98.70 | 98.38 | 100.49 | 92.37 | +0.99 (1.01%) |
5.19% | 0.65% | 165.38M | 0.40% |
A Strong Buy |
| CEW WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund |
18.66 | 18.65 | 18.66 | 18.65 | 18.89 | 17.22 | -0.04 (-0.21%) |
6.69% | 6.54% | 46.45M | 0.55% |
A Strong Buy |
| DBV PowerShares DB G10 Currency Harvest |
24.53 | 24.62 | 24.62 | 24.52 | 26.03 | 23.95 | -0.27 (-1.09%) |
-1.13% | 2.81% | 44.51M | 0.75% |
A Strong Buy |
| CYB WisdomTree Chinese Yuan Strategy Fund |
24.57 | 24.58 | 24.73 | 24.57 | 24.79 | 22.89 | +0.08 (0.33%) |
5.63% | 0.12% | 36.81M | 0.45% |
A Strong Buy |
| CNY Market Vectors Chinese Renminbi/USD ETN |
41.57 | 41.57 | 41.57 | 41.57 | 42.50 | 38.05 | +0.12 (0.29%) |
6.45% | -0.43% | 10.84M | 0.55% |
A Strong Buy |
| FXCH Guggenheim CurrencyShares Chinese Renminbi Trust |
72.00 | 72.00 | 72.00 | 72.00 | 74.98 | 70.11 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
0.97% | -3.23% | 7.20M | 0.40% |
A Strong Buy |
| AYT iPath GEMS Asia 8 ETN |
41.00 | 41.05 | 41.08 | 40.94 | 42.72 | 38.30 | -0.02 (-0.05%) |
3.04% | 2.02% | 1.21M | 0.89% |
A Strong Buy |
| INR Market Vectors Indian Rupee/USD ETN |
41.11 | 40.99 | 41.11 | 40.98 | 42.42 | 37.05 | -0.30 (-0.72%) |
8.30% | 10.18% | 411.00K | 0.65% |
A Strong Buy |
| UUP PowerShares DB USD Index Bullish |
24.99 | 25.02 | 25.04 | 24.95 | 26.83 | 24.32 | -0.20 (-0.79%) |
-5.56% | 0.00% | 576.16M | 0.75% |
B Buy |
| USDU WisdomTree Bloomberg U.S. Dollar Bullish Fund |
26.48 | 26.48 | 26.49 | 26.44 | 28.53 | 25.72 | -0.09 (-0.34%) |
-5.33% | -0.23% | 157.35M | 0.50% |
B Buy |
| FXY Guggenheim CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust |
85.61 | 85.99 | 86.02 | 85.57 | 96.75 | 81.33 | -0.39 (-0.45%) |
3.74% | -9.52% | 137.86M | 0.40% |
B Buy |
| FXS Guggenheim CurrencyShares Swedish Krona Trust |
111.00 | 111.00 | 111.00 | 111.00 | 116.31 | 102.80 | +0.84 (0.76%) |
4.38% | -2.63% | 21.84M | 0.40% |
B Buy |
| BZF WisdomTree Brazilian Real Strategy Fund |
17.65 | 17.63 | 17.65 | 17.63 | 18.85 | 15.50 | -0.17 (-0.95%) |
3.58% | 12.64% | 21.26M | 0.45% |
B Buy |
| FXSG Guggenheim CurrencyShares Singapore Dollar Trust ETF |
70.91 | 70.91 | 70.91 | 70.91 | 73.95 | 66.86 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
4.31% | -3.18% | 3.54M | 0.40% |
B Buy |
| FXB Guggenheim CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust |
124.47 | 124.37 | 124.56 | 124.30 | 132.32 | 117.48 | +0.61 (0.49%) |
3.50% | -3.64% | 245.76M | 0.40% |
C Neutral |
| GBB iPath Goldman Sachs iPath GBP/USD Exchange Rate ETN |
33.46 | 33.40 | 33.46 | 33.40 | 36.62 | 31.50 | +0.36 (1.09%) |
2.95% | -4.49% | 4.21M | 0.40% |
NR Not Rated |
| ERO Barclays PLC iPath EUR/USD Exchange Rate ETN |
41.22 | 41.22 | 41.22 | 41.22 | 42.55 | 38.67 | -0.41 (-0.98%) |
5.69% | -2.23% | 2.91M | 0.40% |
NR Not Rated |
| ICI iPath iPath Optimized Currency Carry ETN |
39.63 | 39.63 | 39.63 | 39.63 | 41.62 | 37.41 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
-3.60% | 3.85% | 1.93M | 0.65% |
NR Not Rated |
| JYN BARCLAYS BANK PLC iPath JPY/USD Exchange Rate ETN |
50.59 | 50.59 | 50.59 | 50.59 | 56.72 | 47.50 | 0.00 (0.00%) |
5.93% | -4.82% | 1.53M | 0.40% |
NR Not Rated |
| PGD iPath Asian and Gulf Currency Revaluation ETN Revaluation ETN |
48.60 | 48.60 | 48.60 | 48.60 | 49.23 | 47.32 | -0.04 (-0.08%) |
2.70% | -0.21% | 991.00K | 0.89% |
NR Not Rated |
| JEM iPath GEMS Index ETN |
28.97 | 28.97 | 28.97 | 28.97 | 29.81 | 27.73 | +0.08 (0.28%) |
2.04% | 2.58% | 795.00K | 0.89% |
NR Not Rated |
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