ETF Performance Report: June
June 29, 2012
Stock ETFs moved higher in June in volatile action and the S&P 500 logged its best month since October despite persistent worries over Europe’s debt crisis. Equity and commodity ETFs capped the second... Read More
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ETFs End Second Quarter with Huge Risk-On Rally
June 29, 2012
Exchange traded funds pegged to the euro, stocks and commodities ended the second quarter with a bang Friday after European leaders at a summit meeting unveiled support measures for Spain’s troubled... Read More
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Homebuilder ETF Breaks Out to Highest Level Since 2008
June 29, 2012
A nearly 4% jump in a homebuilder ETF in Friday’s risk-on, quarter-end rally carried the volatile sector fund to its highest level since 2008. The iShares Dow Jones US Home Construction (NYSEArca: ITB)... Read More
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Appraising the Largest Dividend ETF
June 29, 2012
The expectation for a continued low yield environment and ongoing market volatility has kept the dividend investment theme alive. Dividend-paying exchange traded funds, such as the Vanguard Dividend... Read More
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A solar energy ETF that has shed about three-quarters of its value the past year is preparing a 1-for-15 reverse share split. Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF (NYSEArca: KWT) will undergo a reverse... Read More
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ETF Chart of the Day: Emerging Market Dividends
June 29, 2012
Earlier this week we pointed out inflows that have resumed in Emerging Markets-based ETFs, including iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (NYSEArca: EEM) and Vanguard Emerging Markets (NYSEArca: VWO) in the... Read More
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MLP ETFs: A Pipeline for Yield to Your Portfolio
June 29, 2012
As an alternative to typical dividend yielding stocks, exchange traded funds that that track master limited partnerships provide an another option for investors who want their investment portfolios to... Read More
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Muni Bond ETFs Stay the Course
June 29, 2012
Doomsayers who depicted an imminent implosion in the municipal bonds market back in 2010 helped drive a mass exodus from munis related exchange traded funds. However, as no real threat manifested, the... Read More
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Stock ETFs May Stay Rangebound on Europe, Economy
June 29, 2012
World markets are slowing as a result of continuing economic pressures out of the Eurozone and weakening data. Despite ongoing troubles, the equities markets and stock exchange traded funds could... Read More
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S&P Downgrades Materials Sector, ETFs
June 28, 2012
The fundamental outlook for the materials sector is looking dimmer. Exchange traded funds tracking this area of the market have not been able to dodge a downgraded rating from S&P Capital IQ, as the... Read More
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Tom Lydon, Chuck Jaffe Talk ETF of the Week: Technology
June 28, 2012
Click here to listen. I do the “ETF of the Week” for MarketWatch every Thursday on Chuck Jaffe’s MoneyLife Show where I highlight big movers and disappointments within the exchange traded fund market.... Read More
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ETF Chart of the Day: Multi-Asset Income Fund
June 28, 2012
Despite only launching about two months ago, iShares Morningstar Multi-Asset Income Fund (BATS: IYLD) has already made its mark in attracting over $28 million in assets in a relatively short amount of... Read More
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Natural Gas ETF Buying Points to Bullish Accumulation
June 28, 2012
The largest natural gas ETF has pulled back the past couple sessions following a strong two-week rally. However, there is a bullish pattern of volume in the weekly chart of U.S. Natural Gas Fund... Read More
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UBS Breaks Launch Record with 64 New ETFs in London
June 28, 2012
Swiss bank UBS on Thursday launched 64 new exchange traded funds on the London Stock Exchange to break the one-day launch record. UK investors now have access to 66 ETF share classes from UBS,... Read More
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Morningstar’s Favorite New ETFs
June 28, 2012
The most popular new ETFs launched the past year have been focused on low-volatility stocks, dividends, high yield debt and emerging market debt. Over the past year there have been about 240 new ETF... Read More
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Aerospace and Defense ETFs Face U.S. Fiscal Cliff
June 28, 2012
Election season is just around the corner in the U.S. and the country’s deep fiscal hole remains a political hot potato. If the U.S. Congress drags its feet again and does not meet a definitive... Read More
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Multi-Asset ETFs
June 28, 2012
Institutions, investors and advisors all utilize exchange traded fund products. Now, some fund products are also adding exposure to other ETFs within their own portfolios to provide regular investors... Read More
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Investors Seek Refuge in Bond ETFs
June 28, 2012
In a sharp contrast from the first quarter euphoria in the equities market, investors have dumped stocks over the second quarter in favor of fixed-income assets and exchange traded funds as economic... Read More
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‘Beaten-Up’ Energy ETFs Look to Recover with Oil Prices
June 27, 2012
The largest energy sector ETF jumped more than 2% on Wednesday as the fund tries to recover after falling to the lowest levels since October 2011 on plunging oil prices. The $6.1 billion Energy Select... Read More
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ETF Chart of the Day: Emerging Markets
June 27, 2012
Lately we have seen asset inflows in broad based Emerging Markets ETFs, including iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (NYSEArca: EEM) and Vanguard Emerging Markets (NYSEArca: VWO), and this brings us to... Read More
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A biotech ETF with a tilt to small-cap stocks continued its strong breakout Wednesday with a nearly 3% rally one day before an expected Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of healthcare... Read More
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Some ETF Picks and Pans
June 27, 2012
This week I appeared on Chuck Jaffe’s MoneyLife Show to discuss the ETF industry and some individual buy and sell calls. Click here to listen to the podcast. ETFs that I discussed with my former... Read More
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Legendary investor Jim Rogers on Wednesday told financial advisors their most important challenge is to learn about commodities because real assets will be the best place to invest the next 10 years.... Read More
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New ETF Bets Against the Euro
June 27, 2012
ProShares on Wednesday listed a new inverse currency ETF designed to profit when the euro moves lower. The ETF manager already oversees a popular ETF that provides leveraged bearish exposure to the... Read More
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Gold ETFs and the Eurozone Debt Crisis
June 27, 2012
Investors are already hedging for the worst ahead of the European summit held this Thursday and Friday. Interestingly, gold exchange traded funds are getting back some of their luster as physical gold... Read More
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Risks of Muni Bond ETFs
June 27, 2012
Income hunters are taking on more municipal bonds and exchange traded funds to compensate their fixed-income yields as Treasuries remain near historic lows. However, potential investors should be wary... Read More
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Regional Bank ETFs Under the Microscope
June 27, 2012
After Moody’s Investor Service downgraded several major global banks, the sector has become closely watched. Investors are beginning to add financial exposure to their portfolios yet again, however,... Read More
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ETF Providers on ‘Pay to Play’
June 26, 2012
The New York Stock Exchange Arca’s recent proposal to allow incentive payments to market makers to boost exchange traded fund liquidity has heavyweight fund providers at odds. BlackRock and Vanguard... Read More
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Are Treasury Bond ETFs Bubblicious?
June 26, 2012
Talk of a bubble in U.S. Treasury bonds simply won’t die. For example, a top story making the rounds online Tuesday was an article at The Street penned by Jeff Nielson wondering how Treasury bond... Read More
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