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Gary Gordon submits: When it comes to transportation stocks in the iShares DJ Transportation Fund ( IYT ), some wonder whether the third time will or will not be a charm. The unnerving reality is that a number of broader market barometers have hit ”higher highs” in September, October and November. Yet IYT has failed to reach new intra-day highs first notched back in mid-September. Complete...
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: Actively managed ETFs are still a relatively new player on the market, but already some providers and investors may have already written them off. Is it premature to do so? Actively managed ETFs are still in their infancy, and the segment is still growing. Last week’s launch of two actively managed funds – one apiece from PIMCO and iShares – is proof...
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Michael Johnston submits: For investors looking to make a play on the technology sector through ETFs, there are a number of options offering varying degrees of exposure. The PowerShares QQQ Trust ( QQQQ ) tracks the Nasdaq 100 Index, meaning it is tilted heavily towards the technology sector (about 65% of its holdings), but maintains moderate exposure to health care and consumer discretionary companies...
Latest News Current Issue (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
It tracks the S&P CNX Nifty Index.
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The current technical "triple top" on the chart of the IShares DJ Transportation Average ETF ( IYT ) has an interesting fundamental basis. The ETF formed a double top in mid-October and then began a period of rapid decline falling 12%, from $73 to $64, in nine days breaking a “swing low” made in the beginning of the month. The subsequent “Dow Theory” speculation threatened...
Seeking Alpha - India (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Michael Johnston submits: Barclays Global Investors announced on Friday the launch of the iShares S&P India Nifty Fifty Index Fund ( INDY ), a new ETF tracking an index composed of the 50 largest and most liquid Indian securities listed on the National Stock Exchange of India. INDY will compete with several existing India exchange-traded funds, including products from iPath, WisdomTree, and PowerShares....
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (MARKET WIRE) Barclays Global Investors, N.A. (BGI), the world's largest Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) provider(1), announced today that the iShares S&P India Nifty 50 Index Fund (NASDAQ: INDY) began trading today. The new iShares Fund is designed to track the S&P CNX Nifty Index that represents the 50 largest and most liquid Indian securities listed on the National Stock Exchange...
The Street (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
iShares MSCI South Korea could get a boost if a South Korea trade deal is ratified.
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Michael Johnston submits: The recovery showed signs of falling into chaos on Thursday, with Treasury Secretary Geithner facing a firestorm in Washington as lawmakers called for his resignation and Dell reported a decline in profits of more than 50%. Elsewhere in the world, EU leaders (as expected) selected Belgian Premier Herman van Rompuy as the bloc’s first full-time president. The ETFdb 60...
The Stockmasters (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
BRIC, BRIC, BRIC!!! Mark Mobius believes stocks in Brazil, Russia, India and China are likely to rise by 30 to 40% within three to four years as higher economic growth and lower government debt spurs corporate earnings. Super, so how can you play it ? You can buy the stocks or just go the ETF route with one of the following choices: iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund (ETF) (NYSE:BKF), Claymore/BNY Mellon...
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Ron Rowland submits: Be careful what you wish for. For all the leveraged fund critics that either do not like or do not understand daily (or monthly) reset of leverage and want a vehicle without path-dependent performance, your wish has come true. However, unless you bought them yesterday, you will not be getting the exact 2x or 3x index exposure you desire. You can’t have everything. Five new...
SeekingAlpha ETFs (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Today’s trade of the day brings you the silver trade. Some wildly bullish options activity was seen in sizable purchases of the Silver ETF ( SLV ). Investors expect as much of a 66% gain in silver prices over the coming two years. It would certainly be interesting to hear the macro landscape this investor assumes is ahead of us. One can only imagine that they are betting on full blown economic...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: Brazil’s domestic industries are showing a quick rebound. The economy, along with related ETFs, may be only just beginning to reflect a recovery in the emerging market. With a surge in domestic consumption bolstered by optimistic Brazilians, low unemployment and increased wages, Brazil’s economy is projected to grow 9% for the fourth quarter, comments Martin...
The Street (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The iShares MSCI Taiwan Index ETF is pulling back from a 15-month high, and now one trader is positioning for a deeper decline.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
HONG KONG, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Five new iShares Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) began trading today on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. The newly listed ETFs include the world's first China A-Share Sector ETF Series. The new funds recorded a total turnover of more than HKD100 million in their first-day of trading.
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