Energy

Selling in commodities continued bearish downtrends, with steep declines in silver and oil ETFs. As crude prices closed below $100 per barrel, the U.S. Oil Fund ETF, ticker USO, closed down -9.11% Silver continued sharp declines, reflected in the iShares Silver Trust ETF, ticker SLV, which closed -11.89%.  For the week the silver ETF has [...]

Green ETFs are investment options that track organizations that are involved in technologies that help protect the environment without affecting human development. These ETFs can help the investors come up with a green or environmentally friendly investment strategy. Alternative energy development and green tools, machines and equipments are tracked by such ETFs. There is no [...]

Commodity based ETF specialist Teucrium Trading LLC has announced The Teucrium Natural Gas Fund (NAGS) which will invest funds in multiple natural gas funds. The ETF will invest in multiple NYMEX futures contract to dissipate the negative impact of potential ‘contango’ in the market. The fund will hold three different contracts simultaneously with different weightage [...]

The oil industry segment is facing the problem of plenty with too many ETFs investing money in almost the same companies in the industry with a different asset mix depending on individual ETF portfolio. ETFs that invest in big oil companies will cover the key players like Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Schlumberger, Transocean, BP, Royal Dutch [...]

For the first time, investors will have direct access to India’s infrastructure industry with the launch of a new ETF by Emerging Global Shares. The new ETF will be the eighth fund from EG Shares, which specializes in various sectors within emerging markets. For example, EG Shares has emerging market ETFs for both the financial [...]

For the first time, investors will have direct access to India’s infrastructure industry with the launch of a new ETF by Emerging Global Shares. The new ETF will be the eighth fund from EG Shares, which specializes in various sectors within emerging markets. For example, EG Shares has emerging market ETFs for both the financial [...]

The idea of supporting the “green” movement just got easier. While environmentally-conscious ETFs like solar and wind already exist in today’s market, Global X Fund has just launched the first ever lithium ETF which is a main resource to renewable energy. Global X Lithium ETF (LIT: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News) will invest in large [...]

BlackRock, the ETF provider of the popular iShares brand, has just launched nine international sector ETFs that provide exposure to both developed and emerging markets. The new ETFs will trade on the NYSE Arca. The unique funds will track their respective MSCI All Country World ex USA sector index and carry a 0.48% expense ratio, [...]

A trading volume well above average was noticed for a small-cap ETF. With three times the average daily trading volume, the FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio ETF (PRFZ: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News) started out the week catching the attention of many investors. The three month trading volume is approximately 50,000 shares per day; [...]

The first six months of 2010 have not been kind to the First Trust ISE Global Wind Energy Index ETF (FAN: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News). The ETF has gradually lost value throughout the year; however, the winds have changed direction in the past couple of days. A Forbes article points out the alternative energy [...]