Green ETFs – Invest Funds And Save Environment
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 [...]
iShares ETFs Listed On London Stock Exchange
BlackRock’s iShares has now listed the Dow Jones Global Sustainability Screened fund and Europe Sustainability Screened fund on the LSE. Both the funds are backed by physical storage of products and are not based on value of the underlying index alone. Further, the two ETFs offer access to the sustainable sector to Europeans as well. [...]
Van Eck Launches Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF (REMX)
Van Eck Global has launched Market Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF (NYSE Arca: REMX), the first U.S.-listed exchange traded fund (ETF) which seeks to give investors pure play exposure to the equities of companies primarily engaged in the producing, refining, and recycling rare earth/strategic metals, it was announced today. Rare earth/strategic metals are industrial metals [...]
Alternative Energy Industry Applauds First Ever Lithium ETF
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 [...]
Huntington Asset Advisors Getting Active with New ETFs
Two more actively managed ETFs have been filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Huntington Asset Advisors has developed the two funds, which are projected to be released during the first quarter of next year. The press release identifies the two actively managed ETFs as the Huntington Ecological Strategy Fund and the Huntington Global Rotating [...]
Natural Gas ETFs Heating Up
The disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has taken a toll on oil prices. With uncertainty surrounding the future of oil, investors have noticed that natural gas ETFs are gathering steam. U.S. Natural Gas ETF (UNG: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News) and the First Trust ISE Revere Natural Gas ETF (FCG: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, [...]
First Trust Capitalizes on Stimulus to Create Smart Grid ETF
First Trust Advisors has announced the launch of its First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund (GRID), which will be the first to track electrical infrastructure technology companies. Large infrastructure investments as part of the stimulus package have put Smart Grid technologies on the forefront of green investing. The Smart Grid is [...]
Clean Energy ETFs Follow Oil’s Lead
As oil prices carve out new 2009 highs, clean energy ETFs are also grabbing their share of a solid bull run. Although clean energy producers dived during the credit crunch, they’re back with vengeance, moving up more than 70% since March. The iShares S&P Global Clean Energy Index Fund (ICLN: Quote, Profile, Advanced Chart, News) [...]
Pax Files for More Green with Three New Eco-ETFs
On the heels of the “green” trend, Pax World Management has filed with the SEC to create three new funds based upon geographic targeting of eco-friendly companies. The merger of specific geographic areas and socially responsible investing could be a winner for Pax. The three new funds, to be listed on the NYSE Arca, are [...]
Not All Clean ETFs are Created Equal
The popular misconception that classifies clean energy and clean fuel as equivalent investments is costing investors profits. While clean energy and clean fuel funds are often discussed interchangeably, each type features its own set of unique characteristics. In order to prosper, clean energy companies require a natural gas price high enough that their customers have [...]
