International ETFs, the Big Seven
With the economy still showing concern in the U.S. and job rates still high, many investors are looking at equity investments outside the US. One of the easiest ways of investing internationally is with Exchange-Traded Funds or ETFs. Of the roughly 1,500 ETFs available to trade, there are 7 large ones that focus on international markets.
Soccer’s World Cup can Affect Stock Markets
It seems that there are legitimate studies that show that a countries loss in a major sports competition like the World Cup can adversely affect that countries stock markets the next day says an article in MarketWatch.
Three New ETFs from AdvisorShares Ready for Launch
Traders will soon have access to a unique forward-looking approach to investing with the upcoming release of three new ETFs from AdvisorShares Investments on June 21, 2011. The press release identifies the three new ETF, to be managed by Madrona Funds, as: 1. AdvisorShares Madrona Forward Domestic ETF (FWDD) 2. AdvisorShares Madrona Forward International ETF [...]
New SuperDividend ETF Debuts with Massive Volume
The Global X SuperDividend ETF (NYSE Arca: SDIV) from Global X Funds, which began trading last week, came out of the gates with a roar. The first day of trading for the fund ranked near the top of all newly released ETFs this year. The press release explains that in the first day (of trading [...]
New Fertilizer ETF Debuts
Global demand for food is on the rise, and as a result, demand within the fertilizer industry has strengthened. Investors now have the ability to easily track the performance of this fertilizer industry with the release of another new ETF from Global X Funds, known as Global X Fertilizers/Potash ETF (ticker: SOIL). SOIL is the [...]
First Canada Preferred ETF Unveiled
For the first time, investors now have the ability to follow the performance of preferred stock issuing companies in Canada. Global X Funds has just released a new ETF known as Global X Canada Preferred ETF (ticker: CNPF). According to Bruno del Ama, chief executive officer of Global X Funds, “CNPF provides a relatively efficient [...]
Direxion Adds Four New Leveraged ETFs to its Lineup
Direxion Funds, one of the leading issuers of leveraged ETFs, has expanded its lineup with the launch of four new funds. The new ETFs are designed to leverage 300% of the daily performance (or 300% of the inverse) of the Agribusiness sector and Russia. According to the press release, the new funds are listed as: [...]
First Automobile Manufacturing ETF Drives onto the Scene
The first automobile manufacturing ETF gets the green light to begin trading May 10, 2011 on the NASDAQ Stock Market. First Trust Advisors L.P. will sponsor the new fund, known as First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund (ticker: CARZ). According to the press release, CARZ will track the NASDAQ OMX Global Auto Index, which [...]
Two New S&P Related ETFs Launched
Low volatility and high beta access to the S&P 500 index is now a reality with the listing of two new ETFs from Invesco PowerShares. The press release identifies the two new funds as PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (ticker: SPLV) and PowerShares S&P 500 High Beta Portfolio (ticker: SPHB). SPLV’s underlying index consists [...]
First Mexico Small-Cap ETF Debuts
Investors now have the ability to easily track the performance of small-cap companies in Mexico with the release of a new ETF by Global X Funds. The new fund is known as Global X Mexico Small-Cap ETF (ticker: MEXS) and is the first of its kind. According to Bruno del Ama, chief executive officer of [...]
