Water

An interesting new commodity is gaining popularity among exchange-traded funds: water. Publicly owned water companies are becoming the new standard for many municipalities, and they are dripping decent returns for investors. The global water industry is one that keeps producing profits despite the recession, with expected growth of 4-5% in 2009 from $360 billion to [...]

Each of the 33 Claymore ETFs on the NYSE Arca and American Stock Exchange (AMEX) will be distributing dividend payments to close out 2008. In addition, none of the funds are paying long-term capital gains. A Business Wire press release lists the ETFs with their year-end distribution amount scheduled to be paid on December 31, [...]

The incoming U.S. administration has big plans for the alternative energy industry. The filing of three socially conscious ETFs with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would bring optimal timing in this relatively untapped ETF market segment. The brand of ETF is known as sShares from Pax World Management Corp., and Andrew Coen of Investment [...]

Invesco PowerShares had uprooted 74 of its ETFs from the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and transplanted them on the NYSE Arca during a record one-day transfer earlier this month. The major issuer has now wrapped up the transfer of its five remaining ETFs bringing it total to 79 ETFs on the NYSE Arca. According to [...]

As of September 26, 2008, the American Stock Exchange’s Cleantech Index (CTIUS) added two new companies to its portfolio while dropping three others. According to the Business Wire press release, the two companies joining the Cleantech Index are China High Speed Transmission and Autodesk, which will be replacing Xantrex, Christ Water Technologies, and Comverge. Two [...]

Due to strong client demand, ETF Securities has listed thirteen new commodity-oriented ETFs on the Euronext Amsterdam. It became evident that the industry themes investors requested were not available in the form of an ETC. As a result, Mondo Visione reports that ETF Securities has developed a group of ETFs that focus on industries such [...]

Van Eck Global has just launched a unique ETF on the American Stock Exchange that provides investors with access to hard assets on a global level. The new fund, known as Market Vectors RVE Hard Assets Producers ETF (HAP) is the first of its kind, according to the Business Wire press release. HAP follows the [...]

Claymore Investments has issued a new ETF on the Toronto Stock Exchange designed to follow the infrastructure industry. The new ETF, known as Claymore Global Infrastructure ETF (CIF), tracks the performance of the MFC Global Infrastructure Index, according to the CNW press release. Infrastructure is characterized in the article as the “physical assets that a [...]

The awareness for environmentally friendly companies has evidently grown stronger of late. The viable opportunity to invest in the “green” industry such as alternative energy or water resources has been brought to the light by TheStreet.com Rating system. Richard Widows of TheStreet.com writes that two “green” ETFs have made the most improved list as their [...]

A wave of demand has come for water technology and services companies as nearly half the United States is experiencing unusually dry conditions. Out of three water ETFs, Trang Ho of Investor’s Business Daily identifies PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio ETF (PHO) as the most popular. PHO has grown by 9% over the past year while [...]