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Energy ETF Demand Rises With Oil PricesRising oil prices have pushed up returns offered by energy based ETFs even as ETFs tracking crude oil prices have lagged behind. Prices are rising on account of political disturbance in Libya and East and North Africa and investors are preferring energy ETFs over oil based ETFs. Market forces prevent the latter from tracking the [...] |
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First India Infrastructure ETF Debuts
Country-Specific, EG Shares, Electricity, Emerging Markets, Energy, Financial, Global, Index, India, Infrastructure, International, INXX, Issuers, Large-cap, Materials, New ETFs, SCIN, Size-specific, Small-cap
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 [...] |
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First India Infrastructure ETF Debuts
Country-Specific, EG Shares, Electricity, Emerging Markets, Energy, Financial, Global, Index, India, Infrastructure, International, INXX, Issuers, Large-cap, Materials, New ETFs, SCIN, Size-specific, Small-cap
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 [...] |
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Alternative Energy Industry Applauds First Ever Lithium ETF
Alternative Energy, Arca, Automobile, Commodity, Energy, Environmental, Exchange, Global X Funds, Index, International, Issuers, Large-cap, LIT, Lithium, Metals, New ETFs, NYSE, Size-specific, Solar, Transportation, United States, Water, Wind
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 [...] |
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iShares Debuts Group of International Sector ETFs
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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, [...] |
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Abnormally Large Volume for Small ETFA 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; [...] |
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Wind ETF Blows Away the Competition
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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 [...] |
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Reverse Share Split Declared for Group of Direxion ETFs
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Direxion, the ETF issuer popular for its line of leveraged funds, has announced an upcoming reverse share split on four of its triple leveraged ETFs. The ETFs scheduled for the reverse split on July 8, 2010 are: 1. Direxion Daily Energy Bear 3x Shares (ERY: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News) 2. Direxion Daily Real Estate [...] |
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Natural Gas ETFs Heating Up
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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, [...] |
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REITs Offer Play on Consumer Confidence
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At the surface, real estate and consumer confidence numbers may appear to have little in common. However, as consumer confidence continues to rise, commercial REITs offer a unique opportunity to investors. Analysts believe improving consumer confidence numbers could help commercial real estate investment trusts, which have been some of the hardest hit during the “Great [...] |
