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Rising 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 [...]

According to the World Gold Council, the price of an ounce of gold in 2009 averaged $972.32 while the price of an ounce in 2010 averaged $1,224.52.  Athough 2010 was the second-best year for exchange-traded products backed by gold, the net inflow fell 41% from 2009. Inflows into ETFs and other exchange-traded products have declined [...]

Option trading volume on the Chicago Board of Exchange was down in August as a whole. ETF trading showed some areas of growth but slowed from the previous month. ETF market share was down slightly too. According to the press release, year-to-date ETF option volume through August grew by 6% over the previous year at [...]

Next ETFs has plans for a new series of ETFs. The issuer is expected to start with a unique US ETF which would track the premier Nikkei 225 Japanese index. The Nikkei 225 Index is a leading Japanese benchmark made up of 225 liquid stocks within the Tokyo Stock Exchange. According to the press release, [...]

Assets continued to flow into U.S. exchange-traded funds during the month of July despite significant outflows from gold’s largest ETF. July is the sixth straight month that assets have flowed into ETFs and the emerging market class was the primary reason for the current month’s growth. Emerging market ETFs attracted the most assets with $4.6 [...]

Assets continued to flow into U.S. exchange-traded funds during the month of July despite significant outflows from gold’s largest ETF. July is the sixth straight month that assets have flowed into ETFs and the emerging market class was the primary reason for the current month’s growth. Emerging market ETFs attracted the most assets with $4.6 [...]

Homebuilder exchange-traded funds held strong this week despite weak housing data released for the month of June. Both SPDR S&P Home Builders ETF (XHB: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News) and iShares Dow Jones US Home Construction (ITB: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News) are closing out the week on a good note. The two ETFs gained [...]

The largest gold ETF, SPDR Gold Shares (GLD: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News), has taken a moment to catch its breath after hiking up the charts for most of the year. Fear of deflation was the main factor in a recent four-day decline of approximately 2% for GLD, according to MarketWatch. Looking back on the [...]

Assets continued to flow into U.S. exchange-traded funds during the month of June thanks to bond and gold ETFs. June is the fifth straight month that assets have flowed into ETFs to keep the trend rising. Taxable-bond ETFs attracted the most assets with $4.7 billion for June, according to the press release. Two of the [...]

When it comes to investing in a gold ETF, the most common place for investors to turn is the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD: Profile, Quote, Advanced Chart, News). GLD is not only the most popular ETF in the precious metals industry, but it is one of the most heavily traded funds in the entire [...]