Markets are all about upward and downward momentum. The author tries to capture this in an index he has designed.
Journal Of Indexes
Exchange-Traded Funds Corner
Overview of ETFs around the world as of December 31, 2003
Journal Of Indexes
The Inside Scoop
What's really going on in the index industry? A behind-the-scenes look at who´s doing what, with-or to- whom, and for what.
Journal Of Indexes
Microsector Index Futures
Sitting somewhere between stocks and an indexes, microsector futures can be used to manage portolio transitions.
Journal Of Indexes
iShares Select Dividend & TIPS Begin Trading On NYSE
The first dividend-focused iShare was launched on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones Select Dividend Index Fund (ticke r: DVY) becomes the first of its kind. The fund consists of 50 of the highest-dividend U.S. companies, and comes at a time of turbulent markets when companies that actually pay dividends have become attractive to many investors. The fund hopes to capitalize on the U.S. tax code changes regarding dividends.
Journal Of Indexes
Around The World Of ETFs
In Conjunction With The Exchange -Traded Funds Newsletter (archived content is viewable at www.indexuniverse.com)
More 'Quasi-Act i ve' Indexes From The Amex
Journal Of Indexes
Morningstar And BGI Link Up For New ETFs
Barclays Global Investors said it has inked a deal with Morningstar to license the Chicago stock and fund tracker's 16 style-based indexes.
BGI filed a prospectus for nine iShares Morningstar exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with the SEC.
With expense ratios ranging from 0.20%-0.30%, the funds listed in the filing are designed to track the nine Morningstar indexes for large-, mid- and small-cap growth, value and core style boxes.
Features and News
More 'Quasi-Active' Indexes from the Amex
The American Stock Exchange rolls out six more 'intelligent' indexes . . . corresponding ETFs to follow.