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- Tuesday ETF Wrap-Up: GDX Surges, UNG Pulls Back
- Michael Johnston submits: The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF GDX surged almost 7% in trading Tuesday as a faltering U.S. dollar continued to drive up gold prices. As investors looking to hedge against inflation and a slumping greenback have rushed into gold, stocks of companies engaged in mining the precious...
- External links 2009-10-07
- Will UNG's Gamble Pay Off?
- Michael Johnston submits: The United States Natural Gas Fund UNG, the largest oil and gas exchange-traded product, recently issued new shares for the first time since July. The lengthy interval between new share issuances certainly wasn’t due to a lack of demand. In recent months, investors have been clamoring to...
- External links 2009-10-07
- Wednesday ETF Wrap-Up: UNG Jumps Again, VXX Continues Freefall
- Michael Johnston submits: Equity markets continued a strong week on Wednesday, as most major benchmarks posted small gains. Volatility in natural gas prices continued Wednesday, as the United States Natural Gas Fund UNG shot up almost 1.4% on expectations for higher prices next year. At the World Business Forum in...
- External links 2009-10-08
- United States Natural Gas Fund: No More Futures?
- Michael Johnston submits: The United States Natural Gas Fund UNG has been one of the most closely-monitored ETFs in recent months, as investors have followed the regulatory battle unfolding over commodity funds. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is widely expected to establish positions limits later this year, potentially limiting...
- External links 2009-10-14
- Tuesday ETF Wrap-Up: DBA Still Hot, UNG Ice Cold
- Michael Johnston submits: Markets continued to tread water Tuesday, with most major benchmarks nearly unchanged as a critical earnings season kicks off. Intel INTC and Johnson & Johnson JNJ started the action, setting the stage for several more high profile earnings reports later this week. But the real story on...
- External links 2009-10-14
- The Definitive Guide to Natural Gas ETFs: Natural Gas ETF Investing 101
- Michael Johnston submits: With each monthly asset flow report, it becomes more apparent that the rise of the ETF industry has transformed the investing landscape in more ways than one. The exchange-traded structure is widely praised for providing an efficient mechanism for investors looking to shed the high costs of...
- External links 2009-10-15
- Jefferies Exploring Natural Gas, Wildcatters ETFs
- Michael Johnston submits: Last month we reported that several well-known financial institutions, including investment bank Jefferies and Manulife Financial, were planning to enter the ever-expanding ETF industry. Jefferies has now taken the next step towards joining the fray, releasing details on its first two proposed funds. The Jefferies...
- External links 2009-10-06
- United States Natural Gas Fund: Back in Business
- Michael Johnston submits: After months of sharp price swings, speculation over the impact of upcoming regulations, swap contracts, and hefty premiums to net asset value, the United States Natural Gas Fund UNG has finally decided to create additional shares. In a filing with the SEC late last week, UNG said...
- External links 2009-09-15
- Natural Gas ETF Surges While Real Estate Drops
- Michael Johnston submits: A week that saw the Dow cross the 10,000 mark for the first time in a year ended with the blue chip index just shy of the psychologically important level. Most securities finished Friday in the red, as the ETFdb 60 Index, a benchmark designed to measure...
- External links 2009-10-18
- UNG Gets Creative, Secures $500M Natural Gas Swap
- Michael Johnston submits: The United States Natural Gas Fund UNG, its hands tied by regulations expected to be enacted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and other government agencies, is getting creative in its attempts to expand the size of its fund without increasing its exposure in listed futures...
- External links 2009-08-25
- Natural Gas ETF Premium Reaches 20%: Time to Unload?
- Michael Johnston submits: The U.S. Natural Gas Fund UNG, which has been in the news constantly as the CFTC weighs its options for curbing what it deems to be excessive speculation in the commodities markets, continues to defy the tenets of rational investing. The fund opened Monday at a 20%...
- External links 2009-09-01
- UNG Gets SEC Green Light; Still Waiting for CFTC
- Michael Johnston submits: The U.S. Natural Gas Fund UNG has learned a lot about the difficulties that come with great success over the last several weeks. The fund attracted inflows of more than $1.2 billion in July and has increased about sixfold so far in 2009, despite the fact that...
- External links 2009-08-13
- July's ETF Winners and Losers
- Michael Johnston submits: July was a great month for U.S. equity markets, with that strong performance giving yet another boost to the ETF industry. According to the July data released by the National Stock Exchange (NSX), total ETF/ETN assets increased from about $598 billion in June to more than $643...
- External links 2009-08-12
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