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- Daily ETF Roundup: JJC Jumps, VGK Sinks
- Michael Johnston submits: The week on Wall Street came to an end rather quietly despite high profile news from a couple major banks. Some of Goldman Sachs’ largest shareholders have urged the company to shrink its bonus pool and pass along more to investors, while Morgan Stanley closed the books...
- External links 2009-11-22
- Breaking Down the Leveraged ETF Lawsuits
- Michael Johnston submits: Gilman and Pastor LLP have filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on behalf of investors who purchased the ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets Fund EEV, alleging that ProShares issued “false and misleading Registration Statement, Prospectuses, and Statements of...
- External links 2009-09-08
- Indonesian ETF Stands Firm Following Earthquakes
- Michael Johnston submits: Consecutive earthquakes shook the Southeast Asian nation of Indonesia on Wednesday, causing massive damage and more than 500 deaths. A 7.6-magnitude earthquake originated in the sea off Sumatra Island, and apparently bore down on Padang town. Early Thursday morning, another earthquake hit the same region, causing additional...
- External links 2009-10-01
- 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
- Australia ETFs Jump on Interest Rate Hike
- Michael Johnston submits: The Reserve Bank of Australia unexpectedly raised its main interest rate on Tuesday, becoming the first G-20 nation to do so since the start of the financial crisis. Australia, which managed to avoid a recession thanks to a quick fiscal stimulus and strong demand from China, was...
- External links 2009-10-07
- 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
- Berlusconi Immunity Denied: Italy ETF Under Pressure?
- Michael Johnston submits: Italy’s top court ruled on Wednesday that a law granting Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi immunity from prosecution was in violation of the country’s constitution, a development that makes the head of state vulnerable to claims of fraud and corruption. The ruling is widely expected to limit Berlusconi’s...
- External links 2009-10-08
- 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
- Currency ETF Spotlight: WisdomTree's Dreyfus Emerging Currency Fund
- Michael Johnston submits: Over the last decade, the ETF industry has grown from a handful of exchange-traded products offering quick, cheap, and easy exposure to major U.S. equity benchmarks to more than 850 funds that facilitate investment in nearly every asset class, strategy, and corner of the world imaginable. With...
- External links 2009-10-09
- Monday ETF Wrap-Up: DBA Surges, VXX Continues Freefall
- Michael Johnston submits: U.S. equity markets continued their march higher on Monday, as the Dow prepared to make a run at 10,000. But the story of the day was commodities, with most agricultural ETFs finishing sharply higher. The PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund DBA gained more than 4% as a tighter...
- External links 2009-10-12
- iShares Plans First Chilean ETFs
- Michael Johnston submits: The world’s largest ETF issuer has some grand plans to continue the spread of the ETF structure around the globe. San Francisco-based iShares plans to launch the first ETFs in Chile later this year, as well as add funds that track specific Brazilian industries as demand for...
- External links 2009-10-13
- Volatility ETFs Continue Freefall: Time To Buy?
- Michael Johnston submits: The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, better known as the VIX, has been one of the most carefully-watched benchmarks since its inception in the early 1990s. In 2004, VIX futures gave investors a way to actually invest in the benchmark, as did VIX options in 2006...
- External links 2009-10-13
- 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
- PowerShares Private Equity ETF Goes Global
- Michael Johnston submits: Chicago-based Invesco PowerShares announced yesterday that its Listed Private Equity Portfolio PSP will broaden its scope and begin tracking the Global Listed Private Equity Index, a benchmark composed of publicly-listed private equity firms around the world. Previously, PSP had tracked the Red Rocks Capital Listed Private Equity...
- External links 2009-10-01
- VRDO ETFs: Minimal Credit Risk Investments
- Michael Johnston submits: The development of the ETF industry has in many ways leveled the investing playing field, bringing strategies previously available only to large institutions and sophisticated, high net worth investors to anyone with a Scottrade account. Most of these “democratizations” have involved very complex, high-risk tactics. Leveraged ETFs,...
- External links 2009-09-30
- The Case for a Swiss Gold ETF
- Michael Johnston submits: ETF Securities, already a household name in the European ETF industry, is quickly becoming a major player in the ETF space here in the U.S. The London-based ETF sponsor announced today the launch of the ETFS Physical Swiss Gold Shares SGOL, its second U.S.-listed ETF. The new...
- External links 2009-09-10
- More Details on State-Specific Funds
- Michael Johnston submits: Several months ago we wrote about one of the latest innovations in the ETF space: state-specific funds. Now, it appears these ETFs are close to becoming a reality, as Oklahoma-based OOK Advisors has received approval from the SEC to launch the Oklahoma Exchange-Traded Fund OOK. According to...
- External links 2009-09-10
- 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
- Residential Housing ETFs Reflect Recovery Expectations
- Michael Johnston submits: When MacroShares launched its most recent paired fund offerings earlier this year, it did so in a very interesting housing environment. Home prices in many of the country’s largest markets, including Florida, California, and Arizona, had seen sharp declines over the last year, and it seemed that...
- External links 2009-09-15
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