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		<title>VIX ETFs Bounce on Greek Jitters as Stocks Near 2011 High</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/vix-etfs-bounce-on-greek-jitters-as-stocks-near-2011-high/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[VIX-linked exchange traded funds have been moving higher along with stocks all week, so something probably had to give.
The usual relationship between Wall Street’s “fear gauge” and stocks was back in place on Friday with the S&#38;P 500 set for a lower open as the Greek drama drags on.
In volatility ETFs, iPath S&#38;P 500 VIX [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why ETFs Could Hit $2 Trillion This Year</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/why-etfs-could-hit-2-trillion-this-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/why-etfs-could-hit-2-trillion-this-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=76298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The exchange traded fund universe has attracted over $1 trillion in assets, but growth has tapered off as market volatility crippled the outlook on stocks last year. Still, with the economy and markets on the mend, the ETF industry could see $2 trillion by the end of the year.
Currently, low market volume has some speculating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Muni Bond ETFs Continue March Higher</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/muni-bond-etfs-continue-march-higher/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/muni-bond-etfs-continue-march-higher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HYD]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Municipal Bonds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Municipal bond exchange traded funds are seeing money move in and low defaults have the sector enjoying its best start to a year since 1990 in terms of performance.
&#8220;Investors are rushing  back to municipals as evidenced by strong inflows of $6 billion in  January. A combination of factors are boosting investor demand: a lower  supply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar ETFs Recharging with Over 50% Rally in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/solar-etfs-recharging-with-over-50-rally-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/solar-etfs-recharging-with-over-50-rally-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Socially Responsible ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clean Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KWT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TAN]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=76272</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds tracking solar energy stocks such as First Solar (NasdaqGS: FSLR) rallied 10% on Thursday with volume and performance picking up in the ETFs following a disastrous 2011.
Shares of Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSEArca: TAN) and Market Vectors Solar Energy (NYSEArca: KWT) are both trading below $6 but have shown impressive percentage gains so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Rising Treasury Yields Mean for Bond ETF Investors</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/what-rising-treasury-yields-mean-for-bond-etf-investors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/what-rising-treasury-yields-mean-for-bond-etf-investors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[TLT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Treasury Bonds]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rising U.S. Treasury yields have pushed government bond exchange traded funds lower so far in February on hopes Greek will seal a second financial bailout and ease tensions over the Eurozone debt crisis.
A spike in yields would punish nervous investors who have piled into the perceived safety of Treasury ETFs, since yields and bond prices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lithium ETF Rebounds on Improved Demand, Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/lithium-etf-rebounds-on-improved-demand-economy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/lithium-etf-rebounds-on-improved-demand-economy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sector ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lithium]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the steep drop-off last year when investors turned away from riskier commodity plays, the lithium exchange traded fund has surged this year on higher demand as global economies reveal improvements in manufacturing and consumption.
Global X Lithium ETF (NYSEArca: LIT) is up 20.5% year-to-date, compared to the 23.4% drop over the last year. The fund [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VelocityShares Adds Leveraged, Inverse Funds for Commodities</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/velocityshares-adds-leveraged-inverse-funds-for-commodities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/velocityshares-adds-leveraged-inverse-funds-for-commodities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[New ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Base Metals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crude Oil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DGAZ]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=76166</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[VelocityShares, an exchange traded product provider known for its high-octane funds that magnify the market&#8217;s returns, has launched a suite of inverse and leveraged energy and copper ETNs, expanding its line of long and short commodity funds.
The new ETN listings include:

VelocityShares 3x Long Brent Crude ETN (NYSEArca: UOIL) has an investor fee factor of 1.35%.
VelocityShares [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Global X Launches an Economic All-Season ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/global-x-launches-an-economic-all-season-etf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/global-x-launches-an-economic-all-season-etf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indexing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global X, a provider of niche and alternative exchange traded fund products, this week launched a diversified ETF that holds various assets in an attempt to perform in any market condition, providing investors with a market agnostic tool during volatile times.
Global X Permanent ETF (NYSEArca: PERM) tries to reflect the performance of the Solactive Permanent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Platinum ETFs are Outperforming Gold This Year</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/why-platinum-etfs-are-outperforming-gold-this-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/why-platinum-etfs-are-outperforming-gold-this-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Platinum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PPLT]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=76025</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Platinum exchange traded funds are outperforming gold prices so far this year after lagging the yellow metal badly in 2011. At the same time, platinum ETFs have broken above the 200-day moving average, and investment demand may drive prices on the white metal even higher.
ETFS Physical Platinum Shares (NYSEArca: PPLT) is up about 18% year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transportation ETF Performance Raises Flags</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/transportation-etf-performance-raises-flags/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/transportation-etf-performance-raises-flags/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sector ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dow Jones Industrial Average]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IYT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Transportation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some market observers are pointing to the recent lagging performance of transportation indexes and exchange traded funds as a warning sign the rally may be getting long in the tooth.
“This is potentially worrisome from at least two different points of view. First, the Dow Theory, the oldest market timing system still in widespread use today, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CEO of ETF Manager BlackRock Touts 100% Stock Exposure</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/ceo-of-etf-manager-blackrock-touts-100-stock-exposure/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/ceo-of-etf-manager-blackrock-touts-100-stock-exposure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The chief executive of exchange traded fund manager BlackRock is throwing down the gauntlet on stocks, saying investors should be 100% in equities, according to a report Wednesday.
“I don’t have a view that the world is going to fall apart, so you need to take on more risk,” said Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Dividend ETFs Sustain Their Performance?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/can-dividend-etfs-sustain-their-performance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/can-dividend-etfs-sustain-their-performance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DVY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIG]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=76066</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2011, the dividend growth strategy ruled the stock market, as conservative investors were seeking yield and relative safety. The S&#38;P 500 was mostly flat for the year, while focused exchange traded funds such as the Vanguard Dividend Growth Strategy (NYSEArca: VIG) gained nearly 10%. Can the rally sustain into 2012?
&#8220;There&#8217;s a real possibility that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Search for Yield Drives Record Fixed-Income ETF Buying</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/search-for-yield-drives-record-fixed-income-etf-buying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/search-for-yield-drives-record-fixed-income-etf-buying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=76112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds listed around the world that track fixed-income assets saw their best monthly inflows ever in January as investors frustrated with rock-bottom interest rates turn to bond ETFs to tailor portfolios and boost yield.
Global fixed-income ETFs set an all-time high in January with net inflows of $9 billion, up from the previous monthly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Dow Jones Transportation Average</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/etf-chart-of-the-day-dow-jones-transportation-average/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/etf-chart-of-the-day-dow-jones-transportation-average/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=76100</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday in options trading we saw an influx of bearish put buyers in iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average (NYSEArca: IYT) as the exchange traded fund itself traded very heavy volume over 1 million shares versus its typical average.
IYT has slightly lagged the broad U.S. equity market year to date, as the ETF is up 6.15% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Natural Gas</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/etf-spotlight-natural-gas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that track natural gas price movements are stuck in volatile back-and-forth trading and still remain one of the worst ETF sectors as wary investors weigh colder weather against the abundant supply.
U.S. Natural Gas Fund (NYSEArca: UNG) is down 17.5% year-to-date.
Weather experts forecast temperatures in the Northeast and Midwest to cool below normal [...]]]></description>
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