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	<title>ETF Trends &#187; Sector ETFs</title>
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		<title>Facebook Enters Social Media ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/facebook-enters-social-media-etf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 12:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook (NasdaqGS: FB) joined the social media exchange traded fund on Thursday as the third-largest stock holding with an 8.8% portfolio weight.
The stock was added to the tracking benchmark, the Solactive Social Media Index, after five days of trading.
Global X Social Media Index ETF (NasdaqGM: SOCL) holds assets of about $25 million and trading volume [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Obamacare&#8217; Impact on Healthcare ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/obamacare-impact-on-healthcare-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/obamacare-impact-on-healthcare-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 12:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPDR Health Care Select Sector (NYSEArca: XLV) has been showing signs of an uptrend as companies within the index have dividend yields and decent valuations. The pending Supreme Court healthcare reform decision will eventually steer the healthcare sector.
&#8220;Year to date through May 18, XLV was u 4.6%. This was near the 4.3% increase in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sector ETFs for Defense: Utilities and Consumer Staples</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/sector-etfs-for-defense-utilities-and-consumer-staples/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 17:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defensive sectors such as utilities and consumer staples lagged the market in early 2012 but have closed the gap during the recent risk-off bout.
Some investors are hunkering down in these more-stable sectors and there are many ETF options to choose from.
Many traders use State Street’s Sector SPDR lineup when targeting specific U.S. industries. The ETFs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tech ETFs and the Apple Effect</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/tech-etfs-and-the-apple-effect/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/tech-etfs-and-the-apple-effect/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 12:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sector ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IYW]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent correction in Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL) has led many investors to wonder if the top has been set at $644 per share as of April 10. Technology exchange traded funds are a useful tool to gain diversified exposure to the sector and capture any rally in Apple.
&#8220;Tech firms continue to benefit from long-term trends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Financial Sector</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-spotlight-financial-sector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 10:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sector ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regulators are considering changes to the way big banks operate in light of JP Morgan&#8217;s (NYSE: JPM) recent loses. Meanwhile, financial exchange traded funds have been reeling in the aftermath.
Financial sector ETFs, like Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF), Vanguard Financials ETF (NYSEArca: VFH) and iShares Dow Jones US Financial Sector (NYSEArca: IYF), have dropped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Retail ETFs Need to Get Back on Track</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/why-retail-etfs-need-to-get-back-on-track/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/why-retail-etfs-need-to-get-back-on-track/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 18:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Discretionary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ETFs following retail and consumer discretionary stocks have been among the top sector performers in 2012 but have faltered along with the S&#38;P 500 in May. The sector regaining its footing would be a positive sign for the overall market and sentiment on consumer spending, which dominates the U.S. economy.
“The floor looked to be collapsing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chart of the Day: Apple and Tech ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/chart-of-the-day-apple-and-tech-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 16:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Markets sold off hard Wednesday with technology sector ETFs falling about as much as the major stock indexes such as the Dow and S&#38;P 500.
We have noted throughout 2012 that the Technology sector has been a relative strength leader compared to the broad market S&#38;P 500, largely due to the leadership of Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL).
With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why You Should Pay Attention to Materials ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/why-you-should-pay-attention-to-materials-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/why-you-should-pay-attention-to-materials-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 16:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Basic Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FXZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IYM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Material ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds tracking the basic materials sector often broadcast strength or weakness in the broader market because the highly cyclical industry is sensitive to the global economy, energy prices and emerging markets.
Materials ETFs have been lagging the S&#38;P 500 the past year and have often faltered before the overall market.
The iShares Dow Jones US [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Sugar</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-chart-of-the-day-sugar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-chart-of-the-day-sugar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 15:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[CANE]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In examining the agricultural commodities space recently, the ETF issuer Teucrium helped make us aware of a seasonality trend that they routinely track in the Sugar markets.
We note from historical price tables that sugar prices typically (but not always) reach their maximum low point somewhere in between April and June of each year.
This is caused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Biotech Sector</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/etf-chart-of-the-day-biotech-sector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 14:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A traditionally higher beta sector to the overall market is that of Biotechnology, and last week we witnessed very heavy trading activity in the giant in terms of assets under management in this sector, iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology (NasdaqGM: IBB). 
The fund has traded more than 1 million shares in four of the past six trading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media ETF Down 3% as Facebook Begins Trading</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/social-media-etf-down-3-as-facebook-begins-trading/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/social-media-etf-down-3-as-facebook-begins-trading/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sector ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global X Social Media ETF (NYSEArca: SOCL) has seen volume ramp this week in the days leading up to the historic Facebook IPO but the fund slipped 3% amid volatile trading in newly-minted Facebook shares Friday.
Facebook (NasdaqGS: FB) shares recovered Friday after falling to the offer price of $38 a share.
Facebook was trading around $41 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook: Which ETFs Will Like it?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/facebook-which-etfs-will-like-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/facebook-which-etfs-will-like-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors are salivating over the Facebook IPO slated for Friday. Facebook will eventually join exchange traded funds that focus on IPOs and sectors, although investors won&#8217;t participate in any early pop.
This is because ETFs&#8217; tracking indices have rules that prohibit a new stock from entering the benchmark until it has traded for a certain number [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homebuilder ETFs: Housing Starts Rose in April</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/homebuilder-etfs-housing-starts-rose-in-april/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 20:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds tracking home construction companies remain one of the few areas still showing strength.
SPDR S&#38;P Homebuilders ETF (NYSEArca: XHB) is up 7.1% over the past month and iShares Dow Jones US Home Construction (NYSEArca: ITB) has gained 9.4% over the last month.
Home construction in April rose 2.6% from March to an annual rate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund Manager Tudor Scooped Up Financial ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/hedge-fund-manager-tudor-scooped-up-financial-etf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/hedge-fund-manager-tudor-scooped-up-financial-etf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The hedge fund run by noted manager Paul Tudor Jones bought shares of an ETF that invests in U.S. financial stocks in the first quarter, according to a filing.
“Tudor purchased 8.66 million shares of the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca: XLF), making the ETF its biggest U.S. stock holding as of March 31,” Bloomberg [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biotech ETFs for an M&amp;A Boom</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/biotech-etfs-for-an-ma-boom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/05/biotech-etfs-for-an-ma-boom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strong  prospects for new drug approvals, a favorable M&#38;A environment, and a  positive fundamental outlook have the biotechnology industry looking healthy,  according to S&#38;P Capital IQ. Investors who want exposure to the overall sector should consider exchange traded funds to help mitigate single-stock risks.
The biotech sector is known for volatility &#8212; big [...]]]></description>
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