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		<title>ETF Securities: The Turning Point for Copper?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/etf-securities-the-turning-point-for-copper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 23:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ETF Securities</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Base Metals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copper]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past month, copper prices have reached the lowest level in 18 months, dipping below US$7000 per tonne, as concerns over the robustness of Chinese growth have weighed on the outlook for demand. Early indications of a decoupling from other cyclical assets like equities suggest that fundamentals are playing a larger role in driving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lax Lumber Lifts Two ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/lax-lumber-lifts-two-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 22:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps it is a sign of investors’ diminishing expectations of near-term inflation. Or maybe it is an ominous sign for high-flying housing ETFs. Whatever the interpretation is, there is no getting around the fact that lumber futures are tumbling. For much of February and early March, Chicago-traded random length lumber, which trades in contracts of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs and Mutual Funds Embrace Alternative Strategies</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/etfs-and-mutual-funds-embrace-alternative-strategies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/etfs-and-mutual-funds-embrace-alternative-strategies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 22:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=118693</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The exchange traded fund industry has come a long way from its first offering two decades ago, covering alternative asset classes along with index stock and bond holdings. Consequently, the industry has lined up behind virtual conferences and road shows in making education a priority. Foward, Eaton Vance and J.P. Morgan Asset Management are holding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vanguard Teams Up with FTSE for Ireland ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/vanguard-teams-up-with-ftse-for-ireland-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/vanguard-teams-up-with-ftse-for-ireland-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 21:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indexing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=118772</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[FTSE Group is helping Vanguard expand its offerings overseas as the index provider licenses developed European, Asia ex-Japan, Japan and world stock benchmarks for four new Ireland-listed exchange traded funds. According to a press release, Vanguard will utilize four FTSE indices, the FTSE Developed Europe Index, FTSE Developed Asia Pacific ex Japan Index, FTSE Japan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Put-Write ETF Focuses on Income</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/put-write-etf-focuses-on-income/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/put-write-etf-focuses-on-income/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 21:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HVPW]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=118664</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yield generation has been a hot topic as investors look for alternative income sources in a low-rate environment. ALPS with Rich Investment Solutions recently launched an exchange traded fund that seeks to provide income through a sophisticated options strategy. The U.S. Equity High Volatility Put Write Index Fund (NYSEArca: HVPW) tries to reflect the performance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iShares on Apple Bonds in ETFs: If, When and How?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/ishares-on-apple-bonds-in-etfs-if-when-and-how/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/ishares-on-apple-bonds-in-etfs-if-when-and-how/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Tucker -- iShares Head of Fixed Income Strategy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=118821</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You may have noticed an interesting news story a couple weeks back about Apple selling a record $17bn in bonds – the largest corporate bond deal in history.  While the deal didn’t have much to do with ETFs per se, you can bet that whenever the words “record” and “bonds” are being tossed around together, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Global Multi-Asset ETF Yielding Over 6%</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/a-global-multi-asset-etf-yielding-over-6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/a-global-multi-asset-etf-yielding-over-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GYLD]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=118778</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight on the Arrow Dow Jones Global Yield ETF (NYSEArca: GYLD), part of an ongoing series. Assets: $80.1 million. Objective: The Arrow Dow Jones Global Yield ETF tries to reflect the performance of the Doe Jones Global Composite Yield Index, which follows a multi-asset strategy comprised of an equally weighted exposure across five global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WisdomTree Rolls Out Another Dividend ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/wisdomtree-rolls-out-another-dividend-etf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/wisdomtree-rolls-out-another-dividend-etf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:21:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New ETFs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=118802</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Innovative exchange traded fund provider WisdomTree Investments is hoping it has another winner with a new ETF focused on dividend-paying stocks with growth traits. The New York-based asset manager on Wednesday launched WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Growth Fund (NasdaqGM: DGRW). The fund charges an expense ratio of 0.28%. &#8220;Investors are hungry for income in this low [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biotech ETF Rallies Over 30% as Cash Tumbles In</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/biotech-etf-rallies-over-30-as-cash-tumbles-in/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/biotech-etf-rallies-over-30-as-cash-tumbles-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sector ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biotechnology]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=118786</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The iShares Biotech ETF (NasdaqGM: IBB) is up more than 30% so far in 2013 and other exchange traded funds tracking the sector are raking in money are investors chase the hot performance. Other funds in the category include SPDR S&#38;P Biotech ETF (NYSEArca: XBI), First Trust AMEX Biotechnology Index Fund (NYSEArca: FBT), Market Vectors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tesla’s Surge Buoys Inflows to Green Energy ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/teslas-surge-buoys-inflows-to-green-energy-etf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/teslas-surge-buoys-inflows-to-green-energy-etf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 18:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sector ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Socially Responsible ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elon Musk]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=118741</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shares of electric car maker Tesla (NasdaqGS: TSLA) were up a staggering 65.1% since the start of May 1 heading into Wednesday’s trading session, but Tesla’s story stock status is not benefiting the lone auto ETF. Or at least Tesla is not benefiting that ETF much. The First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund (NasdaqGM: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Investors Gravitating to Cheaper iShares &#8216;Core&#8217; ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/investors-gravitating-to-new-ishares-core-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/investors-gravitating-to-new-ishares-core-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[EEM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EFA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IEFA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IEMG]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IVV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[S&P 500]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SPY]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=118647</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To better help investors allocate toward essential portfolio holdings, Blackrock&#8217;s iShares launched its line of &#8220;Core&#8221; exchange traded funds late last year. So far, the lower fees and broader market exposure have helped the new core offerings. The iShares Core S&#38;P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: IVV), previously the iShares S&#38;P 500 Index Fund, has gathered $2.6 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hangover: Mexico ETFs Drop After Cinco de Mayo</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/the-hangover-mexico-etfs-drop-after-cinco-de-mayo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/the-hangover-mexico-etfs-drop-after-cinco-de-mayo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 16:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=118755</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mexico based equities have been punished for most of the month of May, with the largest ETF in the category, EWW (iShares Mexico, Expense Ratio 0.52%) finally taking a breather today on its 200 day MA after trading significantly lower yesterday intraday ($67.62) on very heavy trading volume. EWW has amassed $2.7 billion in AUM [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Index-Hugging Mutual Funds Shamed by Cheap S&amp;P 500 ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/index-hugging-mutual-funds-shamed-by-cheap-sp-500-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/index-hugging-mutual-funds-shamed-by-cheap-sp-500-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indexing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=118745</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Active mutual fund managers are supposed to earn their keep by outperforming their benchmarks. Therefore, investors in expensive large-cap funds that are simply replicating the index should probably move into cheaper index funds and ETFs tied to the S&#38;P 500. Morningstar associate editor Adam Zoll recently called out active large-cap funds that have hugged the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why ETFs Close</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/why-etfs-close/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Actively Managed ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALT]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=118683</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The news of BlackRock shutting down one of  its exchange traded funds is just a normal part of a maturing and consolidating ETF business. But it does bring into focus what happens for investors when a provider shuts down a fund. BlackRock iShares is the largest ETF provider by assets under management. There are currently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cashed-Out Gold ETF Investors Face Higher Tax Bill: Report</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/cashed-out-gold-etf-investors-face-higher-tax-bill-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2013/05/cashed-out-gold-etf-investors-face-higher-tax-bill-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 14:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gold]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomberg is out with a great story and reminder this week about how investors who sold bullion-backed gold ETFs and are sitting on capital gains could be surprised by higher tax rates than equities. Gold is considered a “collectible” by the IRS, so gains on bullion ETFs held for over a year are taxed at [...]]]></description>
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