ETFs May Raise Their Mugs to InBev and Anheuser Pairing
July 11, 2008 – Belgium brewer InBev is seeking a takeover of Anheuser Busch (BUD), creating a massive beer brewer for the world, and a reason for exchange traded funds (ETFs) to raise their mugs. If the deal takes place,... Continue Reading »

Belgium’s ETF Waffles on Battle Between Brewers and Lender’s Troubles
June 26, 2008 – Belgium’s exchange traded fund (ETF) has fallen midday to its lowest point since June 2006 on news of a fight between Anheuser-Busch and InBev, along with news that a lender scrapped its dividend and... Continue Reading »

Belgium Makes Offer for Bud, But Will ETFs Drink It Up?
June 13, 2008 – Could the sale of an American icon benefit a few exchange traded funds (ETFs)? Belgium company InBev recently made an unsolicited bid for Anheuser-Busch (BUD), and it has people torn. While shareholders might find themselves unable to... Continue Reading »

Northern Trust Delivers Three More Single-Country ETFs
May 21, 2008 – Northern Trust continues apace with its exchange traded fund (ETF) launches with three new launches this week, this time covering China, Belgium and the Netherlands. The funds are: NETS Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Fund (SNO) NETS... Continue Reading »

Northern Trust Enters ETF Arena With First ETFs To Track Major Foreign Market Indexes
May 5, 2008 – With its new line of exchange traded funds (ETFs), Northern Trust opted to stay true to their principles while traveling around the world. Is it a sign that ETFs are slowly entering the mainstream... Continue Reading »

Belgium ETF Dinged by Financials, But Any Turnaround Could Deliver a Boost
February 25, 2008 – What comes to mind when you hear the iShares MSCI Belgium (EWK) exchange traded fund (ETF)? It gives a lot of banking exposure – these days, that’s tantamount to a four-letter word. But if... Continue Reading »

You Can’t Always Judge an ETF By Its Name
January 29, 2008 – In December, Barclays added another international exchange traded fund (ETF) to its lineup: the iShares MSCI Kokusai Index Fund (TOK).  TOK covers 1,203 holdings in 22 developed markets, minus Japan, with the United States taking... Continue Reading »

Market and ETF Facts to Consider
November 30, 2007 – There’s a lot going on in the markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs).  Matt Hougan for Index Universe looks at 10 interesting market facts and we’ve added some ETF related information. The U.S. stock market... Continue Reading »