Just Because Agriculture Prices Are Lower Doesn’t Mean Demand Is Gone
August 18, 2008 – Grain prices have been falling along with exchange traded funds (ETFs), but that could soon change if demand keeps ticking up. There has been a commodities selloff in recent weeks, but analysts say that this may... Continue Reading »

Mild Weather a Double-Edged Sword for Crops and ETFs
August 12, 2008 – Some nice weather could mean lower prices for certain crops, but it might not do anything to add to the performance of agriculture exchange traded funds (ETFs). After flooding this summer, farmers in the Midwest staged... Continue Reading »

When A Bear Is On The Loose, Don’t Give Up On Your ETFs
August 9, 2008 – Many stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) have taken a mauling from the bear market, and commodities ETFs are doing their best to fight it off, but they may stumble just from sheer exhaustion. Financials were... Continue Reading »

Could the Supersizing of America Supersize Some ETFs, Too?
August 6, 2008 – In America, we’ve all heard of our cups running over in response to our hectic daily lives, but now statistics point to our dinner plates overflowing, contributing to a food shortage that affects exchange traded... Continue Reading »

Five ETFs That Have Beared The Current Market
August 5, 2008 – Anyone who follows the markets knows that while some exchange traded funds (ETFs) might be down, other areas and ETFs are heading in the other direction. In our current bear market, there have bee several ETFs... Continue Reading »

Broadband ETF Transmits Positive Earnings Reports
August 1, 2008 – The broadband exchange traded fund (ETF) has been quietly putting up some pretty decent numbers lately. The Broadband HOLDRs (BDH) are up 2.4% year-to-date, and 12.8% in the last two weeks. The strength of top holding... Continue Reading »

Designer Knock-Offs Seized, Helping Luxury ETFs, And High-End Spenders
July 30, 2008 – Counterfeiters can cut into earnings, and therefore exchange traded fund (ETF) returns. So, perhaps the seizure of an array of fake luxury purses and other items might help. During a recent raid in Lyon, France, customs agents... Continue Reading »

Agriculture ETFs to be Affected by Cloning Food?
July 26, 2008 – Cloned animal products are at the center of many concerns among food regulators from the European Union, which could ultimately have an impact on agriculture exchange traded funds (ETFs). These regulators are considering the use of... Continue Reading »

Another Food Price Casualty Gives Agricultural ETFs Another Helping
July 22, 2008 – As food prices soar, corn and soybeans have tripled in price and they’ve given agriculture exchange traded funds (ETFs) a chance for growth. But in the meantime, other industries are getting killed. One casualty of higher... Continue Reading »

Africa’s Tough Decisions About Food or Water Help Certain ETFs
July 21, 2008 – In Africa, the population is struggling with a life-or-life dilemma that could help infrastructure, agriculture and water-related exchange traded funds (ETFs). For years, the countries in North Africa have drained aquifers, sucked the salt from seawater... Continue Reading »

Can Biotech And Agriculture ETFs Get Acreage With Your Money?
July 10, 2008 – Not many exchange traded funds (ETFs) outside those focused on commodities are perched above their 200-day moving averages. That makes it worth noting that two biotechnology ETFs crossed the mark recently. Both iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology (IBB)... Continue Reading »

Commodity ETFs’ Growth Stunted After Supply Concerns Ease
July 8, 2008 – Commodities exchange traded funds (ETFs) took a wallop yesterday after news about the U.S.’s crop outlook was improved. They plunged by the most since March, as grain futures fell, while rain from Colorado to Pennsylvania... Continue Reading »

Can Biofuels And ETFs Weather The Elements?
July 2, 2008 – Biofuel production may be getting flooded out, as harsh weather in the Midwest threatens the well-being of crops, alarming Wall Street investors and related exchange traded funds (ETFs). The recent record storms and floods have... Continue Reading »

New Up/Down Oil ETFs Open for Business
July 1, 2008 – Just as two exchange traded funds (ETFs) tied to the price movements of oil reached their termination triggers and closed on June 25, two more will be entering the market space to replace them. MacroMarkets... Continue Reading »

High Grain Prices Might Make Thanksgiving a Turkey, But the ETFs Hog Returns
June 23, 2008 – Two of the country’s oldest agriculture companies, holdings of a global agriculture exchange traded fund (ETF), are joining forces. Bunge Ltd. (BG) announced that it’s buying Corn Products International (CPO) for $4.4 billion, the Associated... Continue Reading »

ETFs Benefit from High Food Prices, But Hawaiians Don’t
June 20, 2008 – The rising food prices that have ravaged our wallets and lifted exchange traded funds (ETFs) have hit few so hard as those in Hawaii. Think you’ve got it bad? Maybe you won’t complain so much... Continue Reading »

Weakening Dollar Polishes Up Metals ETFs
June 16, 2008 – Metals exchange traded funds (ETFs) were golden today as the dollar lost ground. Gold futures rose to their highest level in a week as the euro gathered steam, reports Alan Fein for Axcess News. Silver futures... Continue Reading »

Corn Helps ETFs, But It Might Be Missing From the Grill This Summer
June 16, 2008 – When it comes to the weather, crops just can’t seem to win, but exchange traded funds (ETFs) do. If you’re hungry, the flooding in the Midwest is probably just making a bad situation worse. But... Continue Reading »

Flooding in Midwest Damages Corn Crops and Raises ETFs
June 11, 2008 – Agriculture exchange traded funds (ETFs) shot up in trading today as a flood in the Midwest damaged the 2008 corn crop. Corn futures rose more than 4%, the fifth straight record trading session, reports Sam... Continue Reading »

UN Food Conference Goes Bananas; Can ETFs Help?
June 8, 2008 – > The three-day conference held by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization went bananas to say the least, and didn’t do much to help solve the root of the problem; but that didn’t hurt... Continue Reading »

Dynamic Duos of ETFs
June 4, 2008 – Batman and Robin, Laurel and Hardy, Chick and Stu, the list of dynamic duos goes on, so how about biotech and agriculture, within the realm of exchange traded fund (ETF) investors? Biotechnology is believed to... Continue Reading »

Bond ETFs Are Still Fair Despite Closings
June 4, 2008 – The fixed-income exchange traded fund (ETF) market has grown as new ways to access bonds have become appealing to investors. Last week, though, investors received a reminder that not every product can be a... Continue Reading »

Food Prices May Fall, But Demand Could Continue Feeding ETFs
May 29, 2008 – It’s good news for your disposable income, but if it’s so good for agriculture exchange traded funds (ETFs) is a question mark: a report released today says food prices are going to come down. However,... Continue Reading »

17 Commodity ETFs to Help Hedge Your Portfolio
May 28, 2008 – Americans are being hit by rising inflation and the subsequent explosion in commodity prices where it hurts most—at gas stations and grocery stores. Right alongside this growth have been the opportunities available to investors... Continue Reading »

Agriculture Research Cuts Lead to Crop Damage, But Could Lift ETFs
May 20, 2008 – As though weather events and unexpected demand weren’t enough of a threat to the world’s food supply, rampant crop disease and the scaling back of research have become additional factors threatening to drive up... Continue Reading »

Malaysia ETF Might Grow With New Rice Trade Offer
May 16, 2008 – Malaysia is working hard to stabilize their rice imports, prices and supplies, all the while affecting exchange traded funds (ETFs) within agriculture. The country is ready to trade palm oil to any rice-exporting country... Continue Reading »

Home Foreclosures and Food Prices Up and ETFs Are Mixed
May 14, 2008 – Real estate and home builder exchange traded funds (ETFs) are mostly higher this morning, even after foreclosures shot higher in April. The number of U.S. homeowners falling behind on their mortgage payments rose 65% last... Continue Reading »

Run On Food Prices, Agriculture ETFs, Leads to a Tiff
May 14, 2008 – The rising cost of food that has benefited agriculture exchange traded funds (ETFs) seems to have led to a squabble between India and the United States over who’s to blame. Indian politicians, economists and academics... Continue Reading »

Commodities Sector Has Many Access Points With ETFs
May 8, 2008 – Exchange traded fund (ETF) investors have the most simple and diversified tool to access commodities at their disposal. The commodity expansion taking place is evidenced by people passed out from sticker shock in the... Continue Reading »

Thought, Planning and Investor Need Goes Into ETN Launches
May 1, 2008 – The exchange traded note (ETN) has been carving its own niche within the investment community and launches of them so far for 2008 have been outpacing those of exchange traded funds (ETFs). Barclays managing... Continue Reading »

Your Rebate Check Could Stimulate ETFs
April 28, 2008 – Will exchange traded funds (ETFs) find the stimulus package stimulating? Tax rebates will start going out today, even earlier than reported, in the hopes that they will inject a shot in the arm into our... Continue Reading »

Washington, Speculators and Supply and Demand All Affect Commodities and ETFs
April 27, 2008 – Commodities investors have had the great option of using exchange traded funds (ETFs) to get easy and efficient access in one single transaction. Now insiders are wondering if money-making commodities can continue their golden... Continue Reading »

Rationing Leads to Hoarding of Rice and Possibly ETFs, Too
April 24, 2008 – The commodities craze spread to exchange traded funds (ETFs) awhile ago - now it’s reached Sam’s Club. A worldwide rice shortage has led the warehouse unit of Wal-Mart (WMT) to start rationing some types of... Continue Reading »

Agriculture ETFs May Mean If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em
April 21, 2008 – If you’ve ever strolled through the grocery store wondering if there’s anything you can do about those ridiculous prices, there is: agriculture exchange traded funds (ETFs). ETFs that invest in agriculture should benefit from global... Continue Reading »

Menu of Agriculture ETFs and ETNs Expands
April 17, 2008 – Some crops might not be growing, but lots of agriculture-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) and exchange traded notes (ETNs) are sprouting up. Deutsche Bank launched a smörgåsbord of ETNs this week, just in time for the... Continue Reading »

Sugar Might Sweeten Agriculture ETF Performance
April 15, 2008 – Sugar is one commodity whose price remains relatively low when compared with historic highs, but it may not remain that way for long, leaving room to grow for exchange traded funds (ETFs). Take Baltimore’s famous... Continue Reading »

Agriculture ETFs Are Hungry For Higher Food Prices
April 15, 2008 – The United States is dealing with the gnarliest food inflation seen in 17 years, and Wall Street and exchange traded fund (ETF) investors may be the only side winning out. New data to be... Continue Reading »

Biofuels Responsible for Higher Food Prices and Agriculture ETFs?
April 11, 2008 – Once hailed as something that could help reverse global warming, biofuels are now being blamed for much of the high cost of food and the resulting strong performance of agriculture exchange traded funds (ETFs). World Bank... Continue Reading »

If Food Prices Only Get Higher, Agriculture ETFs Can Rise, Too
April 10, 2008 – One expert doesn’t see the price of food coming off its high horse anytime soon, which makes agriculture-related exchange traded funds (ETFs) especially timely. Jim Rogers, who co-founded the Quantum Fund in 1969, says that... Continue Reading »

Food Shortage Has Many Roots; ETFs Could Grow From It
April 8, 2008 – The financial crisis is the talk of the country, but another crisis might be helping some exchange traded funds (ETFs), but it’s hurting people around the world. Food prices have skyrocketed over the last few... Continue Reading »

UBS Enters Commodities Arena With ETN Line
April 7, 2008 – UBS is getting into the exchange traded game with commodities exchange traded notes (ETNs). Last week, the firm launched eight ETNs focused on commodities, and the plan is to venture into other asset classes,... Continue Reading »

When It Comes to Hedging, Gold and Agriculture Emerge in a Tie
April 2, 2008 – There’s a battle going on: which commodity exchange traded funds (ETFs) are the best hedge, gold or agriculture? And the answer is…well, we’re not sure. Roger Nusbaum for The Street says that since August 2007,... Continue Reading »

Monsanto Shares and MOO ETF Dip After Profits Report
April 2, 2008 – Monsanto (MON), a major holding of the Market Vectors Agribusiness (MOO) exchange traded fund (ETF), posted higher quarterly profits. That’s all good, right? But the company’s stock still fell - there was disappointment that it... Continue Reading »

Corn Planting to Decrease This Year, Helping Agriculture ETF
March 31, 2008 – Corn isn’t about to get cheaper anytime soon, and while it might hurt your grocery bills, it could benefit exchange traded funds (ETFs) that hold futures for the commodity. Farmers are expected to plant less... Continue Reading »

Motorola to Split In Two - Technology ETFs Are Mum For Now
March 26, 2008 – Motorola (MOT) announced today that it was going to split itself in two, but so far the impact on technology and networking exchange traded funds (ETFs) doesn’t seem apparent. The company’s stock has fallen 45%... Continue Reading »

Commodity ETFs Shine On a Gloomy Day
March 25, 2008 – Metal and agriculture exchange traded funds (ETFs) retained their bounce today, refusing to be brought down in the wake of bad news from other sectors such as financials, consumer and housing. Last week, there was... Continue Reading »

Agriculture ETFs Rebound After Last Week’s Selloff
March 25, 2008 – Last week, agriculture and other commodities experienced a selloff and exchange traded funds (ETFs) took the hit with them. Today, the bargain hunters were alive and well, looking for wheat, corn and soybeans at bargain... Continue Reading »

Financial ETFs Look Different In the Afternoon
March 19, 2008 – It just goes to show: these days, exchange traded funds (ETFs) and the market can turn on a dime, and today was a perfect case in point. This morning, things kicked off nicely off... Continue Reading »

Wait - Financial ETFs Are Up and Commodities Are Down? What’s Wrong With This Picture?
March 19, 2008 – Have we entered a bizarro exchange traded fund (ETF) world? First, financials and internet are staging a turnaround for the better. Now commodities are turning lower after being on a bull run in recent months.... Continue Reading »

Agriculture ETFs Are Mooooo-vin’ Right Along
March 16, 2008 – The agriculture sector was once a real yawner, but these days, exchange traded funds (ETFs) are livening things up. Market Vectors Global Agribusiness (MOO) is up 36.6% since its Sept. 5 launch, and it was... Continue Reading »

Even In These Markets, You Can Still Find ETF Movers and Shakers
March 12, 2008 – Yesterday, the markets delivered outstanding performance and some exchange traded funds (ETFs) finished up in the double digits. But one good day doesn’t mean we’re out of the slump yet. It’s still time to take... Continue Reading »

Commodities ETFs Could Make for a Delicious Portfolio Recipe
March 11, 2008 – When you think of your exchange traded fund (ETF) portfolio as a recipe that calls for various ingredients, things can take on a new meaning. To give a recipe a twist, sometimes there’s the "secret... Continue Reading »

ETFs and Your Wallet Feel Those Grocery Store Prices
March 11, 2008 –   Have you ever wondered what the drought in Australia has to do with your dinner table and your exchange traded funds (ETFs)? In every aisle, prices at the grocery store are higher. From chicken (up... Continue Reading »

Get In The Commodities Super Cycle With ETFs
March 6, 2008 – The commodity super-cycle is in full force, and exchange traded funds (ETFs) can help you enter the market smoothly. In 2007, gold prices were up 36.6%, crude oil prices surged 70.8%, and agriculture commodities... Continue Reading »

Grain ETFs Poised to Benefit From Several Angles
March 3, 2008 – The solution: grain exchange traded funds (ETFs). What’s the problem? A rising global population, a declining supply of fresh water, agriculture requiring more water (crops use about 80% of the U.S. supply) and a... Continue Reading »

Both Bellies and Agriculture ETFs Benefit From Whole Grains
February 22, 2008 – Whole grains are good for you, and agriculture exchange traded funds (ETFs) could be, too. The planting season is just around the corner. With that is the result of a study showing that people can... Continue Reading »

When Will ETF Industry Cotton to Demand?
February 22, 2008 – Agriculture is all the rage right now, but where is that cotton exchange traded fund (ETF)? Demand for this soft commodity hasn’t dropped. You’re probably wearing some of it right now. In fact, rapidly growing... Continue Reading »

The Year of Metals, Food and Foreign Markets ETFs
February 21, 2008 – Foreign markets and international-focused stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) have displayed exceptional growth and gained popularity over the past couple years. The foreign markets may not outperform U.S. market forever, but they are... Continue Reading »

Vanguard Cuts ETF Expense Ratios - Again
February 21, 2008 – Vanguard is playing hardball in an effort to gain the better bulk of the exchange traded fund (ETF) market share. For the third time in as many months, Vanguard has reduced expenses on its... Continue Reading »

Five ETF Sectors To Recession-Proof Your Portfolio
February 14, 2008 – The signs are all there that we’re in a recession: many exchange traded fund (ETF) sectors have taken a hit, Congress is calling hearings, the Federal Reserve is talking about more rate cuts, housing, retail... Continue Reading »

Food And Agriculture ETFs Grazing For Resources As Cereal Stockpiles Fall
February 13, 2008 – Cereal stockpiles are set to hit their lowest levels in more than two decades, possibly helping to boost exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are food- and agriculture-related. This low stockpile will affect the high... Continue Reading »

Stagflation-Fighting ETFs for Your Toolbelt
February 12, 2008 – Is there an exchange traded fund (ETF) to add to a portfolio that can offer protection against an evil greater than even that of inflation? That’s stagflation: a state of the economy in which... Continue Reading »

Commodities ETF Growing Like Wheat
February 11, 2008 – The price of wheat leaped to a record high, taking a commodity exchange traded fund (ETF) to greater heights along with it. On Friday, the Agriculture Department forecast that supplies will drop 40% from last... Continue Reading »

G-7 Summit Keeps Financial Market Hopeful
February 11, 2008 – The G7 Summit meeting takes place this weekend and we’ll have to wait and see what effect decisions made there will have on the economy and exchange traded funds (ETFs). The dollar was slightly weaker... Continue Reading »

Broadband ETF Hits Low
January 23, 2008 – Tuesday was a brutal day for Wall Street and the exchange traded fund (ETF) Broadband HOLDRs (BDH) was given no mercy. The ETF fell to its lowest level in more than four years, weighed... Continue Reading »

Interest in Commodities and Precious Metals ETFs Could Grow
January 23, 2008 – A London-based exchange traded fund (ETF) firm expects significant investment in its precious metal and other commodities-based ETFs this year. Could the news translate into similar numbers in the United States? The growth of... Continue Reading »

Could Designer Handbag Sales Limits Hurt Luxury ETF?
January 11, 2008 – The luxury exchange traded fund (ETF) could take a hit after retailers announced that they’d limit sales of luxury handbags. That means you’re out of luck if you were planning to run out this afternoon and... Continue Reading »

Agriculture ETF Ripe For The Picking
January 10, 2008 – It’s time to get back to your grassroots with commodities exchange traded funds (ETFs). Rob Carrick for the Toronto Globe and Mail explains that energy and metals stocks have produced soaring numbers over the... Continue Reading »

Gold ETFs Get a Hand fom New Record Price
January 8, 2008 – It’s another day, and gold sets another record, delivering a nice lift to related exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the process. Jackie Farwell of the Associated Press reports  that today, gold swooped past its all-time... Continue Reading »

Attention Palm Beach ETF Investors!
December 27, 2007 – I’m going to be speaking at an ETF conference in Palm Beach on Thursday, January 10th. It would be nice to get a group of ETF Trends readers together to share stories and experiences.... Continue Reading »

The Energy Bill Could Increase Hunger for Agriculture ETFs
December 24, 2007 – Food is always in style, and exchange traded funds (ETF) that track agriculture can help capitalize on that fact. Bush’s signing of the energy bill could push demand (and prices) even higher. The signing... Continue Reading »

Energy Bill’s Reach Could Go Beyond Related ETFs
December 20, 2007 – President Bush’s signing of an energy bill will have implications beyond our fuel consumption and oil-related exchange traded funds (ETFs). The law calls for an increase in vehicle fuel efficiency standards, more use of biofuels, such... Continue Reading »

Forecast Puts Agriculture ETFs at the Top of the Pig Pile
December 20, 2007 – It’s that time of year again: making predictions and placing bets on which sectors will shine in 2008, and what the exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track them will do. Sean Brodrick at Money... Continue Reading »

Work Up An Appetite for an Agriculture ETF
December 16, 2007 – As the number of exchange traded funds (ETFs) grow, so to is the world’s wealth. What are people buying? Shiny new cars? Louis Vuitton bags? Diamond shoes? Nope — they’re buying food, and now... Continue Reading »

Agriculture ETFs Growing With The World
December 13, 2007 – New investment tools like commodity exchange traded (ETFs) funds are allowing investors the chance to gain direct exposure to commodities, including agriculture. Soybeans is one area that is going through fundamental changes much like... Continue Reading »

Access To Chile ETF Granted
November 29, 2007 – This month, Barclays added another single-country exchange traded fund(ETF) to it’s growing family, iShares MSCI Chile Index Fund (ECH). It tracks the performance of the MSCI Chile Index which measures the broad based equity... Continue Reading »

Cyber Monday Delights ETF Investors
November 27, 2007 – "Cyber Monday" is the official start to the online holiday shopping season, not to be confused with "Black Friday", sending up retail and possibly Internet stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs). Lots more retailers... Continue Reading »

With Any Luck, There Could Be an Irish ETF
November 7, 2007 – Will there be an Irish exchange traded fund (ETF) available in the United States any time soon? It looks like there is clearly a demand for an ETF based on the Irish market, if... Continue Reading »

Agriculture ETFs Continue to Grow
October 22, 2007 – It’s been a good week for agriculture exchange traded funds (ETFs). After meeting with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) late this week, the World Bank recently decided the best path for development is through... Continue Reading »

The Year of the Pig Benefits Agriculture ETFs
October 5, 2007 – Agriculture exchange traded funds (ETFs) already have been doing well this year because bad weather has caused supply shortages. However, there’s a new twist as to what’s lowering supplies: an increase in demand from China.... Continue Reading »

Why It Can Pay for ETF Investors to Watch the Weather
October 3, 2007 – Although it might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of investment tools, the weather can be a factor in some exchange traded funds’ (ETFs) performance. For example, wheat prices... Continue Reading »

Understanding Commodities Futures ETFs
October 1, 2007 – Futures-based exchange traded funds (ETFs) can be difficult to understand. One way to look at their creation is through the development of agriculture futures. Before the North American futures market originated more than 150... Continue Reading »

First Leveraged Commodities ETFs Coming Soon
September 30, 2007 – PowerShares is planning to leverage three of its commodity futures exchange traded funds (ETFs) to provide 200% of the daily return of the underlying indexes. If they are approved, these will become the first... Continue Reading »

Agriculture ETFs Sprout
September 28, 2007 – Agriculture exchange traded funds (ETFs) are benefiting from the rising prices of harvested goods. Last week, wheat, corn, soybeans, sugar and cocoa all increased in prices because of high demand for U.S. supplies, due... Continue Reading »

The ETF Trends Are Back in Town
September 21, 2007 – Now that the Federal Reserve’s rate cut has come to the rescue, the general market and many exchange traded funds (ETFs) have come back above their long-term trend lines (200-day moving average). The S&P... Continue Reading »

An Agriculture ETF That Goes “MOO”
September 6, 2007 – Exchange traded fund (ETF) provider Van Eck recently launched its Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO), which encompasses the global agriculture market. It tracks the DAX Agribusiness Index and has a 0.65% expense ratio. MOO... Continue Reading »

Hungry for a Food & Beverage ETF
August 27, 2007 – The PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage (PBJ) exchange traded fund (ETF) seems to be turning around. It broke above its 200-day trend line and is up 5.7% year-to-date. One possible factor in PBJ’s performance... Continue Reading »

We Need Your Feedback: Do You Want News on European ETFs?
August 24, 2007 – Although mutual funds never caught on in Europe as much as they have here, exchange traded funds (ETFs) are just as popular in Europe as in the U.S., if not more so. As of... Continue Reading »

Agriculture as Part of an ETF Diet
August 24, 2007 – With so many exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the market today, it’s easy to overlook a few. Did you know that there’s an ETF that invests in agricultural products? The PowerShares DB Agriculture (DBA)... Continue Reading »

ETF Trends Survey Results Provide Great Feedback!
July 31, 2007 – Thank you to all who participated in our recent survey! This survey gave us a great idea of who you are and what tools and information you would like to see on ETF Trends.... Continue Reading »

Why Commodity ETFs Might Be a Smart Investment
July 26, 2007 – Commodity exchange traded funds (ETFs) can track the price of single commodities, such as gold or oil, groups of commodities or futures contracts. Commodity ETFs allow access into another asset class besides stocks and... Continue Reading »

Filthy ETF Rumors and Gossip
July 6, 2007 – Exchange traded funds (ETFs) robbed me of all my money. ETFs sell drugs to children. ETFs are terrorists. ETFs are so despicable, they’re not even human. Even if you haven’t heard these vicious (and mildly... Continue Reading »

Commodity ETNs on the Horizon
June 10, 2007 – Keep an eye out for more of Barclays’ exchange traded notes (ETNs).  They recently filed to launch ETNs linked to the commodities markets, reports Matt Hougan on Seeking Alpha.  Each of the ETNs will... Continue Reading »

The Commodity or Producer ETF?
June 4, 2007 – There was a lot of feedback on our interview with Jonathan Burton at MarketWatch, regarding investing in commodities versus the producers with exchange traded funds (ETFs).  This weekend, Burton followed up with a more... Continue Reading »

ETFs in the Gold Sector
April 4, 2007 – As the price of gold approaches $700, there are exchange traded funds (ETFs) that focus on gold.  streetTRACKS Gold Shares (GLD) and iShares Comex Gold Trust (IAU) follow the price of gold, where PowerShares... Continue Reading »

Biotech Leads ETFs
February 12, 2007 – Carl Delfeld of Chartwell Advisors reports the top exchange traded fund (ETF) for the day (2/12/07) was the SPDR biotech ETF (XBI) which was up 2.55% and with oil declining about $2, the Claymore... Continue Reading »

More Metals, Oil and Gas Commodity ETFs for 2007
January 4, 2007 – Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) providers are banking on demand for commodity ETFs increasing in the coming year.  With global economies booming, we’ve already seen an increased need for oil and gas.  Metals demand, especially... Continue Reading »

Gold ETFs Rising on Global Concerns
July 15, 2006 – Gold rose this week as global violence escalated from the Mumbai bombings to the Middle East, where tensions intensified between Lebanon and Israel.  On Friday, oil prices reached new highs and gold climbed over... Continue Reading »

Mexico is Booming
August 29, 2005 – The iShares MSCI Mexico Index (EWW) is up over 18% YTD. The Big Charts one-year chart below shows iShares MSCI Mexico ETF (the black line outlines the daily prices) and the 200-day moving average... Continue Reading »