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Van Eck Dives Into The Gulf With New ETF
July 25, 2008 – Van Eck is trekking out into frontier markets with the launch of their exchange traded fund (ETF). Market Vector Gulf States (MES) gives easy access to the gulf states of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Katar and... Continue Reading »

WisdomTree ETF Travels To The Middle East
July 17, 2008 – WisdomTree has edged their way into the Middle East exchange traded fund (ETF) lineup with the launch of a new fund. The WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund (GULF) covers the same region as S&P’s GCC40 Index,... Continue Reading »

No Safari Needed For African ETF Access
July 16, 2008 – Van Eck launched the anticipated Africa focused exchange traded fund (ETF), launched on the NYSE Arca. Market Vectors Africa Index (AFK) allows investors easy, one-stop access to the ever-growing, untapped market in Africa. The ETF tracks... Continue Reading »

New Index Comes Out Of Africa For ETFs
July 11, 2008 – It was 99 degrees in Cairo yesterday, but the weather isn’t the only thing that’s hot in Africa - exchange traded fund (ETF) investing is, too. Dow Jones Indexes launched a new index today that comes... Continue Reading »

    • Tom Lydon: Thanks, Donato. We reread what we wrote, and realize that it was misleading and didn’t represent...
    • Tom Lydon: Hi Harry, The fund has not launched yet. We’ll let you know when it does. RVEI is the ticker symbol...
    • HARRY FOREMAN: I’M CONFUSED: WHAT IS THE SYMBOL? RICI RJI RVEI HAS NOT THE NEW FUND(RVEI) BEEN STARTED YET?
    • Tom Lydon: Hi Ted and Sheia, There is the PowerShares Financial Preferred (PGF), iShares S&P U.S. Preferred...
    • Tom Lydon: Thank you Paul for pointing this out. I apologize, it should be that ITA is down 15.5% year-to-date, not...

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