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	<title>ETF Trends &#187; Health Care</title>
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		<title>State Street Lowers Expenses on Sector ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/state-street-lowers-expenses-on-sector-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the exchange traded fund industry continues to expand and attract more assets, fund providers have been able to lower expenses, often undercutting the competition. State Street Global Advisors recently lowered its fees by 1 basis point on all its sector ETFs in what appears to be a growing competitiveness in garnering a greater piece [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Worst to First: Financial, Materials ETFs Lead Market</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/worst-to-first-financial-materials-etfs-lead-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An analysis of exchange traded fund performance so far this year reveals that investors are piling into riskier sectors and moving away from conservative, dividend-paying ETFs that were the top performers in 2011.
Some experts think defensive plays like utilities and consumer   staples  have become expensive after an impressive run in 2011, reports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defensive ETFs for a Volatile Market</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/defensive-etfs-for-a-volatile-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Market volatility scared investors into high-quality, defensive asset classes and exchange traded funds in 2011. As investors fork over a premium for the added safety, some defensive plays have become quite expensive.
Last year, defensive plays like utilities, consumer staples, healthcare and telecoms, were strong performers, but utilities are looking rather expensive relative to their historical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AdvisorShares Launches Active ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/advisorshares-launches-active-etf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/advisorshares-launches-active-etf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AdvisorShares, an exchange traded fund provider of actively managed strategies, recently launched a long/short, fund-of-funds ETF that tries to provide investors with stable and consistent returns.
The AdvisorShares Rockledge SectorSam ETF (NYSEArca: SSAM) began trading last week. SSAM tries to provide consistent performance as the active managers use a sector rotation process to maximize potential gains. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six HOLDRS Become Van Eck ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/six-holdrs-become-van-eck-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six Merrill Lynch HOLDRS exchange traded securities stopped trading as planned on Tuesday. The funds were officially transferred and changed into Van Eck Global exchange traded funds, and the new funds will begin trading Wednesday.
Trading in the biotech, banking, oil services, pharmaceuticals, retail and semiconductor HOLDRs halted on Tuesday, according to Van Eck. [HOLDRS Making [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Equal-Weight S&amp;P 500</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much has been made of the &#8220;lost decade&#8221; in stocks with the S&#38;P 500 suffering a pair of major sell-offs in the dot-com bubble bursting in 2008 followed by the more recent credit meltdown. However, an exchange traded fund that equal-weights the S&#38;P 500 has held up much better than the market-cap index that many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HOLDRS Making Transition to Market Vector ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/holdrs-making-transition-to-market-vector-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Van Eck Global and Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) subsidiary Merrill Lynch reached an accord on six HOLDRs in August, and now, the transition from the Merrill Lynch HOLDRs to Market Vector exchange traded funds is underway.
An exchange offer for the HOLDRS commenced on Nov. 11 and will run till 11:00 am Eastern time on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare ETFs Look to Supreme Court Ruling</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/healthcare-etfs-look-to-supreme-court-ruling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court is ready to determine if President Obama&#8217;s healthcare plan is  within legal limits. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act aims  to provide health insurance to more than 30 million previously  uninsured Americans. The healthcare sector and exchange traded funds could see action in 2012 on the Supreme Court [...]]]></description>
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		<title>These ETFs Earn A+ Ratings from TheStreet</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/these-etfs-earn-a-ratings-from-thestreet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that invest in inflation-protected bonds, U.S. Treasuries and Indonesian stocks earn top marks in the TheStreet’s latest ETF rankings.
The financial news and data website has assigned 16 newly rated ETFs  a &#8220;buy&#8221; rating based on a sufficient track record of risk and performance data by the end of August 2011, reports Kevin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Moves to Help Recession-Proof Your Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/etf-moves-to-help-recession-proof-your-portfolio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors nervous about the prospect of a so-called double-dip recession have flocked into defensive exchange traded funds and bonds.
However, there are additional steps that ETF investors can take to shore up their portfolios, says Russ Koesterich, iShares Global Chief Investment Strategist.
First, within equities, investors can guard against volatility by overweighting defensive sector ETFs such as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Street Lists Three New Sector ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/state-street-lists-three-new-sector-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[State Street Global Advisors has introduced three new sector exchange traded funds in an expansion of its SPDR ETF lineup.
&#8220;By offering diversified, cost-efficient access to the aerospace and  defense, health care services software and services sub-industries,  these three new SPDR ETFs provide investors with an opportunity to gain  tactical exposure without taking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defensive Sector ETFs, Dividend Payers Guard Against Volatility</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/defensive-sector-etfs-dividend-payers-guard-against-volatility/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many investors are turning to traditional defensive sectors and dividend exchange traded funds to weather the volatility in the stock market.
SPDR S&#38;P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: SPY) fell 6.6% last week on worries Greece will default and accelerate the European debt crisis.
The S&#38;P 500 has suffered through seven weekly declines in excess of 2% this year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healthcare ETFs Live Up to Defensive Reputation</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/healthcare-etfs-live-up-to-defensive-reputation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds tracking U.S. healthcare stocks have justified their reputation as defensive sector plays in an uncertain economic environment this year.
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca: XLV) is up 4.8% year to date, compared with a 4.2% loss for the S&#38;P 500, according to investment researcher Morningstar. [ETF Chart of the Day: Healthcare]
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		<title>ETF Flows Suggest Defensive Sector Rotation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent buying patterns in exchange traded funds show investors are pulling money from stock ETFs while committing new funds to defensive areas of the market.
“Defensive flows kept receiving healthy inflows during last week as investors sail choppy seas,” Deutsche Bank said in a report sent Wednesday.
Within the long-only category of exchange traded products, equity funds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV)</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/etf-spotlight-health-care-select-sector-spdr-fund-xlv/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight on Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca: XLV), part of an ongoing series.
Assets: $4 billion.
Objective: The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund tries to reflect the performance of the Health Care Select Sector Index, which includes companies that fall under pharmaceuticals, health care providers &#38; services, health care equipment &#38; supplies, biotechnology, [...]]]></description>
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