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	<title>ETF Trends &#187; IWM</title>
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		<title>Small-Cap ETFs Underperforming in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/04/small-cap-etfs-underperforming-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small-cap exchange traded funds are now trailing the S&#38;P 500 after falling harder than the blue-chip index in the recent sell-off.
The small-cap iShares Russell 2000 (NYSEArca: IWM) was up 6.6% year to date as of Tuesday&#8217;s close, compared with a gain of 8.7% for the S&#38;P 500, according to Morningstar.
Other small-cap ETFs include iShares S&#38;P [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: iShares Russell 2000</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etf-spotlight-ishares-russell-2000/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etf-spotlight-ishares-russell-2000/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight on iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEArca: IWM), part of an ongoing series.
Assets: $15.6 billion.
Objective: The iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund tries to reflect the performance of the U.S. Equities market as represented by the Russell 2000, which is comprised of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index.
Holdings: Top holdings include: BlackRock [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: U.S. Small-Cap Stocks</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etf-chart-of-the-day-u-s-small-cap-stocks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/03/etf-chart-of-the-day-u-s-small-cap-stocks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=78872</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Equity exchange traded funds that are tied to the Russell 2000 Index have seen an acceleration in outflows in recent sessions, and one of the largest ETFs out there in terms of assets under management, iShares Russell 2000 (NYSEArca: IWM), has lost nearly 8% of its total assets outstanding (approximately $1.2 billion) via redemption activity.
Similarly, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Small-Cap ETFs Impact the Market, Active Managers</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/how-small-cap-etfs-impact-the-market-active-managers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/how-small-cap-etfs-impact-the-market-active-managers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The popularity of exchange traded funds that invest in U.S. small-cap companies may be having an impact on the market’s less-liquid stocks, and could even be making it more difficult for active managers to outperform the index.
“Active managers have been fighting an uphill battle against the growing influence of ETFs in the U.S. smaller companies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stock ETF Melt-Up Continues</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/stock-etf-melt-up-continues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/stock-etf-melt-up-continues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently we pointed to a steady rise in the CBOE Volatility Index or VIX amid the slow melt-up in equity indexes, namely the S&#38;P 500.
Last Friday, at the first hint of bad news out of Europe regarding the Greek debt situation, equities opened well off of recent highs and the VIX spiked 11.59% on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small-Cap ETFs are Leading the Rally</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/small-cap-etfs-are-leading-the-rally/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/small-cap-etfs-are-leading-the-rally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The leadership of small-cap exchange traded funds illustrates the strength of the rally in U.S. stocks and investors&#8217; improved appetite for risk.
ETFs tracking small companies such as iShares Russell 2000 (NYSEArca: IWM) have outperformed the S&#38;P 500 by a wide margin so far in 2012. The small-cap ETF is up 10.1% so far this year, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Russell Growth at a Reasonable Price</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-chart-of-the-day-russell-growth-at-a-reasonable-price/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-chart-of-the-day-russell-growth-at-a-reasonable-price/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late last spring, a well-known index provider, Russell Investments, forayed directly into the exchange traded fund industry as an issuer and currently has 24 different strategies available to investors in ETF form. Russell is known by most as being the index provider for several popular funds that are run by other issuers, such as IWM [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small, Mid-Cap ETFs Play Catch-Up with S&amp;P 500</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/small-mid-cap-etfs-play-catch-up-with-sp-500/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/small-mid-cap-etfs-play-catch-up-with-sp-500/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=73808</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that follow small and mid-cap U.S. stocks are making up for lost time as they follow the S&#38;P 500 above the 200-day moving average, a key technical indicator that financial advisors can use to position portfolios.
Although small-cap ETFs led the charge during the October rally, they haven&#8217;t outperformed the S&#38;P 500 since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Underperforming Small-Cap ETFs Eye 200-Day Average</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/underperforming-small-cap-etfs-eye-200-day-average/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/underperforming-small-cap-etfs-eye-200-day-average/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=73355</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Russell 2000, a popular benchmark for U.S. small-cap stocks, is making a move above the 200-day moving average but has been trailing the broader market since mid-December.
The iShares Russell 2000 (NYSEArca: IWM) was in negative territory Friday after the Labor Department said nonfarm payrolls rose by 200,000 in December, more than expected. [ETF Chart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: U.S. Small Cap Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-chart-of-the-day-u-s-small-cap-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-chart-of-the-day-u-s-small-cap-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=73246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In keeping pace with the two ETF pieces that we penned on Tuesday and Wednesday earlier this week, where we concluded that dividend weighted approaches in both the U.S. large and mid-cap equity core equity space delivered superior returns to other approaches in 2011, today we examine the small cap category.
Most investment managers and observers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETFs See November Outflows; Gold Fund Adds $3 Billion</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/etfs-see-november-outflows-gold-fund-adds-3-billion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/etfs-see-november-outflows-gold-fund-adds-3-billion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=71103</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S.-listed exchange traded funds and notes posted net outflows of $238 million in November as major equity ETFs saw the biggest redemptions. It was the first time since April that ETFs and ETNs have seen outflows, although they&#8217;ve pulled in over $100 billion so far this year.
Buying in ETFs that track safe havens helped offset [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Funds Tap ETFs for Stock, Gold Trades</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/hedge-funds-tap-etfs-for-stock-gold-trades/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/hedge-funds-tap-etfs-for-stock-gold-trades/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds are slowly but surely catching on with more individual investors and advisors, but hedge funds managers have been using ETFs for years to make quick bets on stocks and precious metals.
For example, the three largest and newest additions to Louis Bacon&#8217;s Moore Capital hedge fund were ETFs that covered consumer staples, utilities [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Small Caps</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/etf-chart-of-the-day-small-caps-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/etf-chart-of-the-day-small-caps-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=68835</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[About a month ago, in late September, back when the equity markets were toiling near their lows, we pointed out the relative underperformance of U.S. small cap equities compared to large caps in 2011, notably those tied to the Russell 2000 Index .
At the time, we highlighted the fact that iShares Russell 2000 (NYSEArca: IWM) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breakout: S&amp;P 500 ETFs Free of Trading Range</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/breakout-sp-500-etfs-free-of-trading-range/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/breakout-sp-500-etfs-free-of-trading-range/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stock exchange traded funds indexed to the S&#38;P 500 and other major benchmarks have broken free of their recent trading range, raising hopes for a year-end rally
The S&#38;P 500 has climbed above 1236, which is the level of the so-called Fibonacci 50% retracement point from the high in July and the recent low point touched [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Buying Softens Fund Outflows</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/etf-buying-softens-fund-outflows/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/etf-buying-softens-fund-outflows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fund flow data reveal that institutional investors piled into exchange traded funds during the impressive run-up in last week&#8217;s rally.
According to Lipper data, in the week ended Oct. 12, equity funds bled $24 million, Reuters reports. However, if ETF fund flows were excluded, total outflows amounted to $3.1 billion.
Domestic funds, excluding ETFs, saw net outflows [...]]]></description>
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