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	<title>ETF Trends &#187; Large-Cap</title>
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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>ETF Chart of the Day: U.S. Large-Cap Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-chart-of-the-day-u-s-large-cap-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-chart-of-the-day-u-s-large-cap-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=73011</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With 2011 behind us, today we highlight the U.S. large cap ETF space in the context of returns from last year covering the large cap &#8220;core&#8221; space, encompassing various index weighting methodologies such as market capitalization (price times shares outstanding), equal weighting, fundamental/quantitative weighting, earnings weighting, dividend weighting, and revenue weighting. [What are ETFs? -- [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iShares Files Three Actively Managed ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/ishares-files-three-actively-managed-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/ishares-files-three-actively-managed-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Actively Managed ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Large-Cap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small-Cap]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=72590</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The  actively managed exchange traded fund space is slowly gaining momentum,  with BlackRock&#8217;s iShares filing for the Securities and Exchange Commission&#8217;s approval to launch three active  equity ETFs that try to limit the effects of market volatility.
According to the filing, the iShares Strategic Beta U.S. Small-Cap Fund will hold at least 80% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. News Names &#8216;Best Fit&#8217; ETF Rankings</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/u-s-news-names-best-fit-etf-rankings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/u-s-news-names-best-fit-etf-rankings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=70635</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The exchange traded fund industry has over 1,300 products with over $1 trillion in assets. It is no wonder that the average long-term investor may have a hard time picking out which ETFs would suit his or her investment portfolio, but more services are popping up to make the task easier.
U.S. News recently provided its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Large-Cap Value</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/etf-chart-of-the-day-large-cap-value/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/etf-chart-of-the-day-large-cap-value/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=69762</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We spoke recently about what seems like a migration out of small-cap equities and back into large-cap equities from a fund flows standpoint via creation/redemption activity that we have observed in exchange traded funds. [Investors Shift to Large-Cap ETFs] 
Often, investors are faced with a decision between &#8220;growth&#8221; or &#8220;value&#8221; segments of the market, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Factor-Based ETFs from Russell</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/new-factor-based-etfs-from-russell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/new-factor-based-etfs-from-russell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=68802</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Russell Investments, money manager and index provider, introduced three new exchange traded funds that use a factor-based methodology. The ETFs invest in stocks that display low beta, low volatility and high momentum.
&#8220;Russell now offers a comprehensive global family of factor-based ETFs, providing investors with a readily accessible way to gain exposure to low volatility, low [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why the Stock ETF Rally May Have Legs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/why-the-stock-etf-rally-may-have-legs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/why-the-stock-etf-rally-may-have-legs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=68446</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bulls&#8217; confidence in a year-end rally is rising along with sentiment after the October stock burst. Although U.S. equities have already jumped 20% from the October low, some analysts say the gains can continue due to the economy avoiding a recession, cheap valuations and expectations Europe&#8217;s debt crisis will cool.
European stocks have vaulted 25%, Russ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: U.S. Large-Cap Stocks</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/etf-spotlight-u-s-large-cap-stocks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/etf-spotlight-u-s-large-cap-stocks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=68084</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When building a portfolio with exchange traded funds, it makes sense to start with core holdings.
In a recent note, Stewart Glickman, S&#38;P Capital IQ Equity Analyst, suggests including a large-cap ETF that represents the broader U.S. stock market. Specifically, he points to the Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEArca: SCHG). The fund has an expense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Mega Caps</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/etf-chart-of-the-day-mega-caps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=67792</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Equity exchange traded funds have been strong in October, with S&#38;P 500 ETFs climbing very close to their 200-day simple moving average.
The blue chip index is now above the 50% retracement level from the early August sell-off. [S&#38;P 500 ETFs Break Out]
Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has climbed over its 200-day moving average. SPDR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Quartet of Dividend ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/a-quartet-of-dividend-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/a-quartet-of-dividend-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dividend ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=67150</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not surprising that dividend exchange traded funds have been all the rage lately.
Investors are looking for safety and yield, and dividend ETFs offer a low-cost, transparent way to invest in a basket of companies and mitigate single-stock risks.
Money Morning points to a recent Standard &#38; Poor&#8217;s Capital IQ Equity Research note that focused on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent ETF Closures</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/recent-etf-closures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/recent-etf-closures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=66761</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although the exchange traded fund business continues to pump out new products, not every ETF makes it. Some shut down due to lack of assets and trading volume.
The JETS Dow Jones Islamic Market International Index Fund, for example, is closing as it failed to attract the necessary assets to become viable, writes Selena Maranjian for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S&amp;P&#8217;s Best Dividend ETF Picks</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/sps-best-dividend-etf-picks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/sps-best-dividend-etf-picks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Investors&#8217; hunger for yield has caused many to sniff around dividend exchange traded funds to boost income in their portfolios.
&#8220;With interest rates relatively low, we believe that many investors are increasingly starved for income. As a result, we think more attention has been given to dividend-yielding stocks,&#8221; said S&#38;P Capital IQ Equity Analyst Tom Graves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morningstar&#8217;s Aggressive ETF Portfolio for Retirees</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/morningstars-aggressive-etf-portfolio-for-retirees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=64028</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For retirees who are looking for greater capital appreciation and hold a higher risk tolerance, an ETF portfolio with a more aggressive investment strategy may be a better fitting option.
Investors looking to solely live off their investments over the next 20 or so more years will want to included investments that will appreciate while still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morningstar&#8217;s Recommendations for a Moderate-Risk ETF Porfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/morningstars-recommendations-for-a-moderate-risk-etf-porfolio/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/morningstars-recommendations-for-a-moderate-risk-etf-porfolio/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retirees seeking a moderate risk in their exchange traded fund investment portfolios will want to lean more toward the safety of bonds but still hold enough equities to provide some level of capital appreciation, according to Morningstar.
The moderate portfolio for retirees and pre-retirees is &#8220;appropriate for retirees with a time horizon (estimated life expectancy) of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Morningstar&#8217;s Conservative ETF Porfolio</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conservative investors in retirement can tap exchange traded funds to build all-ETF portfolios featuring stocks and bonds.
The conservative ETF investor aiming to protect wealth in retirement should limit exposure to equities and rely on the stability offered in bonds, along with other solid yield generating assets, writes Christine Benz, director of personal finance at Moringstar.
The [...]]]></description>
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