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	<title>ETF Trends &#187; Preferred Stock</title>
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	<description>Setting the Pace for Exchange Traded Funds</description>
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		<title>Are High-Yield ETFs Also High Risk?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/are-high-yield-etfs-also-high-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some investors looking to boost income are turning to high-yield exchange traded funds and other ETFs that invest in riskier bonds and alternative fixed-income sectors. As always, investors need to remember that higher yield usually means higher risk.
It&#8217;s understandable that some investors are reaching for yield with Treasury bonds, CDs and bank accounts offering such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: U.S. Preferred Stock</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-spotlight-u-s-preferred-stock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ETF spotlight on iShares S&#38;P U.S. Preferred Stock (NYSEArca: PFF), part of an ongoing series.
Assets: $7.7 billion.
Objective: The iShares S&#38;P U.S. Preferred Stock Fund tries to reflect the performance of the S&#38;P Preferred Stock Index, which includes a selected group of preferred stocks listed on various exchanges, including the NYSE and Nasdaq. [Preferred Stock ETFs: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preferred Stock ETFs Enjoy Fat Yields, Capital Appreciation</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/preferred-stock-etfs-enjoy-fat-yields-capital-appreciation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preferred stock exchange traded funds have offered investors the best of both worlds so far in 2012 &#8212; higher prices and a nice dividend stream to boot.
Preferred shares and ETFs that hold them could get see a further spike in popularity as investors search for yield.
Preferred shares have been outperforming for most of 2012, especially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preferred Stock ETFs, Regional Banks Display Financial-Sector Strength</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/preferred-stock-etfs-regional-banks-display-financial-sector-strength/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/preferred-stock-etfs-regional-banks-display-financial-sector-strength/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:45:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that invest in preferred shares and regional banks have been leading the recent gains in the financial sector.
Over the past week, SPDR S&#38;P Bank ETF (NYSEArca: KBE), PowerShares KBW Bank Portfolio (NYSEArca: KBWB), SPDR S&#38;P Regional Banking (NYSEArca: KRE) and iShares DJ US Regional Banks (NYSEArca: IAT) are among the top-performing unleveraged [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank Rally Lifts Preferred Stock ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/bank-rally-lifts-preferred-stock-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/bank-rally-lifts-preferred-stock-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The financial sector’s rally to start the year has provided a boost to exchange traded funds tracking preferred stock, which already pay hefty yields.
The $7.2 billion iShares S&#38;P U.S. Preferred Stock (NYSEArca: PFF) has jumped nearly 4% over the past week. The ETF is yielding about 7%. [Search for Yield Leads Some to Preferred Stock [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sell-Off Inflicts Technical Damage on Stock, High-Yield ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/sell-off-inflicts-technical-damage-on-stock-high-yield-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/sell-off-inflicts-technical-damage-on-stock-high-yield-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday’s stock-sell off on fears over Eurozone debt and the U.S. “supercommittee” failure drove S&#38;P 500 exchange traded funds below their 50-day simple moving average. [Stock ETFs Fall]
However, recent market weakness has also pushed ETFs indexed to high-yield bonds and preferred stocks below this key technical indictor, a worrying sign for the bulls.
ETFs that invest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BlackRock Lists International Preferred Stock ETF</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/blackrock-lists-international-preferred-stock-etf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/blackrock-lists-international-preferred-stock-etf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded fund providers continue to roll out new products designed to satisfy investors’ craving for yield.
BlackRock’s iShares has launched the iShares S&#38;P International Preferred Stock Index Fund (NYSEArca: IPFF). It has an expense ratio of 0.55%.
“The fund is the first ETF that offers access to local currency, preferred securities that are offered in developed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>High Five: Dividend ETFs with Juicy Yields</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/high-five-dividend-etfs-with-juicy-yields/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/11/high-five-dividend-etfs-with-juicy-yields/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dividend exchange traded funds have been big sellers in 2011 as investors seek a conservative approach to stocks and extra income as 10-year Treasury yields again dip below 2%.
ETFs have been a good tool for dividend seekers to hunt for yield because they can invest in a basket of stocks rather than researching individual companies.
Dividend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dividend ETFs Without the Label</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/dividend-etfs-without-the-label/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/dividend-etfs-without-the-label/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many investors are exploring dividend exchange traded funds as a way to play defense in their stock portfolios and earn yield in a low-interest-rate environment for bonds.
What some investors may not realize, however, is that there are plenty of dividend-focused ETFs trading that don&#8217;t have the &#8220;dividend&#8221; label. [Dividend ETFs See Performance Diverge on Sector [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Search for Yield Leads Some to Preferred Stock ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/search-for-yield-leads-some-to-preferred-stock-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/search-for-yield-leads-some-to-preferred-stock-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With interest rates near historic lows and savings accounts yielding essentially zero, investors seeking a steady source of income from investments may want to consider preferred stock exchange traded funds.
Preferred stocks have generated yields of 6% on average, according to Gail MarksJarvis for HeraldNet. [Preferred Stock ETFs Lure Yield Hunters]
Preferred shares typically don&#8217;t carry voting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preferred Stock ETFs Lure Yield Hunters</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/preferred-stock-etfs-lure-yield-hunters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/preferred-stock-etfs-lure-yield-hunters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After getting pummeled in the swift market correction, preferred stock exchange traded funds have staged a comeback as investors seeking attractive yields and low valuations pounce on the ETFs.
On Monday, bank preferred stocks experienced their worst single-day sell-off since 2009, with big losers like Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) seeing common shares down 20% during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: PowerShares Preferred Portfolio (PGX)</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/etf-spotlight-powershares-preferred-portfolio-pgx-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/etf-spotlight-powershares-preferred-portfolio-pgx-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight on PowerShares Preferred Portfolio (NYSEArca: PGX), part of an ongoing series.
Assets: $1.4 billion.
Objective: The PowerShares Preferred Portfolio tries to reflect the performance of The BofA Merrill Lynch Core Fixed-Rate Preferred Securities Index, which holds a diversified group of investment-grade preferred securities.
What You Should Know:

PGX has an expense ratio of 0.50%.
The fund has 81 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preferred Stock ETFs Fall Along with Market</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/preferred-stock-etfs-fall-along-with-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/preferred-stock-etfs-fall-along-with-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that track preferred shares have been popular in recent years with income-starved investors, but the ETFs have pulled back over the past month along with the stock market.
Preferred shares and ETFs that invest in them had been performing well before June&#8217;s slide.
The $7.9 billion iShares S&#38;P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Fund (NYSEArca: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: PowerShares Preferred Portfolio (PGX)</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/03/etf-spotlight-powershares-preferred-portfolio-pgx/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/03/etf-spotlight-powershares-preferred-portfolio-pgx/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight on PowerShares Preferred Portfolio (NYSEArca: PGX), part of a weekly series.
Assets: $1.4 billion
Objective: Tracks the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Core Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index.
Holdings: Barclays, HSBC, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and General Electric are among the largest holdings in PGX
What You Should Know

PGX owns preferred stock, which is a special equity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preferred Stock ETF 101</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/09/preferred-stock-etf-101/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preferred stock carrying exchange traded funds (ETFs) may attract investors&#8217; attention, especially as the bond markets cool off. Preferred stocks usually have a fixed dividend and carry no voting rights, among other things.
Even though preferred stocks are listed as equity on the balance sheet, they should be viewed more like bonds than common stocks, says [...]]]></description>
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