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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker (QAI)</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/etf-chart-of-the-day-iq-hedge-multi-strategy-tracker-qai/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/etf-chart-of-the-day-iq-hedge-multi-strategy-tracker-qai/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Actively Managed ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week we spoke about iShares Diversified Alternatives (NYSEArca: ALT) and the “alternatives” space in exchange traded funds in general. Another prominent fund in this category of alternatives/hedge fund like exposure is IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker (NYSEArca: QAI).
QAI is designed to deliver absolute returns from a risk adjusted standpoint, and has the ability to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ProShares Tries Hand at Hedge Fund ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/proshares-tries-hand-at-hedge-fund-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/proshares-tries-hand-at-hedge-fund-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 12:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HDG]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ProShares has introduced an exchange traded fund that tries to duplicate the performance of a basket of hedge funds through an index designed by Merrill Lynch.
ProShares Hedge Replication ETF (NYSEArca: HDG) attempts to provide the risk and return profile of more than 2,000 hedge funds in the benchmark.
&#8220;Many portfolios could benefit from the risk/return characteristics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Manager Profile: IndexIQ</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/etf-manager-profile-indexiq/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/etf-manager-profile-indexiq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPI]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lead]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[IndexIQ is trying to carve out a name for itself in the growing exchange traded fund business with ETFs tracking alternative strategies and off-the-beaten-path sectors.
 
The Rye Brook, N.Y.-based firm had about $452 million in ETF assets under management as of the end of June. Index IQ says its mission is to provide &#8220;index-based liquid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New ETFs: Hedge Fund Replication, Treasuries</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/11/new-etfs-hedge-fund-replication-treasuries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/11/new-etfs-hedge-fund-replication-treasuries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 08:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=40510</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ProShares filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a hedge-fund replication exchange traded fund (ETF) that&#8217;s linked to an index with high correlation with hedge fund beta.
ProShares&#8217; Hedge Replication ETF is seeking ambitious results, as it is a proposed fund which will be able to invest long or short using ETFs, including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Fund ETFs: Play Like the Rich</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/06/hedge-fund-etfs-play-like-the-rich/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/06/hedge-fund-etfs-play-like-the-rich/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 19:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Actively Managed ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[All]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=31832</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For many investors, entry into hedge funds is only a dream &#8211; like St. Tropez, they are the playgrounds for the rich. But exchange traded funds (ETFs) are looking to change that by introducing funds that track hedge fund performance. However, before you go diving into the world of the rich, make sure you understand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Provider IndexIQ Marks Third Year of Hedge Fund Indexes</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/04/etf-provider-indexiq-marks-third-year-hedge-fund-indexes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/04/etf-provider-indexiq-marks-third-year-hedge-fund-indexes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Actively Managed ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Bonds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EEM]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Indexing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LQD]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=27756</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The idea of hedge fund replication in exchange traded fund (ETF) form has caught on with investors who want hedge fund strategies, minus the hedge fund cost. IndexIQ, the provider of such strategies, just marked its third anniversary of these indexes.
The IQ Hedge indexes are designed to mirror the performance characteristics of sophisticated hedge fund [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative ETFs: Sophisticated Strategies in a Simple Package</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/02/alternative-etfs-sophisticated-strategies-simple-package/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/02/alternative-etfs-sophisticated-strategies-simple-package/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=25260</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An investor can bet big and win big, but there is always the chance of losing big, too. One way to get around this is to consider some &#8220;alternative&#8221; exchange traded funds (ETFs) that combine both bullish and bearish market positions.
Alternative ETFs bring sophisticated trading techniques to the average investor, according to iStockAnalyst. For instance, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Exotic ETF Types and How They Work</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/08/4-exotic-etf-types-how-they-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/08/4-exotic-etf-types-how-they-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commodity ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long-Short ETFs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=15876</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Exchange traded funds (ETFs) have gotten so popular that they&#8217;re increasingly appearing in more and more exotic incarnations. Investors should understand how they work before diving in sight unseen, though.
ETFs have morphed into several exotic forms, covering a number of market niches in nearly every way possible. Don Dion for TheStreet explains that these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Hedge Fund Replication ETFs Are Catching On</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/06/why-hedge-fund-replication-etfs-are-catching-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/06/why-hedge-fund-replication-etfs-are-catching-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New ETFs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=11481</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hedge funds and their strategies are no longer just for the elite &#8211; exchange traded funds (ETFs) are now offering them, too, to the excitement of investors who have long dreamed of having access.

Index IQ has just expanded its lineup with a second ETF using a hedge fund replication strategy in addition to filing for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Has the Hedge Fund ETF&#8217;s Strategy Been Working?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/05/has-the-hedge-fund-etfs-strategy-been-working/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/05/has-the-hedge-fund-etfs-strategy-been-working/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 22:00:27 +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=9381</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ The innovators were out with guns blasting as they introduced an exchange traded fund (ETF) that acts like a hedge fund.  How has it been doing since the March 25 launch?
This new ETF, established by IndexIQ analyzes publicly available hedge fund performance data and then tries to replicate returns utilizing ETFs and other liquid trading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Hedge Fund Strategy ETFs Are Catching On</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/04/why-hedge-fund-strategy-etfs-are-catching-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/04/why-hedge-fund-strategy-etfs-are-catching-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=8852</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first hedge fund linked index exchange traded fund (ETF) launched a few weeks back in the United States, and now Index IQ has created a plan greatly expand their hedge fund replication ETF family. 
Index IQ&#8217;s first hedge fund ETF is setting the bar for the 15 new funds that will track indexes created [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New ETF Tries to Replicate Hedge Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/03/new-etf-tries-to-replicate-hedge-funds/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/03/new-etf-tries-to-replicate-hedge-funds/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 21:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Indexing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After getting the go-ahead from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), IndexIQ is moving forward with an innovative new exchange traded fund (ETF). 
The IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker (QAI) began trading today. IndexIQ analyzes publicly available hedge-fund performance data, then tries to match returns using ETFs and other liquid trading vehicles. The fund won&#8217;t invest [...]]]></description>
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