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	<title>ETF Trends &#187; Russia</title>
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	<description>Setting the Pace for Exchange Traded Funds</description>
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		<title>BRICs Lead Emerging Market ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/brics-lead-emerging-market-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/02/brics-lead-emerging-market-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BKF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRICs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So-called BRIC exchange traded funds that invest in Brazil, Russia, India and China are among the top performers among ETFs that track emerging market stocks.
The iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund ETF (NYSEArca: BKF), Guggenheim BRIC ETF (NYSEArca: EEB) and SPDR S&#38;P BRIC 40 ETF (NYSEArca: BIK) are up nearly 20% so far this year. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: Russia</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-chart-of-the-day-russia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2012/01/etf-chart-of-the-day-russia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ERUS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBL]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday we noted a pickup in options activity in RSX (Market Vectors Russia), which provides an opportunity for us to closely examine exchange traded funds with exposure to the country.
RSX is the giant in the space, having debuted back in April of 2007 and having amassed approximately $1.6 billion in assets while averaging about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Slowdown, Debt Fears May Weigh on BRIC ETFs in 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/slowdown-debt-fears-may-weigh-on-bric-etfs-in-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/12/slowdown-debt-fears-may-weigh-on-bric-etfs-in-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BKF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRICs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastern Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EEB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inverse ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latin America]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=72684</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mutual  funds and exchange traded funds tracking the so-called BRIC countries of Brazil, Russia,  India and China have been a popular investment fad over the past  several years. However, BRIC funds have badly lagged U.S. stocks this  year and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), which coined the acronym, thinks 2012 could be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian ETFs Glide Higher with Oil, Commodities</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/russian-etfs-glide-higher-with-oil-commodities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/russian-etfs-glide-higher-with-oil-commodities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ERUS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBL]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds tracking major commodities producer Russia have been among the top performers in the equity rally from the early-October low.
Market Vectors Russia (NYSEArca: RSX) has rallied about 40% from its intraday low earlier this month.
The Russian stock market is following the country&#8217;s largest crude oil company higher, as Rosneft  reported quarterly profit that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK Investors Get More Alternative ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/uk-investors-get-more-alternative-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/uk-investors-get-more-alternative-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asset Class ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastern Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=66900</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Investors in the UK are getting more exchange traded funds that are making available asset classes outside of popular stock benchmarks, the Financial Times reports.
The development of the ETF business appears to be following a similar pattern as the United States, where there is about $1 trillion held in the investment products.
Industry analysts expect the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Direxion Announces Reverse Split of Six ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/direxion-announces-reverse-split-of-six-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/10/direxion-announces-reverse-split-of-six-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bond ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DRV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EDC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Europe]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=65831</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Direxion, an exchange traded fund provider best known for its leveraged and inverse products, will execute a reverse split for six of its ETFs.
&#8220;The total market value of the shares outstanding will not be affected as a result of this reverse split, except with respect to the redemption of fractional shares,&#8221; according to a press [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BRIC ETFs Crumbling</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/bric-etfs-crumbling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/bric-etfs-crumbling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIK]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BKF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRICs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EEB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EWZ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FXE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PIN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=65216</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that invest in the so-called BRIC nations of Brazil, Russia, India and China have been under pressure lately, raising questions about the health of these key drivers of the global economy.
Cullen Roche at Pragmatic Capitalism on Thursday writes that the most recent PMI data from all four nations shows a downside trend.
“In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: Market Vectors Russia (RSX)</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/etf-spotlight-market-vectors-russia-rsx-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/09/etf-spotlight-market-vectors-russia-rsx-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Feature Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eastern Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emerging Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ETF 101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RSX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=64818</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight on Market Vectors Russia (NYSEArca: RSX), part of an ongoing series.
Assets: $1.7 billion.
Objective: The Market Vectors Russia ETF tries to reflect the performance of the DAXglobal Russia+ Index, which holds publicly traded Russian companies.
Holdings: Top holdings include: Gazprom 8.10%, Rosneft Oil Co. 7.04%, Sberbank of Russia 6.76%, Lukoil 6.64% and Mmc Norilsk Nickel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Chart of the Day: India</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/etf-chart-of-the-day-india-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/etf-chart-of-the-day-india-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Weisbruch, Street One Financial</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRIC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BRICs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EFA]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.etftrends.com/?p=62165</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds and notes that invest in the so-called BRIC countries have suffered from a performance standpoint year to date, lagging the developed markets indices. The acronym stands for Brazil, Russia, India and China.
For instance, EWZ (iShares MSCI Brazil) is down 20.78%, RSX (Market Vectors Russia) has lost 16.51%, INP (iPath MSCI India ETN) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Contrarian: Single-Country ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/the-contrarian-single-country-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/the-contrarian-single-country-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many exchange traded funds that track individual countries have been beaten to a pulp in 2011. Some bargain hunters see cheap valuations in these hard-hit ETFs despite global debt and economic tensions.
Last week, we took a look at some of the most oversold ETFs measured by distance from the 50-day moving averages. [The Contrarian: Oversold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gold Prices Impacting Single-Country ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/gold-prices-impacting-single-country-etfs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/gold-prices-impacting-single-country-etfs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The volatile moves in gold prices are impacting exchange traded funds tracking single countries that are big producers and consumers of the precious metal, according to an ETF industry strategist.
“Investors interested in gaining exposure to gold, and expressing views on it, usually trade the commodity itself, or trade gold producers, which are the companies that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia ETFs Rise on Oil Prices, Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/russia-etfs-rise-on-oil-prices-outlook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global ETFs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange traded funds that invest in Russia bounced Thursday along with local stocks and rising oil prices.
Russian stocks are supported by the reality that crude oil prices, Brent in particular, are taking the economic woes seen in Europe and the U.S. , in stride, reports Belinda Cao for Bloomberg.
&#8220;There are high degrees of correlations between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia is Goldman&#8217;s New Favorite BRIC Country</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/08/russia-is-goldmans-new-favorite-bric-country/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A noted Goldman Sachs economist who originated the term BRICs to group the emerging economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China says that Russia has replaced Brazil as the quartet&#8217;s best investment.
Russia now takes the top spot for several reasons, O&#8217;Neill said, writes Cullin Roche at Pragmatic Capitalism.
The absence of growth within the G7 countries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Checking in on the BRIC ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/07/checking-in-on-the-bric-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some investors use exchange traded funds indexed to the so-called BRIC nations &#8212; Brazil, Russia, China and India &#8212; for targeted exposure to emerging markets.
Growth-focused investors often look at BRIC countries and the term was coined back in the early 1990s as individuals began to warm up to investing overseas.
The BRICs have managed to maintain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ETF Spotlight: iShares MSCI Russia Capped Index Fund (ERUS)</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/06/etf-spotlight-ishares-msci-russia-capped-index-fund-erus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Eastern Europe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ETF Spotlight on iShares MSCI Russia Capped Index Fund (NYSEArca: ERUS), part of a weekly series.
Assets: $130.3 million
Objective: The iShares MSCI Russia Capped Index Fund tries to reflect the performance of the MSCI Russia 25/50 Index.
Holdings: Top holdings include: Gazprom 25.53%, Lukoil 10.75%, Sberbank 10.44%, MMC Norilsk Nickel 4.92% and Nvatek OAO-SPONS 4.78%.
What You Should [...]]]></description>
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