Which ETFs Were Golden In November?
December 4, 2008 – Bears continued to rage through the markets, and the leading exchange traded funds (ETFs) for the month of November only further illustrate that point. (more…) Continue Reading »

What Sprint Can Do for Telecom ETFs
December 3, 2008 – Did one of the nation’s biggest wireless carriers get carried away in a deal-gone-sour, sending its own shares and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) lower? (more…) Continue Reading »

Telecom ETFs on Hold for Consumer Trust
November 14, 2008 – Innovation is typically a good sign that will induce growth, but recent applications in wireless technologies may prove otherwise for telecommunications companies in exchange traded funds (ETFs). After striking a potentially lucrative deal with Verizon Wireless... Continue Reading »

Recession Could Change Game for Technology ETFs
November 14, 2008 – Some of the company heavyweights within the technology sector are going to have to step things up in a big way if they are going to survive and help boost the sector at large and... Continue Reading »

Worries Send Dow Down, Investors Clinging to Treasuries
October 22, 2008 – Stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) were battered today, starting off the morning on a down note and remaining there. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) came out with a downbeat report that didn’t help matters, saying... Continue Reading »

Short ETFs One of the Few Movers This Week
October 11, 2008 – As the market continues its sharp declines, there is still a way that investors can profit from exchange traded fund (ETF) investing. Short-selling, or betting against the market, has become a strategy for many who... Continue Reading »

Telecom ETFs On the Line When the Market Rebounds
September 10, 2008 – It seems that telecom exchange traded funds (ETFs) have become disconnected for the year, with every company or holding in the negative zone. The last month hasn’t been as brutal for the bulk of this... Continue Reading »

Overseas Demand for Cars, Planes Bumps Up Durable Goods Orders and ETFs
August 27, 2008 – In a late-summer surprise, durable goods orders for July rose, which could benefit a number of exchange traded funds (ETFs). The 1.3% gain in orders for goods meant to last at least three years ties last... Continue Reading »

Broadband ETF Could Benefit From Push to Get Everyone High-Speed Access
August 21, 2008 – A push for more broadband across the United States could benefit internet and other exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the long run. Kevin Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, says that high-speed internet access is... Continue Reading »

Kraft’s Earnings Could Fuel Consumer Staples ETFs
July 28, 2008 – The fond memories you have for your college diet might deliver an energy boost to consumer staples exchange traded funds (ETFs). Kraft Foods (KFT) reported its second-quarter earnings, which rose 4%, reports Emily Fredrix for the... Continue Reading »

SPDRs Weave An International Web With Sector ETFs
July 24, 2008 – The options for international sector exchange traded funds (ETFs) doubled overnight as State Street Global Advisors announced the addition of ten such funds to their SPDR lineup. This brings the Spider line to include 80 ETFs,... Continue Reading »

Telecommunications ETFs Phoning It In On AT&T Earnings
July 23, 2008 – Growth in the wireless sector has telecommunications exchange traded funds (ETFs) ringing up good numbers today. AT&T (T) announced today that its quarterly profit had gone up even more than expected, reports Ritsuko Ando for Reuters.... Continue Reading »

WisdomTree ETF Travels To The Middle East
July 17, 2008 – WisdomTree has edged their way into the Middle East exchange traded fund (ETF) lineup with the launch of a new fund. The WisdomTree Middle East Dividend Fund (GULF) covers the same region as S&P’s GCC40 Index,... Continue Reading »

No Safari Needed For African ETF Access
July 16, 2008 – Van Eck launched the anticipated Africa focused exchange traded fund (ETF), launched on the NYSE Arca. Market Vectors Africa Index (AFK) allows investors easy, one-stop access to the ever-growing, untapped market in Africa. The ETF tracks... Continue Reading »

China ETFs Can Help Investors Harness Asian e-commerce
July 14, 2008 – The latest trends in consumer spending are important for exchange traded fund(ETF) investors to understand, and give insight into the lucrative areas of the market. Where better to look than to MasterCard, for information concerning consumer... Continue Reading »

Restrictions on Foreign Investment Could Ding Russia’s ETF
July 9, 2008 – Russia and the economy, along with the related exchange traded fund (ETF) have been on a healthy run of success, naturally. As one of the largest land masses on the planet, the share of natural resources... Continue Reading »

The Frontier Becomes More Vast With PowerShares’ ETF
July 9, 2008 – Invesco PowerShares announced the listing of its frontier countries exchange traded fund (ETF). The PowerShares MENA Frontier Countries Portfolio (PMNA) began trading this morning. The fund was designed to give access to the Middle East and... Continue Reading »

France Telecom Drops Bid for Swedish Company, Dialing Up ETFs
June 30, 2008 – France Telecom dropped its takeover bid that, had it gone through, would have created Europe’s largest telecommunications company and perhaps boosted France’s exchange traded fund (ETF) as well. The bid for Swedish company TeliaSonera was... Continue Reading »

Wireless Deal Calls Telecommunication ETFs
June 5, 2008 – Today’s acquisition announcement by Verizon Wireless reached out and touched the telecommunication exchange traded funds (ETFs). Verizon Wireless announced that it will acquire the regional wireless carrier, Alltel, in a deal worth $28 billion, report... Continue Reading »

Homebuilding, Mobile Phone Sectors Weigh Down Brazil Markets and ETF
June 3, 2008 – Brazil’s stocks fell to their lowest point in three weeks, taking its exchange traded fund (ETF) down with them. A larger-than-expected jump in industrial output had some people speculating whether the central bank would raise... Continue Reading »

Vodaphone Turns a Profit, But Power Shift Could Affect ETFs
May 27, 2008 – Could the return to profitability by the world’s largest mobile phone company boost global telecom exchange traded funds (ETFs)? Vodaphone (VOD) delivered a return to full-year profitability, but at the same time, CEO Arun Sarin... Continue Reading »

Will Singapore’s Telecom Company Help or Hurt ETF?
May 17, 2008 – Southeast Asia’s largest telecommunications company had a stellar first quarter - could it benefit Singapore’s exchange traded fund (ETF) down the road? Singapore Telecommunications is 15.2% of the iShares MSCI Singapore (EWS), and is... Continue Reading »

Sprint Dials a Loss and Telecom ETFs Sit On Hold
May 13, 2008 – Sprint (S) seems to be hurting if the numbers are any indication - what could the number three wireless carrier’s woes mean to the telecom exchange traded funds (ETFs)? In short, the carrier needs more... Continue Reading »

ETFs Aren’t Lovin’ Good Earnings Numbers from McDonalds, AT&T
April 22, 2008 – Despite positive numbers from both AT&T (T) and McDonald’s (MCD), the exchange traded funds (ETFs) that count them as major components seem to be unmoved by the news. AT&T reported that its first quarter profit... Continue Reading »

If Investment Remains Solid, Infrastructure ETFs Could Gather Strength
April 15, 2008 – An exchange traded fund (ETF) can be a better proxy for a sector than a single stock. It takes the guesswork right out of investing. Diversification is another element that is added when using... Continue Reading »

Telecommunications ETFs on Line One
April 13, 2008 – Few sectors have taken as much of a beating as telecommunications and its related exchange traded funds (ETFs). But is a turnaround in the offing? Some analysts seem to think so. One for Citigroup upgraded telecom... Continue Reading »

Leveraged and Short Telecom ETFs Can Maximize Exposure On Both Sides
March 27, 2008 – Year-to-date, the iShares Dow Jones US Telecom (IYZ) and the iShares S&P Global Telecommunications (IXP) exchange traded funds (ETFs) are down 20.8% and 13.7%, respectively. So, it’s probably a good time for the new... Continue Reading »

Motorola to Split In Two - Technology ETFs Are Mum For Now
March 26, 2008 – Motorola (MOT) announced today that it was going to split itself in two, but so far the impact on technology and networking exchange traded funds (ETFs) doesn’t seem apparent. The company’s stock has fallen 45%... Continue Reading »

ETF Tracking Error Is Sometimes a Necessary Evil
March 26, 2008 – Logically, exchange traded funds (ETFs) should have minimal tracking error. That’s because they track an index, and in theory, if the index zigs, so does the ETF - and vice versa. It’s not always... Continue Reading »

Not All the Good Ideas Are Taken With ETFs
March 13, 2008 – W.P. Thatcher for Stocks For All Seasons has 10 exchange traded funds (ETFs) in mind that he’d like to see come to market. Long gone are the days of only the plain vanilla fund,... Continue Reading »

Semiconductor ETF Drags On Intel News
March 6, 2008 – Shares of Intel Corp. (INTC) are expecting a lower profit margin which weighed on investor sentiment toward the semiconductor exchange traded fund (ETF). Semiconductor HOLDRs (SMH) fell on Tuesday to $28.13 after hitting an... Continue Reading »

PowerShares Launches Its India ETF Today
March 5, 2008 – PowerShares launched its India exchange traded fund (ETF) this morning, and it’s trading on the NYSE Arca. The PowerShares India Portfolio (PIN) will join the WidsomTree India Earnings Fund (EPI) as the two ETFs dedicated... Continue Reading »

Down The Line With Telecom ETFs
February 29, 2008 –   Fourth-quarter earnings reports among telecommunication companies found in related exchange traded funds (ETFs) were down as of Thursday. The Associated Press says that Sprint already warned in January that subscriber numbers were lower than... Continue Reading »

Cut Cables Aren’t Cutting Internet ETFs
February 5, 2008 – Would the Internet exchange traded funds (ETFs) be affected by four undersea cables that are damaged? Undersea cables are carrying around 95% of the world’s telephone and Internet traffic, and four of them have... Continue Reading »

Asian Stocks and ETFs Hear The Roar
January 24, 2008 – The Asian indexes officially entered a bear market this week, taking the related exchange traded funds (ETFs) and stocks down. A recent spread of short positions led to panic sell-offs, possibly because of hedge... Continue Reading »

Broadband ETF Hits Low
January 23, 2008 – Tuesday was a brutal day for Wall Street and the exchange traded fund (ETF) Broadband HOLDRs (BDH) was given no mercy. The ETF fell to its lowest level in more than four years, weighed... Continue Reading »

Country-Specific ETFs Tell Two Stories
January 11, 2008 – If they’re smartly played, country-specific exchange traded funds (ETFs) can deliver rewards. Country-specific ETFs, such as iShares Austria (EWO), give investors a great way to take advantage of growth in regions such as Eastern Europe. Two... Continue Reading »

Consumer Tech Spending Projected to Slow Down, Possibly Hitting ETFs
January 7, 2008 – The ghost of a consumer spending slowdown and a possible dip in related exchange traded funds (ETFs) hovers over the annual Consumer Electronics Show taking place this week in Las Vegas. Visiting a smorgasbord... Continue Reading »

Brazil’s ETF Could Retain Its Looks Through 2008
January 4, 2008 – Brazil is generally known as the land of really good-looking people, and that tendency toward good looks extends to its exchange traded fund (ETF). The iShares MSCI Brazil Index (EWZ) was among the top... Continue Reading »

Post-Holiday ETF Dreaming
December 27, 2007 – The holidays are over, and we’re already poking around the tree for any missed presents and thinking about what we’d like for next year’s helping of exchange traded funds (ETFs). Matthew Hougan at IndexUniverse... Continue Reading »

Evolving Smartphone Techology Gives Telecom ETFs a Lift
December 26, 2007 – Even though the U.S. seems to be bringing up the rear with telecommunications technology among developed countries, related exchange traded funds (ETFs) don’t appear to be suffering. You would think with the launch of the... Continue Reading »

FCC’s New Rules Make ETF One to Watch
December 21, 2007 – Could the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) ruling on media ownership impact the exchange traded fund (ETF) that tracks the sector? The two rules approved on Tuesday are that no company can control more than 30% of... Continue Reading »

Tech ETFs: 2008 Outlook
December 14, 2007 – One word to describe the tech sector and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) is "fragmented". For much of 2007 the simple investments made into a broad-based technology ETF may have brought double-digit gains, however,... Continue Reading »

Is China 3G Plan Boost for China ETFs?
November 21, 2007 – The latest market reaction in China points to the fact that Beijing may be close to unveiling plans for the 3G wireless service, helping to boost stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs). Shares of... Continue Reading »

International Telecommunication ETF Ringing Off The Hook
November 9, 2007 – Global telecommunication stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) have fared well this year. The international-focused ETF iShares S&P Global Telecommunications Fund (IXP) has done superbly compared with some of its domestic counterparts.  IXP is... Continue Reading »

Two Telecommunication ETFs That Are So Similar but So Different
October 30, 2007 – It’s interesting to see how different two exchange traded funds (ETFs) that cover the same sector, one domestically and one internationally, can perform. A strong example of this is shown in the telecommunications arena.... Continue Reading »

Telecommunication ETFs on the Line
September 25, 2007 – Banking stocks have been on many investors’ minds lately, so it is likely that telecommunication stocks and the exchange traded funds (ETFs) that hold them have been on the back burner. Both the telecommunications... Continue Reading »

Stylish Phones Keep Up Telecommunications ETF
September 18, 2007 – The iShares S&P Global Telecommunications (IXP) exchange traded fund (ETF) has weathered volatile market storms better than many other ETFs, thanks to its trendy phones. It hasn’t dropped below its long-term trend line all... Continue Reading »

All the Extra Talking Could be Boosting Telecommunication ETFs
August 29, 2007 – Telecommunication exchange traded funds (ETFs) are trending upward lately. One factor in the increase could be that the demand for mobile phones has skyrocketed in heavily-populated countries such as India and China. In fact,... Continue Reading »

Telecom ETFs - It Was a Prank Caller!
July 18, 2007 – The telecom exchange traded funds (ETFs) were ringing but nobody was there! Rumors that Vodafone (VOD), the world’s largest wireless-network firm, wanted to buy Verizon Communications (VZ) for $160 billion were deemed false says Trang... Continue Reading »

America Rocks: Blatant Self-Promotion for U.S. ETFs
July 6, 2007 – While it’s true we promote many promising international exchange traded funds (ETFs), we want to take a minute to recognize some of our own country’s outstanding ETFs. Internet Architecture HOLDRs (IAH) - up 45% over... Continue Reading »

Hello! Telecom ETFs Ringing
May 27, 2007 – Telecom companies are asking exchange traded funds (ETFs), "can you hear me know?"  Big European telecom companies are moving on news of mergers and higher dividend payments reports Trang Ho of Investor’s Business Daily. ... Continue Reading »

Telecom ETF On Global Frontier
January 23, 2007 – International telecommunication firms are in a good position to benefit from the fast growth of emerging markets, as are many investors. The exchange traded fund (ETF) WisdomTree International Communications Sector Fund (DGG) tracks... Continue Reading »

iPhone Introduced-How Will ETFs React?
January 10, 2007 – Telecom ETFs (exchange traded funds)- look out! Apple Computers just got a new name, Apple Inc. and is branching out into the mobile phone industry. Rachel Conrad of the Associated Press reports the new... Continue Reading »

Telecom Mergers and Acquisitions Affect ETFs
January 4, 2007 – Now that the American market in telecommunications has almost reached its saturation point, there are mergers and acquisitions about to take place that will effect telecom exchange traded funds (ETFs). As of Friday, AT&T... Continue Reading »

Telecom ETFs Ringing Higher
October 27, 2006 – One area that has been moving lately is the telecommunication sector.  There are several exchange traded funds (ETFs) that cover this sector.  Forbes looks at Vanguard Telecom Services (VOX).  The ETF holds companies that... Continue Reading »

Telecom ETFs Boosted
July 26, 2006 – Telecom companies boosted the exchange traded fund, Telecom HOLDRs (TTH) today.  AT&T (T) and BellSouth (BLS) are top holdings in the ETF, and both companies reported solid quarterly earnings.  The companies were up 5%... Continue Reading »

ETF Trends - Providing Telecom Services (VOX)
July 10, 2006 – During the last two months of the market volatility, telecommunication services have done well.  Vanguard Telecom Services (VOX) exchange traded fund is up 1.15% for the month versus the S&P 500’s 0.3%.  The ETF... Continue Reading »

ETFs and NSA Phone Records
May 17, 2006 – Verizon (VZ) and BellSouth (BLS) are two of the top holdings in the exchange traded fund iShares Dow Jones U.S. Telecom (IYZ).  These two companies deny allegations made in a USA Today article, that... Continue Reading »

Telecom ETFs Gets Boost From AT&T Deal
March 6, 2006 – AT&T Inc. expects huge cost savings after its $67 billion acquisition of BellSouth Corp. Wall St. experts feel this may be just the start of a revival of telecommunications stocks. Three exchange traded funds focusing... Continue Reading »