A Flight to Europe ETF Safety Lands in Scandinavia
The Global X FTSE Nordic Region ETF (NYSEArca: GXF) is down less than 2% year-to-date, confirming the fund’s status as one of…
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Sweden ETF Rises After Riksbank Takes Rates Deeper Into Negative Territory
Shares of the iShares MSCI Sweden ETF (NYSEArca: EWD) are modestly higher Wednesday after the Riksbank, the world’s oldest central bank, surprisingly…
Faster Growth, Loose Monetary Policy to Sustain Sweden ETF
The Sweden country-specific exchange traded fund could be picking up speed as the Swedish economy is growing faster than previously expected. The…
Europe ETF Investors Should Book Nordic Flights
At the height of the European sovereign debt crisis, Nordic countries excluding Iceland, offered investors looking to maintain Europe exposure shelter from…
Sweden ETFs: Central Bank Unexpectedly Cuts Rates to Zero
Sweden’s central bank implemented a larger than expected rate cut and signaled low rates are here to stay in an attempt to…
Political Risk Pressures Sweden ETFs
Sweden stock- and currency-related exchange traded funds are suffering from risk-off trades ahead of elections less than two weeks away. The iShares…
This ETF is no Swedish Meatball
There are nearly 1,600 exchange traded products listed in the U.S., but just 18 made new 52-weeks on high Wednesday, a day…
Norway ETFs Lagging Nordic Rivals
Amid tensions in Ukraine, some of the air has recently come out of exchange traded funds holding European stocks. That does not…
Danish Dominance in an ETF
As of Saturday, Denmark had not won a single medal in the 2014 Winter Olympics. The other Nordic nations that are also…
Getting Sweet on the Sweden ETF
Exchange traded funds tracking European equities, both the diversified and single-country varieties, have been receiving ample attention in recent months and deservedly…
Rising Household Debt Could Stifle Nordic ETFs
Exchange traded funds that track Scandinavian or Nordic countries have attracted investors with their stable triple-A credit, but some are growing wary,…
ETF Chart of the Day: Europe Says Hear me Roar
The largest Europe focused equity ETF in the landscape, VGK (Vanguard FTSE Europe, Expense Ratio 0.12%) has pulled in more than $500…
How Currency Movements Impact International ETFs
Exchange traded funds that focus on foreign countries can affected by currency movements as well as the direction of stock markets. Currency…
Nordic ETF Plays for European Exposure, Minus the EU
For investors who would like exposure to Europe without taking on direct exposure to the Eurozone debt, the Global X FTSE Nordic…