Consumer Staples ETFs Pop on Hershey Takeover Bid
Consumer staples exchange traded funds led U.S. sectors Thursday after Mondelez International (NasdaqGS: MDLZ), the company behind Oreo cookies and Cadbury chocolates,…
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Change In Investor Appetites Hurting Food Stocks, Sector ETFs
While consumer staples stocks and sector-specific exchange traded funds have acted as a stabilizing force in a diversified investment portfolio, some investors…
Sector ETFs to Watch as Hedge Funds Increase Shorts
Pessimists are coming out of the woodwork and raising their short bets as the markets reach new highs. Exchange traded fund investors…
The Warren Buffett ETF Portfolio
Investors want to emulate successful market navigators like Warren Buffett, but combing through thousands of stocks for that diamond in the rough…
ETFs To Hedge Rising Food Prices
Just as gas prices leveled off, consumers are faced with the threat of rising food costs after the worst drought in over…
High Corn Prices Fuel Agribusiness ETFs
Soft commodities have surged on the worst drought in half a century, and now it is time for farmers and agribusiness exchange…
How Record Corn Prices are Impacting Food-Related ETFs
PowerShares Dynamic Food and Beverage Portfolio (NYSEArca: PBJ) gives investors low-risk exposure to restaurant stocks and even has a small dividend yield.…
Food, Consumer ETFs Snack on Yum Outlook
Yum Brands (NYSE: YUM) may provide a boost to food and consumer sector exchange traded funds after the fast food giant reported…
Can The Chinese Consumer Rally ETFs?
Many companies, including Yum Brands (NYSE: YUM), are seeking profit from China, as the growth is robust and consumerism is alive and…
Food ETFs Stuck After Heinz Results
Food exchange traded funds were flat Thursday along with HJ Heinz (NYSE: HNZ) shares as the company reported quarterly results and met…
Food ETFs on Menu After Krispy Kreme, Campbell Soup Results
Exchange traded funds that invest in food-sector stocks were on Monday’s news buffet after quarterly results from Krispy Kreme (NYSE: KKD) and…
Fishing ETF: Will Investors Take the Bait?
Global X Funds may be giving investors a bite of something they have been waiting for, as a new fishing focused exchange…
Food, Staples ETFs on Menu After Kraft Results
Quarterly results from Kraft (NYSE: KFT) may boost traders’ appetite for exchange traded funds that invest in food stocks and consumer staples…
Ralcorp Deal is First M&A Nibble for Food ETF
A new exchange traded fund (ETF) that invests in food companies could see action Wednesday following ConAgra’s (NYSE: CAG) $4.9 billion cash…