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New ETFs

Social Media ETF – There Can Be Only ONE…

August 22, 2011

The Social Media ETF is here, or so it’s called. Recently, Global X filed with the SEC (source) to launch a Social Media ETF which will be based on the The Solactive Social Media Index which is representative of business ventures involved social networking, file sharing, and other online media applications. The holdings will be [...]

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7 Fresh ETF Launches for the New Year

January 25, 2011

As firms continue to launch new ETFs at a dizzying pace, I thought it would be instructive to take a look at 7 new ETFs launched in January of 2011 across a broad spectrum of asset classes and strategies: 1) (EMVX) – Global X Russell Emerging Markets Value - This ETF will rely upon the benchmark [...]

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Finally, The Facebook and Twitter Fund is Here – Secondary Market CEF

January 12, 2011

For years, we’ve been reading about how “accredited investors” could invest in startups such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and others before they actually go public with an IPO. The logic is that such sophisticated investors are more suited to the risks and capital requirements that come with such investments, even if trading in the secondary [...]

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New Rare Earth Metals ETF Off to a Running Start

October 28, 2010

Van Eck launched a new ETF seeking to capitalize on the headlines surrounding concerns over a controversial China quota restriction (embargo) on Rare Earth metals out of China. There are several such metals that are needed for high tech industries and applications ranging from weaponry to GPS systems and without these metals, both technological and [...]

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New Alerian MLP ETF: High Yield, Beats the Market and No Messy Tax Forms

August 25, 2010

Today hailed the launch of the first MLP ETF (Master Limited Partnerships) which have been crushing the S&P500 this year from a capital appreciation and yield standpoint. For the uninitiated, MLPs are publicly traded companies that are structured as partnerships such that they must distribute the majority of their profits, but in turn, they are [...]

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New Summer ETF Launches – Leveraged, Commodities, Emerging Markets and More

July 19, 2010

It’s been a busy couple weeks for new ETF launches so I thought I’d highlight some of the newest to the crowd: Leveraged ETFs Direxion has launched 4 new leveraged ETFs focusing on natural gas and retail. Direxion Daily Retail Bull 2X Shares (RETL) Direxion Daily Retail Bear 2X Shares (RETS) Direxion Daily Natural Gas [...]

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Hedge Fund ETF – Main Street’s Ticket to Performance or Marketing Hype?

March 15, 2010

The first Hedge Fund ETF launched in 2009. While even many of the most popular hedge funds took it on the chin during the financial collapse, the lure of double-digit market returns with low correlation to conventional asset classes makes the sound of a “Hedge Fund ETF” appealing. In 2009, IndexIQ launched the IQ Hedge [...]

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6 Precious Metals ETFs to Play a Weak Dollar Secular Trend

March 12, 2010

Precious Metals ETFs may play an important role in this environment. After years of a slowly deteriorating US dollar, the greenback found some footing during the financial crisis and is now benefiting from the financial woes in Greece which may well boil over into other Euro-zone countries. However, this near term calamity doesn’t address the [...]

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16 New Proshares 3X Return ETFs Coming

February 11, 2010

Proshares, the company that initially brought us several 2X daily return ETFs, is launching 16 new ETFs that will now return 3 times the daily return of the underlying indices. The new launches will be comprised of both long and short 300% daily returns for major US indices, emerging markets and US Treasuries. Not all [...]

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