Claymore Plans Target Maturity Date Junk Bond ETFs
Tue, Sep 7, 11:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Claymore, the Chicagoland-based ETF issuer apparently in the midst of reshaping its product lineup, now ...

Three Legendary Investors With Huge Positions In GLD
Tue, Sep 7, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In recent months anxiety over the viability of the economic recovery has built gradually, with ...

Three ETFs For Obama’s Public Works Plan
Mon, Sep 6, 12:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With anxiety building ahead of mid-term elections later this year, the Obama administration used the ...

Looking For Industrial Powerhouses? Try These Three Country ETFs
Mon, Sep 6, 11:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As Western nations’ economies continue to crumble, many are beginning to see the benefits of ...

This Week In ETFs: September 3rd Edition
Fri, Sep 3, 3:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
In what is traditionally one of the slowest weeks of the year on Wall Street, ...

iShares Files For Global TIPS ETF
Fri, Sep 3, 5:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
At the end of 2009 inflation was clearly on the minds of investors around the ...

iShares Debuts New Zealand ETF (ENZL)
Thu, Sep 2, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With equity markets declining in much of the developed world, many investors have put a ...

September Edition Of ETF Edge Now Available
Thu, Sep 2, 12:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The September issue of ETF Edge, the monthly ETF Newsletter, is now available to ETFdb ...

Three ETFs George Soros Might Like
Thu, Sep 2, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With housing markets in a tailspin, ongoing concerns over the fiscal health of developed markets, ...

August ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, and Closures
Thu, Sep 2, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the summer winds down, apparently so too does the impressive pace of expansion in ...

How UNG Lost 23% In August
Wed, Sep 1, 4:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is truly one-of-a-kind, not only as a commodity ...

ETFdb TV: Lithium, Emerging Market Debt, and Fund Filings & Closures
Wed, Sep 1, 11:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Today, we present the second episode of ETFdb TV. Here’s the first episode in case ...

Sugar ETF: Hello Backwardation!
Wed, Sep 1, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Along with any successful product–financial or otherwise–comes a surge in interest and increase in scrutiny. ...

Three International ETFs Facing Shrinking Populations
Tue, Aug 31, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the world population continues to expand at a tremendous pace, investors have begun to ...

Talking ETF Liquidity, Flash Crash Fallout, And More With Paul Weisbruch
Tue, Aug 31, 11:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Paul Weisbruch is the VP of ETF/Options Sales and Trading at Street One Financial, a ...

India ETFs: Warning Signs In GDP Report?
Tue, Aug 31, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
If investors weren’t already aware of the tremendous “growth gap” between the developed and emerging ...

More Than Just Brazil; Latin America ETFs Surge Ahead
Mon, Aug 30, 2:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
When seeking out exposure to emerging markets, investors tend to gravitate towards the superstar economies ...

Yen ETFs In Focus After Emergency Meeting
Mon, Aug 30, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
For many in the U.S., a strong currency sounds like a nice problem to have. ...

Two GDP-Weighted ETFs Proposed; A Better Mousetrap?
Mon, Aug 30, 9:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With growth levels in the U.S. stagnating thanks to high unemployment levels and minimal policy ...

Worried About Fixed Income Bubbles? Try A Dividend ETF
Fri, Aug 27, 2:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Despite bullish rhetoric from Washington and some indications of progress–the strength of the recent earnings ...

What’s Killing The Cocoa ETF?
Fri, Aug 27, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Many of the most popular commodity products offer exposure to a diversified basket of natural ...

India ETFs: Five Ways To Play
Thu, Aug 26, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As emerging markets have raced ahead of their developed counterparts in the last two years, ...

Seven ETFs To Invest Like Peter Schiff
Thu, Aug 26, 5:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With the housing market cratering, consumer confidence sagging, and catalysts for real economic growth nowhere ...

ALPS Launches First MLP ETF (AMLP)
Wed, Aug 25, 2:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The red hot energy MLP space continues to heat up, with ALPS announcing today the ...

Market Vectors Planning Investment Grade Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLTR)
Wed, Aug 25, 1:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As investors have piled into the relative security of Treasury bonds, many have been extremely ...

How To Survive An ETF Liquidation
Wed, Aug 25, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The last two weeks have seen two separate announcements of ETF closures, with Claymore and ...

Mining ETFs: Eight Ways To Play
Wed, Aug 25, 8:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Commodities have been one of the hottest corners of the ETF market, exploding on to ...

Investment Case For The China Infrastructure ETF…In Four Words
Tue, Aug 24, 3:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Nine day traffic jam. That’s right, a traffic jam on a road leading into Beijing ...

Grail To Close Two Active ETFs (RPQ, RFF)
Tue, Aug 24, 1:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Grail Advisors has announced that it will close two actively-managed ETFs the firm currently offers ...

Sweden ETF: Bright Spot In Troubled Europe
Mon, Aug 23, 3:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
European equities have faced a tough stretch throughout 2010, as storm clouds brought on by ...

Next Generation Of Gold ETFs
Mon, Aug 23, 12:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Global X, the ETF issuer that burst on to the scene with China and Brazil ...

M&A ETF (MNA) Holds Up During Slump
Sat, Aug 21, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
It is no secret that generating steady returns in equity markets has been a daunting ...

Brazil ETFs: Nine Ways To Play
Fri, Aug 20, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Brazil has become one of the most popular investment destinations in recent years, as U.S. ...

Rethinking Commodity ETFs
Fri, Aug 20, 9:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The ETF industry has gained the momentum of a runaway freight train in recent years, ...

New ETFs Grow Up Fast
Fri, Aug 20, 7:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Kids today have it rough–at least in the ETF industry. Once upon a time, issuers ...

Treasury ETFs: Filling In The Duration Spectrum
Thu, Aug 19, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
There was a time not that long ago when investors harbored significant concerns over including ...

Hedge Funds Are Buying Up Gold ETFs, Should You?
Thu, Aug 19, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Despite a relatively solid earnings season, anxiety continues to run high on Wall Street as ...

Investors Can’t Get Enough Of Junk Bond ETFs
Thu, Aug 19, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
For investors used to living off of juicy coupon payments from fixed income portfolios, the ...

Wind Energy ETFs Sink On Weak Outlook For Developed Markets
Wed, Aug 18, 4:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Through nearly eight months, 2010 has been an extremely rough year for energy ETFs, including ...

The Perfect Storm For The Corn ETF?
Wed, Aug 18, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Population growth is a fairly common and straightforward driver of economic growth; as the number ...

Dude, Where’s My Car ETF?
Wed, Aug 18, 12:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The economic recovery that has breathed life back into equity markets after the most recent ...

Brazil’s Lagging Infrastructure; Time To Buy BRXX?
Wed, Aug 18, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Thanks to weak growth prospects, sky-high unemployment, and massive debt burdens in much of the ...

Brazil’s Infrastructure Is Trailing Other Emerging Markets; Time To Buy BRXX?
Wed, Aug 18, 9:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Thanks to weak growth prospects, sky-high unemployment, and massive debt burdens in much of the ...

Agribusiness ETF Soars On BHP’s Potash Play
Tue, Aug 17, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Although equity markets have been under pressure for some time now thanks to weak levels ...

UNG’s Insurmountable Obstacle
Tue, Aug 17, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
For investors who have dabbled in commodities in recent years as the growth of the ...

Four ETFs To Close Their Doors
Mon, Aug 16, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Claymore, the ETF issuer known for its suite of targeted sector funds and China ETFs, ...

An Unexpected Hurdle For The Food & Beverage ETF (PBJ)
Mon, Aug 16, 12:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
There is no shortage of obstacles facing the food and beverage industry in the current ...

ETF Ideas For A Flat Market
Mon, Aug 16, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
This year has been a frustrating one for investors, as equity markets came racing out ...

Is The Ireland ETF (EIRL) In Trouble?
Fri, Aug 13, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
For much of 2010 the euro zone has taken center stage, giving directions to equity ...

Russia ETF On Fire (And Not In A Good Way)
Fri, Aug 13, 12:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Through the first eight months of 2010, a number of unexpected disasters–both natural and man-made–have ...

Friday The 13th Special: Three Unlucky ETFs
Fri, Aug 13, 6:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the summer months draw to a close, many ETFs find themselves in negative territory ...

ETFs To Play A Weaker Yen
Thu, Aug 12, 4:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Frustration in Japan is running high these days, as the thorn in the side of ...

Closer Look At Frontier Market ETFs
Thu, Aug 12, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As exchange-traded funds have grown in popularity, ETF issuers have gradually ventured into more exotic ...

The Colombia ETF’s Secret Sauce
Thu, Aug 12, 10:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Over the past few weeks, many emerging and developed markets have trended sideways or even ...

Russian Wheat Crisis: Great News For Agribusiness ETFs?
Thu, Aug 12, 9:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
For much of the year, commodity prices have been remarkably stable as investor fears over ...

July ETF Roundup: Launches and Filings
Wed, Aug 11, 2:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
July saw a flurry of activity in the ETF industry, with almost a new fund ...

India Infrastructure ETF (INXX) Hits The Market
Wed, Aug 11, 11:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
EGShares, the New York-based firm behind the first sector-specific emerging markets ETFs, announced today the ...

ETFs To Invest Like Bill Gates
Wed, Aug 11, 10:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In the San Francisco Bay area during the 1970’s, a revolution was brewing. The emergence ...

Commodity ETF Gamechanger: U.S. Commodity Index Fund (USCI) Launches
Tue, Aug 10, 12:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Over the past few years, the ETF market has grown exponentially as a variety of ...

Can Chinese Demand Boost The Corn ETF?
Tue, Aug 10, 12:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Earlier this summer a sight appeared on China’s eastern coast that hadn’t been seen in ...

iPath Rolls Out Eight New Treasury ETNs
Tue, Aug 10, 11:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
iPath, one of the largest issuers of exchange traded notes (ETNs) announced today a significant ...

Next Frontier Of ETF Investing: Long/Short Trades
Tue, Aug 10, 6:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
There is no denying that the ETF boom is in full swing, as billions of ...

Choppy Economic Waters Can’t Stop SEA
Mon, Aug 9, 4:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Thanks to stubbornly high unemployment and low levels of growth forecast for much of the ...

WisdomTree Launches Active Emerging Markets Debt ETF (ELD)
Mon, Aug 9, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
WisdomTree, the New York-based ETF issuer whose product lineup includes a suite of actively-managed currency ...

ETF Ideas For Deflation Defense
Mon, Aug 9, 9:57 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
First, the good news: all those fears about runaway inflation following from the massive injections ...

Retail ETFs Slaughtered By Weak Data
Sat, Aug 7, 1:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With equity markets surging in July, many investors had hoped that the U.S. was finally ...

First Trust Files For Smartphone ETF (FONE)
Fri, Aug 6, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As more and more ETFs have hit the markets in recent years, most of the ...

Ten Intriguing ETF Storylines
Fri, Aug 6, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As we head towards the finish line of 2010, the ETF industry finds itself in ...

2010: Year Of The Bond ETF
Fri, Aug 6, 6:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
After lingering in the background of the ETF industry for the last several years, fixed ...

Schwab Launches Three Low-Cost Bond ETFs
Thu, Aug 5, 4:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
By most accounts, Charles Schwab’s venture into the ETF industry has been an extremely successful ...

Grain ETFs Surge As Russia Halts Wheat Exports
Thu, Aug 5, 3:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With equity markets surging as of late, commodities have been left on the back burner, ...

July ETF Stats: Cash Keeps Coming
Thu, Aug 5, 11:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The latest ETF figures for the month of July are out, and the industry’s hot ...

Natural Gas ETFs: Seven Ways To Play
Thu, Aug 5, 7:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As more issuers have rushed into the ETF game and waves of cash inflows have ...

Next Up: Gold ETF With Vaults In Asia
Wed, Aug 4, 6:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Over the past few years, the number of ETFs has grown exponentially; the industry now ...

Middle East ETFs In Focus As BlackBerry Showdown Looms
Wed, Aug 4, 12:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
For businessmen and women who regularly travel to the Middle East, last week saw the ...

Beyond LQD: Exploring Corporate Bond ETF Options
Wed, Aug 4, 9:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In recent years, investors have grown increasingly comfortable with the thought of achieving their fixed ...

Many Uses Of Commodity ETFs
Wed, Aug 4, 7:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Although many of the largest and most popular exchange-traded funds offer exposure to equities, it ...

Tech ETFs In Focus As RIMM Takes A Bite Out Of Apple (AAPL)
Tue, Aug 3, 4:37 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
This year has seen major innovations in the technology field, with products like the iPad ...

PowerShares Announces Change To High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (PHB)
Tue, Aug 3, 3:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Earlier this week, ETF giant PowerShares announced a change in indexes for its popular High ...

Ramadan Creates Sweet Future For Sugar ETF (SGG)
Tue, Aug 3, 2:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With many traders taking time off in August, the month looks to be full of ...

Why Indonesia Belongs In The BRIC
Tue, Aug 3, 11:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Trouble has been brewing for sometime now in developed markets; high unemployment rates and slow ...

Three ETFs To Invest Like Marc Faber
Tue, Aug 3, 9:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With markets trending sideways for months and no end to the recent volatility in sight, ...

Natural Gas ETFs: Investing In The Fuel Of The Future
Tue, Aug 3, 8:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
If the world’s history ofman-made disasters has taught us anything, it is to learn from ...

Gold ETFs: Where Do They Go From Here?
Tue, Aug 3, 7:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Despite global turmoil and continued concern over budget deficits in countries around the world, equity ...

Oil ETF Investing: Five Ways To Play
Mon, Aug 2, 11:37 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Commodity ETFs have seen a tremendous surge in popularity in recent years, as the marriage ...

Long-Term Bond ETFs: Coming Back In Style
Mon, Aug 2, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Uncertainty over the prospects for the global economic recovery in recent months has prompted some ...

Beyond DBC: Three Promising Commodity ETF Options
Mon, Aug 2, 9:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The incredible growth in ETF assets in recent years has come not from the equity ...

Three Low Volatility ETF Options
Mon, Aug 2, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Traditionally, investors have sought to smooth out the volatility of equity portfolios through the addition ...

Who Else Wants A Norway ETF?
Sat, Jul 31, 12:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The European debt crisis along with the possible collapse of the euro have investors fleeing ...

ETF Plays On Planes, Trains, And Automobiles
Fri, Jul 30, 11:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As July draws to a close, a glance around the investing landscape carries an eerie ...

Losing Faith In The Market? Try These ETFs
Fri, Jul 30, 9:47 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Recent years have seen a tremendous expansion of the ETF universe, in terms of both ...

Five Things BusinessWeek Didn’t Tell You About Commodity ETFs
Thu, Jul 29, 3:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As a long-time subscriber to BusinessWeek, I generally enjoy their content and find their stories ...

New ETF Tool: Stock Exposure On Demand
Thu, Jul 29, 11:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
ETF Database is pleased to announce the launch of theETF Stock Exposure Tool, a free ...

Energy ETFs In Focus As Exxon Mobil (XOM) Reports Earnings
Thu, Jul 29, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In the midst of earnings season, stock markets are no strangers to volatility. The first ...

Chinese Demand Could Boost These Three Clean Energy ETFs
Thu, Jul 29, 9:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Around the world, stock markets have been very rocky as of late with investors fearing ...

Seven Reasons Why Silver Could Soar
Thu, Jul 29, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With consumer confidence plunging and governments around the world racking up seemingly unpayable bills, many ...

Definitive Guide To China ETFs
Wed, Jul 28, 11:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The impact of the recent global economic slowdown was first felt by consumers around the ...

Three ETFs To Shield From Expiring ‘Bush Tax Cuts’
Wed, Jul 28, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In the past two weeks, many large U.S. corporations have posted solid earnings which has ...

Simplifying Investing: Five All Cap ETF Options
Wed, Jul 28, 8:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
ETFs have burst onto the investing scene in part because they allow for a tremendous ...

Inside The Not-So-Simple Currency ETFs
Wed, Jul 28, 6:37 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
While the majority of the nearly $800 billion in ETF assets is found in equity ...

When Is An ETF Not An ETF?
Tue, Jul 27, 2:47 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
When most analysts and investors refer to the ETF industry, they frequently use the term ...

Closer Look At Hedge Fund ETFs
Tue, Jul 27, 12:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The past few years have seen no shortage of innovation in the ETF space; targeted ...

Talking Hedge Fund ETFs, Inflation-Proofing, And More With Adam Patti
Tue, Jul 27, 11:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Adam Patti is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of IndexIQ, a New York-based ETF ...

Currency ETFs: A Better Way To Play The BRIC?
Tue, Jul 27, 8:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
When the global economy transitioned into “recovery mode” following the latest recession, the emerging markets ...

Do You Need A Hedged Equity ETF?
Mon, Jul 26, 2:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
If you were to ask most individual investors or financial advisors their take on the ...

Non-Euro Europe ETF Options
Mon, Jul 26, 10:57 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Milton Friedman may no longer be with us, but the legend of the Nobel Prize ...

Egypt ETF: A Wonder Of The ETF World
Mon, Jul 26, 9:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In recent years, an interesting shift in the investing landscape has taken place. Burdened with ...

Rethinking AGG: One Stop Fixed Income Exposure?
Mon, Jul 26, 6:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The tremendous surge in ETF assets in recent years has been attributable not to equity ...

Direxion Planning 11 New Leveraged Currency, Commodity ETFs
Sat, Jul 24, 1:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Direxion, best known as the leading provider of 3x leveraged and inverse leveraged ETFs, is ...

Van Eck Debuts Local Currency Emerging Market Bond ETF (EMLC)
Fri, Jul 23, 3:37 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Earlier today, Van Eck launched the newest addition to their ever-growing list of international ETFs ...

Global X Lithium ETF (LIT) Hits The Market
Fri, Jul 23, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Global X announced the latest addition to its ETF product lineup today, rolling out a ...

How Record Private Equity Cash Pile Could Move PSP
Fri, Jul 23, 9:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Most financials have been under the microscope in recent weeks, with poor reports coming out ...

ETFs To Invest In The World’s Fastest Growing Economy (No, Not China)
Thu, Jul 22, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
On the western coast of the Persian Gulf, one tiny country has earned a slew ...

What’s Gotten Into Treasury ETFs?
Thu, Jul 22, 1:47 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As U.S. stocks continue to reflect pervasive uneasiness about the prospects for a robust recovery, ...

New ETF Tool: Country Exposure On Demand
Thu, Jul 22, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
ETF Database is pleased to announce the launch of the ETF Country Lookup Tool, a ...

Can Anything Stop The Singapore ETF (EWS)?
Thu, Jul 22, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Most western nations have been treading water over the past few months as debt burdens ...

ETF Industry Roundup: More New Fund Ideas
Wed, Jul 21, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
So much for a summer slowdown. The ETF industry has continued to zip along at ...

The Next Frontier For Aerospace and Defense ETFs
Wed, Jul 21, 2:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Few industries will look back on the last several years fondly, remembering a stretch of ...

AdvisorShares Rolls Out Another Active ETF
Wed, Jul 21, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
AdvisorShares, the Bethesda, Maryland-based firm that burst on to the ETF scene last year with ...

Time To Harvest The Grains ETFs?
Tue, Jul 20, 3:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
For the investors who had been preaching on the need to brace for a surge ...

Could Legal Troubles At VeriSign Doom IIH?
Tue, Jul 20, 2:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Tech firm VeriSign (VRSN) has had a pretty good deal with the U.S. Commerce Department ...

Barclays Rolls Out Inverse VIX ETN (XXV)
Tue, Jul 20, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Barclays Capital announced the latest addition to its ETN product lineup this week, launching the ...

What’s Fueling The China Energy ETF (CHIE)?
Tue, Jul 20, 6:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In the not-so-distant future, China will officially pass Japan to become the world’s second largest ...

Dutram Dishes On Railroad, Gaming ETFs
Mon, Jul 19, 6:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Eric Dutram, ETF analyst at ETF Database, appeared on BNN’s The Close program this afternoon, ...

Rare Earth Metal Shortage Could Sink These Three ETFs
Mon, Jul 19, 3:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
While most investors are relatively familiar with metals such as gold and copper, few know ...

Can Coach Purses And $4 Coffees Drive Consumer Discretionary ETFs?
Mon, Jul 19, 12:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
If the economic recovery effort can be thought of as a relay race, the governments ...

Beware The New “Silver ETF”
Mon, Jul 19, 10:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
No corner of the ETF market has grown as quickly in recent years as exchange-traded ...

ETF Winners And Losers From First Week Of Earnings Season
Sun, Jul 18, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Heading into the second half of the year, investors are divided over where global financial ...

iShares Rolls Out Nine Ex-U.S. Sector ETFs
Fri, Jul 16, 2:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
iShares, the largest provider of ETFs in the world, announced today the latest enhancement to ...

Beyond XLU: Three Utility ETFs Worth A Look
Fri, Jul 16, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As evidenced by the volatile stock in recent months, many investors are unsure of exactly ...

Four ETF Plays For Dagong Global Credit’s Top-Rated Countries
Thu, Jul 15, 3:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Many investors have complained that the big three credit rating agencies in the U.S.–Moody’s, S&P, ...

Judgment Day For Mining ETFs
Thu, Jul 15, 12:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Analysts covering the U.S. mining industry no doubt spend a great deal of their time ...

ETFdb TV: Gold, Brazil, And India
Thu, Jul 15, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Today we’re excited to present the first edition of ETFdb TV, a new addition to ...

Three ETFs To Play Jim Rogers’ Advice
Thu, Jul 15, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Investors have been ...

Thursday’s ETF To Watch: FDN
Thu, Jul 15, 4:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Trading volumes have slumped on Wall Street in recent sessions, as most investors have waited ...

UBS Launches New Natural Gas MLP ETN (MLPG)
Wed, Jul 14, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The floodgates are officially open. Since JP Morgan’s Alerian MLP Index ETN (AMJ) became a ...

Direxion Launches Four New Leveraged ETFs
Wed, Jul 14, 11:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Direxion is best known as the issuer that introduced investors to 3x leveraged ETFs, but ...

ETF Pipeline: Another Active ETF
Wed, Jul 14, 9:37 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The past few months have seen a number of interesting developments in the active ETF ...

ETF Plays To Invest Like Buffett, Fisher, Paulson
Wed, Jul 14, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Taking a quick look around the investing landscape, one might not immediately suspect that we’ve ...

Why Russia’s Trade Pact Is Big News For RSX
Wed, Jul 14, 3:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the economies of Western Europe have grown more intertwined over the past few years, ...

BMW Drives Germany ETF (EWG) Sharply Higher
Tue, Jul 13, 12:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
So far in 2010, most European stock markets have plunged as traders grew increasingly wary ...

Are Your Cap-Weighted ETFs Leaders Or Laggards?
Tue, Jul 13, 12:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The rapid growth of the ETF industry in recent years has altered the investment landscape ...

Oil ETF Gets Boost From IEA Report
Tue, Jul 13, 11:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Given the murky regulatory environment hanging over the U.S. oil industry, as well as the ...

Netherlands ETF Immune To ‘Dutch Disease’ Thanks To Euro
Tue, Jul 13, 10:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
One of the biggest stories from the first half of the year in the world ...

Tuesday’s ETF To Watch: PBJ
Tue, Jul 13, 4:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With the economy dangerously close to falling into a double dip recession, many investors have ...

Are Energy ETFs Now A Buy?
Mon, Jul 12, 3:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The first half of 2010 has not been particularly kind to U.S. equity markets, but ...

Time For An Africa ETF?
Mon, Jul 12, 3:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
For investors looking to establish emerging market exposure, the economies of the BRIC nations are ...

Is A Cheaper Gold ETF A Better Gold ETF?
Mon, Jul 12, 2:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
One of the most interesting developments in the ETF market over the last several years ...

Three Reasons Why Japanese Yen ETFs Are Headed For A Crash
Mon, Jul 12, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With ongoing weakness in Europe pushing the euro to double digit losses against major rival ...

Netherlands Vs. Spain: ETF Style
Sat, Jul 10, 5:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The 2010 FIFA World Cup final will take place this Sunday with the match being ...

AdvisorShares Launches Mars Hill Global Relative Value ETF (GRV)
Sat, Jul 10, 9:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Bethesda, Maryland-based AdvisorShares announced today the launch of the Mars Hill Global Relative Value ETF ...

What’s Driving The Spin-Off ETF?
Fri, Jul 9, 5:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Equity markets have been enduring a rough patch lately, as fears over a double dip ...

Korea ETFs Get Boost From Rate Hike
Fri, Jul 9, 1:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Once upon a time, when business at Lehman Brothers was booming and few investors knew ...

Case For The China Consumer ETF
Fri, Jul 9, 9:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
For much of 2010, global equity markets have taken their cues from Europe. But recent ...

Ten Most Successful New ETFs Of 2010
Fri, Jul 9, 9:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The first half of 2010 is in the books, and it is no surprise that ...

Friday’s ETF To Watch: CNDA
Fri, Jul 9, 4:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With the American economy treading water, many are looking north for investment opportunities in the ...

Turkey’s Economy Feeds TUR
Thu, Jul 8, 3:37 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Ten years ago, most investors would have been hard pressed to make a case for ...

June ETF Data: Cash Keeps Coming
Thu, Jul 8, 1:37 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The latest figures for the ETF industry are out, and the numbers continue to impress. ...

Brazil Consumer ETF (BRAQ) Debuts
Thu, Jul 8, 11:27 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Today marks another development in the emerging market ETF boom; Global X, the New York-based ...

Japan ETFs Still Waiting For Yuan Boost
Thu, Jul 8, 5:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
When Beijing announced last month a change in its universally-criticized currency policy, perhaps the loudest ...

ETF To Watch For Thursday: FXB
Thu, Jul 8, 3:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the third quarter marches on, many investors are curious to see if yesterday’s broad ...

ETFdb Analyst Eric Dutram Discusses Long/Short ETF Ideas On BNN
Wed, Jul 7, 4:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Eric Dutram, ETF analyst at ETF Database, appeared on BNN’s The Close program this afternoon, ...

UBS Launches Leveraged MLP Infrastructure ETN (MLPL)
Wed, Jul 7, 2:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Perhaps no corner of the ETF market has exploded in recent years quite as quickly ...

ETFs To Play A U.S. Export Boom
Wed, Jul 7, 12:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The first year and a half of president Obama’s term has been market by bold ...

Small Cap India ETF (SCIN) Debuts
Wed, Jul 7, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Once upon a time, almost all ETFs offering exposure to international equity markets consisted of ...

Wednesday’s ETF To Watch: EZU
Wed, Jul 7, 3:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
On Tuesday, European equity markets surged higher with the main indexes in Britain, France, and ...

Taiwan ETF (EWT) Surges Higher On Trade Rumors, Robust Earnings
Tue, Jul 6, 4:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Recent economic developments have hammered equity ETFs around the world, as investors brace for the ...

Northeast Heat Wave Sends UNG Soaring
Tue, Jul 6, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Traders returning to work after a long Fourth of July weekend have been greeted by ...

Hardest Hit Europe ETFs From The First Half Of 2010
Tue, Jul 6, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Just when many investors thought that the world economy was finally back on track, European ...

Top Performing Currency ETFs From The First Half Of The Year
Tue, Jul 6, 10:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The first half of 2010 was a very interesting period for currency ETFs, which look ...

ETFs For The Six Markets Above 2007 Highs
Tue, Jul 6, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Most investors aren’t exactly anxious to discuss the recent performance of their portfolios after the ...

Clear Skies For Airline ETF
Mon, Jul 5, 11:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The last few years have been anything but kind to the global airline industry. After ...

All American ETF Options
Sun, Jul 4, 11:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Happy Fourth of July from the team at ETF Database! Given the chaos of recent ...

Van Eck Planning Minor Metals ETF
Sat, Jul 3, 2:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
One section of the ETF world that has seen rapid expansion over the past year ...

Three Best Performing Country ETFs From The First Half Of The Year
Fri, Jul 2, 3:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
After a surge from mid-February to late-April, domestic equity markets fell sharply to close out ...

Six ETF Stories From The First Six Months Of 2010
Fri, Jul 2, 2:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The incredible rise of the ETF industry has been one of the biggest stories in ...

Which ETFs Would Benefit From Lower Oil Prices?
Fri, Jul 2, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Over the last several years, crude oil prices have taken investors on a wild ride. ...

Three More ETF Ideas For The Third Quarter
Fri, Jul 2, 9:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the second quarter mercifully draws to a close, many investors are left scratching their ...

Friday's ETF To Watch: VXX
Fri, Jul 2, 3:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
One of the major hurdles facing the U.S. economy as it attempts to continue the ...

PowerShares, Deutsche Bank Team Up On 3x Leveraged Bond ETFs
Thu, Jul 1, 10:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
PowerShares and Deutsche Bank have expanded their ETF partnership, rolling out a pair of 3x ...

June ETF Roundup: Launches and Filings
Thu, Jul 1, 10:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Investors hoping to coast through the summer months learned early in June that a summer ...

Three ETF Ideas For The Third Quarter
Thu, Jul 1, 4:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The first half of 2010 is officially in the books, but few of the questions ...

Thursday's ETF To Watch: EWP
Thu, Jul 1, 1:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Equity markets finished a rough quarter yesterday, as most major indexes fell back sharply after ...

Boeing Evades Competition, Puts Defense ETFs In Focus
Wed, Jun 30, 3:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Wednesday was an eventful day for Dow component Boeing (BA), one of the largest global ...

Three ETFs To Own If Paul Krugman Is Right
Wed, Jun 30, 9:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
On the surface, the G-20 meeting in Toronto last weekend appeared to be relatively uneventful, ...

Searching For An Ethanol ETF? Look to CORN And FUE
Wed, Jun 30, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Over the past few years, investors have seen the introduction of ETFs targeting increasingly specific ...

Wednesday's ETF To Watch: EIRL
Wed, Jun 30, 3:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Among the hardest hit nations by the recent financial crisis was Ireland, which saw its ...

Will Historic Trade Deal Boost Taiwan ETFs?
Tue, Jun 29, 3:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Ever since the days of Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek in the late 40’s and ...

Be Careful What You Wish For: Rising Yuan Could Hurt Retail ETFs
Tue, Jun 29, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
One of the biggest stories of the first half of the year (in the financial ...

Ireland ETF (EIRL) To Thrive On Weak Euro
Tue, Jun 29, 5:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
One of the stories to dominate the financial headlines in recent months has been the ...

Tuesday's ETF To Watch: Consumer Discretionary SPDR (XLY)
Tue, Jun 29, 5:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Equity markets have been very choppy as of late, as traders remain unsure of the ...

Korea ETFs In Focus On Trade Pact News
Mon, Jun 28, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The weekend’s G-20 summit in Toronto was originally expected to feature a showdown over China’s ...

UNG Slides As Tropical Storm Alex Loses Steam
Mon, Jun 28, 12:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The first named storm of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, tropical storm Alex, appears to ...

Why Clean Energy ETFs Are No Slam Dunk
Mon, Jun 28, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
It has been more than two months since an oil rig exploded and sank in ...

Looking For Consumers? ETFs To Play Millionaire-Heavy Countries
Mon, Jun 28, 9:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The recent recession and the seemingly ever-present fear of a double dip has caused many ...

PowerShares To Reshuffle ETF Indexes
Sat, Jun 26, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Invesco PowerShares, the Wheaton, Illinois based firm known for its “intelligent” ETF products, is planning ...

Competition From Apple Stunts RIMM, Wireless HOLDRS
Fri, Jun 25, 5:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
On a day that saw most equity indexes finish slightly up, Research in Motion, maker ...

G-20 Summit, Reform Bill Put Financial ETFs In Focus
Fri, Jun 25, 3:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Financial stocks will be in focus in coming days, as investors digest financial reforms agreed ...

Grail Partners With DoubleLine: Match Made In ETF Heaven?
Fri, Jun 25, 12:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Grail Advisors, the San Francisco-based firm that burst onto the scene last year with the ...

Huntington's Active ETF Plans: A Potential Gamechanger
Fri, Jun 25, 10:57 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Despite a tremendous amount of hype and some inherent structural advantages, the actively-managed ETF space ...

Switzerland ETF: Exposure To Europe's Bright Spot
Thu, Jun 24, 12:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Burdened by debt loads that have mounted after decades of generous subsidies and social welfare ...

Vanguard Plans To Shake Up ETF Industry
Thu, Jun 24, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Vanguard, the Valley Forge, Pennsylvania-based firm known for its low cost mutual funds and ETFs, ...

Taiwan ETFs In Focus After Surprise Rate Hike
Thu, Jun 24, 9:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Taiwan’s central bank shocked investors on Thursday by announcing the first interest rate hike in ...

Australia ETFs In Focus Ahead Of Surprise Election
Wed, Jun 23, 5:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who swept into power in 2007 as a fresh alternative ...

John Hancock Eyes Global Balanced Active ETF
Wed, Jun 23, 3:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Over the last twelve months, dozens of active management powerhouses have begun laying the groundwork ...

How MINT Hauled In $800 Million
Wed, Jun 23, 12:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The last several years have seen a rapid expansion of the ETF universe, with hundreds ...

Do Mega Cap ETFs Offer Mega Returns?
Wed, Jun 23, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The ancient Chinese curse that reads “may you live in interesting times” has always seemed ...

Energy ETFs: Six Very Different Ways To Play
Wed, Jun 23, 5:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Volatility is nothing new for the energy sector. Recent years have seen the price of ...

Do You Need A Canada ETF?
Tue, Jun 22, 5:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
For many, the impressive rise of the ETF industry has simplified the asset allocation process, ...

First The CORN ETF, Now Five More Funds
Tue, Jun 22, 2:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Teucrium Trading LLC, the Brattleboro, Vermont-based firm that launched the first pure play corn ETF ...

MSCI Holds Steady: No Changes to EEM, VWO
Tue, Jun 22, 12:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Following Beijing’s surprise announcement of a shift in its currency policy, investors scrambled on Monday ...

Oil ETF Could Benefit From Yuan Policy Shift
Tue, Jun 22, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Global equity markets have been taking their cues from Europe for much of the past ...

Uncertain Future For Energy ETFs
Mon, Jun 21, 3:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
In the wake of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history, the energy sector has ...

Time To Short Grains ETFs?
Mon, Jun 21, 2:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Before the onset of the recent global recession, a decade-long commodity boom had delivered handsome ...

Five Unlikely ETF Winners From Yuan Policy Shift
Mon, Jun 21, 11:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The timing of perhaps the most significant policy shift in China’s recent history was interesting ...

Chinese Yuan ETF In Focus After Beijing's Surprise Announcement
Mon, Jun 21, 9:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
A week before the leaders of the Group of 20 economies were scheduled to meet ...

Poland ETFs In Focus Ahead Of Crucial Election
Sat, Jun 19, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Two months after a tragic plane crash on Russian soil claimed the lives of Poland’s ...

Junk Bond ETFs: Too Good To Be True?
Fri, Jun 18, 12:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Investors who have taken measures to protect their portfolios against the ravages of inflation will ...

iShares: No Longer Just An Index-Based ETF Provider
Fri, Jun 18, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The anticipation has been building throughout the last year in the ETF industry, with several ...

Swiss Franc ETF (FXF) Cleared For Takeoff
Fri, Jun 18, 10:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The fiscal woes of the euro zone have been well chronicled in recent weeks, with ...

Five Drivers Of UNG's Spring Rally
Thu, Jun 17, 4:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
After a government report showing that natural gas supplies increased less than expected last week, ...

Seven ETFs For Investors Mourning The Death Of BP's Dividend
Thu, Jun 17, 2:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Almost two months after an offshore explosion sparked one of the worst environmental disasters in ...

Afghanistan: The Next Frontier For Mining ETFs?
Thu, Jun 17, 12:55 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As most investors are well aware, some sectors of the global economy tend to carry ...

A Closer Look At The Mexico ETF (EWW)
Thu, Jun 17, 11:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Over the last several years, the developing economies of the world have emerged as the ...

Do You Need An MLP ETF?
Thu, Jun 17, 10:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Few would argue that the impressive arrival of ETFs over the last several years has ...

Three ETFs To Bet On A Global Recovery
Wed, Jun 16, 4:27 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
After a stellar start to the year, global equity markets hit a rocky stretch after ...

ETF Moneymakers: Some Surprising Stats
Wed, Jun 16, 12:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
It is no secret that the ETF industry has been wildly successful in recent years, ...

Are Toilet Paper Sales Signaling A Strong Recovery?
Wed, Jun 16, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
For much of the last several months the attention of U.S. investors has been directed ...

Despite Tame Inflation, TIPS ETFs Continue To Shine
Wed, Jun 16, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In late 2008 and early 2009, governments around the world made unprecedented injections of liquidity ...

Five ETFs To Watch Ahead Of Obama's Oval Office Address
Tue, Jun 15, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
President Barack Obama is scheduled to address the nation from the Oval Office on Tuesday ...

Three ETFs For Betting Against Europe
Tue, Jun 15, 11:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
If you were to ask a group of long-term investors about the preference for the ...

ALPS Planning MLP ETF
Tue, Jun 15, 9:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
ALPS Advisors, the firm behind the Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL), recently filed details on ...

ETF Price Wars? Schwab Slashes Expense Ratios
Tue, Jun 15, 5:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Charles Schwab may be a relative newcomer to the exchange-traded fund game, but the San ...

Inside The Corn ETF (CORN)
Mon, Jun 14, 9:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In recent years, ETF assets have climbed towards $1 trillion and the number of products ...

Ticking Time Bomb Under EEM
Mon, Jun 14, 8:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In recent weeks, increased international scrutiny over Israel’s blockade of Gaza and conflicts with vessels ...

Beyond EWZ: Five Other Latin America ETF Options
Mon, Jun 14, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
To say that the current environment is a challenging one for investors is quite the ...

Coffee ETF (JO) Gives A Jolt To Investors Portfolios
Sat, Jun 12, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
After a turning in a strong finish to 2010, most commodity ETFs have fallen in ...

This Week in ETFs: June 11th Edition
Fri, Jun 11, 4:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Overcoming a weak Wednesday, equity markets trended higher on the week; investors bought beaten-down shares ...

British Pound ETF Continues Slide After Bearish Data Reports
Fri, Jun 11, 1:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The last few months haven’t been kind to many European currency ETFs, which have seen ...

Gold ETF Preps For 10-For-1 Split
Fri, Jun 11, 1:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
BlackRock announced today that the board of directors has authorized a 10-for-1 split of the ...

Shipping ETF (SEA) Sets Sail For The Second Time
Fri, Jun 11, 11:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
After a brief and bizarre disappearance, the ETF with the most significant allocation to Greek ...

Three ETFs To Protect Against Rising Taxes
Fri, Jun 11, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Massive budget deficits brought on by years of reckless spending and low taxes have put ...

Beyond the BRIC: Ten Country-Specific Emerging Markets ETFs
Fri, Jun 11, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With the developed markets of the world crippled by mounting debt, stagnant growth, and suddenly ...

World Cup Of ETFs: Plays On All 32 Countries
Fri, Jun 11, 3:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
One of the greatest spectacles in sports kicks off in South Africa over the weekend, ...

Oil ETF (USO) Gets A Boost From IEA Forecast
Thu, Jun 10, 3:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Crude oil prices have been in a well-documented freefall over the last month, as prices ...

A Look At South Africa ETF Options
Thu, Jun 10, 2:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
When the soccer World Cup kicks off in Johannesburg this weekend, it will mark the ...

130/30 ETF (CSM) Continues To Impress
Thu, Jun 10, 12:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As ETFs have growth from a closet industry to a primary element of the investing ...

Three Rock Solid Energy ETFs
Thu, Jun 10, 10:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The past several months have been turbulent times for many equity ETFs, as debt fears ...

Livestock Funds 'Slaughtering' Other Agricultural Commodity ETFs
Thu, Jun 10, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With the U.S. dollar soaring as of late on a wave of risk aversion, most ...

Van Eck Lowers Expense Ratios On Three ETFs
Wed, Jun 9, 5:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Van Eck announced today plans to reduce the expense caps on three of its international ...

Gold ETF Surges: Can GLD Overtake SPY?
Wed, Jun 9, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
In the ETF industry record book, the S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) is a frequent contributor. ...

Soaring Gold Price Boosts Gold Miner ETFs
Wed, Jun 9, 11:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Equity markets have been slumping as of late, as worries of a sovereign debt crisis ...

Contrarian Play: Austria ETF (EWO) Unfairly Hit By Hungarian Crisis
Wed, Jun 9, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Late last week, news out of the central European nation of Hungary riled markets when ...

Corn ETF (CORN) Debuts
Wed, Jun 9, 10:29 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The last two years have seen a tremendous surge in the number of exchange-traded products ...

Troubles At Johnson & Johnson Infect PPH
Wed, Jun 9, 9:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Through almost six months, 2010 has not been kind to many of the world’s largest ...

Will Elections Boost Dutch ETF?
Tue, Jun 8, 3:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With borrowing costs and odds of defaults spiking across Europe, a wave of fiscal conservatism ...

Three Tech-Heavy International ETFs
Tue, Jun 8, 2:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
ETFs have become popular among all walks of investors in part because of the granularity ...

Hungary Exposure Weighs On Eastern Europe ETFs
Tue, Jun 8, 11:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In recent weeks, the fiscal health of Europe has dominated headlines of the financial presses ...

PowerShares Plans Another Build America Bond ETF (BABI)
Tue, Jun 8, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Encouraged by the impressive start to the first ETF offering exposure to Build America Bonds, ...

ETF Plays On The Next Developed Markets
Tue, Jun 8, 9:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Before it attracted intense scrutiny from the international community for its ongoing blockade of Gaza, ...

How The Chinese Yuan ETF (CYB) Could Drive TIP
Tue, Jun 8, 8:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Following massive injections of liquidity into the global financial system in recent years, the number ...

Will "Decades" Of Austerity Crush Britain ETF (EWU)?
Mon, Jun 7, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
David Cameron became the latest European leader to direct blame for the continent’s debt woes ...

Germany ETF (EWG) In Focus As Austerity Plans Released
Mon, Jun 7, 12:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the sovereign debt crisis in the euro zone has intensified in recent months, Germany ...

Claymore Launches Maturity Date Corporate Bond ETFs
Mon, Jun 7, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The latest innovation in the rapidly-growing fixed income ETF space was rolled out on Friday, ...

Five Bold Predictions For The ETF Industry
Mon, Jun 7, 9:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Predicting the future of an industry that has consistently exceeded expectations is obviously challenging. Even ...

Shipping ETF (SEA) Prepares For Return Voyage
Mon, Jun 7, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
When it was announced earlier this year that the Claymore/Delta Global Shipping Index ETF (SEA) ...

Israel, Turkey ETFs In Focus As Another Showdown Looms
Fri, Jun 4, 4:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With the fallout from last week’s conflict between the Israeli navy and a flotilla seeking ...

ETF Pipeline: White Metals, Synthetic Reverse Convertibles
Fri, Jun 4, 1:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The pace of new fund launches may have slowed in the ETF industry in recent ...

Retail ETFs Sink On Disappointing Job Report
Fri, Jun 4, 12:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With markets sinking as of late due to ongoing trouble in Europe, many investors have ...

Can UNG Continue It Surge?
Fri, Jun 4, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In early May, the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) hit a new all-time low, ...

Five Head-To-Head ETF Matchups To Keep An Eye On
Fri, Jun 4, 3:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the U.S. ETF industry has grown to nearly 1,000 products and $800 billion in ...

How Big Can The Gold ETF Get?
Thu, Jun 3, 6:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The ETF industry continued to show impressive growth last month, with aggregate cash flows into ...

May ETF Stats: Hot Streak Continues
Thu, Jun 3, 1:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The latest industry figures from the National Stock Exchange are out, and despite a challenging ...

PowerShares Launches International Corporate Bond ETF (PICB)
Thu, Jun 3, 11:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The fixed income ETF space has continued its impressive growth in 2010, with PowerShares becoming ...

Why Amazon's Deal With Target Could Be Good News For HHH
Thu, Jun 3, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Technology firms, many of which rely on Europe for significant portions of their sales, have ...

Closer Look At The Texas ETF (TXF)
Thu, Jun 3, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
From a certain perspective, the ETF space shows the signs not of a still-nascent industry, ...

Canada ETFs Rise On Interest Rate Hike
Wed, Jun 2, 4:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Among the developed economies that have weathered the recent fiscal storm, Canada stands out as ...

USCF Launches Brent Oil ETF (BNO)
Wed, Jun 2, 2:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
United States Commodity Funds, the company behind several of the largest futures-based exchange-traded commodity products, ...

Japan ETFs In Focus After Shocking Resignation
Wed, Jun 2, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Yukio Hatoyama resigned suddenly on Wednesday after just eight months in office, setting off a ...

June Edition Of ETF Edge Now Available
Wed, Jun 2, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The June issue of ETF Edge, the monthly ETF Newsletter, is now available to ETFdb ...

The Next Generation Of Commodity ETFs?
Wed, Jun 2, 11:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
ETF Securities, the London-based firm that holds a big slice of market share on the ...

Looking For Green Shoots? Try Southeast Asia ETFs
Wed, Jun 2, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As economies and major indexes tumbled around the world in May, it was once again ...

Turkey ETF (TUR) In Focus As Country Flexes Its Diplomatic Muscle
Wed, Jun 2, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In recent weeks, Turkey has found itself in the spotlight on the international stage thanks ...

Platinum ETF (PPLT) Set To Expand
Wed, Jun 2, 9:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
ETF Securities, the giant in the European ETF scene that made the jump to the ...

May ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, and Closings
Tue, Jun 1, 3:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The impressive pace of expansion in the ETF industry slowed a bit in May, as ...

Oil ETFs Slide As "Top Kill" Fails, Obama Lashes Out
Tue, Jun 1, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
When the Deepwater Horizon oil platform exploded in late April, few expected the story to ...

Under The Microscope: MagniQuant ETF (PIQ)
Tue, Jun 1, 2:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
When the ETF industry burst on to the investing scene, the initial wave of growth ...

Stellar May For UNG: Proof Of A U.S. Recovery
Tue, Jun 1, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the calendars turn to June and the second quarter begins to draw to a ...

What Correction? Five Equity ETFs That Held Their Ground In May
Tue, Jun 1, 9:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Most investors were happy to see the calendars turn to June and put a dismal ...

Israel ETF (EIS) In Focus As Tensions Flare
Tue, Jun 1, 2:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
If you asked most U.S. investors to identify regions of the world where geopolitical tensions ...

Supply Glut, Strong Dollar Crushes The Sugar ETF (SGG)
Mon, May 31, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With sovereign debt issues continuing to wreak havoc across the euro zone, many investors have ...

How GOOG Could Boost The Semiconductor ETF
Fri, May 28, 1:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As anxiety over Europe’s debt woes and the resulting drag on global growth have intensified ...

Colombia ETF (GXG) In Focus Ahead Of Tight Election
Fri, May 28, 12:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Over the last decade Colombia has been transformed from a conflict-ravaged and seemingly lawless nation ...

Why Emerging Market Bond ETFs Are Safer Than Developed Markets
Fri, May 28, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Recent economic turmoil has shaken markets around the world as the odds of a sovereign ...

Is The Spain ETF (EWP) Doomed?
Fri, May 28, 5:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Europe continues to steer global equity markets in 2010, as stocks around the world have ...

Happy Days For The Media ETF
Thu, May 27, 4:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
When companies began tightening their belts as the most recent recession hit, advertising budgets were ...

AlphaDEX ETFs Turn In Impressive Performance
Thu, May 27, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The impressive rise of the ETF industry in recent years is often held out as ...

Sector ETFs During The Correction: XLE Slides, XLP Holds Ground
Thu, May 27, 1:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Recent weeks have highlighted the “new normal” in the investing world, as concerns of a ...

Believe It Or Not: U.S Real Estate ETFs Outperforming International Counterparts
Thu, May 27, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With many equity markets plunging around the globe, investors are flocking towards safe-haven investments. This ...

Oil ETFs In Focus As "Top Kill" Begins
Wed, May 26, 4:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
When an oil rig exploded and collapsed in the Gulf of Mexico last month, few ...

Indonesia ETF Soars On Commodity Strength, Astra Dividends
Wed, May 26, 2:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
After slumping for weeks on concerns over Europe’s drag on growth and escalating tensions in ...

Mining ETFs: Ready To Rally?
Wed, May 26, 2:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Since the S&P 500 hit a 2010 high on April 23, global equity markets have ...

iShares Debuts Poland ETF (EPOL)
Wed, May 26, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
How many Poland ETFs does it take to satisfy investors? At least two. The latest ...

Checking In On Two "Anti-Euro" ETF Plays
Wed, May 26, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
When explaining the impressive rise of the ETF industry, most are quick to note the ...

Euro Weakness Dragging Down Krona and Swiss Franc ETF
Wed, May 26, 9:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Highlighting the extent to which global markets are now interconnected, fiscal weakness in continental Europe ...

Korea ETF In Freefall As North/South Tensions Escalate
Tue, May 25, 3:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
When a South Korean navy vessel sank near the North Korean border this year, some ...

Claymore Readies Targeted Corporate Bond ETFs
Tue, May 25, 1:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Claymore, the Lisle, Illinois-based ETF issuer known for its line of international and sector-specific equity ...

Three Mutual Funds That Could Work As ETFs
Tue, May 25, 12:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As interest in ETF investing has accelerated, both asset levels and the size of the ...

Warning: Five Country ETFs Heavily Focused On Financials
Tue, May 25, 9:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As sovereign debt issues drag down the once mighty euro, markets around the world have ...

What Oil ETF Cash Flows Tell Us About Crude Prices
Tue, May 25, 6:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The saga now unfolding in Europe has dominated financial headlines in recent weeks, as equity ...

Is FAA Ready To Take Off?
Mon, May 24, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The airline industry is notorious for its cyclical booms and busts, fluctuating with thelevel of ...

Market Turmoil Boosts Long-Term Government Bond ETFs
Mon, May 24, 2:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Crumbling global equity markets have been the story of recent weeks, as investors around the ...

Surprising Holdings In The "Socially Responsible" ETF
Mon, May 24, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Socially responsible investing is by no means a new concept; mutual funds that limit holdings ...

Why The Reform Bill Boosted The Financial ETF (XLF)
Mon, May 24, 9:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
After the passage of a controversial health care bill earlier this year, many analysts wondered ...

Two Very Different Predictions For The Gold ETF
Mon, May 24, 6:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
When the S&P 500 hit an new 2010 high on April 23, many investors were ...

Three Leveraged ETFs Up 50% During The Correction
Fri, May 21, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The last month has been a wild one on Wall Street and on stock exchanges ...

Will Resource Tax Sink Australia ETF?
Fri, May 21, 12:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
One of the many beneficiaries of the tremendous growth in China’s economy has been the ...

Fears Of Second Korean War Weigh On EWY
Fri, May 21, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
When a South Korean navy vessel sunk following an explosion in March of this year, ...

Warning: Use Caution When Investing In Currency ETFs Of Commodity Dependent Nations
Fri, May 21, 10:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In recent weeks markets have encountered turmoil with prospects for growth around the world being ...

SEC Report: Uncovering The Role Of ETFs In The "Flash Crash"
Thu, May 20, 4:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
May 6, 2010 has become a day that will live in infamy on Wall Street, ...

ETF First: International Corporate Bond ETF (IBND)
Thu, May 20, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
A significant portion of the growth in ETF assets in recent years has been attributable ...

Safe Haven ETFs: Five Funds For Riding Out The Storm
Thu, May 20, 12:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
So much for a long, happy recovery. As soon as the last of those warning ...

Time For A Leveraged Euro ETF?
Thu, May 20, 10:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
It seems like ages ago that the future of the U.S. dollar as the world’s ...

Palladium ETF (PALL) Plunges: Now Screaming "Buy"
Thu, May 20, 9:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As debt concerns continue to plague the euro zone, many investors are beginning to temper ...

Old Mutual Slashes Emerging Markets ETF Expense Ratio
Wed, May 19, 5:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As one of the most recent entrants into the ETF industry, South Africa-based Old Mutual ...

The Unlikely ETF Loser From Gulf Oil Spill
Wed, May 19, 4:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill has been making headlines for the past month, as escalating ...

Pax World Launches ETFs Focused On Sustainable
Wed, May 19, 2:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Earlier today, Portsmouth, New Hampshire-based Pax World announced the launch of ESG Shares, the first ...

Thailand ETF (THD) Shrugs Off Chaos In Bangkok
Wed, May 19, 2:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
When the Red Shirt protest leaders called off their rally and surrendered to police on ...

Finding The Right Oil ETF For A Crude Rally
Wed, May 19, 12:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As storm clouds continue to gather over the euro zone, the repercussions of a rise ...

Three Sector ETFs With Sky-High Betas
Wed, May 19, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
What seemed to be a stable market recovery has encountered some turbulence in recent weeks, ...

ETF Pipeline: Emerging Markets And Money Markets
Tue, May 18, 2:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
After more than 100 new ETFs were brought to market last year, many wondered just ...

Another Case For Emerging Markets ETFs
Tue, May 18, 1:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
All indications are that the global recession ended long ago and a recovery is now ...

Are Muni Bond ETFs In Trouble?
Tue, May 18, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Municipal bonds are popular among investors in the highest tax brackets because unlike corporate bonds, ...

Beyond XLV: Five Alternative Health Care ETFs
Tue, May 18, 9:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Health care was once considered to be one of the most stable sectors of the ...

UNG vs. USO: Decoupling Or Correction?
Tue, May 18, 9:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The impressive rise of the ETF industry has changed the business of investing in countless ...

Northern Trust ETFs: Back For Round II?
Mon, May 17, 5:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Northern Trust, the Chicago-based investment firm, filed last week for SEC approval on a line ...

Deepwater Spill Contaminates More Than Just Water: Oil ETFs Plunge
Mon, May 17, 4:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
In recent weeks, no news story has dominated headlines as much as the ongoing saga ...

Why GOOG Could Crush The Coal ETF
Mon, May 17, 12:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
When Google announced earlier this month that it was making a nearly $40 million investment ...

May Edition Of Ask The Pro Now Available
Mon, May 17, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Each month, our team of ETF experts fields hard-hitting questions from our readers on all ...

Lights Out For Solar ETFs As Oil Continues Plunge
Sat, May 15, 12:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Just a few short months ago, oil was approaching $90 a barrel and many were ...

This ETF's Fate Hinges On Greek Debt Crisis
Fri, May 14, 4:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Earlier this week, the European Union announced the formation of a bailout fund for struggling ...

Why An Aluminum ETF Is A Terrible Idea
Fri, May 14, 11:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Citigroup made news this week when an analyst from the bank noted that the launch ...

State Street Launches Build America Bond ETF (BABS)
Fri, May 14, 10:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
State Street has partnered with Nuveen Investments to launch the SPDR Nuveen Barclays Capital Build ...

Malaysia ETF (EWM) Surges Ahead
Thu, May 13, 7:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the markets of the U.S. and Western Europe have encountered problem after problem, investors ...

Silver Miners ETF (SIL) Comes Flying Out Of The Gate
Thu, May 13, 12:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The speed with which the ETF industry has expanded has been a hot topic lately, ...

ETF Trading Idea For A Crumbling Euro
Thu, May 13, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
And so the carousel ride continues. In 2008, the U.S. ...

Why The European Bailout Is Just Postponing The Inevitable
Thu, May 13, 9:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Earlier this week, European leaders announced a nearly $1 trillion rescue plan to potentially bail ...

Five Reasons USO Could Be Ready To Soar
Thu, May 13, 5:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As worries over a sovereign debt crisis in Europe have rippled throughout the global economy, ...

UK ETF Rises, Pound Sinks As Cameron Becomes Prime Minister
Wed, May 12, 3:57 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The markets of the United Kingdom have had a rough past few weeks, as fallout ...

ETF Ideas For An "Ex-Europe" Portfolio
Wed, May 12, 12:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
When the long-simmering debt crisis in Europe finally boiled over last week, chaos ripped through ...

Spain ETF (EWP) Gets A Much Needed Boost
Wed, May 12, 11:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for equity markets throughout Europe, but few regions ...

Do You Need A Covered Call ETF?
Wed, May 12, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Mounting fiscal problems in Europe finally spilled over into global markets last week, sending shares ...

Understanding ETF Technical Analysis
Wed, May 12, 9:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In recent weeks, ETFdb.com has significantly expanded the data available surrounding each of the 900+ ...

WCAT: Another Alternative To UNG
Wed, May 12, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
When molding their portfolios, some investors seek to identify short-term inefficiencies, tilting holdings towards regions, ...

China Real Estate ETF (TAO) In Focus: Will The "Bubble" Burst?
Tue, May 11, 6:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
A number of statistical bulletins released in recent weeks have served as an excellent illustration ...

Three Low Beta Equity ETFs For A Volatile Market
Tue, May 11, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
So much for a smooth month of May. Recent weeks have taken investors on a ...

U.S. One Launches First ETF
Tue, May 11, 10:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In perhaps a sign of things to come, a newcomer to the ETF industry has ...

"Optimum Yield" ETFs: A Contango-Free Alternative?
Tue, May 11, 9:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The rise of the ETF industry has changed the way many approach investing. The rock-bottom ...

"Optimum Yield" ETNs: A Contango-Free Alternative?
Tue, May 11, 4:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The rise of the ETF industry has changed the way many approach investing. The rock-bottom ...

Gold ETF Rides Chaos To New Records
Mon, May 10, 3:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As fear crept into financial markets last week, nearly every corner of the global equity ...

Checking In On Six ETFs Touched By Chaos In Greece
Mon, May 10, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The global economic recovery that began in March 2009 has, at times, seemed too good ...

The Case For The Ireland ETF (EIRL)
Mon, May 10, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Late last week iShares completed the latest addition to its ETF product line, launching three ...

Russia ETFs Head-to-Head: RBL vs. RSX
Mon, May 10, 10:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
One of the interesting developments to come out of the turmoil in global equity markets ...

Three ETF Plays For Euro/Dollar Parity
Mon, May 10, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The tumultuous last week has sent a shock wave through global equity markets, with major ...

This Week In ETFs: May 7 Edition
Fri, May 7, 4:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
A wave of anxiety and risk aversion washed over Wall Street this week, as ongoing ...

Britons Vote, UK ETF Loses
Fri, May 7, 12:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The first week of May has proved to be a volatile one for the markets, ...

"Flash Crash" Fallout: Focus Turns To ETFs
Fri, May 7, 12:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
A day after the Dow posted its worst intraday decline on record–it fell nearly 1,000 ...

New From iShares: Ireland ETF, Indonesia ETF
Fri, May 7, 11:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The latest ETF figures show that iShares still has a solid grip on the top ...

Ten Shocking ETF Charts From The "Flash Crash"
Fri, May 7, 10:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
An already tumultuous day took a terrifying turn in afternoon trading on Thursday, as several ...

Ten Biggest ETF Losers From Recent Selloff
Thu, May 6, 6:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
By all accounts, the economic recovery that began in March 2009 and continued through the ...

ETN Investing: Facts And Fallacies
Thu, May 6, 2:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
When referring to the impressive rise of the ETF industry or discussing the benefits of ...

Inside The Europe ETF That Hasn't Plummeted
Thu, May 6, 11:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Since the beginning of the year, most European equity ETFshave gradually sunk deeper and deeper ...

How To Use ETFs To Invest Like Warren Buffett
Wed, May 5, 7:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Last weekend, shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway descended on the Qwest center in Omaha, Nebraska to ...

EFA vs. HEDJ: A Better EAFE ETF?
Wed, May 5, 12:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Over the last week, Europe has become the center of the investing world, as all ...

Mexico ETF In Focus For Cinco De Mayo
Wed, May 5, 5:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Many Latin American countries have grown extensively over the past decade as a flurry of ...

Volatility ETFs: How And How Not To Use
Wed, May 5, 5:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As worries about a potential debt crisis in Europe boiled over on Tuesday, equity markets ...

April ETF Data: Cash Keeps Coming
Tue, May 4, 3:47 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The latest figures on the ETF industry are out, and the results are hardly surprising. ...

May Edition Of ETF Edge Now Available
Tue, May 4, 11:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The May issue of ETF Edge, the monthly ETF Newsletter, is now available to ETFdb ...

Vanguard Announces Commission-Free ETF Trading
Tue, May 4, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Vanguard, known within the ETF and index fund industries for its rock bottom expenses, announced ...

Six ETFs To Watch As Greek Drama Unfolds
Tue, May 4, 5:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
For a nation that is home to just over 11 million people and the world’s ...

April ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, and Closures
Mon, May 3, 4:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The first three months of 2010 saw dozens of new ETF product launches, but things ...

Leveraged ETF Margin Rules Come Into Effect
Mon, May 3, 1:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Leveraged ETFs have found themselves in the regulatory spotlight repeatedly over the last year. Several ...

Will Hung Parliament Sting UK ETF?
Mon, May 3, 11:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Depending on the time, place, and specific circumstances, different issues generally come to the forefront ...

Oil Service ETF (OIH) Sinks On Oil Spill Disaster
Fri, Apr 30, 2:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Oil service firms were in focus earlier this year when President Obama announced that he ...

Four Alpha-Seeking ETFs Crushing SPY
Fri, Apr 30, 1:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
One of the hottest topics in the industry at present is the future of actively-managed ...

State Street Thought Leadership Events: Using ETFs to Prepare Portfolios for the Unpredictable
Fri, Apr 30, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the ETF industry has continued its impressive growth, keeping tabs on all of the ...

WisdomTree Reports Big Strides In Q1 Earnings
Fri, Apr 30, 10:47 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Publicly-traded ETF issuer WisdomTree discussed its impressive first quarter earnings on Friday, noting that a ...

What Happened To The Shipping ETF (SEA)?
Fri, Apr 30, 10:37 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With countless ETFs struggling to gain traction among investors and generate consistent trading volumes, many ...

Broker-Dealers: The Best Financial ETFs?
Thu, Apr 29, 11:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The much maligned financial industry has definitely seen its share of ups and downs over ...

Who Else Wants A Railroad ETF?
Thu, Apr 29, 11:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Earlier this year, railroad stocks received a lot of attention after the world’s most famous ...

Four New Leveraged ETFs: Europe, Pacific ex-Japan, Brazil, Mexico
Thu, Apr 29, 10:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
ProShares continues to aggressively expand its line of leveraged ETF offerings, announcing the launch of ...

Spain ETF Continues Slide
Thu, Apr 29, 9:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
For European investors, it’s been quite a week. On Tuesday, markets sank across the board ...

Nine Twists On Sector ETF Investing
Thu, Apr 29, 5:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
ETFs were originally embraced by buy-and-hold investors as an optimal, low-cost vehicle for inclusion in ...

Sugar ETF: Due For A Comeback?
Wed, Apr 28, 1:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
In the wake of unprecedented injections of liquidity into the global financial system, many investors ...

The New and Improved ETF Database: Fact Sheets, Holdings "X-Ray", Technical Data, and More!
Wed, Apr 28, 11:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Since we launched ETF Database over a year ago, we’ve incrementally improved our Web site ...

ETFs vs. Mutual Funds: Breaking Down Expense Ratios
Wed, Apr 28, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Although ETFs offer many potential advantages over traditional actively-managed mutual funds, the most commonly-cited benefit ...

Emerging Markets ETFs: Where's The Consumer Exposure?
Wed, Apr 28, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the economic recovery has taken root over the last year, one of the most ...

Talking Emerging Markets ETFs With Richard Kang
Wed, Apr 28, 3:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Richard Kang is the Chief Investment Officer and Director of Research at Emerging Global Advisors, ...

VIXX: First Volatility ETF On The Horizon
Tue, Apr 27, 4:11 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Jefferies Asset Management is best known in the ETF space for its funds focusing on ...

Europe ETFs Plunge On Debt Downgrades
Tue, Apr 27, 3:03 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The tiny European nation of Greece has had a huge impact on the global economy ...

Finding A Financial ETF Without The Political Risk
Tue, Apr 27, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Traditionally, investments in emerging markets such as India and China have been viewed as riskier ...

Three Country ETFs Ripe With Risk
Tue, Apr 27, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
While the pace of GDP growth and strength of underlying economic fundamentals vary wildly between ...

Rydex To Shut Down Leveraged, Inverse ETFs
Mon, Apr 26, 4:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Leveraged and inverse ETFs have a surge in popularity in recent years, as risk hungry ...

UNG vs. FCG: A Better Natural Gas ETF?
Mon, Apr 26, 2:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
One of the hottest segments of the ETF industry is the commodity space, which has ...

Will Cash-Rich Companies Boost MNA and PKW?
Mon, Apr 26, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
During the recent recession, many companies switched into crisis mode, slashing expenditures and conserving cash ...

Palladium ETF: A Play On The Resurgent Auto Industry?
Fri, Apr 23, 11:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
At the height of the recent financial crisis, it appeared that one of the oldest ...

Schwab Planning TIPS, Treasury ETFs
Fri, Apr 23, 6:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
By most measures, Charles Schwab’s venture into the ETF space is off to a pretty ...

Thailand ETF (THD) Continues Slide As Violence Intensifies
Thu, Apr 22, 5:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Thailand, one of Asia’s most promising and fastest-growing markets, has been hit by a wave ...

Five ETFs With Surprising Turnover
Thu, Apr 22, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
For someone who played such a major role in the introduction and widespread adoption of ...

ProShares Launches Inverse, Leveraged Regional Bank ETFs
Thu, Apr 22, 12:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
ProShares continues to be one of the most active ETF issuers of 2010, announcing the ...

Ten Common Mistakes Every ETF Investor Should Avoid
Thu, Apr 22, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
ETFs have experienced widespread adoption from investors around the world in part because of their ...

Earth Day Special: Definitive Guide To Clean Energy ETFs
Thu, Apr 22, 6:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Alternative energy remains a fast growing market segment not only in the world of ETFs, ...

Middle East ETFs Head-To-Head: GULF vs. MES
Wed, Apr 21, 6:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
After the Dubai debt crisis late last year, many investors feared that the Gulf boom ...

Beyond SPY: Nine Alternatives To S&P 500 ETFs
Wed, Apr 21, 5:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
When ETFs began to make their way into the investing mainstream, almost all products were ...

VXX: The New UNG?
Wed, Apr 21, 1:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
One of the most interesting success stories in the ETF industry is that of the ...

Advanced ETF Investing: Acquired Fund Fees
Wed, Apr 21, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Once investors have narrowed down the universe of 900+ exchange-traded products to those that could ...

PFF vs. PGX: Preferred Stock ETFs Head-To-Head
Wed, Apr 21, 9:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The first wave of growth in the ETF industry came as investors embraced the exchange-traded ...

Why The Airline ETF (FAA) Is A Value Buy
Wed, Apr 21, 3:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
When Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted last week, few investors imagined that the ash spewing forth ...

Technology ETFs In Focus As Yahoo And Apple Report Earnings
Tue, Apr 20, 5:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
After a stellar performance out of Intel to kick off earnings season last week, several ...

How Global Are Global ETFs?
Tue, Apr 20, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
When mutual funds broke on to the investing scene, they won praise for their ability ...

Industrials ETFs Continue Impressive Rally
Tue, Apr 20, 12:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
During the ongoing recovery effort, most sectors of the global economy have moved higher together. ...

Global X Launches Silver, Copper Miner ETFs (SIL, COPX)
Tue, Apr 20, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Global X, the New York-based ETF issuer known for its line of sector-specific China ETFs, ...

Six Reasons UNG Is Due For A Comeback
Tue, Apr 20, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) has been one of the great ETF success ...

Direxion Files For Non-Leveraged ETFs
Mon, Apr 19, 6:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Direxion, one of the leaders in the rapidly-expanding leveraged ETF space, has filed for approval ...

All Better Now? Many ETFs Climb Back Near Pre-Recession Levels
Mon, Apr 19, 4:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As global equity markets plummeted in the final quarter of 2008 and first two months ...

Volcanic Ash Clouds Outlook For Europe ETFs
Mon, Apr 19, 12:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
For the past several months Europe’s largest markets have taken their cues from one of ...

Ultimate Guide To Latin America ETFs
Mon, Apr 19, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Over the last two years, many investors have become acutely aware of the significant differences ...

Three ETFs To Watch This Week: XLF, XHB, FXC
Mon, Apr 19, 4:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Equity markets are suddenly enduring a rocky April. Stocks were off to a good start ...

Volcano In Iceland Grounds Airline ETF (FAA)
Sat, Apr 17, 4:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The airline industry encountered some unexpected turbulence this week when an eruption beneath Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull ...

ETFs With Significant Goldman Sachs Exposure
Fri, Apr 16, 4:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
After generally impressive earnings reports sent markets higher for much of the last week, Friday’s ...

Earnings Season Kicks Off: ETF Winners And Losers
Fri, Apr 16, 3:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Although news of SEC charges against Goldman Sachs became the dominant story on Wall Street ...

Goldman Sachs Fraud Crushes Financial ETF (XLF)
Fri, Apr 16, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Investors had expected this week to be all about earnings reports. And for the first ...

TIPS ETFs: Looking Beyond TIP
Fri, Apr 16, 9:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
When governments around the world began implementing massive stimulus plans to lift the global economy ...

iShares Records Two Big Milestones
Thu, Apr 15, 6:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
iShares announced this week that it has surpassed two major milestones, serving as yet another ...

USO vs. OIL: A Better Crude Oil ETF?
Thu, Apr 15, 12:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With the summer driving season just around the corner, surging GDP growth around the world, ...

Financial ETFs Under Fire As Derivatives Showdown Heats Up
Thu, Apr 15, 10:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Since the global equity markets bottomed out in March 2009, the financial sector has been ...

Brazil ETFs: Best Of The BRIC
Thu, Apr 15, 9:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Over the past decade, investors have piled into investment vehicles that track the so-called BRIC ...

Tax-Friendly Country ETFs For An April 15th Deadline
Thu, Apr 15, 5:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With taxes due in just a few hours, many Americans are scrambling to fill out ...

Singapore ETF (EWS) Surges On Mind-Boggling GDP Growth
Wed, Apr 14, 11:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
While the global recovery has sent most equity markets higher over the last year, it ...

Semiconductor ETFs Soar On Intel's Bullish Outlook
Wed, Apr 14, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With investors looking for confirmation that improved economic indicators are translating to healthier bottom lines ...

First Trust Puts A Twist On BRIC, Launches "BICK" ETF
Wed, Apr 14, 9:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
First Trust announced the launch of a new index fund tracking the economies of the ...

Five Surprising Facts About The ETF Industry
Wed, Apr 14, 3:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As ETFs have transitioned from a closet industry to a mainstream investment vehicle, a growing ...

Smartphone ETF On The Horizon?
Tue, Apr 13, 4:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Earlier this week, Nasdaq announced a new index for companies engaged in the manufacturing or ...

Five ETFs To Hedge Against Skyrocketing Gas Prices
Tue, Apr 13, 3:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Warm weather across much of the U.S. in recent weeks has marked the end of ...

Credit Suisse Set To Launch Cushing 30 MLP Index ETN (MLPN)
Tue, Apr 13, 12:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Credit Suisse is set to launch the Cushing 30 MLP ETN (MLPN), an exchange-traded note ...

Forget The Inflation/Deflation Debate: The Real Threat Is Biflation
Tue, Apr 13, 9:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Currently, there is fierce debate raging over the future of the economy. Some economists and ...

Thailand ETF (THD) Plummets As Crisis Intensifies
Tue, Apr 13, 2:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
An already tense situation in the Southeast Asian nation of Thailand intensified on Monday after ...

Wind ETFs Head-To-Head: PWND vs. FAN
Mon, Apr 12, 5:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
After soaring from all time lows in March 2009 through the end of the year, ...

UNG Springs A Leak
Mon, Apr 12, 3:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Since its launch in April 2007. the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) has endured ...

Five Ways To Find The Right ETF On ETFdb.com
Mon, Apr 12, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In recent years the ETF industry has grown by leaps and bounds. In 2009, more ...

Poland ETF (PLND) In Focus After President's Death
Sat, Apr 10, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Polish president Lech Kaczynski died Saturday morning when his plane crashed on landing outside the ...

Javelin Funds Launches Contrarian ETF (JCO)
Fri, Apr 9, 4:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Javelin Funds, known as a pioneer of Shariah compliant ETF investing, has launched its second ...

Airline ETF (FAA) In Focus On Merger Talks
Fri, Apr 9, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The airline industry is no stranger to the headlines. This sector has been in focus ...

AGG vs. BND: What's The Difference?
Fri, Apr 9, 10:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Fixed income investing often takes a back seat during the portfolio construction process. Bond investing ...

Checking In On The Chile ETF (ECH)
Thu, Apr 8, 6:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
In late February one of the strongest earthquakes on record ripped through southern Chile, just ...

Australia ETF (EWA): A Developed Market Play On China
Thu, Apr 8, 4:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
China is on a seemingly unstoppable path to economic superpower status, as the emerging market ...

Five ETFs For Your IRA
Thu, Apr 8, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With IRA contribution deadlines right around the corner, many investors are scrambling to decide how ...

Three Active ETF Gamechangers
Thu, Apr 8, 12:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The rise of the ETF industry has been truly remarkable in almost every way. A ...

Which Chinese Yuan ETF Is Best To Play Currency Revision?
Thu, Apr 8, 10:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
It’s no secret that many economists believe China’s currency is wildly undervalued and many politicians ...

Five Bond ETFs Worth A Closer Look
Thu, Apr 8, 6:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Fixed income ETFs have been one of the hottest growth areas in a rapidly-expanding industry. ...

Russell Takes Step Towards ETF Outburst
Wed, Apr 7, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The crowd gathering around the periphery of the ETF industry continues to expand, and some ...

Study: Institutional Investors Piling Into ETFs
Wed, Apr 7, 2:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
While ETFs have been rapidly outpacing mutual funds for share of the retail investor market ...

Van Eck Launches Small Cap Latin America ETF (LATM)
Wed, Apr 7, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Van Eck, the New York-based ETF issuer behind several of the most successful new product ...

Five Essential Tips For Analyzing ETFs
Wed, Apr 7, 7:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Recent years have seen tremendous growth in the ETF industry, bringing the total number of ...

"Net Neutrality" Court Ruling Puts Telecom ETFs In Focus
Tue, Apr 6, 8:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
In the ongoing battle between phone and cable companies and the FCC, it appears as ...

Buy-and-Hold Isn't Dead: It's More Important Than Ever
Tue, Apr 6, 2:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
When it comes to the business of investing, there is no shortage of disagreements, and ...

The Curious Case Of The B2B Internet HOLDRS (BHH)
Tue, Apr 6, 9:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
When analyzing the ETF industry, investors love to know which fund has the lowest expense ...

March ETF Data: Back In The Black
Mon, Apr 5, 8:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
After a sluggish start to the year, the ETF industry picked up the pace in ...

DOD vs. DIA: A Better Dow Jones ETF?
Mon, Apr 5, 7:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
When reporting on the performance of the U.S. stock market, everyone from the Wall Street ...

UNG Surges On Natural Gas Reporting Overhaul
Mon, Apr 5, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The first quarter of 2010 has not been kind to investors in the United States ...

The Shocking Truth About Leveraged ETFs
Mon, Apr 5, 10:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The SEC’s recent decision to take a closer look at the use of swaps and ...

Three Tech ETFs In Focus As Apple Releases iPad
Sat, Apr 3, 12:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The much anticipated Apple iPad tablet computer was released today across the country. The device, ...

This Week In ETFs: April 2nd Edition
Fri, Apr 2, 5:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Equity markets trended higher in a shortened week, and a generally positive jobs report will ...

Ten Of The Worst Performing ETFs Of The First Quarter
Fri, Apr 2, 5:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Although equity markets generally headed higher in the first quarter of 2010, there were a ...

Q1 In Review: Dogs Have Their Day
Fri, Apr 2, 1:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The first quarter of 2010 is officially in the books, with global equity markets calming ...

Beyond FXI: Three Alternatives To The Popular China ETF
Fri, Apr 2, 12:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With the Chinese economy continuing to expand at an impressive rate, many investors are looking ...

ETFs Reveal The One True Religion
Fri, Apr 2, 2:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In recent years, ETFs have been the ultimate growth industry. In 2009 more than 120 ...

UBS Launches Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index (MLPI)
Thu, Apr 1, 4:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The first quarter of 2010 was one of the most active periods in recent memory ...

March ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, and Closures
Thu, Apr 1, 12:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
After afewspeed bumps early in 2010,ETFs are back on track andtraveling full steam ahead. In ...

April Edition Of ETF Edge Now Available
Thu, Apr 1, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The April issue of ETF Edge, the monthly ETF Newsletter, is now available to ETFdb ...

How UNG Lost 20% In March
Thu, Apr 1, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
March was one of the best months in recent memory for most investors. Equity markets ...

What's Killing The Grain ETF (JJG)?
Thu, Apr 1, 2:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
After falling off a cliff when the global economy began to sputter in late 2008, ...

Obama Opens Offshore Drilling; Oil ETFs Soar
Wed, Mar 31, 3:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Earlier today, President Obama announced that he is lifting bans on offshore drilling and oil ...

Direxion Brings 3x Leveraged ETFs To Europe
Wed, Mar 31, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Direxion, the pioneer of 3x and -3x daily leveraged ETFs in the U.S., is going ...

Malaysia ETF (EWM) In Focus As Overhaul Plans Swirl
Tue, Mar 30, 5:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Malaysia’s prime minister outlined a bold plan to modernize the Asian nation’s economy on Tuesday, ...

BRXX Surges On Infrastructure Plan
Tue, Mar 30, 12:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Brazil has been one of the big winners of the rally in global equity markets ...

Revenue Weighted ETFs Continue Impressive Run
Tue, Mar 30, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The rise of the ETF industry has changed a lot about the business of investing. ...

Ready Or Not, Here Comes A Corn ETF
Tue, Mar 30, 6:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Recent years have seen the launch of hundreds of new exchange-traded products, many of which ...

China Small Cap ETF (HAO) Surges Ahead
Mon, Mar 29, 2:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
In the wake of the most recent global economic downturn, there has been a monumental ...

Red Chips (FXI) vs. Blue Chips (DIA): Mega Cap ETFs Head-To-Head
Mon, Mar 29, 1:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
From an investment perspective, the U.S. has historically been the dog and the rest of ...

Could The Japan ETF (EWJ) Finally Be Out Of Its Slump?
Mon, Mar 29, 12:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The primary Japanese stock benchmark, the Nikkei 225, reached a level of just over 39,000 ...

ETF Tracking Error: Fact And Fiction
Mon, Mar 29, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the use of ETFs has become more and more widespread, investors have become increasingly ...

Daily ETF Roundup: UNG Continues Slide, FXI Jumps
Sat, Mar 27, 7:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
A week that saw many equity benchmarks hit 18-month highs closed on a relatively quiet ...

South Korea ETF (EWY) Sinks Along With Naval Ship
Fri, Mar 26, 2:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Drama on the high seas sent the iShares MSCI South Korea Index Fund (EWY) tumbling ...

Media ETF (PBS) Surging Ahead
Fri, Mar 26, 11:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
One recurring investment theme in 2010 has been the recovery of industries that were slammed ...

Muni Bond ETFs: New York vs. California
Fri, Mar 26, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With interest rates near record lows and expected to remain there for the foreseeable future, ...

Israel ETF (EIS): An Unlikely Winner In Health Care Reform
Thu, Mar 25, 2:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With the passage of the sweeping health care reform late Sunday night, many investors are ...

Three Currency ETFs Matching The Dollar's Recent Gains
Thu, Mar 25, 1:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
After struggling for much of 2009, the U.S. dollar is back on the upswing thanks ...

Spain ETF Sinks After Portugal Downgrade
Thu, Mar 25, 1:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With Greece struggling to gain control of its financial situation, many investors have been wondering ...

Who Else Wants A Real Eastern Europe ETF?
Wed, Mar 24, 1:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Emerging markets investing has grown in popularity immensely over the past few years, and a ...

Preferred Stock ETFs Continue Winning Streak
Wed, Mar 24, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Recent growth in the ETF industry has been due in large part to surges in ...

IndexIQ Launches Small Cap Australia, Canada ETFs (CNDA, KROO)
Tue, Mar 23, 2:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
IndexIQ, the ETF issuer best known for its funds that seek to replicate hedge fund ...

Sales Data Tests Homebuilder ETF Rally
Tue, Mar 23, 12:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
A recurring investment theme so far this year has been the resurgence of markets and ...

China Tech ETFs In Focus As Google Showdown Escalates
Tue, Mar 23, 10:27 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Google, the California-based search engine giant, made good on its promise to stop censoring results ...

Five Reasons Why The Lead ETN (LD) Is Sinking Like…Well, Lead
Tue, Mar 23, 9:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Many industrial metals saw prices surge in 2009 as the global economy recovered, the dollar ...

Earnings Season Highlights Emerging Market Financial ETFs
Tue, Mar 23, 3:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
For much of 2010, investors around the world have scoured any release of data or ...

Emerging Market Bond ETFs Head-To-Head: EMB vs. PCY
Mon, Mar 22, 5:27 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As any experienced investor knows, bonds play a critical role in the portfolio construction process, ...

Health Care ETFs In Focus After Historic Vote
Mon, Mar 22, 10:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The U.S. House of Representatives worked late into the night on Sunday to pass historic ...

Three Commodity ETFs In "Anti-Contango"
Mon, Mar 22, 5:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Exchange-traded commodity products have been embraced by investors eager to add an asset class to ...

Boeing's Bullish Outlook Boosts Aerospace ETFs
Fri, Mar 19, 11:48 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Boeing Co., the Chicago-based aerospace and defense corporation, announced on Friday that it plans to ...

Forget About Euro ETFs, British Pound ETFs Are The Real Danger
Fri, Mar 19, 10:57 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In recent weeks, the future of the euro has been a hot topic among investors, ...

Financial ETFs: Seven Ways To Play
Fri, Mar 19, 10:37 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The financial sector was one of the hardest areas of the economy in 2008 and ...

Brazil ETF (EWZ) In Focus After Central Bank Holds Rates Steady
Thu, Mar 18, 3:57 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As global economies grapple with the challenge of unwinding massive stimulus plans in an orderly ...

Sugar ETF (SGG) Bounces Back
Thu, Mar 18, 3:48 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The wild ride for sugar ETF investors is showing no signs of slowing down any ...

Handicapping The Active ETF Race
Thu, Mar 18, 12:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
To say opinions on the future of active ETFs are mixed would be a major ...

SEA: The Closest Thing We Have To A Greece ETF
Thu, Mar 18, 10:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Greece’s ongoing budget woes have been one of the major stories of 2010, sending shock ...

Inside The Five Most Expensive ETFs
Wed, Mar 17, 3:57 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The rise of the ETF industry is often attributed (in large part at least) to ...

Thai ETF In Focus After 'Red Shirt' Protests
Wed, Mar 17, 12:47 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Ongoing protests in the capital of Thailand have left many investors wondering if the country ...

Crude Oil ETFs (USO, OIL) Surge Following OPEC Decision
Wed, Mar 17, 9:47 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has seen its influence over the global energy ...

Three Alternative Energy ETFs To "Go Green" For St. Patrick's Day
Wed, Mar 17, 9:27 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
So far in 2010 one of the worst-performing sectors has been alternative energy, with some ...

TIP: Silver Bullet Or Steel Trap?
Tue, Mar 16, 3:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Earlier this month, InvestmentNews released a list of the ten ETFs financial advisors researched the ...

Announcing The New And Improved ETF Screener
Tue, Mar 16, 11:57 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The most recent change to the ETF Screener is a relatively minor one, but provides ...

An Active ETF Gets Its Wings
Tue, Mar 16, 3:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The monthly data release of ETF trading data from the National Stock Exchange always provides ...

Dodd Unveils Reform Bill, Financial ETF (XLF) Yawns
Mon, Mar 15, 6:37 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Legislation overhauling regulation of the U.S. financial system, some 18 months in the making, took ...

Homebuilder ETFs Head-To-Head: XHB vs. ITB
Mon, Mar 15, 3:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Homebuilders were among the hardest hit sectors during the recent recession, as steep declines in ...

ETF First From First Trust: Platinum, Copper Miner ETFs
Mon, Mar 15, 2:37 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
First Trust, the ETF issuer best known for its line of quant-based AlphaDEX funds, introduced ...

Japan's Currency Woes: Yen ETFs In Focus
Mon, Mar 15, 10:27 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With just two and a half months in the books, 2010 has already been an ...

ProShares Files For More Leveraged ETFs: China, Biotech, Real Estate, Materials
Sat, Mar 13, 3:27 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
ProShares, the largest issuer of leveraged and inverse ETFs, has filed for SEC approval on ...

Potash Boosts MOO, PAGG
Fri, Mar 12, 5:47 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Agribusiness ETFs got a boost in Friday trading as good news from Potash Corporation of ...

Indonesia ETF (IDX) Surges Ahead
Fri, Mar 12, 12:37 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
More than one year after the market bottom, most equity ETFs have seen a big ...

UNG In Freefall: New Driver, Same Result
Fri, Mar 12, 12:27 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Perhaps no exchange-traded product listed in the U.S. has seen the level of investor interest ...

Airline ETF (FAA) Cleared For Takeoff
Fri, Mar 12, 10:27 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Airline stocks have been flying high in 2010 thanks to renewed hopes over an economic ...

PIMCO Preps To Boost Bond ETF Lineup
Thu, Mar 11, 5:48 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
PIMCO, the bond fund giant that has quickly become a major player in the fixed ...

State Street's Russia ETF (RBL) Begins Trading Today
Thu, Mar 11, 1:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The SPDR S&P Russia ETF (RBL) began trading on Thursday, becoming just the second U.S.-listed ...

Five Facts About HOLDRS Every ETF Investor Must Know
Wed, Mar 10, 1:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
For the most part, ETFs are pretty similar regardless of which issuer is behind the ...

Gaming ETF (BJK) On A Hot Streak
Wed, Mar 10, 9:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Despite a sluggish economy, the Market Vectors Gaming ETF (BJK) has been on winning streak ...

Five Bond ETFs For Yield-Hungry Investors
Wed, Mar 10, 4:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
To many investors, last month’s data release showing that core CPI declined in January for ...

What Makes PTE More "Dynamic" Than The Other Telecom ETFs?
Wed, Mar 10, 2:37 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
This year has not been kind to telecommunication ETFs, as increased competition for existing users ...

Under The Microscope: FVL
Tue, Mar 9, 4:37 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
While most mutual fund firms shied away from ETFs initially, many have now seen the ...

Africa ETF: Ready To Surge?
Tue, Mar 9, 12:37 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
In recent months a great deal has been written regarding the wildly different recoveries underway ...

Claymore Launches Three Wilshire ETFs (WFVK, WXSP, WREI)
Tue, Mar 9, 11:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Claymore, the Chicagoland issuer known for its line of themed ETFs and targeted sector funds, ...

One Year Later: Top Ten Performing ETFs Since The Market Bottom
Tue, Mar 9, 2:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
March 9, 2009 is a date etched into the memories of many investors. After months ...

Google Broadband, Trouble at Qualcomm Sinks Broadband HOLDR (BDH)
Mon, Mar 8, 10:27 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Despite the increased need and demand for many broadband services, the first two months of ...

Time For An International Corporate Bond ETF?
Mon, Mar 8, 9:57 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
State Street has filed for SEC approval on the Barclays Capital International Corporate Bond ETF ...

Is Your Biotech ETF A Leader Or Laggard?
Mon, Mar 8, 4:18 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the array of ETF product offerings has expanded in recent years, the biotech space ...

This Week In ETFs: March 5th Edition
Fri, Mar 5, 5:57 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
ETFs started March on a high note, as major indexes gained over 1% for the ...

Who Else Wants A Better S&P 500 ETF?
Fri, Mar 5, 1:47 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the popularity of ETFs has surged in recent years, so too has the number ...

What's Driving The Malaysia ETF (EWM)?
Fri, Mar 5, 11:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In a year that has seen many stock markets struggle to find their footing, one ...

Thursdays With UNG
Fri, Mar 5, 10:57 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Yesterday, the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG), one of the largest and most heavily-traded ...

Van Eck Files Two New Fixed Income ETFs
Thu, Mar 4, 10:27 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Van Eck, an ETF issuer specializing in hard asset and international equity funds, has registered ...

France ETF (EWQ) In Focus After Disappointing Unemployment Numbers
Thu, Mar 4, 3:37 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
France, one of Europe’s largest economies, reported disappointing employment figures this week, calling into question ...

Three Key Differences Between Platinum and Palladium
Thu, Mar 4, 3:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Historically, precious metals investing for U.S. investors has been limited to gold and, to a ...

Three Reasons The Nickel ETF (JJN) Is Soaring
Thu, Mar 4, 10:47 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Since the most recent global recession began (and the subsequent stimulus measures took effect), many ...

Warning: Three ETFs That Could Be Crippled By Contango
Thu, Mar 4, 9:38 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The surge in popularity of ETFs is often credited with bringing buy-and-hold investors a cost-efficient ...

GDX vs. GDXJ: A Better Way To Play Gold?
Wed, Mar 3, 6:57 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
A recent survey released by InvestmentNews highlighted the ten ETFs financial advisors researched the most, ...

Central Bank "March Mayhem" Puts Currency ETFs in Focus
Wed, Mar 3, 2:28 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Federal Reserve meetings are always among the most anticipated and closely scrutinized events in the ...

Solid Auto Sales Boost Platinum, Palladium ETFs
Wed, Mar 3, 12:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
After weathering a severe and prolonged downturn that saw multiple bankruptcies, unprecedented government intervention, and ...

Does Your Portfolio Need A "RAFI ETF"?
Wed, Mar 3, 11:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In recent years, investors have begun moving away from traditional active management in favor of ...

Hard Asset Producer ETF (HAP) Under The Microscope
Tue, Mar 2, 9:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With the tremendous rise of ETF investing has come the “democratization” of many asset classes ...

ProShares Planning Short, Leveraged Regional Bank ETFs
Tue, Mar 2, 6:27 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
ProShares, a leading provider of inverse and leveraged ETFs, has filed for approval on seven ...

February ETF Data: Back On The Right Track
Tue, Mar 2, 4:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
After enjoying a record year in 2010, many in the ETF industry were disappointed when ...

ETF Plays For $100 Oil: USO, EEO, and IEZ
Tue, Mar 2, 2:18 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
After surging from about $35 per barrel at the end of 2008 to $70 at ...

Sector ETF Analysis: Industrials Surge, Utilities Lag
Tue, Mar 2, 11:38 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Two months into 2010, hopes for a smooth, steady year for equity markets have already ...

Sprott Launches New "Canada Gold ETF" (PHYS)
Mon, Mar 1, 4:47 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Toronto-based Sprott Asset Management, a newcomer to the U.S. ETF industry, became the latest issuer ...

February ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, and Closures
Mon, Mar 1, 1:20 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The ETF industry came flying out of the gates in January with more than two ...

March Edition Of ETF Edge Now Available
Mon, Mar 1, 11:58 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The March issue of ETF Edge, the monthly ETF Newsletter, is now available to ETFdb ...

Chile ETF (ECH), Copper ETF (JJC) In Focus Following Earthquake
Mon, Mar 1, 2:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Just weeks after a devastating earthquake sparked a humanitarian crisis in Haiti, another natural disaster ...

Coming Soon: Two More Futures-Based Commodity ETFs
Fri, Feb 26, 5:47 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Jefferies, an up-and-coming player in the commodity ETF space, has applied for SEC approval on ...

Warning: Buy China Yuan ETFs (CYB, CNY) At Your Own Risk
Fri, Feb 26, 12:47 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As job loses continue to mount in the United States–first-time claims for unemployment insurance recently ...

What Every Investor Ought To Know About The Spain ETF
Fri, Feb 26, 10:58 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
To this point in 2010, investors around the globe have paid close attention to every ...

Five ETFs For A Tumbling Euro
Thu, Feb 25, 4:47 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With continued worries over budget crises in the “PIIGS” (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, and Spain) ...

Direxion Launches Leveraged Short Term Treasury ETFs (TWOL, TWOZ)
Thu, Feb 25, 2:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Direxion announced the expansion of its fixed income product line on Thursday with the launch ...

Seven Alpha-Seeking ETFs That Have Crushed Their "Benchmarks"
Thu, Feb 25, 10:27 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Many investors point to the rise of the ETF industry as a clear shift in ...

ENY vs. AMJ: Energy Income Funds Head-to-Head
Wed, Feb 24, 6:28 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With Treasuries and corporate bonds offering record low yields and perhaps relatively high risk, many ...

Will Legg Mason Jumpstart Actively-Managed ETFs?
Wed, Feb 24, 2:38 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Legg Mason appears ready to make its long anticipated move into the active ETF space. ...

Emerging Global Launches Brazil Infrastructure ETF (BRXX)
Wed, Feb 24, 9:47 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
A week after launching the China Infrastructure ETF (CHXX), Emerging Global Advisors introduced the Brazil ...

Coup Chaos Rocks Turkey ETF
Tue, Feb 23, 9:18 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Turkish equity markets, which have been among the world’s top performers over the last year, ...

Convertible Bond ETF (CWB) Under The Microscope
Tue, Feb 23, 4:18 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Fixed income investments are a crucial component of any well diversified portfolio. Depending on investor ...

Five ETFs For An Asia-Centric World
Tue, Feb 23, 12:18 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Since the economic recovery began, many investors have looked to Asia to drive growth and ...

Five ETFs To Give Your Portfolio Much-Needed Diversification
Tue, Feb 23, 3:18 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
As seasoned investors know, any potential investment must be evaluated not on a stand-alone basis ...

Sugar ETF (SGG) Continues Freefall
Mon, Feb 22, 3:18 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Volatility is nothing new to the iPath Dow Jones-UBS Sugar Total Return ETN (SGG), but ...

Credit Suisse Launches Hedge Fund ETN (CSLS)
Mon, Feb 22, 1:18 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Credit Suisse, one of the world’s largest financial services providers, announced Monday the launch of ...

Five ETFs To Own During The "Great Deflation"
Mon, Feb 22, 9:47 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Last Friday, the U.S. Labor Department reported that the consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2% ...

PowerShares Launches Closed End Fund ETF (PCEF)
Fri, Feb 19, 12:18 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
PowerShares, the Chicago-based ETF issuer behind many enhanced index ETF products, announced today the launch ...

Three Reasons Why The Copper ETF (JJC) Is Soaring
Fri, Feb 19, 11:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Copper prices have continued their impressive rally this week, as the widely-used industrial metal finished ...

Who Else Wants An Automotive ETF?
Fri, Feb 19, 10:27 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The ETF industry has expanded rapidly in recent years, with hundreds of new product launches ...

How Emerging Market ETFs Offer A New Way To Invest In Commodities
Thu, Feb 18, 5:35 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The proliferation of commodity ETFs has brought this “fourth asset class” within reach of more ...

Van Eck Launches Egypt ETF (EGPT)
Thu, Feb 18, 3:57 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Van Eck, the ETF issuer behind international ETFs targeting several emerging and frontier markets, announced ...

Coming Soon: FactorShares' New Approach to Leveraged ETFs
Thu, Feb 18, 9:48 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
FactorShares, a brand new issuer, has submitted five new ETFs for SEC approval in the ...

Why OOK Is Crushing XLE
Wed, Feb 17, 4:47 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Last year saw more than 100 new ETF launches, ranging from the relatively “plain vanilla” ...

Why EQL May Be A Better S&P 500 ETF Than SPY
Wed, Feb 17, 12:48 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
In the world of investing, tradition is king, and lengthy histories carry significant weight with ...

Five Critical Differences Between EEM And VWO
Wed, Feb 17, 11:18 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Emerging markets have been one of the hottest investment trends in recent years, as U.S. ...

Seven Most Corrupt Country ETFs
Wed, Feb 17, 3:18 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Investing in emerging and frontier markets can often help investors to diversify equity holdings and ...

Emerging Global Advisors To Launch China Infrastructure ETF (CHXX)
Tue, Feb 16, 4:58 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Emerging Global Advisors, the New York-based ETF issuer that pioneered sector-specific emerging markets ETFs last ...

ETF Exclusive: Guggenheim Partners Buys Rydex
Tue, Feb 16, 4:48 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
A group led by financial services firm Guggenheim Partners, which bought Lisle, Illinois-based ETF issuer ...

Stock Buyback ETF (PKW) Under The Microscope
Tue, Feb 16, 3:58 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Most ETF assets are allocated to funds that follow well-known benchmarks such as the S&P ...

PKW Under The Microscope
Tue, Feb 16, 3:48 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Most ETF assets are allocated to funds that follow well-known benchmarks such as the S&P ...

Japan ETFs Get GDP Boost
Tue, Feb 16, 10:48 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Despite the high profile struggles for two of Japan’s largest and best-known companies–Toyota’s massive recall ...

Five Little Known Secrets Of Ultra-Popular ETFs
Tue, Feb 16, 2:28 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Over the last year, a tremendous increase in the amount of ETF education has significantly ...

How To Juice Your Fixed Income Yields With International Money Market ETFs
Mon, Feb 15, 10:18 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
For investors in the process of rebalancing their portfolio or taking a step back from ...

Three ETFs to Watch This Week: EIS, TIP, GDX
Mon, Feb 15, 3:18 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Last week saw impressive volatility in equity ETFs, as investors focused their attention squarely on ...

What's Wrong With GLD The Equity Hedge?
Fri, Feb 12, 11:37 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Gold has historically been used in a variety of ways by different investors, but the ...

Ten ETFs To Own If (When) The Fed Raises Rates
Fri, Feb 12, 9:47 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With interest rates still hovering just above zero and growing concerns over an unavoidable uptick ...

GlobalShares Launches Developed Markets ETF (GSD)
Thu, Feb 11, 7:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
GlobalShares, a division of London based Old Mutual, launched the FTSE Developed Countries Ex-U.S. Fund ...

ProShares Launches Eight 3x Leveraged ETFs
Thu, Feb 11, 2:28 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
ProShares, the ETF issuer known for its 2x leveraged and inverse ETFs, announced today the ...

Which Euro ETF Is Right For You?
Thu, Feb 11, 10:47 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
One of the major stories of 2010 has been turmoil in the euro zone, as ...

Five Critical Questions To Ask When Investing In ETFs
Thu, Feb 11, 3:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
ETFs have surged in popularity in recent years in part because of the numerous advantages ...

Sweden ETF Bucks The Trend
Wed, Feb 10, 9:59 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Most European equity markets have fallen sharply through the first six weeks of 2010, as ...

Coming Soon: Norway, UAE, and Pakistan ETFs
Wed, Feb 10, 7:27 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Total ETF assets grew by more than $240 billion in 2009, as funds continued to ...

Launching The New And Improved Free ETF Screener
Wed, Feb 10, 10:48 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Earlier this week, we introduced our Index Database, a comprehensive collection of all indexes covered ...

Five Defensive ETFs To Own When The Market Corrects
Wed, Feb 10, 9:47 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Still scarred by memories of the not-so-distant recession, many investors have been spooked by recent ...

Five ETF Ideas For Contrarian Investors
Tue, Feb 9, 7:17 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Markets have been off to a rough start in 2010 with most major benchmarks falling ...

Which Biotech ETF Is Best For You?
Tue, Feb 9, 4:20 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As the ETF industry has grown by leaps and bounds in recent years, continued innovation ...

10 Reasons to Get an ETFdb Pro Free Trial Membership
Tue, Feb 9, 11:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
When we launched ETFdb Pro in October, we weren’t sure how it would be received. ...

Three International Bond ETFs For Europe's Bounceback
Tue, Feb 9, 10:44 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Investors have historically embraced international diversification in their portfolios as a way to smooth out ...

WisdomTree (WSDT) Reports 2009 Earnings
Mon, Feb 8, 7:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
WisdomTree, the New York-based ETF issuer best known for its line of fundamentals-weighted and currency ...

ProShares Plans 300% Leveraged ETFs
Mon, Feb 8, 5:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
ProShares, the issuer responsible for pioneering leveraged and inverse ETFs, has filed prospectuses for 16 ...

Five ETFs For A Trade War With China
Mon, Feb 8, 4:26 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Sino-American relations are quickly reaching a breaking point, as the Obama administration continues to spar ...

ETFdb Pro's Actionable ETF Investment Idea: BRF Is A B-U-Y
Mon, Feb 8, 3:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Each month, our team of ETF experts publishes actionable investment ideas in ETF Edge, our ...

Introducing ETFdb's Free Database of Indexes
Mon, Feb 8, 11:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With more and more investors embracing passively-indexed ETFs in favor of traditional actively-managed mutual funds, ...

Five Energy ETF Options For Bargain Hunting Investors
Mon, Feb 8, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The first six weeks of 2010 have been a bit on the tumultuous side, as ...

First Trust Planning Active ETFs
Fri, Feb 5, 4:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
First Trust, best known for its line of AlphaDEX ETFs that utilize quantitative analysis to ...

This Week In ETFs: February 5th Edition
Fri, Feb 5, 3:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
ETFs started February on a down note, with most equities slumping to finish the week. ...

EFN vs. EMFN: Emerging Markets Financial ETFs Head-To-Head
Fri, Feb 5, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Emerging markets ETFs represent the crossroads of two of the hottest investment trends of recent ...

Solar ETFs: Bright Future Or Headed For A Burnout?
Thu, Feb 4, 6:29 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The ETF industry has been credited with bringing exotic asset classes and investment strategies within ...

Global X Planning Gold, Silver Miners ETFs
Thu, Feb 4, 5:48 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Over the past six months, New York-based Global X has introduced a line of sector-specific ...

Checking In On Ten Major ETF Launches From 2009
Thu, Feb 4, 2:19 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Last year saw more than 100 new product launches, ranging from plain vanilla equity and ...

Seven Surprising ETF Leaders Of 2010
Thu, Feb 4, 3:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
With just over a month in the books for 2010, equity markets have already been ...

Shipping ETF (SEA) Off To A Hot Start
Wed, Feb 3, 12:47 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
With barely more than a month in the books, 2010 is shaping up to be ...

January ETF Data: Industry Springs A Leak
Wed, Feb 3, 11:17 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Usually the monthly release of ETF trading data from the National Stock Exchange provides a ...

What's In A Name: A Look Inside ETF Tickers
Wed, Feb 3, 9:47 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Whenever a company prepares for a public offering, executives have been known to spend an ...

The Problem With Dow ETFs
Tue, Feb 2, 4:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the most widely-followed stock indexes in the ...

Fidelity To Offer Commission-Free Trading On 25 iShares ETFs
Tue, Feb 2, 12:36 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Fidelity Investments announced today that it will offer its retail customers commission-free online trades for ...

Will Buyers' Market Boost Private Equity ETF (PSP)?
Tue, Feb 2, 10:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Wall Street bonuses on par with the glory days of the early 2000s have convinced ...

Beyond XLY: Three Pure Play Consumer Discretionary ETFs
Tue, Feb 2, 9:26 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Through the eyes of an investors, the consumer sector of the global economy is generally ...

PIMCO Launches Active Short Term Muni Bond ETF (SMMU)
Tue, Feb 2, 8:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Tuesday marks the first day of trading for the PIMCO Short Term Municipal Bond Strategy ...

Seven More ETFs That Don't Exist, But Should
Mon, Feb 1, 1:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
ETFs have come along way in their relatively short existence, evolving from plain vanilla funds ...

February Edition of ETF Edge Now Available
Mon, Feb 1, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
The February issue of ETF Edge, the monthly ETF Newsletter, is now available to ETFdb ...

Aerospace & Defense ETFs In Focus On China, U.S. Budget
Mon, Feb 1, 10:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
After staging an impressive recovery in 2009 to claw back significant losses incurred during the ...

WisdomTree To Shut Down 10 ETFs
Mon, Feb 1, 9:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
WisdomTree, an ETF issuer specializing in international and fundamentally-weighted funds, announced the closure of ten ...

This Week In ETFs: January 29th Edition
Fri, Jan 29, 5:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
ETFs experienced a rocky week, as president Obama gave his first State of The Union ...

Grail Launches Two Active Bond ETFs
Fri, Jan 29, 10:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Grail Advisors, known in the ETF world as the issuer responsible for the first actively-managed ...

January ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, and Closures
Fri, Jan 29, 5:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
After adding more than 100 new funds and taking in nearly $120 billion in cash ...

Picking The Right Money Market ETF
Thu, Jan 28, 4:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
As interest in ETF investing has surged in recent years, issuers have rushed to expand ...

UBS Launches S&P 500 Gold Hedged ETN (SPGH)
Thu, Jan 28, 1:46 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Thursday marked the first day of trading for the UBS E-TRACS S&P 500 Gold Hedged ...

ETFs Under The Microscope: PWC
Thu, Jan 28, 10:46 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Over the last several years, investors have embraced the benefits of the exchange-traded structure, transforming ...

WisdomTree To Hedge Yen Exposure In Japan Total Dividend Fund (DXJ)
Thu, Jan 28, 9:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
WisdomTree, the ETF issuer specializing in dividend and earnings weighted funds, announced a change to ...

Five ETFs In Focus Ahead Of The State Of The Union Address
Wed, Jan 27, 5:16 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Barack Obama's first year in office has, by most accounts, been a mixed bag. The ...

S&P 500 ETFs Prepare For Berkshire Addition
Wed, Jan 27, 12:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Coming soon to an ETF near you: Warren Buffett. Well not exactly, but shares of ...

Five Ways To Use The ETFdb 60 Index
Wed, Jan 27, 10:56 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
In late 2009, ETF Database introduced the ETFdb 60 Index, an all-ETF composed of the ...

Solar ETFs Off To A Not-So-Bright Start
Wed, Jan 27, 9:36 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
After surging out of the gates to start the new year, many ETFs have sharply ...

Ten Commodity ETFs Every Investor Should Know (But Most Don't)
Wed, Jan 27, 2:16 AM ET, by Michael Johnston
Commodities are the new black in the world of investing, thanks in no small part ...

Daily ETF Roundup: UNG Sinks, UUP Inches Higher
Tue, Jan 26, 5:56 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
American markets finished flat after European exchanges gained slightly and Asian equities fell sharply on ...

Time For A Real Estate ETF?
Tue, Jan 26, 4:20 PM ET, by Michael Johnston
Historically, no portfolio was complete without a material allocation to real estate. Consistently high real ...