Emerging Market ETFs

ETFs to Watch May 22, 2013 (CUT, EWW, HYD)

ETF Professor — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:31:54 +0000

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

The SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) looks terrible.

The First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund (NYSE: FCG) does not.

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Three Surprising Sources of Global ETF Yield

ETF Professor — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:40:34 +0000

Today's low interest rate environment has sent investors scurrying for yield across myriad asset classes.

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ETFs to Watch May 21, 2013 (BOND, FEZ, NUGT)

ETF Professor — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:27:38 +0000

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

Obvious plays of the day: Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X Shares (NYSE: NUGT) and the Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSE:

Thailand ETF Embodies New World Order

ETF Professor — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:23:01 +0000

In theory, it should not be good news for a high-flying emerging markets ETF when the market tracked by the fund reports first-quarter GDP growth that was 2.2 percent below what was seen in the fourth quarter. ...

Greece ETF: An Emerging Markets Star

ETF Professor — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:08:09 +0000

Last Friday, the Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF (NYSE: GREK) surged over five percent on volume that was nearly six times the daily average.

GDX) and the Global X Silver Miners ETF (NYSE: SIL).

Keep an eye on ...

A Look Ahead: This Week's ETFs to Watch

ETF Professor — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:56:46 +0000

Sell in May and go away? Try again next year.

After last week's gains, the S&P 500 is sitting on a 4.4 percent gain for the month heading into Monday's trading session. The benchmark U.S. index ...

Presidential Visit Puts Myanmar Investment Theme in Spotlight

ETF Professor — Sun, 19 May 2013 15:11:48 +0000

Six months after President Barack Obama visited Myanmar, that country's president, Thein Sein, will visit the White House.

Sein's visit to Washington, D.C. marks the first such visit by a leader from the Southeast Asian nation in nearly five ...

These ETFs Could be Affected by Future Rate Cuts

ETF Professor — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:42:21 +0000

In less than two months a dizzying array of global central banks have lowered interest rates. The European Central Bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Reserve Bank of India, the Bank of Israel, ...

ETFs to Watch May 17, 2013 (EEV, IAU, UUP)

ETF Professor — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:37:21 +0000

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Friday, May 17, 2013.

Let's see if the First Trust NYSE Arca Biotech Index Fund (NYSE: FBT) can bounce back.

Keep an eye on the Market Vectors ...

ETFs to Watch May 16, 2013 (DXJ, HAO, XLP)

ETF Professor — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:30:45 +0000

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Thursday, May 16, 2013.

The WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSE: DXJ) should be in play.

Give the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:

China ETFs Are on Fire

ETF Professor — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:38:48 +0000

Despite constant refrains regarding compelling valuations, Chinese stocks and the corresponding ETFs got off to disappointing start this year. For most China ETFs, the year-to-date numbers are still in the ...

Guggenheim to Shutter China Yuan Bond ETF

ETF Professor — Wed, 15 May 2013 16:49:03 +0000

Guggenheim Investments, the eighth-largest U.S. ETF issuer, announce it will close the Guggenheim Yuan Bond ETF (NYSE: RMB), an ETF that represents just .01 percent of the firm's more than $14 ...

Are You There Investors? It's Us, India ETFs

ETF Professor — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:29:23 +0000

India is the "I" in the ubiquitous BRIC acronym. It is Asia's third-largest economy behind China and Japan and the second-largest major emerging markets economy overall. The country is the world's largest ...

ETFs to Watch May 14, 2013 (EWC, FBT, TUR)

ETF Professor — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:35:31 +0000

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Tuesday, May 14, 2013.

The Market Vectors Gaming ETF (NYSE: BJK) continues to impress.

Keep an eye on the iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund (NYSE: