Foreign Market ETFs
3 ETFs To Sell When Interest Rates Go Up – PFF, VNQ, EEM
For decades, interest rates in the US have been steadily declining. And rates have been at historic lows in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. The low rates have fueled a boom in sectors of the economy that are sensitive to interest rates. But over the last 30 days, we’ve seen a major reversal […]
3 ETFs That Tanked In May – TUR, EHPE, AUSE
The bull market in US stocks sent the S&P 500 racing to a new all-time high of 1,687 on May 22nd. Amazingly, the large cap index was up 5.6% for the month at its peak! Even after Fed Chairman Bernanke’s ‘tapering’ comments sparked a selloff, the S&P still finished the month of May up 2%. […]
Fleeing Emerging Markets For The Safety Of Small Caps – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Today we’re taking a look at ETF fund flows in – iShares Russell 2000(IWM) iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM), and Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets (VWO). ETF fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions of dollars into or out of individual […]
May ETF Winners – TAN, CQQQ, CARZ
The month of May is in the books! The bull market rally pushed the S&P 500 and Dow to new all-time highs… again and again. But they’re not even close to the performance of the hottest ETFs. Let’s take a closer look at three of the best performing ETFs during the month of May. Guggenheim […]
Financials Gain As Emerging Markets Lose – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Today we’re taking a look at ETF fund flows in – Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM), and Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets (VWO). ETF fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions of dollars into or out […]
This Week’s ETF Losers – GREK, EWW, SCIF
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke threw investors a curve ball this week. He said the Fed could begin to reduce the amount of monthly asset purchases within the next few months if economic data continues to improve. The revelation was enough to trigger widespread selling of stocks throughout the day. And the selling wasn’t confined to […]
This Week’s ETF Winners – REMX, CPER, GREK
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an impressive milestone this week – Dow 15,000! As I write, the blue chip average is up 2% for the week and an eye-popping 16% year-to-date. Let’s take a closer look at three of the best performing ETFs this week… Market Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF (REMX) REMX’s 10% […]
Risk Off Trade – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Today we’re taking a look at ETF fund flows in – iShares Barclays TIPS Bond (TIP), iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility (USMV), PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility (SPLV), SPDR S&P 500 (SPY), and iShares Russell 2000 (IWM). ETF fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying […]
New Dividend ETFs – IQDF, IQDE, IQDY
FlexShares launched three new ETFs this week. And there’s definitely a theme to the new ETFs – international dividends. Let’s take a closer look… FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund (IQDF) IQDF provides exposure to large cap non-US dividend paying stocks. And it has a reasonable expense ratio of 0.47%. The top five countries in […]
EWJ, GLD – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Today we’re taking a look at ETF fund flows in – iShares MSCI Japan (EWJ) and SPDR Gold (GLD). ETF fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions of dollars into or out of individual ETFs. This is something traders can […]
