Exchange Traded Funds Archives

Aug21
ETF Holdings - What Did I REALLY buy?

There has been a rapid proliferation of ETFs.  They come in all sorts of flavors to track specific niches.  While it is clear what the large ETF index funds contain it is not always so with some of the new ones.

For example, I know that a S&P 500 Spyder has all 500 of the S&P stocks in the trust the shares trade against.  But if someone sells me a sector index fund I can't be so sure.  Because there isn't a universally agreed list of what companies comprise which sectors, you may get 20 companies in one sector ETF while another ETF in the same sector only has 8. 

That is one more reason why it is important to read the prospectus for any ETF you buy.  You need to know what the trust holds and how much it really diversifies your portfolio.  Don't be surprised, do your homework.

Aug 7
Exchange Traded Notes - Barclays Bank PLC Credit Risk Anyone?
Barclays Bank has introduced a new series called iPath.  The iPath family will be notes (think debt) issued by Barclays Bank that track an index.  The notes will be exchange traded like the iShare family of stock index Exchange Traded Funds.  While... Continue Reading
Jul14
Market Anomilies & Exchange Traded Funds
In the hallowed halls of investment academics researchers rage self-righteously about whether market anomalies exist and are tradable.  If you manage money, these are serious questions.  If there are places in the market that are not efficient and if you... Continue Reading
May 4
FX - Is Now The Time To Short The Dollar?
There was an article in The Wall Street Journal on May 3rd titled, "Latest Advice On Wall Street: Buy Currencies."  Eleanor Laise writes that many big brokerage firms are advising their US Dollar based clients to add some other currencies... Continue Reading
 


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