ETF Sector
4 Highly Troubling ETF Performances (SLX, EPOL, URA)
It's no secret that risk on has been turned off in earnest since the start of the second quarter.
By ETF Professor | May 25 | Benzinga
ETF Showdown: Not Now, Maybe Later
It's widely known that energy stocks aren't the place to be these. Even the blue chips are getting hammered, a fact highlighted by a decline of almost 6% in the past month for the Energy Select SPDR (NYSE: XLE).
By ETF Professor | May 25 | Benzinga
ETFs to Watch May 25, 2012 (XLV, HAO, HYD)
Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Friday May 25, 2012.The Market Vectors Steel ETF (NYSE: SLX) remains imperiled.
By ETF Professor | May 25 | Benzinga
Social Media ETF Index Weights Facebook at 8.8%
The Solactive Social Media Index, the index tracked by the Global X Social Media Index ETF (Nasdaq: SOCL), has allocated 8.
By ETF Professor | May 24 | Benzinga
Countdown to Facebook's ETF Debut
Less than a week removed from its IPO, Facebook's (Nasdaq: FB) short lifespan as a publicly traded company can be described with myriad adjectives, none of which are positive.
By ETF Professor | May 24 | Benzinga
ETFs to Watch May 24, 2012 (OIH, ITB, UDN)
Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Thursday May 24, 2012.The iShares S&P Global Materials Index Fund (NYSE: DZZ) should be worth a trade.
By ETF Professor | May 23 | Benzinga
Patriot Problems Pressure Coal ETF
Things are really going to worse from bad for the Market Vectors Coal ETF (NYSE: KOL), the dominant exchange-traded product devoted to coal stocks, this year.
By ETF Professor | May 22 | Benzinga
ETFs to Watch May 22, 2012 (KOL, UCO, FXE)
Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Tuesday May 22, 2012.The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX) impressed on Monday as did the Market Vectors Coal ETF (NYSE: KOL).
By ETF Professor | May 21 | Benzinga
5 New ETFs With Laser-Focus (MOAT, QLTA, EELV)
Over time, the exchange-traded products industry has continually brought new products to market that have increasingly narrow exposures.
By ETF Professor | May 21 | Benzinga
ETFs to Watch May 21, 2012 (VXX, GDX, EZA)
Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Monday May 21, 2012.The iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (NYSE: VXX) will certainly be in play.
By ETF Professor | May 20 | Benzinga
5 ETFs With Distinct First Mover Advantages (ECON, HYD, MOO)
One noteworthy trend that has been easily spotted during the evolution of the exchange-traded products business has been the proliferation of copycat or "me too" ETFs.
By ETF Professor | May 18 | Benzinga
ETFs to Watch May 18, 2012 (SOCL, XLP, JNK)
Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Thursday May 18, 2012.Obvious play of the day: Global X Social Media Index ETF (Nasdaq: SOCL).
By ETF Professor | May 18 | Benzinga
