Trend Analysis

Over the past month, copper prices have reached the lowest level in 18 months, dipping below US$7000 per tonne, as concerns over the robustness of Chinese growth have weighed on the outlook for demand. Early indications of a decoupling from other cyclical assets like equities suggest that...

Perhaps it is a sign of investors’ diminishing expectations of near-term inflation. Or maybe it is an ominous sign for high-flying housing ETFs. Whatever the interpretation is, there is no getting around the fact that lumber futures are tumbling. For much of February and early March, Chicago-traded...

The exchange traded fund industry has come a long way from its first offering two decades ago, covering alternative asset classes along with index stock and bond holdings. Consequently, the industry has lined up behind virtual conferences and road shows in making education a priority. Foward, Eaton...

FTSE Group is helping Vanguard expand its offerings overseas as the index provider licenses developed European, Asia ex-Japan, Japan and world stock benchmarks for four new Ireland-listed exchange traded funds. According to a press release, Vanguard will utilize four FTSE indices, the FTSE...

Yield generation has been a hot topic as investors look for alternative income sources in a low-rate environment. ALPS with Rich Investment Solutions recently launched an exchange traded fund that seeks to provide income through a sophisticated options strategy. The U.S. Equity High Volatility Put...

From Vittorio: A perspective on the value of meeting the acquaintances we think we know from the blogosphere. Now after five SlopeFests, I thought it couldn’t hurt doing a little write up to share my experiences and perhaps encourage any of you thinking about making the trip next time. There could and has been many [...]

You may have noticed an interesting news story a couple weeks back about Apple selling a record $17bn in bonds – the largest corporate bond deal in history.  While the deal didn’t have much to do with ETFs per se, you can bet that whenever the words “record” and “bonds” are being tossed around...

ETF Spotlight on the Arrow Dow Jones Global Yield ETF (NYSEArca: GYLD), part of an ongoing series. Assets: $80.1 million. Objective: The Arrow Dow Jones Global Yield ETF tries to reflect the performance of the Doe Jones Global Composite Yield Index, which follows a multi-asset strategy comprised of...

Innovative exchange traded fund provider WisdomTree Investments is hoping it has another winner with a new ETF focused on dividend-paying stocks with growth traits. The New York-based asset manager on Wednesday launched WisdomTree U.S. Dividend Growth Fund (NasdaqGM: DGRW). The fund charges an...

The iShares Biotech ETF (NasdaqGM: IBB) is up more than 30% so far in 2013 and other exchange traded funds tracking the sector are raking in money are investors chase the hot performance. Other funds in the category include SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (NYSEArca: XBI), First Trust AMEX Biotechnology...