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ETF
The sector approach presented on the
SelectSectors.com web page augmented with Market
Timing and Rydex short positions when appropriate has
performed satisfactorily for several decades.
However the introduction of exchange traded funds(ETFs)
that provide Commodity (DBC), Crude Oil(USO), Euro(FXE),
Gold bullion(GLD), Gold stocks(GDX), Silver(SLV) ....
positions, and additionally ETFs that allow
short or Long positions
(
ProShares ) within IRA's have dramatically
altered investment strategies.
For these reasons I am developing a web page dedicated
to ETFs, HOLDRs, SPDRS, etc. and stocks. I have no idea
how this development will unfold other then I have
changed my mindset.
................. Good Trading
..................... Schippi ( 7/14/06)
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Please Note: This web page is for information only and
the data and comments presented are not to be taken as
recommendations. Each investor must make and be
responsible for their own investment decisions.
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Check out the below Country ETFs. They have been
outperforming the sectors as well as the SP 500.
However, some of them are now Declining. Is this a
warning sign for the U. S. Equity market?
World Markets #1
World Markets #2
World Markets #3
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ProShares.com offers ETFs for shorting or
going long with leverage for some major market Indices.
These new ETFs allow someone in an IRA to hedge their
positions without suffering the limitations of trading
mutual funds.
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Power Shares DB US
Dollar Index
Bullish & Bearish Portfolios ( UUP and UDN )
PowerShares Capital Management LLC provides
institutional caliber products by seeking to replicate
enhanced indexes. These indexes derive their investment
decisions from methodologies which incorporate
technically advanced and robust institutional investment
research.
The PowerShares DB US Dollar Bullish Fund (Symbol: UUP)
and the PowerShares DB US Dollar Bearish Fund (Symbol:
UDN) are based on the Deutsche Bank Long US Dollar Index
(USDX®) Futures Index™ (DB Long USD Futures Index) and
the Deutsche Bank Short US Dollar Index (USDX®) Futures
Index™ (DB Short USD Futures Index), respectively.
The Indexes, which are managed by DB Commodity Services
LLC, are rules–based indexes composed solely of long (in
the case of the Dollar Bullish Fund) or short (in the
case of the Dollar Bearish Fund) USDX® futures
contracts. The USDX® futures contract is designed to
replicate the performance of being long or short the US
Dollar against the following currencies: Euro, Japanese
Yen, British Pound, Canadian Dollar, Swedish Krona and
Swiss Franc. You cannot invest directly in an index
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Matt Hougan (IndexUniverse)
submits:
First Trust added two new funds to its exchange-traded
fund family this week, launching the Nasdaq-100 Ex-Tech
(NDAQ: QQXT) and Nasdaq Clean Edge U.S. Liquid Series (NDAQ:
QCLN) ETFs on February 14. Both funds listed on the
NASDAQ and track NASDAQ indexes.
The Ex-Tech fund captures the 52 non-tech companies in
the NASDAQ-100, while the Clean Edge fund captures
companies from all the U.S. exchanges that operate in
the red-hot alternative energy space.
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International Real Estate ( RWX )
Investors concerned about a slowing U.S. real
estate market now have the option to invest in an
international real estate ETF.
State Street Global Advisors launched StreetTracks Dow
Jones Wilshire International Real Estate RWX .
The fund, the first such ETF, seeks to track the Dow
Jones Wilshire Ex-U.S. Real Estate Securities Index, a
market cap-weighted index of publicly traded real estate
securities outside the U.S.
Dodd Kittsley, director of ETF Research at State Street
Global Advisors, says the fund provides much
diversification because of its purely international
focus.
“The index has a correlation of about 0.6 with the U.S.
real estate market. Moreover, individual countries
globally typically have correlations between themselves
of 0.5 and lower,” Kittsley said.
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Industry Rotation Portfolio ( PYH )
The PowerShares Value Line Industry Rotation Portfolio
is based on the Value Line Industry Rotation Index. The
Index utilizes the Value Line Timeliness™ Ranking System
to select stocks within industries which are believed to
have potential relative market outperformance for the
year ahead.
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This ETF overweights sectors in an
attempt
to outperform the S&P 500.
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( Article by
Carla Pasternak )
CVY Gallery chart
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Silver ETF: ( SLV )
Under the structure, the precious
metal is tucked away in a vault while investors buy and
sell shares that each represent about 10 ounces of
silver.
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via
Long and Short methodology.)
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Equal weighted Market
Indexes
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ETF
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Equal Weighted Nasdaq 100
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ETF
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ProShares DB Commodity Tracking Index
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ETF
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Ishares GSCI Commodity Index
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ETN
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Ipath Commodity Total Return
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ETF
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SPDR Metals and MiningTrust
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ETF
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Street Tracks Gold
Trust
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ETF
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Ishares COMEX Gold Trust
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ETF
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Energy Select Sector SPDR
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ETF
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Ishares Oil Equipment &
Services
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ETF
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Environmental Services
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BLDRS which
are ETFs that provide an efficient way
to buy/sell ADRs. Information and
performance charts at
bldrsfunds.com
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Rydex Investments launched the first
currency ETF, Euro Currency Trust.
(
FXE Euro Currency Trust NYSE
)
This ETF is geared to rise when the
euro strengthens against the dollar and
to decline when the euro weakens.
Shares of the trust represent 100 euros,
held in London, plus accrued interest.
Since ETFs trade like stocks on
exchanges, investors can short the euro
fund or buy it on margin.
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ETF: ( USO )
U.S. Oil Fund will track the market for
West Texas Intermediate light, sweet
crude oil delivered in Cushing, Okla., a
popular futures contract. Specifically,
its per-share price will mimic the price
of futures on the New York Mercantile
Exchange.
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Power Shares Financial Preferred
Portfolio ( PGF )
PowerShares will soon provide a
convenient way to access the $200
billion dollar preferred marketplace
through the PowerShares Financial
Preferred Portfolio. The Fund will seek
to replicate the Wachovia Hybrid
Preferred Securities (WHPS) Financial
Index, which tracks the performance of
30 preferred equities issued by
financial institutions.
In addition to diversification
potential, all dividends generated by
the Index are expected to be 100%
Qualified Dividend Income. With these
optimal income tax rates, a
non-qualified taxable investment would
need to generate a pre-tax yield of 8.5%
in order to obtain an after-tax yield
similar to that of the WHPS Index.
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