currency-hedged ETFs

Through the first half of this year, Japanese stocks and the relevant exchange-traded funds disappointed investors, as the yen surged on safe-haven demand. A simple look at year-to-date data proves that point, but looks can be deceiving. Yes, the Guggenheim CurrencyShares Japanese (NYSE: FXY) is up...

The Guggenheim CurrencyShares Euro Trust (NYSE: FXE) is up 2.7 percent year-to-date and that is just one data point underscoring the difficult environment faced by equity-based Europe ETFs this year, particularly those of the currency-hedged variety. Not surprisingly, the European Central Bank (ECB...

Thanks in large part to the evolution of currency hedged exchange-traded funds as core portfolio holdings, more investors have become aware of the scourge of currency risk. With either currency-hedged or -unhedged ETFs, investors, whether they realize it or not, are making currency bets. A stake in...

Chinese stocks are struggling this year, and it hasn't made a difference whether stocks in question trade in Hong Kong or on the mainland, also known as A-shares. A benchmark exchange-traded fund tracking some of the largest Hong Kong-listed names is down 9.2 percent year-to-date. That is bad....

To currency hedge or not to currency hedge. Hamlet never pondered that scenario, but some investors using exchange-traded funds are likely to debate that exact question. It is a good thing some ETF issuers have already come up with answers. Earlier this week, BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK)'s...

WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF), the fifth-largest U.S. issuer of exchange-traded funds and the largest issuer of currency-hedged ETFs, expanded its lineup of those products on Thursday. The issuer introduced four new ETFs that have the ability to use complete or partial currency...

Chinese equities started 2016 on an inauspicious note when stocks in Shanghai plunged 7 percent Monday, prompting the closure of equity markets in the world's second largest economy. That glum start to the new year would seem to indicate the right way to play Chinese stocks is with an inverse...