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    ETF Showdown: Israel in The Spotlight

    Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 3:06pm

    Market Vectors rolled out the Market Vectors Israel ETF (NYSE: ISRA) Wednesday. The new fund gives investors a second Israel ETF to choose from and represents the 53rd Market Vectors ETF to come to market. ISRA will contend with the $76.5 million iShares MSCI Israel Capped Investable Market...

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  • AMGN, BIIB, BMY, CELG, ETF Showdown, GILD

    ETF Showdown: A Pharma Fight

    Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 4:21pm

    Much has been made of low volatility sectors leading U.S. equities to new all-time highs. Sectors such as consumer staples and utilities are driving the broader market higher. Health care is certainly in the conversation as well, and it is not just biotech names that are leading this sector's...

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    ETF Showdown: Settling The Japan Debate

    Friday, February 8, 2013 - 12:47pm

    Due to the tumbling yen, which has lead to noticeable strength in Japanese stocks over the past several months, investors are once again turning their attention to Japan ETFs. While there are multiple ETF avenues for gaining exposure to the world's third-largest economy, some funds such as the...

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  • DBU, ETF Showdown, JXI, Long Ideas, News, Sector ETFs

    ETF Showdown: Turning The Lights On

    Friday, October 26, 2012 - 3:33pm

    It is not hyperbole to say that a large percentage of investors that have invested in a utilities ETF have either done so with U.S.-focused products such as the Utilities Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLU) or the Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSE: VPU). That has not been a bad idea. Over the past three...

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  • ETF Showdown, EWL, FSZ, Long Ideas, News, NVS

    ETF Showdown: Swiss Beats

    Friday, September 28, 2012 - 7:22am

    Switzerland is known for a few things. The affluent praise Switzerland for its high-end watches and formerly favorable and top-secret banking structure. On the world political stage, Switzerland is most known for its neutrality in major global affairs. Investors have embraced Switzerland because...

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    ETF Showdown: Materials Melee

    Friday, September 21, 2012 - 12:52pm

    The materials sector accounts for just 3.5 percent of the S&P 500's weight, making it the third-smallest sector in the broader market index ahead of only utilities and telecommunications. Even with that factoid, there are plenty of materials ETFs for investors to choose from. Including the...

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  • ETF Showdown, EWP, FDD, HEDJ, Long Ideas, News

    ETF Showdown: A Battle For European Supremacy

    Friday, September 7, 2012 - 12:10pm

    Markets surged on Thursday after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the ECB could buy an unlimited amount of European bonds to help the continent eradicate its sovereign debt crisis. The news had a palpable impact on major European ETFs. The Vanguard MSCI Europe ETF (NYSE: VGK)...

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    ETF Showdown: EM Bank Battle

    Friday, August 3, 2012 - 1:56pm

    Statistically speaking, most multi-country emerging markets ETFs are sporting decent year-to-date returns. Likewise, many of the major ETFs tracking bank stocks can boast solid returns despite the usual amount of controversy that seems to always follow this sector. It might be logical to assume...

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    ETF Showdown: Calling On Convertibles (CWB, CVRT)

    Friday, June 1, 2012 - 2:57am

    The evolution of the exchange-traded products industry has clearly helped investors gain exposure to myriad asset classes and investment themes ranging from the mundane to the obscure. That's particularly true among bond funds, which now go well beyond boring Treasury products to include ETFs that...

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  • CEO, EC, EGShares, EMEY, ETF Showdown, EWZ

    ETF Showdown: Not Now, Maybe Later

    Friday, May 25, 2012 - 2:01pm

    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). Makes sense. West Texas Intermediate oil futures are down about 15% since the start...

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  • BLK, EMCB, ETF Showdown, Long Ideas, News, Bonds

    ETF Showdown: Corporate Bonds The EM Way (EMCB, CEMB)

    Friday, April 20, 2012 - 2:30pm

    Despite a sluggish March, the pace of new ETF introductions remains fairly brisk in 2012 and it's BlackRock's (NYSE: BLK) iShares unit leading the charge. The world's largest ETF sponsor has rolled out roughly 40 new funds this year and plenty of bond funds have been included in that group. Even...

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  • ETF Showdown, HYG, IHY, JNK, Long Ideas, News

    ETF Showdown: Jumping For Junk (HYG, IHY, HYXU)

    Friday, April 13, 2012 - 7:07pm

    In a market environment that seems to be putting a premium on eschewing risk, it might not feel like like the right time to be embracing high-yield, or junk, bonds. The iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSE: HYG) and the SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF (NYSE: JNK), two of...

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    ETF Showdown: Log On For An Internet Battle (PCLN, GOOG, FDN)

    Friday, April 6, 2012 - 3:41am

    With Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) running the show for the Nasdaq, technology sector ETFs and the tech sector at large this year, it might be easy to forget there are some other high-flying, triple-digit stocks that are widely followed and viewed as important players in the tech universe. And that means...

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  • ETF Showdown, EWG, GERJ, Long Ideas, News, Short Ideas

    ETF Showdown: Deutschland Battle (EWG, GERJ, EWGS)

    Friday, March 23, 2012 - 1:36pm

    For almost 15 years, the iShares MSCI Germany Index Fund (NYSE: EWG) was the lone Germany-specific ETF on the market. That's right. The Euro Zone's largest economy, the world's fourth-largest economy and the country that was the world's largest exporter until recently went a decade and a half with...

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    ETF Showdown: Dividend Dilemma (HDV, HDIV, JNJ)

    Friday, March 16, 2012 - 2:55pm

    There's no denying it. Investors love dividend ETFs and ETF issuers are more than happy to oblige by rolling out new funds aimed at income investors. More dividend options in the ETF world should be a good thing for investors, but a lot of these new dividend ETFs look like mirror images of each...

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