Global X Funds

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. Controversial at best, overrated to say the least, Facebook has a lot of making up to do with investors as it now trades at...

It's probably safe to say that most investors, perhaps 99.9%, know that social media darling Facebook will make its debut as a public company on Friday May 18, trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker "FB." And a lot of those investors also know that one of the first ETFs to include Facebook among...

It's fair to say Russia is already in the midst of an oil boom. While the country's April output slipped 0.3% to 10.33 million barrels per day, the lowest level of 2012, average daily production this year has been 10.36 million barrels per day. Not only is that a post-Soviet era high, it's more...

Following a CNBC report that social media darling Facebook could delay its initial public offering until June, the Global X Social Media Index ETF (Nasdaq: SOCL), the lone ETF devoted exclusively to social media stocks, has moved noticeably lower. When CNBC initially reported, citing people...

The ALPS Alerian MLP ETF (NYSE: AMLP) has reached the lofty $3 billion in assets under management mark, according to the fund's sponsor, ALPS Holdings. AMLP reached the $3 billion last week, an impressive feat for an ETF that isn't even two years old. AMLP debuted in August 2010. That makes AMLP...

Global X, the New York-based ETF issuer known for its unique and often first-to-market emerging markets and sector ETFs, has filed plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission to possibly introduce a quarter of unusual ETFs designed to offer investors exposure to various hedge fund and value...

When it comes to ETFs that track stocks such as Agrium (NYSE: AGU), Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) and Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT), the conversation typically drifts to one fund: The Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (NYSE: MOO). The Market Vectors Agribusiness has been around almost five years...

The U.S. ETF industry is now home 1,440 products with over $1.2 trillion in combined assets under management according to the latest data from the ETF Industry Association and with the pace of new ETF introductions racing higher those numbers are sure to increase. What's also likely to increase...

It seems like only yesterday that we were discussing ETFs for the golden cross the technical condition where a security's 50-day moving average rises above its 200-day line. Unfortunately, the way the broader market acted today means it's probably time to consider another technical condition: The...

Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) this and Apple that. Superlatives for the largest U.S. company by market value know no bounds in 2012 and with good reason. The stock is up more than 25% year-to-date. That performance has been good for plenty of ETFs that hold the stock and others that have seen their sails...

The superlatives for Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) in terms of stock price performance simply know no bounds. By now, the world knows this stock trades over $500 per share and with a forward P/E of less than 11, it's arguably not all that expensive. Beyond that, at the close of markets on Monday, the gap...

Today is one of those days where, all of a sudden, conservative plays look very attractive. When it comes to ETFs, "conservative" often means dabbling in the consumer staples arena and that often means a visit to the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLP). Or it could mean investing in...

Nearly a year ago to the day we highlighted some ETFs even the most conservative investors could embrace. That version of Grandpa's ETF Portfolio probably didn't catch anyone by surprise. After all, it featured a mix of income plays, one of the biggest ETFs on the market tracking value stocks and...

Here's a headline that should mean good news: "Greek leaders agree to new spending cuts in bid to avert default." That came courtesy of the Los Angeles Times earlier today. Hopefully, those words prove accurate and Greece will really be able to skirt default. Then again, the market has been down...

New York-based ETF issuer Global X rolled out the Global X Permanent ETF (NYSE: PERM) today, an ETF that is designed to deliver alpha in myriad market environments. With an expense ratio of 0.48%, the Global X Permanent ETF tracks the Solactive Permanent Index. PERM is the first new product...