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Investors are often regaled with tales of the efficacy of investing for the long term. The idea has its detractors and supporters. At the sector level, healthcare has proven to be a long-term winner, and the fundamental outlook, one that in large parts centers around aging populations in developed...

It is the second-largest economy in the world, but China has, to some extent, sat out the rally in emerging markets stocks. For example, the iShares FTSE/Xinhua China 25 Index (ETF) (NYSE: FXI), the largest China ETF trading in the United States, is off 3.3 percent year-to-date, while the MSCI...

If the conventional wisdom is that refiners equities are usually less bad than other energy stocks when oil prices decline, then it can be argued the nearly 4 percent year-to-date being sported by the Market Vectors Oil Refiners ETF (NYSE: CRAK) is fairly impressive. The gains posted by some...

High-yield corporate bond exchange-traded funds are back in style this year. That much is confirmed by the rising tide of assets into these ETFs coupled with the surge in volume. Of course, the pillars of the junk bond ETF community are raking in the assets and garnering plenty of attention in the...

In what was supposed to be a tricky environment for high-yield, corporate bond exchange-traded funds, investors are flocking to those ETFs. In fact, the SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bnd ETF (NYSE: JNK) is this year's seventh best asset-gathering ETF with nearly $2 billion worth of inflows....

Over 500 exchange-traded funds, nearly a third of the entire U.S. ETF universe, hit 52-week lows on Wednesday, and plenty of emerging markets ETFs were part of that dubious group. The Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF (NYSE: EGPT), the lone ETF dedicated to North Africa's largest economy, was part...

In recent years, exchange-traded funds tracking the healthcare sector, the third-largest sector weight in the S&P 500, have become increasingly refined. For example, since late 2014, ETFs have come to market that offer investors exposure to biotech stocks at specific stages of FDA clinical...

When investors think of technology exchange-traded funds, they typically think of U.S.-focused ETFs. If their thoughts wander to foreign funds, it is usually an Asia ETF of some variety that has robust technology exposure. However, globetrotting investors in search of the combination of developed...

The iShares Barclays 20+ Yr Treas.Bond (ETF) (NYSE: TLT) hit a new two-year closing high this week, as money continues to flow into low-yielding bond ETFs. While the U.S. Treasury trade may be getting very long in the tooth, there is another area within fixed income that may be able to hold up...

Don’t really know what this whole Ukraine thing is all about? Let’s take a brief look at some background and implications for the trader. First, some backstory. Ukraine has been the story of two mindsets for a long time. One side sees the country’s future to the West, in Europe, while the other...

The suddenly hot Market Vectors Solar Energy ETF (NYSE: KWT) will be getting a new index. On or about March 18, KWT will begin tracking the Market Vectors Global Solar Energy Index (MVKWTTR). The $13.3 million ETF currently tracks the Ardour Solar Energy Index. KWT is the latest ETF Van Eck,...

The Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (NYSE: MOO), long the dominant ETF tracking farm equipment and fertilizer producers, will switch indexes on or about March 18. Currently using the DAXglobal Agribusiness Index (DXAG), MOO will switch to the Market Vectors Global Agribusiness Index (MVMOOTR). MOO...

The Market Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat Research ETF (NYSE: MOAT), which debuted in late April 2012, has crossed the much ballyhooed $100 million in assets under management mark the fund's sponsor announced today. MOAT had $114 million in AUM as of January 4, according to Market Vectors data....