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The Global X MSCI Argentina ETF (NYSE: ARGT) has spent significant time this year as one of the best-performing single-country exchange-traded funds, but the largest ETF dedicated to Argentine stocks slipped a bit in June amid disappointing news from index provider MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI). A key...

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), the provider of some of the most widely followed equity benchmarks in the world, unveiled its annual market classification Tuesday. While the big news centered around the index provider's decision to finally promote China A-shares to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, MSCI...

The Global X MSCI Pakistan ETF (NYSE: PAK) is up 8.3 percent year-to-date, a solid performance among the single-country exchange traded funds dedicated to nations classified as frontier markets. PAK: Purely Pakistan However, Pakistan will not be a frontier market for long and the country's...

Shares of Msci Inc (NYSE: MSCI) soared higher by 11 percent Wednesday morning following an unconfirmed report the company is a takeover target. Msci compiles some of the most notable market indices and was reportedly offered $120 per share to be acquired by S&P Global Inc (NYSE: SPGI), the...

As has been widely documented, real estate will become the eleventh GICS sector at the end of this month, separating from financial services. It's Almost Here, And Analysts Are Ready It is believed the news, widely known since index providers Standard & Poor's and MSCI made the announcement...

Underscoring the strength of real estate investment trusts (REITs) this year and the corresponding exchange-traded funds, eight such ETFs hit all-time highs Tuesday. In November 2014, the S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI, two of the largest providers of benchmarks for exchange-traded funds, said...

As has been previously highlighted in this space, the real estate group will become the eleventh S&P 500 sector at the end of August, separating from financial services. That means changes are afoot for the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLF), the largest exchange-traded fund...

Gainers Pakistan: Global XMSCI Pakistan ETF (NYSE: PAK) is up 5.67 percent after receiving MSCI's Emerging Markets Index approval. Peru: iShares MSCI All Peru Capped Index Fund(NYSE: EPU) is up 2.15 percent after Kuzynski won Peru's nail-biting election. Philippines: iShares MSCI Philippines...

Morgan Stanley Capital is a leading provider of global equity indices and announced on Tuesday it will not include China-listed A shares in its Msci Inc (NYSE: MSCI) MSCI Emerging Markets Index. "There have been significant steps toward the eventual inclusion of China A shares in the MSCI Emerging...

It could be the very definition of a value trap. The Shanghai Composite, the benchmark equity gauge for mainland Chinese stocks, has plunged over the past year. However, that does not mean Chinese A-shares are inexpensive. Rather, the opposite is true. “Even after a 40 percent tumble in the...

In November 2014, the S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI, two of the largest providers of benchmarks for exchange-traded funds, said real estate would become the eleventh Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) sector in August 2016. And REIT Makes 11 Although that announcement is now a year...

The iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped ETF (NYSE: KSA), the lone exchange-traded fund dedicated to stocks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nation, is down nearly 1.1 percent year-to-date, a disappointing performance when noting the United States Brent Oil Fund, LP (NYSE: BNO) is higher by 19.5...

The iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF (NYSE: EWP), the largest U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund tracking Spanish equities, is down about 2.6 percent year-to-date. Among developed Europe single-country ETFs, investors could find better-performing options, but they can also find plenty of funds lagging...

There are seven single-country, exchange-traded funds dedicated to members of the Organization of Petroleum Countries (OPEC). With the exception of three ETFs tracking Indonesia, which recently rejoined OPEC, other OPEC ETFs have been drab performers. That is particularly true of the Global X MSCI...

This year's exchange-traded funds' inflows are marked by at least one obvious theme: flight to safe-haven assets. That explains the top asset-gathering ETF year-to-date is the SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE: GLD) and why six of the top 10 asset-gathering ETFs are fixed income funds. Among equity-...