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ProShares Debuts Two Leveraged Treasury-TIPS Spread ETFs – ETF News And Commentary

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:34:01 -0500

ProShares recently launched two new ETFs that target the spread between Treasury bonds and TIPS. Potentially, these funds could offer investors new ways to make bets on the breakeven inflation rate.

ProShares Adds Leveraged Breakeven Inflation ETFs

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:00:24 -0500

ProShares continues to beef up its lineup of alternative ETFs, recently rolling out a pair of products that offer leveraged exposure to “breakeven inflation.” The new ETFs will deliver 3x and -3x daily leveraged exposure to indexes comprised of both long and short positions in ten-year bonds, with the goal of giving investors tools for betting on changes in the market’s expectations for inflation. The new ETFs are: UltraPro 10 Year TIPS/TSY Spread (UINF): This ETF is linked to the Dow Jones Credit Suisse 10-Year Inflation Breakeven Index, a benchmark that consists of a long position in 10-year TIPS and a short position in Treasuries of the same duration. UINF seeks to deliver daily changes that correspond to 3x the daily change in that benchmark. UltraPro Short 10 Year TIPS/TSY Spread (SINF): This ETF shoots for -3x daily exposure to the same benchmark, effectively giving investors a long position in [...]

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New ETFs for 2012

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:46:14 -0500

The exchange traded fund business is picking up where it left off in 2011, ringing in the new year with a slew of new product launches. With most pure beta ETF indexing strategies filled out, fund providers are looking to expand into niche areas and other corners of the market. Earlier this month,...

ETF Insider: France Downgrade Erodes Confidence

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:00:48 -0500

Equities inched higher throughout the week, bolstered by positive economic data release on the home front coupled with encouraging developments in the debt burdened Euro zone. Euphoria spread throughout Wall Street as investors digested better-than-expected consumer credit data along with optimistic forward looking commentary released by the Fed in the latest Beige Book report. Investors overseas were cheerful as well as borrowing costs dropped after successful Spanish and Italian debt auctions. However, much of the gains on the week evaporated on Friday as investors gave into selling pressures following the downgrade of France’s credit rating and worse-than-expected earnings results from J.P. Morgan. Actionable ETF Trade Ideas Last Week’s Actionable ETF Ideas Ticker Position Performance FXB Long -0.9% DBC Short 1.2% XLI Long 2.3% Our picks from Monday’s Insider posted a fairly strong performance this past week, with two of our recommendations turning solid gains, while our third position incurred a [...]

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ProShares’ New Breakeven Inflation ETFs

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:48:31 -0500

ProShares on Thursday launched two new unleveraged exchange traded funds, one long and one short, that provide exposure to the breakeven inflation level. The indicator is used to quantify inflation expectations. Specifically, it is the spread difference in yields between normal Treasuries and...

ProShares Rolls Out First Inflation Breakeven ETFs (RINF, FINF)

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:00:00 -0500

ProShares is continuing to build out its suite of ETFs offering exposure to alternatives, announcing this week the launch of a pair of funds designed to offer exposure to “breakeven inflation.” That term refers to the spread difference in yield between Treasuries and TIPS (i.e., the yield on Treasuries less the yield on TIPS of comparable duration), which is one measure of the rate of inflation that is expected from the market. The two new ETFs are: ProShares 30 Year TIPS/TSY Spread (RINF): This ETF seeks to deliver results that correspond to the performance of the Dow Jones Credit Suisse 30-Year Inflation Breakeven Index. That benchmark consists of a long position in the most recently issued 30 year TIPS bond and short positions in U.S. Treasuries of the closest maturity. ProShares Short 30 Year TIPS/TSY Spread (FINF): This ETF seeks to deliver daily returns that equal -1x of the daily change [...]

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