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“Reform-Oriented Emerging Economies”

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:28:54 -0400

Financial Times author, Ruchir Sharma, says that money flows into the emerging markets are more discriminate this decade. As the printing presses continue to hum, however, the question remains: where will the money go?

BRIC Stocks Are All Down

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:51:42 -0400

S&P 500 is making new high daily. However, looking at the world, one can see that all BRIC country stocks (Brazil, Russia, India and China) are down: Assets Class Symbols 04/10Trend Score 04/03Trend Score Direction Japan EWJ 14.61% 5.33% ^ Mexico EWW 11.52% 7.11% ^ Switzerland EWL 11.21% 10.98% ^ Australia EWA 11.03% 8.12% ^ [...]

A five-point strategy for riding the bull

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:02:22 -0400

By John Wasik (Reuters) – With the U.S. stock market rallying this year, it may be enticing to take extra cash on hand and ride the bull. If anything, it is all too easy to pour contributions into actively managed U.S. large-stock funds. Some 90 percent of all retirement plans surveyed last year by the [...]

Country Stocks: Japan Stocks Climbing But Muted With Falling Yen

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:01:38 -0400

The following shows the trend scores of country stock ETFs: Assets Class Symbols 03/28Trend Score 03/21Trend Score Direction Mexico EWW 10.71% 5.14% ^ Switzerland EWL 10.54% 9.22% ^ Australia EWA 9.91% 9.07% ^ Japan EWJ 8.54% 9.0% v Belgium EWK 6.71% 6.51% ^ Hong Kong EWH 6.24% 3.84% ^ Singapore EWS 5.48% 2.58% [...]

Country Stocks: Is Italy The Only One That Has Negative Trend?

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:34:34 -0400

The following shows the trend scores of 23 country stock ETFs: lass Symbols 03/11Trend Score 03/04Trend Score Direction Australia EWA 13.92% 10.7% ^ Belgium EWK 12.28% 10.7% ^ Switzerland EWL 11.42% 10.74% ^ Austria EWO 9.91% 9.08% ^ Mexico EWW 9.14% 7.93% ^ Japan EWJ 8.83% 8.7% ^ Spain EWP 8.45% 7.27% ^ Hong Kong [...]

Two Emerging Markets to Take a Look At

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:00:36 -0500

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard this comment. “Carl, it doesn’t really matter where in the world I invest, because markets always move together.”

>> Two Emerging Markets to Take a Look At

Harvard Management Slashes EM Exposure, Still Loves ETFs

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:54:12 -0500

Harvard Management Company, investment manager of the largest U.S. university endowment plan, has been one of the more active users of ETFs among university endowments.

The investment firm's use of ETFs dates back at least several years and HMC is also known for embracing an array of emerging markets

Can India ETFs Continue Their Solid Run? – ETF News And Commentary

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:53:01 -0500

India ETFs have surged. Can they continue to run higher in 2013?

Playing the wild cards in 2013

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:34:42 -0500

By John Wasik Dec 31 (Reuters) – At this point, most investors are peering over the fiscal cliff and feeling like Jimmy Stewart in the classic Hitchcock film “Vertigo.” But if you look beyond the precipice, there is some solid ground. For one thing, the U.S. housing market will be better than most people expect, [...]

Looking beyond emerging markets to ‘frontier’ economies

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 11:20:42 -0500

By John Wasik (Reuters) – With China, Brazil and India hitting icy patches on their economic growth paths, investing in even younger emerging markets looks promising. The so-called “frontier” economies offer diversification and profit opportunities as big global investors look for low-cost labor and resources. Most of these 25 or so countries won’t appear on most individual [...]

Are Indian Stocks a Buy

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:34:07 -0500

In terms of generating raw frustration among investors, India is a hard country to beat. It has the second-largest population in the world, but unlike number one China, it also has a young, English-speaking workforce. The country has a large and successful diaspora scattered across the globe and old trade ties that date back to [...]

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ETF Spotlight: India

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 07:20:41 -0400

Policymakers in India are working hard to implement more stringent guidelines than seen over the past decade. Exchange traded funds focused on India are set to gain attention as the economy begins to build back up. Monty Agarwal, managing partner and chief investment officer of MA Managed Futures...

India Stocks with Dividends

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:30:00 -0400

India Stocks with Dividends

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:30:00 -0400

Did you know that India is the second largest country in the world by population? Did you know that India has the third highest Gross Domestic Product by purchasing power parity of all countries? Did you know that India's annual GDP growth rate is 6.1%? Did you know the country has the second largest workforce in the world? Did you know it has the world's fastest-growing telecommunications industry? Did you know that India has seven of the top 15 information technology outsourcing companies in the world?

With all these advantages, maybe India stocks deserve a closer look. According to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, there are over a dozen India stocks that trade in the United States, with more than half a dozen paying dividends. The companies include a whole gamut of industries, plus exchange traded funds, such as WisdomTree India Earnings (EPI) and iPath MSCI India Index (INP), along with closed end funds including India Fund, Inc. (IFN) and Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF).

In regards to industrial companies, Infosys Technologies (INFY) is a $24.6 billion market cap outsourcing company, which is also involved in engineering, consulting, and tech services. The stock trades at 14.3 times earnings and yields 1.8%. Earnings for the latest quarter were up 8.3% on a 4.8$ revenue increase. This debt free company has $3.7 billion in cash.

Tata Motors Ltd. (TTM), the world's eighteenth-largest motor vehicle manufacturing company, fourth-largest truck manufacturer and second-largest bus manufacturer, has a price to earnings ratio of 5.6, and pays a dividend rate of 1.6%. Earnings for the latest quarter were up a healthy 12.3%, with a 29.3% rise in sales.

To see a free list of all the India stocks that trade in the US, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com, where it can be downloaded, sorted, and updated.

Disclosure: Author didn't own any of the above at the time the article was written.

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GMO: Reports of the Death of Equities Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: Explaining Equity Returns

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:57:08 -0400

GMO's Ben Inker made the following points:

1) GDP growth and stock market returns do not have any particularly obvious relationship, either empirically or in theory.

2) Stock market returns can be signi? cantly higher than GDP growth in perpetuity without leading to any economic absurdities.

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Highlighting 5 Popular ETNs

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:00:53 -0400

Under the umbrella of exchange-traded products, ETNs have attracted far less interest than their ETF cousins and now represent only a small portion of total ETP assets. Exchange-traded notes are debt instruments linked to the performance of an index, and as a result there won’t be any tracking error with these products. Although these investment vehicles expose their holders to the credit risk of the issuing institution, many offer certain tax advantages that may be appealing to many investors [see also 10 Surprising ETF Stats From Mid Year ETF Data]. As the financial world continues to embrace the exchange-traded note structure, issuers have been ramping up their line ups, contributing to the the accelerating growth of the industry. Investors distanced themselves from ETNs during the recent crisis (and rightfully so; the credit risk component no doubt gave many a bit of additional anxiety). But ETNs are becoming increasingly popular in a [...]

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ETF Pop Quiz: Emerging Markets, Junk Bonds, And Spain

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 10:00:10 -0400

After a mostly down and up week on Wall Street, the ETF pop quiz returns this week with another round of questions about high yield debt, ETFs with big exposure to Europe’s problem spots, and a head-to-head comparison of two major emerging markets. As always, the answers to all the questions below (and many more) can be found using the free tools at ETFdb.com, including the ETFdb Categories and ETF screener. 1. Which junk bond ETF has the highest yield? 2. How many ETFs have at least $10 billion in assets? 3. Which ETFs have at least 10% of assets in Greek stocks? In Spanish stocks? 4. Which S&P 500 ETF (there are three of them) has the best performance in 2012? 5. Which ETF has performed better over the last five years: FTSE China 25 Index Fund (FXI) or MSCI India ETN (INP)? Disclosure: No positions at time of writing. Click here to read the [...]

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The Bear Market Rosters

Thu, 17 May 2012 13:11:41 -0400

We now have 11 out of 34 countries entering stock market “bear markets”: 52 weeks total returns are 20% or more loss. The following shows the latest trend rankings for country stocks. Global Stocks Trend (as of 05/16/2012) Description Symbol 1 Week 4 Weeks 13 Weeks 26 Weeks 52 Weeks Trend Score Italy EWI -6.14% -11.41% [...]

Global Stock Markets Trends: Only US & Malaysia Notched A Gain In Last 52 Weeks

Thu, 10 May 2012 18:13:53 -0400

May has not been good for global stock markets. Based on MyPlanIQ 360 Degree Market View, only US & Malaysia stock markets have had positive returns for the past 52 weeks. The following shows these country stocks trend rankings: Assets Class Symbols 05/09Trend Score 05/02Trend Score Direction Malaysia EWM 1.92% 3.58% v Mexico EWW 0.3% 5.29% [...]

BRICs alone won’t build your portfolio’s foundation

Wed, 02 May 2012 13:50:40 -0400

By John Wasik (Reuters) – The worst advice on emerging markets is to go out and buy the best-performing funds or countries of last year. In most cases, the hot money has come and gone and you can’t buy yesterday’s gains. But you can invest in a wide basket of developing countries to build a more [...]

Five Important ETF Lessons (Picture Edition)

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:00:01 -0400

Innovation remains a dominant and exciting theme in the ETF universe, although as with any financial instrument, with growth and evolution also comes increasing complexity and newly discovered nuances. The towering lineup of over 1,400 exchange-traded products is probably intimidating for many investors who are new to industry and aren’t exactly sure where (or how) to start looking for a product that suits their investment objective and risk tolerance [see Free Report: How To Pick The Right ETF Every Time]. While there’s certainly no one right way to go about looking for an ETF that fits your needs, it may be helpful to start by considering some of the noteworthy differences across similar products. ETF education is an ongoing process, and as such, there are a number of important lessons to keep in mind, and while some are fairly basic, many of the important ones are often times overlooked. Below, we highlight five [...]

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India ETFs Rise on Interest Rate Cut

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:36:41 -0400

Exchange traded funds following Indian stocks rose in early U.S. trading Tuesday after the central bank slashed interest rates by a half point, more than expected. The Reserve Bank of India lowered short term rates by 50 basis points to 8% to boost the economy but warned that inflation risks would...

Asset Class Trend: Germany Leading The Pack In Global Stocks

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:47:37 -0400

Among global stocks, Germany, South Korea and Hong Kong are showing greatest strength in global stock ETF trend score table on MyPlanIQ 360 Degree Market View: Assets Class Symbols 03/15 Trend Score 03/08 Trend Score Direction Germany EWG 10.82% 6.27% ^ South Korea EWY 8.96% 5.14% ^ Hong Kong EWH 7.81% 3.94% ^ South Africa EZA [...]

India ETFs Cool After Fast Start to 2012

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:30:40 -0400

India exchange traded funds are pausing for a breather after gaining over 40% in early 2012 to lead the charge in emerging markets ETFs. They are currently trading around the 200-day moving average. Some of the largest ETFs tracking India experienced modest loses for the week ended March 9,...

India ETFs: Breakout or Fakeout?

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:01:40 -0500

Indian stock exchange traded funds were set for a higher open on Tuesday to end a four-day losing streak. India ETFs are up more than 20% this year but are pulling back after a foray above the 200-day moving average. “Investors who felt left out in the rally since the beginning of the year...

ETF Chart of the Day: China and India

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:15:55 -0500

We have spent some time in the past several weeks speaking about persistent inflows in emerging markets ETFs in the early part of 2012. Since major contributors to the emerging markets segment are both India and China (the “I” and the “C” in the BRIC acronym), today we focus...

Best Emerging Market ETFs

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:00:06 -0500

With global growth, copious liquidity and low interest rates spurring riskier investment strategies, emerging market equities and exchange traded funds have been among the most attractive assets this year. “The main argument for investing in international equities is for diversification...

India Leads Bubbling BRIC ETFs

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:39:23 -0500

A small-cap exchange traded fund for Brazil is the top percentage gainer in 2012 with a 55% rally to lead all unleveraged ETFs as investors pour money into emerging markets. Indian stocks were higher Friday to book their seventh consecutive weekly rise and their best streak in almost two years...

India ETFs Catch Fire In 2012

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:00:47 -0500

Emerging market ETFs were hailed as a must buy for all portfolios after 2010 watched a number of these product produce eye-popping returns. But last year had other things in mind, as the majority of these products felt the pinch of volatile markets and endured a hefty slide. The combination of euro woes along with negative economic indicators in the US, namely the downgrade in our credit quality, shattered investor confidence in these investments as their prices entered a dangerous nosedive. Among the biggest losers was India, the world’s second most populated country [see also Doomsday Special: 7 Hard Asset Investments You Can Hold in Your Hand]. A key member of the BRIC, India has long been one of the world’s premier growth stories, though it often falls in the shadows of China, which has also been experiencing growth at an astounding pace. 2011 was an especially tough year for [...]

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iShares: The Low Cost ETF Issuer?

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:00:44 -0500

With more than 40% of the U.S. market, iShares has long been the leader in the U.S. ETF industry. But in recent years the competition has been gaining ground, thanks in part to more cost efficient products. According to the ETF Industry Association, Vanguard led all ETF issuers with almost $36 billion in cash inflows last year, handily exceeding the $28.8 billion iShares took in. Much of the difference in inflows between the two was related to a small group of ETFs linked to identical indexes but distinguished by cost differentials; the cheaper Vanguard funds drew significantly more interest than competing iShares ETFs. The biggest differential related to the emerging markets ETFs offered [see also The Ten Commandments of Commodity Investing]: Ticker ETF Index Expense Ratio 2011 Flows VWO Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF MSCI Emerging Markets Index 0.22% $7,808 EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund MSCI Emerging Markets [...]

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Asset Class Trends: Global Stock Recovery Is Still Too Early To Tell

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:56:04 -0500

Since the New Year, investors have been on risk on mode to drive various risk asset prices higher. This is especially evident to U.S. stocks: S&P 500 ETF SPY has returned 5.08% this year, as of 1/26/2012. For a long term investor with global and diverse asset classes in mind, it is important to look [...]

ETF Chart of the Day: India

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:53:30 -0500

Exchange traded funds that invest in India have been on a tear in the first few trading sessions of 2012, attempting to reverse some of the lagging returns of last year. Although not designed as a long-term holding, INDL (Direxion Daily India Bull 3X) is up an impressive 24.33% year to date, and...

Evaluating India ETFs: Three Important Factors To Consider

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:00:06 -0500

[This article is a free preview of the special ETF research report India ETFs In-Focus. ETFdb Pro members can read the entire report here; sign up for a free 7-day trial to get your copy] With year-end rebalancings underway and planning for 2012 ramping up, many investors are taking a look at asset classes that have struggled this year in hopes of identifying assets with significant long-term upside at discounted prices. One asset class that keeps turning up in the hunt for investment bargains is India, one of the world’s most exciting emerging markets that has struggled mightily throughout 2011. India is expected to experience elevated growth rates for several decades to come, eventually becoming the second largest economy in the world. As the nation’s massive population continues to urbanize and acquire discretionary wealth for the first time, the country’s stock markets are poised to appreciate dramatically. Yet India ETFs [...]

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Asset Class Trend: All Country Stock ETFs Are in Negative Trend

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 15:29:35 -0500

The European sovereign debt issues are still outstanding and largely unsolved. Other developed countries including the U.S. and Japan are continuing their slow and painful deleveraging process while emerging markets, though perceived to be strong credit wise, started to show cracks in their economies and even credit and debt markets. For the week ending on [...]

Is the U.S. Stock Market the Locomotive to Pull Everyone out of the Mess?

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:26:28 -0500

Stock markets worldwide have been in a downtrend since the European debt problem exacerbated. Relatively, the U.S. stock market (SPY, VTI) has been relatively strong. The following table shows the trend scores of various country ETFs: Assets Class Symbols 12/05 Trend Score 11/28 Trend Score Direction U.S. Stocks VTI 3.26% -2.8% ^ Australia EWA 0.65% [...]

India ETFs Slammed; Rupee Hits Low Against Dollar

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:00:42 -0500

Exchange traded funds tracking India’s stock market have been among the worst performers in ETFs over the past month on worries over a slowing economy and the country’s deficit. In currency markets, India’s rupee fell to a record low against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, which may stoke inflation and...

ETF Chart of the Day: India

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:05:05 -0400

Exchange traded funds and notes that invest in the so-called BRIC countries have suffered from a performance standpoint year to date, lagging the developed markets indices. The acronym stands for Brazil, Russia, India and China. For instance, EWZ (iShares MSCI Brazil) is down 20.78%, RSX (Market...

How to Profit from Shutdown of Indian Banks

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:41:21 -0400

Bank employees across India went on strike on Friday in a move that shut down much of the country's banking system.The workers went on strike in protest against recent proposals to reduce government ownership in the Indian banking system, which threa...

ETF Chart of the Day: India

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 13:42:55 -0400

Amidst the recent rally across the equity markets, India based equity exchange traded funds have turned in impressive performance. For instance, WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (NYSEArca: EPI) has logged six straight “up” days and has risen over 8% in this timeframe alone, surging through its 50-day...

Can India ETFs Beat Inflation Epidemic?

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:00:14 -0400

Emerging markets have hit some rough patches in 2011, as concerns over debt in the developed world as well as a possible slowdown in some key developing countries has caused many to pull out of risky markets entirely. As a result, broad based funds such as VWO or EEM are down on the year and are lagging behind their developed counterparts in both the U.S. and internationally. While this trend has hit all markets, some have been much more impacted than others. Markets such as Malaysia, Russia, and Poland are all up at least a few percentage points so far this year, outpacing many of their rivals across the globe. On the other end of the spectrum, are three countries that have turned in by far the worst performances this year; Egypt, Vietnam, and India. While Egypt is down for obvious reasons– the ousting of long time president Mubarak and [...]

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India’s Bad Inflation Might Get Much Worse

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:57:20 -0400

India's inflation rate is currently the worst among major economies in East Asia.

Checking In: The Long And The Short Of It

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:55:41 -0400

For the investor that has ever wanted to be long a broad swath of country-specific ETFs while also being short a comparable number of country funds, today's “Checking In” candidate, the Mars Hill Global Relative Value ETF (NYSE: GRV) from AdvisorSh...

A Look University Endowment ETF Holdings

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 03:06:20 -0400

A recent study by Greenwich Associates confirmed that asset managers, pension funds and assorted other members of the big money or smart money crowd are planning to ratchet up their ETF exposure in the coming years.Among the group of big money manage...

Country ETFs: Germany leads the way up this week

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:50:11 -0400

A retirement portfolio that includes both foreign and domestic investments can provide for more diversification, with more opportunities for growth.[...]

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