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For Europe ETFs, Unemployment Rates Don't Mean Much

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:54:25 -0400

At least not in 2013. The eurozone is contending with a jobless rate of around 12 percent, but when it comes to country-specific ETFs tracking European nations (both eurozone members and those that are not), the returns are not always tightly correlated to a country's employment picture.

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Visual Risk Analysis Of The Nordic ETF (GXF)

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:00:06 -0400

The ETF industry continues to democratize asset classes, as mainstream investors can now access more corners of the global market than ever before in an easy, cost-efficient manner. In fact, the ETF landscape has grown so much that investors can now even choose between different approaches when it comes to establishing exposure to foreign markets. For example, someone looking to add exposure to European stocks can undertake a variety of approaches to accomplish this goal; for starters, investors can opt for a broad-based ETF that includes a portfolio of securities from a basket of countries. Digging further, investors can also choose a country-specific ETF if they wish to really focus on a particular market [see 101 ETF Lessons Every Financial Advisor Should Learn]. The lineup of investment strategies is further expanded when you consider the fact that you can also select an ETF based on the type of market-cap exposure you are looking for. For example, invesors looking to tap into Brazil’s market [...]

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EWJ, EFNL: Big ETF Inflows

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:44:39 -0500

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the largest inflow was seen in the iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ), which added 24,000,000 shares, or a 4.0% increase week over week. And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the largest increase in inflows was the iShares MSCI Finland Capped Investable Market Index Fund (EFNL), which added 50,000 shares, for a whopping 50.0% increase in outstanding shares.

VEA, EFNL: Big ETF Inflows

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:42:34 -0500

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the largest inflow was seen in the Vanguard MSCI EAFE ETF (VEA), which added 6,000,000 shares, or a 1.9% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of VEA, in morning trading today Nestle SA Reg Shares S (NSRGY) is up about 0.1%, and Hsbc Holdings Plc (HBC) is up by about 0.8%.

Seeking Scandinavian Stocks? Try an ETF

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:24:27 -0500

EFNL Makes Bullish Cross Above Critical Moving Average

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:13:22 -0500

In trading on Wednesday, shares of the iShares MSCI Finland Capped Investable Market Index Fund ETF (EFNL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $23.84, changing hands as high as $23.99 per share. iShares MSCI Finland Capped Investable Market Index Fund shares are currently trading up about 1.7% on the day.

Shares of EFNL Now Oversold

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:04:10 -0400

In trading on Thursday, shares of the iShares MSCI Finland Capped Investable Market Index Fund ETF (EFNL) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $20.88 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100.

How Bad Is Europe?

Thu, 10 May 2012 08:40:13 -0400

The chart tracks the S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) against what I believe are all of the Eurozone ETFs; iShares France (EWQ), iShares Spain (EWP), iShares Germany (EWG), iShares Italy (EWI), iShares Belgium, iShares Netherlands (EWN), iShares Finland (EFNL) and Global X Greece (GREK). (click to enlarge) The YTD returns: SPY +7.63% EWQ +1.23% EWP -18.50% [...]

Scandinavian ETFs: We’ve Gotten Too Niche

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:55:32 -0500

iShares Expands International Equity ETF Line

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:00:10 -0500

BlackRock’s iShares, the largest provider of exchange traded fund products, recently launched a handful of foreign country-specific funds, bringing the company’s new international equity ETF offerings up to twelve so far this year. iShares launched recently launched three broad foreign...

ETF Insider: Take Profits In A Sideways Market

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:00:09 -0500

Equity markets endured another back-and-forth week as investors digested mixed earnings and lackluster economic data releases. Industry giants Apple and Caterpillar both surpassed analyst expectations, while AT&T, Verizon, and SanDisk all missed the mark. Investors also fretted over the latest new home sales report for the month of December, which came in below the previous month’s reading, missing estimates entirely. Euphoria and gains from the first half of the week quickly evaporated during the final two trading days as profit taking pressures prevailed, despite the fact that U.S. GDP growth came in at an impressive 2.8%. Actionable ETF Trade Ideas Last Week’s Actionable ETF Ideas Ticker Position Performance GDX Long 9.0% UUP Long No Trade XBI Short 1.5% Our picks from Monday’s Insider posted a mixed performance this past week, although our profitable trade was more than able to make up for our other two lackluster recommendations. Below, we highlight [...]

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Industry Firsts: Denmark ETF (EDEN), Finland ETF (EFNL) Debut

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:09 -0500

After recently becoming the first issuer to list products on the BATS Exchange, iShares followed up with six more international equity products on Thursday. Three of the ETFs that began trading are the first of their kind, offering exposure to asset classes not previously accessible in the ETF wrapper: MSCI Denmark Capped Investable Market Index Fund (EDEN): This ETF is linked to the MSCI Denmark 25/50 Index, which caps the weighting to any one security at 25%. The index has about 38 holdings in total, with the largest allocations to Novo Nordisk (24%). EDEN has a unique sector breakdown; about 35% of the portfolio is in health care stocks, with another 25% allocated to industrials companies. Energy stocks, which usually make up a big portion of international equity ETFs, are not represented [see EDEN fact sheet]. MSCI Finland Capped Investable Market Index Fund (EFNL): This ETF is the first to offer [...]

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