Ishares cutting (and boosting) fees on numerous ETFs
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 10:34AM CST
EWI: 13.63 (+0.03), EWH: 20.52 (-0.02), EWG: 27.28 (-0.13), EZA: 63.51 (-1.31), EWD: 31.46 (-0.21), EWC: 28.69 (-0.17), THD: 76.56 (-0.90), EWQ: 24.52 (-0.13), EWP: 34.98 (+0.35), EWO: 15.36 (+0.18), EWN: 23.80 (-0.10), EPHE: 38.11 (-0.09), EWM: 13.17 (-0.31), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16), EWK: 16.22 (+0.02), EWJ: 11.26 (+0.02), EPU: 31.93 (-0.03), EEM: 38.77 (-0.52), EIRL: 34.61 (+0.18), EWA: 22.10 (-0.07), ECH: 39.41 (-0.48), ERUS: 11.46 (-0.01), INDA: 30.39 (+0.44), BKF: 34.93 (-0.10), EIS: 46.58 (-0.20), ECNS: 44.90 (-0.43), SCJ: 51.66 (unch), EZU: 36.37 (+0.04), MCHI: 50.26 (+0.03), EWZS: 14.00 (-0.28), TUR: 53.82 (-0.49), EWW: 57.88 (-1.51), EWY: 54.71 (-0.58), EWS: 12.97 (-0.11), EWT: 14.94 (-0.17), ENZL: 39.63 (-0.35), EWU: 17.86 (-0.17), EPOL: 23.67 (-0.40), EIDO: 26.78 (-0.66), EWZ: 35.36 (-1.21)
2015 Outlook: Pain
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 3:09AM CST
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), VXX: 30.99 (-0.52), EWN: 23.80 (-0.10), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), EWK: 16.22 (+0.02), EEM: 38.77 (-0.52), KRE: 40.22 (-0.48), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), FXB: 150.61 (-2.45), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), FM: 30.46 (-0.34), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), FXE: 118.20 (-0.94), KIE: 66.29 (-0.40), XLF: 24.73 (unch), VNQ: 82.22 (+1.22), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37), EIS: 46.58 (-0.20), SH: 21.81 (+0.03), IEF: 106.53 (+0.54), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), FXY: 80.72 (-0.49), UL: 39.98 (-0.50), GSK: 42.37 (-0.37), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), IVV: 206.73 (-0.14), UUP: 24.20 (+0.23), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), EWU: 17.86 (-0.17), ENZL: 39.63 (-0.35), GLD: 114.08 (+0.50), EFA: 60.58 (-0.26), EDEN: 47.59 (+0.60), ACWX: 42.76 (-0.26), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
Where Money Ceases
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 5:07AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider While Abenomics continues to be classified as "pro-growth" rather than vilified for what it has done, that is as clear in the real economy as it is in the financial realm. Japanese experimentation with ZIRP has...
ADRU: 22.27 (-0.06), VGK: 52.14 (-0.27), FEZ: 36.83 (-0.03), DBEU: 26.24 (+0.19), FEEU: 102.85 (-1.04), EURL: 28.59 (-0.47), FIEU: 106.46 (+2.76), EZU: 36.37 (+0.04), FEP: 29.29 (-0.08), FEUZ: 30.75 (+0.05), IEUR: 43.50 (-0.24), FSZ: 37.83 (-0.22), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16), UPV: 42.45 (-0.60), FEU: 34.10 (-0.12), HEDJ: 55.94 (+0.32), EPV: 64.03 (+0.57), IEV: 42.32 (-0.21), DBEZ: 24.94 (-0.20), ESTX: 44.66 (-0.18), HEZU: 24.76 (+0.15)
The Global Defenders
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 24, 12:25AM CST
BUD: 111.74 (-0.58), EIS: 46.58 (-0.20), UN: 38.72 (-0.32), UL: 39.98 (-0.50), EWN: 23.80 (-0.10), GSK: 42.37 (-0.37), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16), DEO: 112.24 (-1.85), EWK: 16.22 (+0.02), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), IYZ: 29.35 (+0.07), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), RDS.A: 66.98 (+0.03), NVO: 42.49 (+0.17), AZN: 70.40 (+0.02), ENZL: 39.63 (-0.35), EWU: 17.86 (-0.17), TEVA: 56.22 (-1.29), ACWX: 42.76 (-0.26), EDEN: 47.59 (+0.60), NGG: 69.94 (-0.72), NVS: 92.25 (-0.41)
Swiss central bank introduces negative interest rates
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 18, 6:29AM CST
FXF: 97.41 (-0.75), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16)
Now There's Something You Don't See Every Day, Chauncey
Ben Hunt - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 17, 11:55AM CST
Narrator: Well, today we find our heroes flying along smoothly... Rocket J. Squirrel: Flying along smoothly? Bullwinkle J. Moose: You're just looking at the picture sideways! Rocket J. Squirrel: Actually it's like this! Narrator: Oh......
EWI: 13.63 (+0.03), EWG: 27.28 (-0.13), DFE: 51.70 (+0.23), EFNL: 32.33 (+0.35), FKU: 38.76 (-0.55), VGK: 52.14 (-0.27), FEZ: 36.83 (-0.03), DBEU: 26.24 (+0.19), EWD: 31.46 (-0.21), EUDG: 22.03 (-0.21), EWQ: 24.52 (-0.13), FIEU: 106.46 (+2.76), EWP: 34.98 (+0.35), FEP: 29.29 (-0.08), EWO: 15.36 (+0.18), PLND: 17.93 (-0.14), EWN: 23.80 (-0.10), IEUR: 43.50 (-0.24), FSZ: 37.83 (-0.22), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16), UPV: 42.45 (-0.60), FEU: 34.10 (-0.12), EWK: 16.22 (+0.02), DXPS: 25.10 (+0.05), HEDJ: 55.94 (+0.32), EIRL: 34.61 (+0.18), DAX: 26.16 (-0.39), GXF: 22.02 (-0.03), DBUK: 24.46 (+0.30), QGBR: 54.42 (unch), NORW: 11.92 (-0.01), ADRU: 22.27 (-0.06), RSXJ: 20.09 (+0.24), EZU: 36.37 (+0.04), HEWG: 23.61 (+0.08), IEV: 42.32 (-0.21), EWU: 17.86 (-0.17), RBL: 14.39 (+0.03), EWGS: 37.63 (+0.13), RSX: 14.79 (+0.16), GERJ: 28.16 (-0.26), EDEN: 47.59 (+0.60), FDD: 12.96 (-0.09), ENOR: 23.12 (-0.18), SMEZ: 48.76 (+0.21), QESP: 50.55 (unch), GREK: 13.74 (+0.34), DBGR: 23.71 (+0.23), FEUZ: 30.75 (+0.05), RUSS: 27.41 (-0.69), EWUS: 36.98 (-0.51), EPV: 64.03 (+0.57), FGM: 35.84 (-0.14), ESTX: 44.66 (-0.18), EUMV: 23.00 (-0.17), ERUS: 11.46 (-0.01), HEZU: 24.76 (+0.15), EURL: 28.59 (-0.47), FEEU: 102.85 (-1.04), DXGE: 26.17 (+0.05), QDEU: 52.93 (-1.15), PGAL: 10.56 (+0.24), RUSL: 17.00 (+0.46), EPOL: 23.67 (-0.40)
Don't Blame The Swiss: Results Discounted Days Before Vote
AllAboutAlpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 10:26AM CST
The voters of Switzerland have rejected the "Save Our Swiss Gold" initiative, a political effort to force that country’s central bank to buy thousands of tons of the stuff in order to bring gold’s portion of that...
GLD: 114.08 (+0.50), FXF: 97.41 (-0.75), FSZ: 37.83 (-0.22), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16)
What The Outcome Of The Referendum Means For Gold, CHF And SNB
George Dorgan - Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 04, 3:08PM CST
Three Swiss referendums on November 30th The Swiss had to cast their ballots on three popular referendum initiatives: An ecological-political movement ("in short form called Ecopop "
EWG: 27.28 (-0.13), GLD: 114.08 (+0.50), FXF: 97.41 (-0.75), FSZ: 37.83 (-0.22), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16)
A Snapshot Of Central Bank Thinking
Dean Popplewell - Seeking Alpha - Thu Nov 27, 10:46AM CST
By Dean Popplewell Some of the main central banks continue to eye handcuffing investors to a low rate environment throughout the first half of 2015. The current exception to the loose monetary policy regime will be the Federal Reserve and...
FEZ: 36.83 (-0.03), VGK: 52.14 (-0.27), FKU: 38.76 (-0.55), AUSE: 52.07 (+0.07), INDY: 30.40 (+0.50), RUSS: 27.41 (-0.69), YINN: 35.90 (+0.14), FSZ: 37.83 (-0.22), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16), EWJ: 11.26 (+0.02), HEDJ: 55.94 (+0.32), DXPS: 25.10 (+0.05), NKY: 17.11 (+0.04), DXJ: 49.63 (+0.40), INDL: 84.18 (+3.71), DBJP: 37.24 (+0.21), PGJ: 28.23 (+0.38), EWA: 22.10 (-0.07), FAUS: 29.02 (-0.12), PIN: 21.38 (+0.39), EZJ: 77.51 (+0.47), ERUS: 11.46 (-0.01), INDA: 30.39 (+0.44), GXC: 79.69 (+0.05), FXI: 41.68 (+0.06), IEV: 42.32 (-0.21), RUSL: 17.00 (+0.46), EWU: 17.86 (-0.17), RBL: 14.39 (+0.03), EPI: 22.33 (+0.28), RSX: 14.79 (+0.16), QAUS: 52.31 (unch)
Europe flies as Draghi promises easier policy
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 21, 6:27AM CST
SMEZ: 48.76 (+0.21), EWI: 13.63 (+0.03), EFNL: 32.33 (+0.35), DFE: 51.70 (+0.23), EWG: 27.28 (-0.13), VGK: 52.14 (-0.27), FEZ: 36.83 (-0.03), DBEU: 26.24 (+0.19), EWD: 31.46 (-0.21), QESP: 50.55 (unch), EWQ: 24.52 (-0.13), FIEU: 106.46 (+2.76), EWP: 34.98 (+0.35), FEP: 29.29 (-0.08), FEUZ: 30.75 (+0.05), EWO: 15.36 (+0.18), EWN: 23.80 (-0.10), IEUR: 43.50 (-0.24), FSZ: 37.83 (-0.22), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16), UPV: 42.45 (-0.60), FEU: 34.10 (-0.12), EWK: 16.22 (+0.02), EPV: 64.03 (+0.57), HEDJ: 55.94 (+0.32), EIRL: 34.61 (+0.18), ESTX: 44.66 (-0.18), FXE: 118.20 (-0.94), HEZU: 24.76 (+0.15), NORW: 11.92 (-0.01), ADRU: 22.27 (-0.06), FEEU: 102.85 (-1.04), EURL: 28.59 (-0.47), EZU: 36.37 (+0.04), IEV: 42.32 (-0.21), EURZ: 38.16 (+1.12), EWGS: 37.63 (+0.13), GERJ: 28.16 (-0.26), EDEN: 47.59 (+0.60), ENOR: 23.12 (-0.18)
We Currently Have A Preference For Lowering Positions In The Swiss Stock Market
Invest Up - Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 14, 12:45PM CST
TRADE SUMMARY - We are closing our BUY rating and assigning a SELL rating on the Swiss stock market (ETF: EWL ) at 8250.10. - The BUY rating that we are closing has helped investors earn potential gains of 37.87%. ANALYSIS We have a negative...
EWL: 31.53 (-0.16)
The 'Safest' Countries In The World
Elliott R. Morss - Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 04, 12:24PM CST
The "Safest" Countries in the World ©Elliott R. Morss All Rights Reserved November 2014 Introduction In the summer of 2013, I argued that the Middle East, India/Pakistan, and the Eurozone were the most dangerous regions in the world. In the...
VNM: 18.99 (-0.23), FDI: 14.22 (+0.08), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), GDP: 4.55 (+0.11), EWS: 12.97 (-0.11), EWC: 28.69 (-0.17), EWA: 22.10 (-0.07), PHI: 63.79 (+0.50), EPHE: 38.11 (-0.09), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16)
Low Income Voters In Favor Of The Swiss Gold Initiative, High-Income Voters Against It
George Dorgan - Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 03, 3:50PM CST
In our article "SNB Concerned": Does a Yes to the Swiss Gold Referendum Imply an End of the CHF Cap?" we explain that if the widely discussed Swiss gold initiative wins, then the Swiss National Bank would need to buy big amounts of gold (NYSEARCA:...
GLD: 114.08 (+0.50), FXF: 97.41 (-0.75), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16)
The 'Save Our Swiss Gold' Initiative Is Incompatible With The EUR/CHF Peg
Sober Look - Seeking Alpha - Sun Oct 26, 9:41AM CDT
This is every gold bull's dream. The Swiss just might force their central bank to begin accumulating massive amounts of gold via the so-called "Save our Swiss gold" referendum. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) unwound a large portion of its...
FXF: 97.41 (-0.75), FSZ: 37.83 (-0.22), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16)
EWL: ETF Inflow Alert
ETFChannel.com - Thu Sep 11, 10:40AM CDT
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI Switzerland Capped ETF where we have detected an approximate $124.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a...
EWL: 31.53 (-0.16)
iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund Shares Up 12.1% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation (EWL)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Jul 09, 9:55AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund (NYSE:EWL) on August 5th, 2013 at $30.31. In approximately 11 months, iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund has returned 12.11% as of today's recent price of $33.98.
EWL: 31.53 (-0.16)
16.1% Return Seen to Date on SmarTrend iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund Call (EWL)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Jun 23, 9:21AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund (NYSE:EWL) on August 5th, 2013 at $30.31. In approximately 11 months, iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund has returned 16.07% as of today's recent price of $35.18.
EWL: 31.53 (-0.16)
iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund Up 15.2% Since SmarTrend Uptrend Call (EWL)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Jun 13, 5:04PM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund (NYSE:EWL) on August 5th, 2013 at $30.31. In approximately 10 months, iShares MSCI Switzerland Index Fund has returned 15.21% as of today's recent price of $34.92.
EWL: 31.53 (-0.16)
Who Wins the 2014 World Cup of ETFs? - ETF News And Commentary
Eric Dutram - ZACKS - Thu Jun 12, 9:34AM CDT
With the 2014 World Cup starting it Brazil, we thought it would be fun to see who would win an ETF version of this event.
EWW: 57.88 (-1.51), EWG: 27.28 (-0.13), EWU: 17.86 (-0.17), EWZ: 35.36 (-1.21), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16)