ETF Deathwatch For February 2015: Closures Reduce The List
Ron Rowland - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 13, 3:00AM CST
The ETF Deathwatch membership roll contains 15 fewer names this month. There were 11 additions, but 26 managed to escape. Unfortunately, 22 of the escapees exited due to product death and delisting. Just four products left because of improved health....
SINF: 47.80 (unch), SJH: 49.87 (-2.39), SKK: 33.55 (-1.31), SFK: 20.51 (-1.28), UVT: 58.90 (+1.67), CVOL: 0.79 (unch), SJL: 61.99 (unch), UKW: 116.13 (+4.04), SDK: 60.50 (-0.50), GYEN: 13.06 (+0.01), UVU: 95.57 (+3.57), FWDI: 27.51 (+0.76), UKF: 136.86 (+4.96), ONEF: 35.99 (-0.22), FINF: 42.47 (-0.64), TWQ: 18.11 (-0.70), SJF: 30.36 (-1.04), RDVY: 22.74 (+0.24), UKK: 104.31 (+4.41), UWC: 100.96 (+3.20), UINF: 27.79 (+0.01), BARL: 19.19 (unch), UVG: 75.26 (+1.93)
ProShares to Shutdown 17 Leveraged and Inverse ETFs - ETF News And Commentary
Zacks Equity Research - ZACKS - Wed Jan 07, 7:00AM CST
ProShares is getting rid of more than a dozen of its least popular inverse and leveraged ETFs.
UKF: 136.86 (+4.96), SSO: 134.65 (+2.34), UKK: 104.31 (+4.41), UWC: 100.96 (+3.20), UKW: 116.13 (+4.04), TBT: 41.44 (-0.47)
ProShares closing down 17 ETFs
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 30, 6:56AM CST
SINF: 47.80 (unch), SJH: 49.87 (-2.39), UVT: 58.90 (+1.67), SKK: 33.55 (-1.31), SFK: 20.51 (-1.28), SJL: 61.99 (unch), UKW: 116.13 (+4.04), SDK: 60.50 (-0.50), UVU: 95.57 (+3.57), UKF: 136.86 (+4.96), FINF: 42.47 (-0.64), TWQ: 18.11 (-0.70), SJF: 30.36 (-1.04), UKK: 104.31 (+4.41), UWC: 100.96 (+3.20), UINF: 27.79 (+0.01), UVG: 75.26 (+1.93)
True Fund Costs: Large Cap Blend Style
David Trainer - Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 17, 8:30AM CST
This report focuses on providing investors the true costs incurred when investing in Large Cap Blend ETFs and mutual funds. A key component of our fund ratings, Total Annual Cost (or TAC) accounts for all the costs borne by investors, including...
UPRO: 141.67 (+3.65), UKF: 136.86 (+4.96), UWC: 100.96 (+3.20), UDOW: 148.21 (+3.86), DDM: 139.89 (+2.56)
Why Diversify Outside The U.S.?
Ron Sanders - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Nov 07, 7:34PM CST
As retirement investors review their third quarter statements, one aspect that will likely stand out is the relative strength of the U.S. equity market. For the three months ended September 30, 2014 the U.S. equity market (represented by the Russell...
VT: 62.94 (+0.86), LVL: 11.52 (+0.31), ACWI: 61.12 (+0.90), DWX: 42.41 (+0.84), PID: 17.79 (+0.17), SDIV: 23.48 (+0.42), IDOG: 27.59 (+0.58), DIVI: 20.26 (+0.43), FIGY: 122.81 (+3.69), THRK: 158.51 (+1.11), IWV: 126.62 (+1.08), DNL: 51.43 (+1.06), TWQ: 18.11 (-0.70), FGD: 25.91 (+0.45), IDV: 34.91 (+0.76), DEW: 45.07 (+0.88), RTLA: 116.32 (+26.32), FIEG: 123.60 (+3.79), VTHR: 98.31 (+1.01), DTN: 76.34 (+0.69), DOL: 49.99 (+1.10), ONEF: 35.99 (-0.22), DGT: 71.38 (+0.11), RWV: 50.94 (unch), DOO: 44.87 (+1.07), IUSV: 137.96 (+1.76), UWC: 100.96 (+3.20), IUSG: 82.98 (+0.59), IEIL: 24.48 (+0.48), WDIV: 67.09 (+0.94)