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Author Archive - Benzinga

The Other Elon Musk ETF Responds as Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) Tops $100

Shares of electric maker Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) are soaring by nearly 9.7 percent Tuesday on volume that is more than double the daily average, a move that helped the ...

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June 3 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP): Go Beyond Large-Cap ETFs For Dividends

Venerable dividend-payers such as Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), PepsiCo, Inc.

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April 22 - Stock Analysis - Comments

GameStop Corp. (GME), Pfizer Inc. (PFE) and More: iShares Bolsters Factor ETF Lineup With 5 New Funds

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK) iShares unit, the world's largest ETF issuer, added to its lineup of factor-driven ETFs today with the debut of five new funds.

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April 22 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS): This New ETF Gets Defensive With Global Dividends

Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:NTRS) FlexShares unit rolled out the International Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund on Tuesday as part of a trio of new dividend ETFs with...

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April 22 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Gold’s Slide Hurting These Country ETFs: SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), iShares Gold Trust (IAU)

Gold's foray deep into bear market territory Monday is claiming a predictable batch of victims, namely popular ETFs such as the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:GLD) and the iShares ...

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April 16 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Under The Hood: An Unheralded Biotech ETF – iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (IBB)

Another day, another set of fresh all-time highs for the major biotechnology ETFs.

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April 16 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Another Israel ETF Could Be On The Way

Van Eck's Market Vectors unit, the fifth-largest U.S.

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April 10 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Fundamentals Could Lift This EM Bond ETF

When it comes to emerging markets ETFs, knowing what countries are left out of or only have minimal exposure in a particular fund is often as important as knowing what nations...

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April 8 - Stock Analysis - Comments

“Low Vol” ETF Inflows Underscore Rally’s Risk-Off Nature

Through April 1, the average year-to-date return for the low beta trio comprised of the Consumer Staples Select Sect.

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April 8 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Some EM Sector ETFs Could Soar in 2013

Well-documented was the rise of diversified emerging markets ETFs in 2012.

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January 14 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Junk Bond ETFs Keep on Trucking

Another one of the more prominent themes among bond ETFs last year was growing speculation that high-yield bonds were approaching bubble territory.

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January 11 - Stock Analysis - Comments

No Inauguration For Chavez; These ETFs May be in Play

After the close of U.S. markets Tuesday, Bloomberg reported Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will not be sworn in on Thursday January 10.

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January 11 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Argentina’s Rally May be Short-Lived

The catalyst has been a strong rally in Argentine sovereign debt, which was under heavy pressure late last year as speculation swirled the South American country could be headed...

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January 9 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Chile May Not Need China to Shed Laggard Status

By the standards of many emerging markets ETFs, the iShares MSCI Chile Inv. Mt. Idx. Fd (NYSEARCA:ECH) was a laggard in 2012, returning "just" 8.23 percent.

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January 8 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Foreign Investors: Saviors of Vietnamese Banks, Vietnam ETF?

Vietnam's banking sector, the Southeast Asian nation's most controversial industry group and one of the largest sector components in the Market Vectors Vietnam (NYSEARCA:VNM), ...

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January 8 - Stock Analysis - Comments

3 Bank ETFs Your Broker Forgot to Mention

It is the second-largest sector weight in the S&P 500 and perhaps the one that is still the most controversial.

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January 7 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Global ETFs For The January Effect

With a Wednesday gain of almost three percent on volume that was well above double the daily average, the iShares Russell 2000 Index (NYSEARCA:IWM) surged to a new-all time high...

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January 4 - Stock Analysis - Comments

10 For ’13: Emerging Markets ETFs For 2013

With 2013 finally here, reflecting back on the year that was for exchange-traded products can provide investors with some clues regarding what themes and trends will be hot this...

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January 3 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Factor-Based ETFs Your Broker Forgot to Mention

A long-standing staple of the ETF business has been, and probably always will be to some extent, the passively managed index fund.

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January 3 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Under The Hood: An Unheard of Bank ETF

Given that the financial services sector is the second-largest sector weight in the S&P 500 and often the industry group most ensconced in controversy, it can be hard to imagine...

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December 31 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Vanguard Trims Fees on Sector ETFs

On the heels of a pre-Christmas announcement that saw the firm, lower fees on a variety of bond and broader market equity ETFs, Vanguard said today it will lower fees on its 10...

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December 31 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Can BRIC Small-Cap ETFs Do It Again In 2013?

Despite a slack performance by the iShares MSCI Brazil Index (NYSEARCA:EWZ), which is off almost 4.5 percent for the year, the four major country-specific ETFs tracking the BRIC...

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December 27 - Stock Analysis - Comments

A Growth ETF For 2013

With just a few trading days left in 2012, it is fair to say, broadly speaking, that the soon-to-be completed year was kind to growth stocks.

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December 27 - Stock Analysis - Comments

The Top Diversified EM ETFs for 2013

When it comes to diversified, or multi-country, emerging markets ETFs, two funds reign supreme.

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December 21 - Stock Analysis - Comments

8 Sector ETFs for 2013

With the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) up 15.8 percent year-to-date, now is the time to drill down on what sectors have been driving the broader market's bullish ways and what industry...

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December 21 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Don’t Forget About The Cloud-Computing ETF

A fair number of ETFs tracking the technology sector are not starved for attention and a lot of that has to do with the large allocations to bellwether tech names such as Apple...

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December 20 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Bank Dividends For 2013

The financial services sector, the second-largest sector weight in the S&P 500, has impressed in 2012.

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December 19 - Dividend Stocks - Comments

Three of 2012’s Most Disappointing EM ETFs

Broadly speaking, 2012 has been a good year for emerging markets ETFs. Diversified funds such as the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Indx (NYSEARCA:EEM), the iShares Inc.

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December 19 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Apple Inc. (AAPL) to be Added to Several WisdomTree ETFs

Due to the technology sector's burgeoning status as destination for income investors, some of the sectors dividend-paying members are becoming more prominent in dividend-focused...

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December 14 - Stock Analysis - Comments

This ETF Could Be The Real Monetary Easing Play

While the market seemed generally unimpressed by the Federal Reserve's pledge to hold interest rates down until the U.S.

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December 14 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Freeport, Plains Exploration and the University of Texas: When is a Deal Too Close to Home?

Last week, Benzinga covered the Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

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December 14 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Some New ETFs Could be Stars in 2013

Observers of the exchange-traded products industry know that 2012 has been long on closures, 99 to be a precise -- a record.

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December 13 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Pacquiao Loss Could be Hampering Philippines ETF

Shares of the iShares MSCI Philippines Investable (NYSEARCA:EPHE), one of 2012's top-performing emerging markets ETFs, are off half a percent on Monday and the catalyst behind...

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December 11 - Stock Analysis - Comments

More to VWO’s Asset Loss Than Meets The Eye

One of the big ETF stories of this week is news that the Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets (NYSEARCA:VWO) hemorrhaged $887 million in assets last month.

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December 6 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Sleepy General Mills Delivers in Turbulent Environment

With all the talk of the fiscal cliff and elevated market volatility, perhaps it is surprising that some allegedly low-beta sectors, like telecommunications and utilities, have...

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November 30 - Stock Analysis - Comments

ETFs For The Special Dividend Craze

"Something" being the spate of special dividend news investors have been treated to in recent days.

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November 30 - Stock Analysis - Comments

India ETFs Jump Following Moody’s Comments

Shares of the WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (NYSEARCA:EPI), the largest India ETF by assets, traded higher by 1.1 percent Tuesday after Moody's Investors Service reiterated a...

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November 29 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Rising Won has South Korea Worried

South Korea's currency, the won, has been rising against the currencies of its major trading partners, China, the United States, the European Union and Japan.

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November 26 - Economy, Futures/Forex, Macroeconomic Predictions - Comments

Be Like Jim Chanos With These ETFs

Today is a very good to be famed short-seller Jim Chanos, the founder and president of Kynikos Associates, a $6 billion hedge fund.

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November 21 - Stock Analysis - Comments

iShares Strategist Upgrades France

On Monday, Moody's Investors Service stripped France, the eurozone's second-largest economy behind Germany, of the prestigious AAA credit rating.

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November 20 - Stock Analysis - Comments

A Look Ahead: This Week’s ETFs to Watch

The S&P 500 is down more than five percent since Election Day. Investors are petrified about the consequences of the fiscal cliff.

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November 20 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Can These Inverse ETFs Cure Post-Election Blues?

More than a week removed from the presidential election and it is clear that even has become a favorite excuse of traders looking to explain the market's recent bearish ways.

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November 16 - Stock Analysis - Comments

More Mega-Cap ETFs Your Broker Forgot to Mention

With fears of a fiscal cliff running high and the chances of a Thanksgiving rally diminishing by the day, investors looking to stay involved in stocks might want to seek comfort...

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November 16 - Stock Analysis - Comments

If The IEA is Right, These ETFs Are Good Long-Term Bets

The oil patch is aflutter today on news that the U.S. could become the world's largest oil producer by 2020.

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November 16 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Dodge The Fiscal Cliff With Mega-Cap ETFs

Politicians from both sides of the aisle have started to sound a more optimistic tone regarding the chances of avoiding the fiscal cliff.

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November 13 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Utilities ETF Failed Conservative Investors This Week

Quick. Name the worst-performing of the nine Selector Sector SPDRs funds issued by State Street Global Advisors this week.

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November 13 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Low Vol EM ETF Continues to Impress With AUM Gains

An interesting trend is developing with some of the most noteworthy emerging markets ETFs this quarter.

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November 12 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Fight Low Rates in 2013 With These Bond ETFs

The iShares Barclays 20+ Yr Treas.Bond (NYSEARCA:TLT) and some other funds focused on Treasuries were on the receiving ends of post-election bounces on Wednesday.

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November 9 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Bears Light Up Universal Display

Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ:PANL) has been hammered by selling since it announced disappointing third quarter earnings after the close on Wednesday.

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November 9 - Stock Analysis - Comments

Buy These EM ETFs After Election Sell-Off

The S&P 500 slid almost 2.4 percent on Wednesday, a day after President Obama won a second term in office.

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November 9 - Stock Analysis - Comments

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