An Exchange-Trade Fund (ETF), just like an index fund, tracks an index, a basket of assets or a commodity, but trades as a stock on an exchange.
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September 8 - Hedge Funds, News - Comments
With the S&P 500 hitting an all-time high, stocks have been stealing the headlines. But behind the scenes, there is a market that is just as hot.
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April 15 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Six more exchange traded product (“ETP”) delistings are scheduled to occur before the end of the year. The closures include two ETFs from Guggenheim and four VelocityShares...
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December 24 - Stock Analysis - Comments
The United States Natural Gas Fund, LP (NYSEARCA:UNG) is by far the most popular ETF offering exposure to this fossil fuel.
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December 3 - Stock Analysis - Comments
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (NYSE:RBS) introduced five new exchange traded notes (“ETNs”) on November 15. The new ETNS are based on “enhanced” versions of ...
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December 3 - News - Comments
As the ETF world has continued to flourish, issuers have been trying to find new ways to segment their favorite asset classes. Commodity ETFs in particular have come a long way...
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November 16 - News - Comments
It should come as no surprise that Peter Schiff has been very vocal about his opinions on the most recent election results.
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November 13 - News - Comments
The quantity of products on ETF Deathwatch for November shrunk by nineteen compared to a month ago. However, readers should not assume this is the result of an improved ETF ...
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November 13 - Stock Analysis - Comments
With the presidential election now behind us, investors and traders alike will bring their attention outside of the political arena and back to the economic data front.
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November 8 - News - Comments
It is often said that new ETFs are to be avoided until those funds reach certain assets under management and volume thresholds.
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November 8 - Stock Analysis - Comments
A record number of exchange traded product (“ETP”) closures took place in October. The 30 delistings broke the old record of 24, which sponsors established just one month...
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November 6 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Wheat is arguably one of the most important crops in the world, and currently ranks as one of the three most consumed grains across the globe.
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October 31 - News - Comments
ETFs have become so popular in recent years in part because of the tax efficiencies that they offer relative to traditional mutual funds.
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October 18 - News - Comments
Simply put, cotton makes an appearance in the daily lives of almost every population around the globe, asthis commodity is used in a wide variety of textile products.
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October 2 - News - Comments
John Taylor, founder and CEO of the world's largest currency hedge fund FX Concepts, told Bloomberg Television he'll "probably always be a bear on the euro" and that "it is hard...
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September 27 - Hedge Funds - Comments
The continued growth of the exchange-traded products industry has shined a light on the fact this business, while booming, is far from perfect.
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September 24 - Stock Analysis - Comments
Seattle City Council members this summer said they wouldn't approve a $490 million basketball and hockey arena without knowing more about Chris Hansen's business plan, his investors...
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September 24 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Marc “Dr.
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September 20 - News - Comments
You know that really damaging hidden camera footage of Mitt Romney that's making the rounds today? Mother Jones' David Corn has revealed that the tapes come from a fundraiser ...
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September 18 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Activist hedge fund Starboard Value is expected to disclose on Monday that it has taken a 13.3 percent stake in Office Depot Inc, making it the biggest shareholder of the office...
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September 17 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Dan Loeb’s Third Point has been accused again of conspiring to destroy Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) (PINK:FRFHF), after it is alleged that the hedge fund was...
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September 6 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates became the most successful hedge fund manager in history last year when the cumulative $35.8 billion he has earned investors since 1975 eclipsed...
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September 3 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul E.
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August 23 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Chicago-based asset manager Citadel has hired a new a managing director and head of Americas distribution, as the firm seeks to capitalise on the strong recent performance of ...
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July 20 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR.N), the private equity company, has bought hedge fund money manager Prisma Capital Partners LP, marking the latest move by the private equity sector...
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June 19 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Hedge-fund manager Paul Sinclair is the latest casualty of Europe’s sovereign-debt turmoil, almost six thousand miles away from the epicenter of the crisis.
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June 14 - Hedge Funds - Comments
Insider trading is Insider Monkey’s specialty. Academic studies have shown that stocks intensively purchased by insiders outperform index funds by more than 7% per year.
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December 6 - Hedge Fund Analysis, Insider Trading - Comments
