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Ron Rowland

Independent ETF Consultant
Retired. Creator/founder of: * ETF Deathwatch * ETF Field Guide * ETF Monthly Stats * Invest With An Edge * AllStarInvestor/All Star Fund Trader, All Star Funds, The Sector Ace
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Global Benchmark ETFs
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 1:13 PM EDT
One thing to keep in mind is that none of these benchmarks uses currency hedging. Instead, they provide the full benefit of both the stock market and underlying currency gains (or losses) when converted back into U.S. dollars.
In this article: VT, VTI, IEFA, EZU, IEMG, EWJ, EWU, EPP, GXC, EWC, ILF
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U.S. Posts Its First Relative-Strength Gain In Eight Weeks
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 12:15 PM EDT
Despite recent gains for U.S. stocks, the U.S. market recorded its first relative-strength improvement against other global benchmarks in the past eight weeks.
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Emerging-Market ETF Strength Is More Than Meets The Eye
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 11:05 PM EDT
Strength among the various emerging-market ETFs goes beyond the usual suspects to include the European emerging markets of Russia and Poland. Factor ETFs have been very persistent, yet they are sending investors a mixed message.
In this article: GXC, EEM, ILF
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U.S. ETF Industry Growth Shows Signs Of Maturity
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 4:54 PM EDT
Although the U.S. ETF industry is considered to be in its infancy by some measurements, its annual growth rates indicate a certain level of maturity. Gone are the days of 70% product growth and 50% asset growth.
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ETF Deathwatch For January 2017: To "The" Or Not To "The"
Tuesday, January 31, 2017 7:27 AM EDT
Making the word "The" part of an ETF’s name appears to be a new marketing trend—one that hasn’t proven to be successful.
In this article: GAMR, RJN, SZO, QMN, LBDC, IFLY, ESGS, XTH, FITS, ESGW, ESGN
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Materials ETF Quietly Assumes Sector Leadership
Thursday, January 26, 2017 5:05 AM EDT
The Materials ETF has avoided the financial headlines and quietly assumed the market’s sector leadership.
In this article: SPY, VAW, VHT, EWJ
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Dow 21,000 Watch
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 11:55 PM EDT
The market has been on Dow 20,000 watch for a couple of months now, and today, it finally got what it was looking for. The Dow Jones Industrial Average printed its first value above 20,000 within seconds of the market open this morning.
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ETF Stats For December 2016: Not A Lake Wobegon Industry
Sunday, January 22, 2017 6:23 PM EDT
Product sponsors brought out 31 new exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”) in December, pushing the annual launch count up to 247. The month’s eight closures exacerbated an already record year for closings.
In this article: WEAR, INFR, COWZ
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Latin America ETF Leads Global Action
Friday, January 20, 2017 1:06 PM EDT
Action is strongest in the global categories, and volatility in the Latin America ETF is now a positive contributor. Sector and factor movements are subdued, while the leadership provided by Financials and High Beta remains intact.
In this article: ILF, VFH
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Complete List Of 247 New ETFs For 2016
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 4:47 AM EDT
U.S. ETF providers launched 247 new products in 2016, consisting of 229 exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and 18 exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”).
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Canada ETF Grabs The Global Leadership
Thursday, January 12, 2017 7:10 AM EDT
The iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC​) asserts its leadership role as it and other resource-rich countries gain strength.
In this article: EWC Also: XLK, EWA, EWZ, XLB, XLY, XLV, XLE, XLF
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Factor Benchmark ETFs
Wednesday, January 11, 2017 10:43 PM EDT
Investment factors have been around for decades, but ETFs targeting single and multiple factors are a much newer invention. Here is an alphabetical list of the 11 primary factor categories I track and their benchmark ETFs.
In this article: HDV, SPHB, USMV, IWB, IWM, PRF, RPV, SDY, QUAL, MTUM
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Complete List Of 128 ETF Closures In 2016
Friday, January 6, 2017 4:57 PM EDT
A total of 128 U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded notes had their listings removed in 2016, easily establishing a new ETF closures record.
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Real Estate And Global Categories Improve
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 5:52 PM EDT
Real Estate was the top-performing sector and posted the largest gains in both momentum and ranking position. All factors lost momentum, but the majority of global categories improved.
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Financials And High Beta Have The Edge
Wednesday, December 28, 2016 10:01 PM EDT
Financials has been on top of the sector rankings for eight consecutive weeks and still has a substantial margin over the competition.
In this article: XLF, IYT
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Sector Benchmark ETFs
Wednesday, December 28, 2016 5:33 PM EDT
"You cannot invest in an index" is the standard disclosure that accompanies any index returns when used as a performance benchmark. Therefore, I try to avoid the use of indexes whenever possible.
In this article: VFH, VGT, VCR, VHT, VDC, VIS, VDE, VNQ, VAW, VOX, VPU Also: QQQ, EFA, SPY, IWM
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