Global X Funds

Did you know that ice hockey is not the only national sport of Canada? Hockey, the sport for which are our northern neighbors are most known, is the national winter sport of Canada while lacrosse is the country's national summer sport. Fun fact #2: The iShares MSCI Canada ETF (NYSE: EWC), the...

Global X, the New York-based ETF issuer known for its unique commodities and sector funds, will introduce the Global X Permanent ETF (NYSE: PERM) on Wednesday February 8, 2012. With an expense ratio of 0.49%, the Global X Permanent ETF will track the Solactive Permanent Index. The index allocates...

When the Global X Lithium ETF (NYSE: LIT) debuted in July 2010, the fund was not met with the usual consternation and criticism reserved for niche ETFs. Rather, the timing seemed right as everyone and his sister was talking about lithium as a valid investment thesis due to increased demand from the...

"But now... now I'm washing lettuce. Soon I'll be on fries; then the grill. And pretty soon, I'll make assistant manager, and that's when the big bucks start rolling in," said the character Maurice in the 1988 film "Coming to America" and how that applies to today's ETF world can be easily...

Being the big kahuna in a particular ETF niche certainly has its advantages. That notion is supported by the assets under management statistics for plenty of country-specific funds, even those that face ample competition. Take China for instance. The iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund (NYSE: FXI)...

Despite a strong January jobs report, the iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV), the largest ETF backed by physical holdings of the white metal, is trading lower by almost 2%. That may just a minor blip on the radar and healthy pullback because to say SLV has been on fire this year is an understatement...

Those not living in a cave know that Facebook has filed for an initial public offering and that the mere filing has been great news for one ETF in particular. Simply put, Facebook fervor has lit a fire under the Global X Social Media Index ETF (Nasdaq: SOCL). Today, SOCL is flirting with $15 and...

By now, it's no secret that some emerging markets ETFs have been on fire to start 2012. That's good news because it indicates investors are once again willing to embrace risk and they're acknowledging emerging markets are still the place to be to find robust economic growth. Whatever the reasons...

Keeping up a blistering pace of new product introductions in 2012 BlackRock's (NYSE: BLK) iShares, the world's largest ETF sponsor, will introduce five new ETFs today. All five are equities-based commodities funds and at least three of the five look to be direct rivals to currently existing ETFs...

It's no secret that news of social media darling Facebook's initial public offering has been good news for the Global X Social Media Index ETF (Nasdaq: SOCL), an ETF that until recently had few supporters. It can be argued that investors are a fickle bunch or that they're just flat out excited...

Not looking to offend anyone's religion or views on the matter (all are welcome in this space), we'll briefly recall the biblical story of Lazarus, who was raised from the dead. The parable is essentially a lesson in persevering through hard times and in that vein, it's relevant to the financial...

It sure has been nice to see big U.S. bank stocks at least perform less bad in 2012 than they acted for most of last year. Heading into the start of trading today, the Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF) was almost 5.6% year-to-date. Not bad at all and almost downright excellent considering...

Considering it is the 25th largest economy in the world and considering that the iShares Sweden Index Fund (NYSE: EWD) has been around since 1996, it took a while for Norway to get its own ETF. Until late 2010 in fact. That's when the Global X Norway ETF (NYSE: NORW) debuted. Well, it didn't take...

The annual meeting of the world's supposedly elite economic minds and leaders known as the World Economic Forum is underway in Davos, Switzerland and there's plenty for investors to watch on this year's agenda. At the top of the list is what European leaders and policymakers have to say about the...

iShares, the world's largest ETF sponsor, will add to an already powerful lineup of country-specific ETFs when the firm introduces the iShares MSCI Finland Capped Investable Market Index Fund (BATS: ENFL) on Thursday Jan. 26, 2012. The iShares Finland ETF will join the iShares MSCI Australia Small...