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For part of last year, the low volatility trade, particularly as measured by the iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF (NYSE: USMV) and the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (NYSE: SPLV), was scorching hot. However, by the end of the year, investors were favoring higher beta, cyclical...

Heading into this year, global investors were acutely aware of the potential for eurozone political volatility as several of the region's largest economies hold national elections this year. For example, Germany and France, the two largest eurozone economies, head to the polls in elections that...

Among single-country emerging markets exchange-traded funds, few, if any, have spent more time in the post-election limelight than the VanEck Vectors Russia ETF (NYSE: RSX). RSX, the largest and most heavily traded Russia ETF listed in New York, was one of last year's best-performing single-...

Given all the talk of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and other associated theories about the relationship, if any, between President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, it is not surprising the VanEck Vectors Russia ETF (Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (...

Yes, that headline indicates that what follows is a discussion on French stocks and the iShares MSCI France Index (ETF) (NYSE: EWQ), the largest France exchange-traded fund listed in New York. Oui To EWQ EWQ is more than 20 years old and home to $284 million assets under management. It is the...

It is the second-largest sector weight in the S&P 500 and also the worst-performing corner of the benchmark U.S. equity gauge this year, but with Election Day finally here, it is possible the worst is behind the healthcare space. The Health Care SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLV), the largest healthcare...

Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) are up nearly 23 percent year-to-date, and it seems like hardly a day goes by without a sell-side analyst upgrading his or her price target on the stock to $900 or $1,000. Of course, Amazon's ascent is good news for the funds with substantial weights in...

Against the backdrop of safe-haven demand for the yen, Japanese stocks and exchange-traded funds are struggling this year, but the scenario could improve in the fourth quarter. On the surface, many investors might criticize the lack of inflation, weak macro data and Japan’s corporate exposure...

Up nearly 12 percent year-to-date, the Technology SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLK) is the third-best sector SPDR exchange-traded fund this year. That alone implies XLK, the largest technology ETF by assets, merits another look, but there are more reasons to revisit XLK and rival technology ETFs. It's More...

There is often a fine line between legitimate value and value traps. Where the laggard financial services sector and its corresponding exchange-traded funds fall this year is up for debate, but there is no debating that the S&P 500's second-largest sector weight is a dud to this point in...

There was a time when “technology sector” and “dividends” did not belong in the same sentence, unless that sentence was saying the former did not deliver much of the latter. Times, of course, change, and when it comes to changing times for technology stocks and dividends,...

Emerging markets stocks and exchange-traded funds are thought to be strong performers this year, but the reality is the MSCI Emerging Markets Index is down 0.1 percent. Still, that is better than what investors became accustomed to diversified emerging markets benchmarks over the past few years....

Alright a couple of a caveats here. First, the Guggenheim CurrencyShares Australian (NYSE: FXA) has, until recent weeks, been one of the better-performing developed market currency exchange-traded funds this year. Second, it is not wise to turn leveraged ETFs, vehicles meant to be short-term...

Take a poll of investors who are familiar with low-volatility exchange-traded funds, of which data suggest there are plenty, and ask those investors what sectors they would use to build a new low-volatility ETF. Chances are those polled would say a low-volatility ETF should include consumer...

Among futures-based oil exchange-traded products, the United States Oil Fund LP (ETF) (NYSE: USO) gets the most attention. USO tracks front-month West Texas Intermediate futures, the U.S. benchmark oil contract. USO And BNO However, Brent futures are the global oil benchmark contract. Fortunately,...