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An ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund) is an investment fund that holds a collection of underlying assets, such as stocks or bonds, in a single pooled vehicle. ETFs allow investors to purchase a variety of different securities at once, providing greater diversification compared to owning individual assets. They are traded on stock exchanges like regular stocks, allowing for intraday trading at market prices. ETFs typically have lower fees than mutual funds and often passively track an index or sector, making them a popular choice for investors seeking a cost-effective way to invest in a diversified portfolio.
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Most stock markets have risen lately. But as always, they remain subject to unexpected downturns. Even so, we feel the long-term outlook is for higher stock prices. One way to profit from rising markets is to add exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track major stock indexes to your portfolio. ETFs trade on stock exchanges, just like stocks. Prices are quoted in newspaper stock tables and online. You must pay brokerage commissions to buy and sell ETFs, but their low management fees still give them a cost advantage over most mutual funds....
Most stock markets have risen lately. But as always, they remain subject to unexpected downturns. Even so, the long-term outlook is for higher stock prices.
One way to profit from rising markets is to add exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track major stock indexes to your portfolio.
ETFs trade on stock exchanges, just like stocks....
One way to profit from rising markets is to add exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track major stock indexes to your portfolio.
ETFs trade on stock exchanges, just like stocks....
VANGUARD GROWTH ETF $73.04 (New Yorksymbol VUG; buy or sell through brokers) aims to track theMSCI U.S. Prime Market Growth Index, a broadlydiversified index that mainly consists of shares oflarge U.S. companies. Its MER is just 0.10%.
The $27.0-billion fund’s top holdings are Apple,IBM, Google, Coca-Cola, Philip Morris International,Oracle, Wal-Mart, Schlumberger, Qualcomm andHome Depot.
Vanguard Growth ETF’s breakdown by industryis as follows: Information Technology (29.1%),Consumer Discretionary (20.1%), Consumer Staples(12.9%), Industrials (11.6%), Health Care (10.9%),Financials (5.9%), Energy (5.7%), Materials (3.1%),Telecommunication Services (0.6%) and Utilities(0.1%).
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The $27.0-billion fund’s top holdings are Apple,IBM, Google, Coca-Cola, Philip Morris International,Oracle, Wal-Mart, Schlumberger, Qualcomm andHome Depot.
Vanguard Growth ETF’s breakdown by industryis as follows: Information Technology (29.1%),Consumer Discretionary (20.1%), Consumer Staples(12.9%), Industrials (11.6%), Health Care (10.9%),Financials (5.9%), Energy (5.7%), Materials (3.1%),Telecommunication Services (0.6%) and Utilities(0.1%).
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VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS ETF$45.47 (New York symbol VWO; buy or sell through brokers)aims to track the MSCI Emerging Markets Index,which is made up of common stocks of companieslocated in developing countries around the world.The fund has an MER of just 0.20%.
Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF’s top holdingsinclude Samsung Electronics Co. (South Korea),China Mobile (China: wireless), Petroleo BrasileiroSA (Brazil: oil and gas), Taiwan Semiconductor(Taiwan: computer chips), Vale SA (Brazil: mining),America Movil SAB de CV (Latin America: wireless),Gazprom (Russia: gas utility), China ConstructionBank, Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Brazil:banking), Industrial & Commercial Bank of China,CNOOC Ltd. (China: oil and gas) and China LifeInsurance.
The $71.4-billion fund’s breakdown by country isas follows: China (17.8%), South Korea (15.3%),Brazil (12.5%), Taiwan (10.6%), South Africa(7.6%), India (6.6%), Russia (6.0%), Mexico (4.9%),Malaysia (3.5%), Indonesia (2.7%), Thailand (2.2%),Chile (1.8%), Turkey (1.7%), Poland (1.4%) andOther (5.4%).
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Vanguard Emerging Markets ETF’s top holdingsinclude Samsung Electronics Co. (South Korea),China Mobile (China: wireless), Petroleo BrasileiroSA (Brazil: oil and gas), Taiwan Semiconductor(Taiwan: computer chips), Vale SA (Brazil: mining),America Movil SAB de CV (Latin America: wireless),Gazprom (Russia: gas utility), China ConstructionBank, Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Brazil:banking), Industrial & Commercial Bank of China,CNOOC Ltd. (China: oil and gas) and China LifeInsurance.
The $71.4-billion fund’s breakdown by country isas follows: China (17.8%), South Korea (15.3%),Brazil (12.5%), Taiwan (10.6%), South Africa(7.6%), India (6.6%), Russia (6.0%), Mexico (4.9%),Malaysia (3.5%), Indonesia (2.7%), Thailand (2.2%),Chile (1.8%), Turkey (1.7%), Poland (1.4%) andOther (5.4%).
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GLOBAL X COPPER MINERS ETF $13.59(New York symbol COPX; buy or sell through brokers;www.globalxfunds.com) tracks the Solactive GlobalCopper Miners Index, which includes between20 and 40 international companies that mine,refine or explore for copper. Germany-basedStructured Solutions AG created this index.
Canadian companies make up 43.3% of thefund’s holdings. It also includes companiesbased in Australia (7.9%), Poland (6.5%), Peru(5.6%) and the U.S. (5.4%). Global X CopperMiners ETF’s MER is 0.65%.
Its top 10 holdings are Inmet Mining at 6.9%;KGHM Polska Miedz, 5.6%; Grupo Mexico,5.2%; Xstrata, 5.0%; Antofagasta plc, 5.0%;Southern Copper Corporation, 4.8%; Kazakhmys,4.8%; Jiangxi Copper Company, 4.8%;Hudbay Minerals, 4.8%; and Vendanta Resources,4.7%.
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Canadian companies make up 43.3% of thefund’s holdings. It also includes companiesbased in Australia (7.9%), Poland (6.5%), Peru(5.6%) and the U.S. (5.4%). Global X CopperMiners ETF’s MER is 0.65%.
Its top 10 holdings are Inmet Mining at 6.9%;KGHM Polska Miedz, 5.6%; Grupo Mexico,5.2%; Xstrata, 5.0%; Antofagasta plc, 5.0%;Southern Copper Corporation, 4.8%; Kazakhmys,4.8%; Jiangxi Copper Company, 4.8%;Hudbay Minerals, 4.8%; and Vendanta Resources,4.7%.
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GLOBAL X SILVER MINERS ETF $23.46 (NewYork symbol SIL; buy or sell through brokers;www.globalxfunds.com) tracks the Solactive Global SilverMiners Index.
This index includes 32 international companiesthat mine, refine or explore for silver. GermanybasedStructured Solutions AG developed the GlobalX Silver Miners Index.
Canadian companies make up 45.4% of the fund’sholdings, but it also includes companies based in theU.S. (13.7%) and Mexico (13.0%). The ETF’s MERis 0.65%.
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This index includes 32 international companiesthat mine, refine or explore for silver. GermanybasedStructured Solutions AG developed the GlobalX Silver Miners Index.
Canadian companies make up 45.4% of the fund’sholdings, but it also includes companies based in theU.S. (13.7%) and Mexico (13.0%). The ETF’s MERis 0.65%.
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MARKET VECTORS VIETNAM ETF $18.95(New York symbol VNM; buy or sell through brokers) holdsshares of Vietnamese companies or foreign firms thatget a significant amount of their revenue fromVietnam.
The ETF’s top 10 holdings are Vietin CommercialBank, 7.9%; Vincom Corp. (real estate), 7.9%;Baoviet Holdings (finance and insurance), 7.3%; JSCBank, 7.3%; PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemical,5.4%; Minor International (a Thailand-based firmwith hotels and fast-food restaurants in Vietnam),4.9%; Charoen Pokphand Foods (a Thailand-basedfood conglomerate), 4.6%; Gamuda Bhd (a Malaysiabasedconstruction group), 4.6%; Premier Oil (aU.K.-based producer with stakes in the huge CuuLong basin off southern Vietnam), 4.5%; and Oil &Natural Gas Corp. (an India-based oil and gascompany), 4.0%.
Market Vectors Vietnam ETF’s industry breakdownis as follows: Financials, 45.9%; Energy,21.5%; Industrials, 10.6%; Materials, 7.9%; ConsumerDiscretionary, 6.6%; Consumer Staples, 4.7%;and Utilities, 2.9%. Its expense ratio is 0.76%.
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The ETF’s top 10 holdings are Vietin CommercialBank, 7.9%; Vincom Corp. (real estate), 7.9%;Baoviet Holdings (finance and insurance), 7.3%; JSCBank, 7.3%; PetroVietnam Fertilizer and Chemical,5.4%; Minor International (a Thailand-based firmwith hotels and fast-food restaurants in Vietnam),4.9%; Charoen Pokphand Foods (a Thailand-basedfood conglomerate), 4.6%; Gamuda Bhd (a Malaysiabasedconstruction group), 4.6%; Premier Oil (aU.K.-based producer with stakes in the huge CuuLong basin off southern Vietnam), 4.5%; and Oil &Natural Gas Corp. (an India-based oil and gascompany), 4.0%.
Market Vectors Vietnam ETF’s industry breakdownis as follows: Financials, 45.9%; Energy,21.5%; Industrials, 10.6%; Materials, 7.9%; ConsumerDiscretionary, 6.6%; Consumer Staples, 4.7%;and Utilities, 2.9%. Its expense ratio is 0.76%.
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ISHARES FTSE/XINHUA CHINA 25 INDEXFUND $41.85 (New York symbol FXI; buy or sell throughbrokers) is an ETF that aims to track the FTSE/XinhuaChina 25 Index, which is made up of the 25 largestand most liquid Chinese stocks. All of the stocks inthe index trade on the Hong Kong exchange. Somealso trade as American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)on the New York exchange.
The fund’s top holdings are China ConstructionBank, 9.6%; China Mobile, 9.4%; Industrial &Commercial Bank, 8.8%; CNOOC, 6.5%; Bank ofChina, 6.2%; Agricultural Bank of China, 4.5%;China Overseas Land & Investment, 4.2%; ChinaPacific Insurance, 4.2%; China Petroleum andChemical; 4.1%; and PetroChina, 3.9%.
The fund’s holdings give it the following industrybreakdown: Financials, 59.2%; Telecommunications,15.7%; Oil and Gas, 14.5%; Basic Materials, 8.9%;and Industrials, 2.1%. Its expense ratio is 0.74%.
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The fund’s top holdings are China ConstructionBank, 9.6%; China Mobile, 9.4%; Industrial &Commercial Bank, 8.8%; CNOOC, 6.5%; Bank ofChina, 6.2%; Agricultural Bank of China, 4.5%;China Overseas Land & Investment, 4.2%; ChinaPacific Insurance, 4.2%; China Petroleum andChemical; 4.1%; and PetroChina, 3.9%.
The fund’s holdings give it the following industrybreakdown: Financials, 59.2%; Telecommunications,15.7%; Oil and Gas, 14.5%; Basic Materials, 8.9%;and Industrials, 2.1%. Its expense ratio is 0.74%.
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A: Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF, $55.65, symbol VNQI on Nasdaq (Units outstanding: 7.8 million; Market cap: $436.6 million; www.vanguard.com), invests in the 460 stocks in the S&P Global ex-U.S. Property Index. This index represents real estate investment trusts (REITs) in more than 30 countries outside the U.S.
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ISHARES FTSE/XINHUA CHINA 25 INDEXFUND $41.85 (New York symbol FXI; buy or sell throughbrokers) is an ETF that aims to track the FTSE/XinhuaChina 25 Index, which is made up of the 25 largestand most liquid Chinese stocks. All of the stocks inthe index trade on the Hong Kong exchange....