Michael Bommarito

ETFs With a 50% Correlation To the VIX

If you want some kind of hedge for volatility through a long-only ETF strategy, here's your list. If you want to fit this into a pre-existing allocation strategy or want to actually hold more than one of these assets, pick ones that have a low correlation with each other.

If you have other questions, feel free to ask. Your favorite search engine is also a great resource if you're ever confused about something.

Best, Worst ETF and CEF Year-to-Date Returns

Hello TheLasko,
These returns are calculated with the dividend factored in, so it seems they have not been much of a bargain even after the yield is factored in. We'll see if the chance for falling rates helps push up these funds, assuming as you mention that they can sustain these dividend rates.

Top ETF Dollar Volumes Over the Past 50 Days

Hello flstearns,
Unfortunately I'm not really in control of the page layout here, and it seems as if my table won't fit into their layout. You can always follow the links in an article to the original source, where you should be able to read the tables: www.etf-central.com/to...

As far as the example, there are 50 multipliers, as each day's close and volume need to be multiplied. If you're confused about the units, as they're probably blocked by the frame as well, they're in millions of dollars averaged per day.