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Stimulus Could Boost Brazil ETFsTom Lydon • Wed, Feb 27
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Emerging Market ETFs: BrazilNathaniel Matherson • Mon, Jan 21 -
Will BRIC Small Caps Prevail In 2013?Emerging Money • Mon, Dec 31, 2012 -
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Brazil ETF Options Beyond EWZTom Lydon • Mon, Oct 15, 2012
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Booming Agriculture Sector Could Lift Brazil ETFsTom Lydon • Wed, Oct 10, 2012
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Itaú Unibanco Sees Brazilian Economy ReboundingEmerging Money • Wed, Sep 5, 2012
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Disparate ETFs Have Common Prospect MeasuresPeter F. Way • Mon, Aug 6, 2012
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Do You Have Patience for Small Caps?Ian Wyatt • Mon, Sep 20, 2010 -
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New ETF Trend: International Small-CapsTom Lydon • Thu, Mar 25, 2010
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Van Eck Launches New Small-Cap Brazil ETFMichael Johnston • Mon, May 18, 2009
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Market Vectors Targets Brazil’s Small Caps with New ETFTom Lydon • Fri, May 15, 2009
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Stimulus Could Boost Brazil ETFsTom Lydon • Wed, Feb 27
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Emerging Market ETFs: BrazilNathaniel Matherson • Mon, Jan 21
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Will BRIC Small Caps Prevail In 2013?Emerging Money • Mon, Dec 31, 2012
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Brazil ETF Options Beyond EWZTom Lydon • Mon, Oct 15, 2012
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Booming Agriculture Sector Could Lift Brazil ETFsTom Lydon • Wed, Oct 10, 2012
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Itaú Unibanco Sees Brazilian Economy ReboundingEmerging Money • Wed, Sep 5, 2012
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Disparate ETFs Have Common Prospect MeasuresPeter F. Way • Mon, Aug 6, 2012
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BRF Description
The Brazil Small-Cap ETF seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Market Vectors Brazil Small-Cap Index. The Index provides exposure to publicly traded small capitalization companies that are domiciled and primarily listed on an exchange in Brazil or that generate at least 50% of their revenues in Brazil. As such, the Fund is subject to the risks of investing in small cap stocks in this country.
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- Wednesday, May 8, 2:52 PM The recent selloff in commodities (DBC) is not a correction, says Stan Druckenmiller, now on stage at Ira Sohn, but instead the end of the supercycle. Avoid commodity markets - Brazil (EWZ, BRF, BRL), South Africa (EZA, SZR), Canada (EWC, FXC). "Frankly, I'd short the aussie (FXA)." His largest equity holding? "I can't imagine a better position than Google (GOOG)" - selling for 16x earnings and no exposure to China. 4 Comments [Quick Ideas]
- Wednesday, May 1, 10:52 AM Investors wanting leveraged bearish exposure to Brazil (EWZ) and South Korea (EWY) get two new offerings today as Direxion launches the Daily Brazil Bear 3x ETF (BRZS) and the Daily South Korea Bear 3x ETF (KORZ). The bull versions (BRZU, KORU) of these funds launched about a month ago. Comment! [Global & FX]
- Wednesday, April 17, 8:13 PM Responding to percolating inflation even amid lame economic growth, Brazil's central bank hikes its benchmark rate for the first time in nearly 2 years, lifting the Selic 25 bps to 7.5%. The poor Bovespa - the bank's recently-completed rate-cutting cycle failed to do much for Brazilian stocks, and now it's back to tightening again. EWZ -31.9% over the last 2 years. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
- Wednesday, April 10, 4:42 PM Direxion launches two triple-leveraged single-country ETFs today - Daily Brazil Bull 3X Shares (BRZU) and Daily South Korea Bull 3X Shares (KORU). Both the funds have an expense ratio of 0.95%, much higher than counterparts FKO and FBZ (0.80%) and EWY and EWZ (0.60%), but matching UBR (0.95%). The timing of the launch is interesting as both countries have struggled to perform recently, with iShares' Brazil fund EWZ -13.4% (last 12 months) and -2.4% (YTD). EWY (South Korea) is -6.2% (last 12 months) and -12.3% (YTD). Comment!
- Monday, April 1, 9:10 AM Brazil's PMI slows to 51.8 in March from 52.5 previously, but remains in expansion territory for the 6th consecutive month. The average of 52.5 for Q1 is higher than the 51.2 pace for 2012 Q4. Price pressures percolate with input prices rising at their fastest pace in almost 2 years. EWZ -0.25% premarket. Comment! [Global & FX]
- Wednesday, March 27, 11:29 AM Brazil puts in a sharp reversal after a gauge of inflation slows and President Rousseff - speaking in South Africa - says anti-inflation policies are outdated. The two combine to give hope the central bank will refrain from what was thought to be an imminent hike in rates. EWZ +0.6%. The real (BZF) declines for a 7th straight day. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
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Friday, March 22, 4:32 PM
The week's ETF movers - Gainers: AMJ +3.37%. VXX +2.24%. GDX +2.20%. XLP +2.13%. UNG +1.98%.
ETF Losers: EPI -5.54%. BRF -4.26%. KOL -3.67%. EWZ -3.64%. FCG -3.43%. Comment! [On the Move] -
Friday, March 15, 4:52 PM
The week's ETF movers - Gainers: GAZ +6.37%. UNG +5.80%. GDXJ + 4.66%. FCG +3.92%. KBWD +1.81%.
ETF Losers: TAN -7.33%. VXX -5.04%. BRF -4.33%. FXI -4.20%. EWY -3.78%. Comment! - Monday, March 11, 9:40 AM The Brazil ETF (EWZ) weakens 0.8% out of the gate after the central bank moves to weaken the real by setting an auction of up to 30K reverse FX swap contracts. The action may ultimately juice stocks, but the EWZ is not currency hedged. Real ETF: BZF -0.5%. Comment! [Global & FX]
- Thursday, March 7, 1:28 PM Along with a big move higher in Petrobas the past couple days have been sizable gains for Itau Unibanco (ITUB) and Vale. These stocks more or less dominate the Bovespa and the EWZ, and both are surging alongside. EWZ up another 2.2% today, -14% Y/Y. Comment! [Global & FX]
- Tuesday, February 12, 3:44 PM Markets make opinons, they say, and Brazil's (EWZ) poor performance has managers pulling funds and talking about long-term troubles for the next great country. Money is instead chasing performance in Mexico (EWW), Peru (EPU), and Chile (ECH). A 10% move up in the Bovespa and it's our guess the prospects for Brazil among the adviser crowd will have improved. Comment! [Global & FX]
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Friday, February 1, 6:54 PM
The week's ETF movers - Gainers: VNM +5.9%; BRF +3.4%; BNO +2.9%; AMJ +2.3%; PSLV +2.3%.
ETF Losers: UNG -5%; FXY -2.1%; TLT -2.1%; TAN -1.7%; JNK -1.6%. Comment! [On the Move] - Friday, February 1, 7:44 AM Brazil's January PMI rises to 53.2 from 51.1 in December, and consensus 51.0. It's a 23-month high for the gauge and was led by strong rises in New Orders and Production. HSBC: "Despite these strong numbers, the growth outlook for Brazil remains vulnerable to the fallout from uncertainty regarding electricity supply." Comment! [Global & FX]
- Thursday, January 31, 9:17 AM Brazilian unemployment dropped to a record-low 4.6% in December from 4.9% previously. Still, the print missed expectations of 4.4% as the economy continues its sluggish growth. With inflation threatening to top the 6.5% target, don't look for the central bank to resume the recently-halted year-long series of rate cuts. After a tough 2012, Brazilian shares (EWZ) continue to lag. Comment! [Global & FX]
- Wednesday, January 16, 2:52 PM Exposure to Brazil (EWZ), only better, the Latin American 40 ETF (ILF) also has a heavy weighting in Mexican giants like Carlos Slim's America Movil (AMX) and Wal-Mart Mexico (WMMVY.PK). The Mexican additions have allowed ILF a far-superior performance to the Brazil offering. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
- Tuesday, January 8, 10:10 AM Struggling to meet its budget targets amid disappointing tax revenue, Brazil changes the rules, calling about $20B of spending, "investments," and excluding it from the budget goal. EWZ - dominated by Petrobas, Vale, and the big banks - fell nearly 5% last year even as the central bank furiously cut rates. Small caps (BRF) fared better, up more than 15%. 2 Comments [Global & FX]
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