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Wednesday's ETF to Watch: First Trust Global Auto Index FundEric Dutram • Wed, Jun 1, 2011
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First Trust Launches World's First Automobile ETFTom Lydon • Tue, May 17, 2011
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CARZ Automotive ETF: Hoping to Replicate Fidelity's Mutual Fund SuccessRon Rowland • Tue, May 17, 2011
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Auto ETF Revs Up For 2013Tom Lydon • Tue, Jan 29
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Auto Sector Emerges As U.S. Retail Sales LeaderJulie Young • Wed, Jan 16
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November New Vehicle Sales Boost Auto Stock ReturnsJulie Young • Wed, Dec 5, 2012
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Can Pent-Up Demand Drive The Global X Auto ETF Higher?Tom Lydon • Tue, Jul 10, 2012
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Investment Objective/Strategy - The First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund is an exchange-traded fund. The investment objective of the Fund is to seek investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield, before the Fund's fees and expenses, of an equity index called the NASDAQ OMX Global Auto Index.
There can be no assurance that the Fund's investment objectives will be achieved.
* The index is a modified market-capitalization weighted index that includes securities of companies that are classified as an Automobile Manufacturer.
* To be included in the index, a security must meet the following criteria:
o listed on an index-eligible global stock exchange,
o have a minimum worldwide market capitalization of at least $500 million,
o have a minimum three-month average daily dollar trading volume of $1 million.
* The index employs a modified market cap weighting methodology in which larger companies receive a larger index weighting. The index weighting methodology includes caps to prevent high concentrations among larger stocks.
* The index is reconstituted annually and rebalanced quarterly.
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There can be no assurance that the Fund's investment objectives will be achieved.
* The index is a modified market-capitalization weighted index that includes securities of companies that are classified as an Automobile Manufacturer.
* To be included in the index, a security must meet the following criteria:
o listed on an index-eligible global stock exchange,
o have a minimum worldwide market capitalization of at least $500 million,
o have a minimum three-month average daily dollar trading volume of $1 million.
* The index employs a modified market cap weighting methodology in which larger companies receive a larger index weighting. The index weighting methodology includes caps to prevent high concentrations among larger stocks.
* The index is reconstituted annually and rebalanced quarterly.
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Sector: Consumer Goods
Industry: Auto Manufacturers - Major
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- Friday, May 17, 11:43 AM A broad rally in auto supplier stocks isn't a shocker after positive news piled in from across the globe. In Europe, a long slide in sales has finally reversed while China is opening up the western part of its territory for manufacturers. Just to top it off quite nicely, consumer sentiment rose briskly in the U.S. Advancers: American Axle (AXL) +4.5%, Dana Holding (DAN) +4.1%, TRW Automotive (TRW) +2.2%, Navistar (NAV) +4.4%, Federal-Mogul (FDML) +4.2%, Magna International +1.9%, Meritor (MTOR) +2%, Johnson Controls (JCI) +1.9%, Exide Technologies (XIDE) +5.5%. 1 Comment [Consumer, On the Move]
- Wednesday, May 1, 10:28 AM The Big Three (F, GM, FIATY.PK) all posted double-digit Y/Y April U.S. sales numbers and topped estimates, but is the best still to come? A fresh slate of models is just hitting dealerships and industry insiders say pent-up demand in the U.S. is barely getting tapped. Though costs in Europe are still a major concern, auto stocks (CARZ, VROM) are becoming enticing on U.S. strength and with China looking wide open as local joint ventures start to pay off. 4 Comments [Consumer, Global & FX]
- Thursday, April 11, 12:14 PM Automobile stocks (CARZ, VROM) hit a higher gear with a positive report on sales in China and ongoing enthusiasm over sales stateside helping to tip sentiment. Advancers: Toyota (TM) +3.6%, General Motors (GM) +3.1%, Honda (HMC) +2.7%, Tesla Motors (TSLA) +3.2%. 1 Comment [Consumer, On the Move]
- Thursday, March 14, 12:59 PM Things are starting to get interesting in China's automobile market. Ford (F) and General Motors (GM) hope to continue to benefit from the falloff of Japanese automakers (HMC, TM, NSANY.OB) through their local joint ventures, but domestic firms are starting to understand the need to ramp up quality and innovation in order to compete. As it stands now, domestic brands only account for a third of all sales - short of the Beijing's target for 40% share. Volkswagen (VLKAY.PK) appears to be all-in with 70% of its new plants slated for China, while even Tesla Motors (TSLA) thinks it can make a splash in the region. 9 Comments [Consumer, Global & FX]
- Friday, December 28, 2012, 5:48 PM The average of all durable U.S. consumer goods is now nearly at 4.5 years. That's up from less than 4 years before the financial crisis, and could fuel a pickup in consumer spending ... assuming the age increase doesn't reflect a "new normal" in a time of high unemployment and stagnating real wage growth. The average age of cars on the road is now above 4 years, compared with 3.5 years around 2000 and less than 3 years in the '80s. 4 Comments [Consumer, U.S. Economy]
- Saturday, August 25, 2012, 10:00 AM Southern Co. (SO) and Verizon (VZ) may be the "poster children" among high dividend-payers as the quest for yield takes the utility (XLU), telecom (IXP), and consumer staples (XLP) sectors to frothy levels. The flip-side are health-care services (XHS), autos (CARZ), housing (IYR), and tech (XLK) - lower payers, but with relative valuations that have rarely been this cheap. 17 Comments [Quick Ideas]
- Thursday, July 19, 2012, 7:45 AM The strong results from AutoNation (AN) could be enough to edge forecasts from analysts on industry-wide vehicle sales even higher. The consensus forecast currently calls for 14M-14.5M vehicles, but automakers have been trimming their summer shutdowns in the U.S. as demand stays strong. Comment! [Consumer]
- Tuesday, July 3, 2012, 12:00 PM Automobile sales for June are coming in above expectations (Ford, GM, Toyota, Chrysler) and are strong enough that analysts are comfortably raising their annual industry-wide sales forecast to over 14M vehicles. For comparison, last year the industry turned over 12.8M vehicles and in the midst of financial chaos in 2009 only 10.4M cars were sold. Despite the solid numbers, economists are wary that sales could be related to a demand shock from an aging U.S. consumer fleet, instead of any general improvement in consumer confidence. 16 Comments [Consumer]
- Thursday, May 10, 2012, 1:44 PM Forecasts for auto sales keep trickling higher, with estimates now ranging as high as 14M-14.6M after starting the year in a tighter 13.4M-13.7M range. Driving sales higher on unleashed pent-up demand is a slowly-improving economy combined with the increasing age of U.S. cars and trucks on the road. Automakers plan to ramp up production in response, with Chrysler (FIATY.PK) and Ford (F +0.9%) shortening their summer shutdown, while Honda (HMC +1.0%) adds overtime shifts. 5 Comments [Consumer]
- Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 9:27 AM Google's self-driving cars will soon be hitting the roads of Nevada after landing state approval. Officials say the concept isn't science fiction, but part of the road map for the future to improve safety. A step behind Google in development: GM, BMW (BAMXY.PK), and Audi (VLKAY.PK). Comment! [Consumer]
- Monday, April 30, 2012, 12:59 PM Automobile manufacturers face a mysterious dalliance by Google with the industry as the search giant remains committed to helping develop technology to create self-driving cars. While a Googlemobile is not on the radar, companies such as GM, BMW (BAMXY.PK), and Audi (VLKAY.PK) plan to move ahead with development to stay a step ahead. Working against the concept: Tough government regulators and drivers who still remember the Blue Screen of Death that showed the infallibility of software quite regularly. 1 Comment [Consumer, Global & FX]
- Wednesday, April 4, 2012, 2:54 PM Ford lifts its seasonally adjusted rate of auto sales to a range of 14.5M-15M from a previous level of 13.5M-14.5M. The upward revision follows yesterday's strong (sans GM) reports on March sales from manufacturers. Sector-play ETFs VROM and CARZ are both up over 20% YTD after a couple of years in the doldrums. Comment! [Consumer]
- Tuesday, April 3, 2012, 10:59 AM A number of auto industry-related stocks are running hot amid reports from manufacturers of brisk March auto sales. Advancers: ABG +4.4%, GPI +4.3%, PAG +5.0%, SAH +4.3%, LAD +2.4%. Comment! [On the Move]
- Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 10:36 AM Honda (HMC +0.1%) and Subaru (SBUOF.PK) could be set to see profits based on analysis by Edmunds.com on the level of discounting from MSRP that automakers are offering in order to boost sales. By category the lowest incentives were offered on Honda Insights (compact), Subaru Outbacks (midsize), Honda CR-Vs (cross-over SUVs), Subaru Tribecas (midsize cross-over SUVs), and Volvo C30s (entry level luxury). Comment! [Consumer, Quick Ideas]
- Friday, March 16, 2012, 11:47 AM All of a sudden building auto assembly plants in the U.S. is all the rage with not only the Big 3 American automakers planning to ramp up operations - but also foreign companies. It's a combination of factors that includes stronger market demand, a formidable yen, and the effects of natural disasters in Japan and Thailand that has companies such as GM, F, FIATY.PK, BAMXY.PK, VLKAY.PK, and DDAIF.PK mapping out a strategy to assemble more cars in the U.S. 2 Comments [Global & FX, U.S. Economy]
- Thursday, February 23, 2012, 10:33 AM Experian claims the automotive loan market is in good shape with rates on new and used vehicles at their lowest levels since 2008 and more lenders willing to extend loans to 6 or 7 years. The company also says delinquencies on 30-day and 60-day loans fell off markedly in Q4 compared to last year. Comment! [Consumer]
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