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iShares S&P MidCap 400 Value Index (IJJ)

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  • ETF Liquidity - Size Does Matter [View article]
    Just as important as liquidity is the actual liquidity of the underlying stocks. It doesn't help when they have very low trading volume... More »
    Comment by danno
    Jun 12 16:27 pm |
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  • ETF Liquidity - Size Does Matter [View article]
    Great article ! Certainly you mention one of the hidden pitfalls of ETF investing: poor liquidity. Investors should heed your advice... More »
    Comment by Living4Dividends
    Jun 12 12:36 pm |
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  • Six Month Correlation Among iShares ETFs [View article]
    As the author noted, longer time periods should be evaluated. In addition, different market environments should also be considered. It... More »
    Comment by Marion Contrarian
    Apr 27 13:47 pm |
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  • Six Month Correlation Among iShares ETFs [View article]
    Bob Mayo, good observation. no intention in that. must have been inadvertently deleted in processing. during the week I will find... More »
    Comment by Richard Shaw
    Apr 27 07:35 am |
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  • Six Month Correlation Among iShares ETFs [View article]
    I'm curious why you left out EEM, as many consider it one of their core equity holdings alongside IVV and EFA.
    Comment by Bob Mayo
    Apr 27 03:42 am |
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  • Six Month Correlation Among iShares ETFs [View article]
    User 75976, AZGM, and User 95663, correlation is a standard investment metric. We can argue it's usefulness, but, it's a common tool. ... More »
    Comment by No Free Cake
    Apr 23 22:52 pm |
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  • Six Month Correlation Among iShares ETFs [View article]
    What formula did you use? Does .530 for EFA imply that half the time it is above IVV and half the time below IVV? Thanks. On Apr 23... More »
    Comment by User 95663
    Apr 23 22:03 pm |
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  • Six Month Correlation Among iShares ETFs [View article]
    Indexor - thank you kindly
    Comment by Richard Shaw
    Apr 23 20:04 pm |
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  • Six Month Correlation Among iShares ETFs [View article]
    Richard: Thanks for the data, as the last 6-month time frame has changed many of these correlations considerably. Apparently,... More »
    Comment by Indexor
    Apr 23 18:04 pm |
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  • Six Month Correlation Among iShares ETFs [View article]
    Richard, I apologize if I sounded a bit harsh too, omissions happen, I commit them everyday. I just have seen a few to many over... More »
    Comment by azgm
    Apr 23 12:46 pm |
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  • Six Month Correlation Among iShares ETFs [View article]
    Ditto with comment #1 this data is meaning less. I have seen several articles by others that are chucked full of non sense. I wish... More »
    Comment by azgm
    Apr 23 12:45 pm |
    Rating: 0 -2
  • Six Month Correlation Among iShares ETFs [View article]
    Richard, Have you attempted to use efficient frontier methodoly in constructing an ETF only portfolio? In theory, with the... More »
    Comment by Colorado State Rams MBA
    Apr 23 12:40 pm |
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  • Six Month Correlation Among iShares ETFs [View article]
    USER 75976 Nonsensical is a bit much. You are correct that a sentence was left out. The correlation is the the S&P 500, and I... More »
    Comment by Richard Shaw
    Apr 23 12:29 pm |
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  • Six Month Correlation Among iShares ETFs [View article]
    These iShares drive me really crazy. We are in a market now, it makes more sense to buy the shares one by one. Get rid of iShares.... More »
    Comment by Andreas
    Apr 23 10:23 am |
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  • Six Month Correlation Among iShares ETFs [View article]
    This article is nonsensical. What are the ETFs correlated with? --- the daily production of coal in Thailand? Who knows?
    Comment by User 75976
    Apr 23 08:30 am |
    Rating: +1 -3