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ETF Deathwatch For April 2013: Smallest List In 11 Months
Ron Rowland • Thu, Apr 11 • 1 Comment
ETF Deathwatch For March 2013: Best Improvement Ever
Ron Rowland • Thu, Mar 7 • 2 Comments
ETF Deathwatch For February 2013: 26.6% Of Eligible ETPs Are Zombies
Ron Rowland • Tue, Feb 12 • 2 Comments
ETF Deathwatch For January 2013: 15 Added, 14 Removed
Ron Rowland • Wed, Jan 9 • 6 Comments
ETF Deathwatch For December: 8 New Names
Ron Rowland • Fri, Dec 7, 2012 • 2 Comments
Debt Levels Will See Developed World Underperform Emerging Markets
Nicholas Pardini • Tue, Nov 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
RTSA: Another Day, Another iPath Early Termination
Ron Rowland • Sun, Sep 16, 2012 • 12 Comments
S&P Breaks Support: 83 Inverse Equity ETFs To Use As A Hedge
Epsilon • Wed, Jun 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
How To Profit From A Stock Market Crash, Part II: Inverse Equity ETFs
Epsilon • Sun, Feb 12, 2012 • 6 Comments
ETF Deathwatch For January 2012: Another Month, Another Record
Ron Rowland • Mon, Jan 9, 2012 • 4 Comments
Call of the Week: Neutral on Developed vs. Emerging Markets
Russ Koesterich • Tue, Aug 2, 2011
ETF Deathwatch for June: 16 Names Join List
Ron Rowland • Tue, Jun 7, 2011
The ECB's Poor Credibility and Another Lost Opportunity
Erwan Mahe • Wed, Apr 27, 2011
ETF Stats for November 2010
Ron Rowland • Sun, Dec 5, 2010 • 2 Comments
Careful What You Wish For: 11 New iPath ETNs With Indescribable Leverage
Ron Rowland • Wed, Dec 1, 2010 • 2 Comments
iPath Debuts New Breed of 11 Leveraged ETNs
Michael Johnston • Tue, Nov 30, 2010 • 5 Comments

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ETF Deathwatch For April 2013: Smallest List In 11 Months
Ron Rowland • Thu, Apr 11 • 1 Comment
ETF Deathwatch For March 2013: Best Improvement Ever
Ron Rowland • Thu, Mar 7 • 2 Comments
ETF Deathwatch For February 2013: 26.6% Of Eligible ETPs Are Zombies
Ron Rowland • Tue, Feb 12 • 2 Comments
ETF Deathwatch For January 2013: 15 Added, 14 Removed
Ron Rowland • Wed, Jan 9 • 6 Comments
ETF Deathwatch For December: 8 New Names
Ron Rowland • Fri, Dec 7, 2012 • 2 Comments
Debt Levels Will See Developed World Underperform Emerging Markets
Nicholas Pardini • Tue, Nov 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
RTSA: Another Day, Another iPath Early Termination
Ron Rowland • Sun, Sep 16, 2012 • 12 Comments
S&P Breaks Support: 83 Inverse Equity ETFs To Use As A Hedge
Epsilon • Wed, Jun 6, 2012 • 4 Comments
How To Profit From A Stock Market Crash, Part II: Inverse Equity ETFs
Epsilon • Sun, Feb 12, 2012 • 6 Comments
ETF Deathwatch For January 2012: Another Month, Another Record
Ron Rowland • Mon, Jan 9, 2012 • 4 Comments
Call of the Week: Neutral on Developed vs. Emerging Markets
Russ Koesterich • Tue, Aug 2, 2011
ETF Deathwatch for June: 16 Names Join List
Ron Rowland • Tue, Jun 7, 2011
The ECB's Poor Credibility and Another Lost Opportunity
Erwan Mahe • Wed, Apr 27, 2011
ETF Stats for November 2010
Ron Rowland • Sun, Dec 5, 2010 • 2 Comments
Careful What You Wish For: 11 New iPath ETNs With Indescribable Leverage
Ron Rowland • Wed, Dec 1, 2010 • 2 Comments
iPath Debuts New Breed of 11 Leveraged ETNs
Michael Johnston • Tue, Nov 30, 2010 • 5 Comments

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MFSA vs. ETF Alternatives

MFSA Description

iPath® Short Enhanced MSCI EAFE® Index ETN is linked to a leveraged return on the inverse performance of the MSCI EAFE® Net Total Return Index (the "Index"). The Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to offer a representation of equity market performance of developed markets in Europe, Australasia and the Far East.. As of October 29, 2010, the Index consisted of the following 22 developed market country indices: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
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In Your Portfolio: A Guide to International Equity ETFs
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Monday, March 18, 8:47 AM While the currency-hedged Japan ETF has been the hit of the season, investors exposed more generally to overseas stocks - say through the EFA - also have an ETF to protect against sliding foreign currencies, the DBA ETF Trust (DBEF). The fund provides the exact same exposure as the EFA, but hedges against currency movement. When the dollar shines, so will the fund, +10.6% YTD vs. 5.3% for EFA. Comment! [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Tuesday, February 12, 10:46 AM The Dogs of the Dow system doesn't work that well, according to the Leuthold Group, which instead suggests the "bridesmaid" strategy - buying the previous year's 2nd best performing sector. It would have returned 15% annualized over the past 40 years. 2012's runner-up and 2013's buy: Foreign stocks (EFA). 1 Comment [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Monday, January 7, 12:18 PM Another new launch quickly attracting assets is the iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA). With $280M AUM, the fund has an expense ratio of 14 bps vs. 34 bps for the (also iShares) MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA), with $38B AUM. The IEFA holds about triple the number of stocks as the EFA and has returned 7.9% since late-October inception, about 100 bps better than its big brother. Comment!
Friday, December 21, 2012, 9:57 AM Launched in October, iShares' Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) has pulled in more than $200M in AUM. The fund charges just 14 basis points, less than the 34 of its big brother, the EFA. It also holds 2,512 names as opposed to the 912 held by EFA. Scoreboard: IEFA +7.23%, EFA +6.58% since the October 23 inception. Comment! [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Thursday, December 13, 2012, 12:04 PM Latin American stocks (ILF) have outperformed much of the developed world for most of the last decade, but that could be about to change. Using EFA as a proxy for developed markets, ex-North America, J.C. Parets sees a huge base and potential bottom formed in the EFA/ILF ratio. Bulls on beaten down spots like Japan and Europe may have reason to cheer in coming years. Comment! [Quick Ideas, Global & FX]
Thursday, November 29, 2012, 1:12 PM The MSCI EAFE Index (EFA +0.8%) - representing international stocks - continues a 3-month run of outperformance over the S&P 500 in which it's gained nearly 6% while U.S. big caps have been about flat. Now up 12.2% YTD, the EFA has pulled nearly even with the S&P after falling way behind this summer. Comment! [Global & FX]
Thursday, November 1, 2012, 11:26 AM Long-term investors looking for international equity exposure might find a better deal in the new sister fund of the MSCI EAFE Index (EFA). The Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) has a lower annual fee, 0.14% vs. 0.34%, and includes a market-weighting of small caps - EFA and others lop them off. Of course cost is more than the annual fee, and EFA's $37B AUM assures better liquidity for the moment. Comment! [Global & FX, Quick Ideas]
Monday, October 22, 2012, 4:48 PM BlackRock rolls out four new ETFs for its so-called core series featuring expense ratios under 0.2%. The MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) and the MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) are notable because they seemingly compete with other iShares offerings - EFA and EEM. The other two are the MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) and the Core Short-Term U.S. Bond ETF (ISTB). Comment! [Financials]
Friday, October 12, 2012, 3:28 PM Developed markets outside the U.S. are trying pick up ground against the S&P 500 - gaining 216 basis points over the last quarter - but over the last year, it's not close. The S&P 500 has gained 18.5% vs. 3.4% for the EFA. Comment! [Global & FX]
Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 1:08 PM The S&P 500 in July slightly expands its lead over other developed equity markets (as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index). Three hours before month's end, SPY has gained 1.4% vs. 0.3% for EFA. YTD, EFA is up 1.1%, nearly 700 basis points less than SPY. On a Y/Y basis, the S&P has outperformed by a whopping 3700 basis points. Comment! [Global & FX]
Thursday, December 15, 2011, 3:59 AM The economic crisis threatens to increase protectionism, says WTO Director General Pascal Lamy, creating a "vicious circle where crisis erodes the capacity of governance to cooperate well," and thereby makes it more difficult to begin a recovery. "I’m afraid we have to expect difficult times for the world economy at large." 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 4:54 PM Today saw the launch of 17 new exchange traded notes: 11 from iPath offering leveraged and inverse leveraged exposure to major U.S. and international equity indexes, and 6 from new issuer VelocityShares offering multiple ways to access long, short, and leveraged VIX Volatility Index exposure. Comment!

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