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iShares, the world's largest ETF issuer, will add to its BATS-listed lineup on Thursday with the debut of the iShares MSCI India Small Cap Index Fund (BATS: SMIN). But where the iShares MSCI India Small Cap Index Fund is trading isn't the most interesting thing about this ETF. Nor is the fact that...

Being the big kahuna in a particular ETF niche certainly has its advantages. That notion is supported by the assets under management statistics for plenty of country-specific funds, even those that face ample competition. Take China for instance. The iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund (NYSE: FXI)...

The allure of the emerging markets consumer as an investment thesis has been well-documented and ETF issuers have seized up on this by offering both multi-country and country-specific emerging markets consumer plays. Brazil and China are among the countries represented by EM consumer funds. So is...

In the search for portfolio nirvana, there's no denying that dividend and international stocks need to be part of the equation. The combination of the two can prove especially potent and there's no getting around the fact that many global dividend payers trump their U.S. counterparts when it comes...

Remember the January Effect? You know, the notion that small-caps lead a January equity rally? Well, the statistics say that's exactly what's happening right now. Heading into the start of trading today, the iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund (NYSE: IWM) was up almost 4% since the start of the new...

China-specific ETFs are in rally mode today after the world's fastest-growing major economy reported fourth-quarter GDP growth of 8.9%. That's below the year-earlier level, but above the 8.7% economists had been forecasting. Combine the GDP report with speculation that policymakers in Beijing may...

As we previously noted 2011 saw the debut of plenty of volatility ETFs. One of those funds was the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF (NYSE: SPLV), an ETF proved to be one of the most successful new funds of 2011, regardless of market niche. Well, Invesco's (NYSE: IVZ) PowerShares, the...

It has been said that buy-and-hold investing is dead. Plenty of experts and pundits say it is. That doesn't mean patience isn't a virtue when it comes to the financial markets. There are still opportunities from the long side for those with extended time horizons. Following a volatile 2011, the...

It's rare that we go under the hood with an ETF that has just one trading day under its belt, but when the opportunity presented itself, we decided to give it a short. That new ETF is the SPDR S&P Small Cap Emerging Asia Pacific ETF (NYSE: GMFS), which debuted on Thursday. Apparently the ETF...

Ah, yes. Industrial stocks. Not as sexy as a tech company, not as boring as a utility. Actually, the industrial sector is more interesting than it seems as it's home to an array of companies ranging from Dow components Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) and General Electric (NYSE: GE) to UPS (NYSE: UPS) and...

Those not living in a cave know the deal with U.S. and European bank stocks. To put it simply and nicely, there have been better places to put your money in recent months and chances are there will be better places to put your money in the months ahead. Debt crises, stress tests and a glaring...

For all the talk about supposed increases in infrastructure spending, both in the U.S. and abroad, infrastructure ETFs have been disappointments. In defense of this sub-sector, there have been plenty of disappointments in the market this year. On the bright side, the disappointments with...

So many emerging markets ETF, so little time. Seriously, ETF investors know there's a dizzying array of options for accessing emerging markets. Even with a lineup of funds that seemingly grows by the day, two ETFs dominate the emerging markets landscape and they do the same thing. Of course, we're...

So important and ubiquitous has the acronym become that these days it's all about finding the next BRIC when it comes to emerging markets investing. Coined over a decade ago, BRIC represents the high-growth quartet of Brazil, Russia, India and China. Those are fun places to invest in obvious bull...

Day traders aside, there are plenty of folks out there that do not enjoy market volatility. Unfortunately, regardless of what culprit one chooses to blame, market volatility is probably here to stay. Adding to the difficulty in navigating a volatile market environment are elevated correlations....