by Douglas on August 23, 2010
For the Best Potash ETFs you need to look for ETF’s that have potash in their portfolio. At the present time there is not a single ETF that solely has potash as an investment. At the present time there are 6 ETF’s that have potash as part of its portfolio.
They are PowerShares Global Agriculture (PAGG), Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO), Jefferies TR/J CRB Global Agriculture ETF (CRBA), Jefferies TR/J CRB Global Commodity ETF (CRBQ), market Vectors RVE Hard Assets Production ETF (HAP) and SPDR S&P International Materials Sector (IRV).
One of the main sources of potash in the Northern Hemisphere is Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. All of the stated above ETF’s have this company in their holdings. For PAGG it makes up 7.31% and is the 4th largest holding of it portfolio.
The MOO has this as the second largest holdings in its portfolio that makes up 8.00% of it. The CRBA has it as it top investment at 7.18% of the total assets. CRBQ has this company as the second leading investment with a total of its holdings in this company at 4.63%.
HAP has this Potash Company as its third largest investment at 4.12% of its total assets. The ETF with this potash company with the lowest level of investment is IRV. It is the 5th largest investment of that EFT with only 3.62% of its holdings as a whole invested in it.
At the present time BHP Billiton is attempting a hostile takeover of this potash company so its value could change. Because of this, ETF Investing or any investment should only be done after you have investigated the facts and companies involved thourghly. This includes the Best Potash ETFs.
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by Douglas on August 3, 2010
The best Europe ETFs list is an iffy bet. With more austerity measures being placed on their already struggling economies, the best ones might be too good of an investment. There was some good news in that the Euro has made up some positive ground on the US dollar, which is a good sign.
With the tough times that Europe has had, the best way to guide these ETFs is on their last month’s performance. The iShares MSCI Spain Index (EWP) surprised most investors. For the past month, as reported on August 2, 2010, it was up 23.93%. This ETF’s volatility measures are an R squared at 88, the Beta at 1.09, and a standard deviation of 33.49. The average daily trading volume of this ETF is at 257k and the price on August 3, 2010 was at $41.33.
Another ETF you will only want to look at the one month return is iShares MSCI Austria Investable Market Index (EWO). As of August 2, 2010, the one month return was 20.13%. This ETF’s volatility measures are an R squared at 88, the Beta at 1.51, and a standard deviation of 41.70. The average daily trading volume of this ETF is at 220k and the price on August 3, 2010 was at $18.80.
The iShares MSCI Italy Index (EWI) has been another solid investment for the past month. As of August 2, 2010, the one month return was 20.13%. This ETF’s volatility measures are an R squared at 96, the Beta at 1.11, and a standard deviation of 31.75. The average daily trading volume of this ETF is at 201k and the price on August 3, 2010 was at $16.91.
When ETF Investing, short term is generally how most investors use these funds since they are actively traded each day. YTD all of these ETFs are negative, but this last month shows you how fast things can change on the stock market. For the past month, these are the best Europe ETFs.
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