Leveraged ETFs seek to deliver multiples of the performance of the index or benchmark they track.
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They are designed to double or triple the performance (or the inverse of the performance) of the target index when held for a day.
Investors in index funds expect to get exactly the performance of the index (less any expense of the fund).
This is a fundamentally weighed index that measures the performance of the highest dividend-yielding stocks selected from the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index.
The Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index measures the performance of all U.S. equity securities with readily available price data.
The Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index tracks the performance of senior loans.
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The underlying Solactive Global Oil Equities Index tracks the performance of 25 equal-weighted companies that have shown a high correlation to the spot price of oil.
The underlying index gauges the performance of companies stocks in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the U.K. Top holdings include Nestle, HSBC, Novartis, Vodafone Group, Total and BP.
Shares of the Philadelphia semiconductor index, which tracks the stock performance of a handful of semiconductor companies, was down by 7.6% at the close of Monday's trading session.
And we should point out that not holding Apple in the Russell 3000 Value index had cost that benchmark 349 basis points of performance versus the Russell 3000 Growth index.
In an ETF, managers balance the share makeup of the fund so it accurately reflects the performance of its underlying index, charging lower fees.
Those willing to take the extra risk of individual stocks in an effort to beat the performance of the underlying index, might want to consider using a leveraged etf on the index instead.
This ETF seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, that correspond to the inverse of the daily performance of the FTSE China 25 Index.
Not surprisingly, the countries are wealthy and among the world's greenest as well, according to the Environmental Performance Index, a joint product of Columbia University and Yale University, which measures performance against 25 indicators, such as measures of air pollution, water supply or use of natural resources.
Index funds track the performance of markets and charge very low fees.
He cites the Historic Automobile Group International index that measures the performance of 50 popular classic cars and shows a 12% annual growth rate over the past 30 years.
If you invest in single asset class index funds like the Vanguard Total US Stock Market index or the Spartan International Index at Fidelity, you can easily compare the performance of your individual holdings to the market index they track.
Real estate derivatives are a way for investors to gain exposure to the asset class without the need to buy or sell properties by replacing the exposure of the real property to the performance of a real estate return index.
Rafael Coven, the adviser to the underlying index for PZD, noted that the poor performance of most renewable energy stocks in 2010 was a major reason why Cleantech Index-based funds (such as PZD) significantly outperformed their peers.
Consequently, fund managers had a difficult time keeping up with the performance of the index.
The Amex Airline Index, which tracks the performance of major airline companies, was down 1.5% at 14.81.
The Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing index rose to 45.6 in February from 40.2 in January.
On average, the performance of the index around hurricane landfall dates is worse after major events like Hurricane Katrina.
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The Australian Industry Group's performance of manufacturing index rose to a reading of 45.6 in February, from 40.2 in January.
The average yield for nonfinancial company bonds in the iBoxx Euro corporate index, which measures the performance of investment-grade debt issued in euros, is around 2.35%, Markit said.
The advantage of diversification is still achieved, and a two-to-one leveraged ETF will double the performance of the index while still avoiding the risk in the individual stocks.
"The notes will reflect the performance of the index, so the customer's money will never go into the actual hedge fund, " said Naveed Ahmad, head of investments at Dubai Islamic Bank, at the product's unveiling.
The SPDR Barclays Capital Mortgage Backed Bond ETF ( MBG) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of an index that tracks the U.S. agency mortgage pass-through sector of the U.S. investment grade bond market.
The Powershares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund ( UUP) is designed to track the price and yield performance of the Deutsche Bank long US dollar futures index.
Of course, trading expenses would shave off a couple of points from the Beltway index performance.
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