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Exchange Traded Funds. ETF. Advantages. Diversification – holding a group of stocks Market Sector selection Country index Nitch – Gold, oil, Dow utilities, SPDR Trades like a stock Low costs Low dividend impact. Trade options on them. InvsTOOLS. Log on Toolbox>searches
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Advantages Diversification – holding a group of stocks Market Sector selection Country index Nitch – Gold, oil, Dow utilities, SPDR Trades like a stock Low costs Low dividend impact. Trade options on them.
InvsTOOLS • Log on • Toolbox>searches • ETF Searches • Strongest in Multiple Time Periods • Strongest last 6 weeks • Go online • Definition of search • Do search • Set up columns • Click on column title • Thumbnail
Morning Star • This screening method includes the ETF rating by Morningstar and is free. • See www.kirklandtraders.org/ETF Screening.htm for further information.
Barkley’s iShareswww.ishares.com/fund_info/search.jhtml Use their screener to locate ETF. Advantage – multiple time periods Demonstrate online
Additional Sources • Yahoo http://finance/yahoo.com/etf • Amex www.amex.com/?href=/etf/EtMain.jsp • Reuters http://funds.reuters.com/lipper/retail/overviewetf.asp?type=etf • Holders www.holders.com/holdrs/main/index.asp
Additions Sources (con’t) • ETF Connect www.etfconnect.com • SPDRs www.ssgafunds.com/etf/index.jsp • Morningstar www.morningstar.com/Cover/ETF.html?pgid=hetabetf • See other sites at bottom of Morningstar.