Telefonica is the blue line, a representative Spanish ETF ( EWP ) is the green line and a representative Latin American ETF ( ILF ) is the red line. Clearly, Telefonica trades much closer to the Spanish market than the Latin American one. Source: Yahoo
plausible alternatives exist, including the diversified SPDR S&P Emerging Latin America GML and the iShares S & P Latin America 40 Index ILF , which charge expense ratios of 0.59% and 0.50%, respectively. Both funds attempt to represent
well over the past decade. IShares S & P Latin America 40 Index ILF levies a 0.50% expense ratio ..... year, ended March 31, 2011, ILF earned enough securities-lending ..... GML covers the same markets as ILF but holds about 3 times as many
its rival, iShares S&P Latin America 40 ILF . The SPDR S&P Emerging Latin America ..... its rival, iShares S&P Latin America 40 ILF . It's also less liquid on the secondary ..... Alternatives IShares S&P Latin America 40 ILF covers the same markets but holds a paltry
the cheap if they're willing to accept Mexican, Peruvian, and Chilean stocks thrown in, too. IShares S & P Latin America 40 Index ILF has a massive 60% Brazil stake and costs 0.50% per year. It also doesn't trade at steep premiums
Of the handful of ETFs offering broad regional coverage, Morningstar's ETF analysts prefer iShares S&P Latin America 40 ILF , which holds 40 of the largest Latin American stocks, and SPDR S&P Emerging Latin America GML, which has a slightly broader
Is there a way to track easily one-month and three-month performance to identify momentum of ETFs early in 2012? For example ILF , Latin American ETF looks interesting from this perspective!
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