
markets do not reverse course and trend higher. We moved our client accounts out of two stock index funds, SPDR S & P MidCap 400 ETF ( MDY ) and SPDR S&P 500 ETF ( SPY ), several weeks ago. Speculation and rumors will dominate due to the European
custom portfolio using SPDR ETFs; currently the lineup includes 15 funds: S&P 500 SPDR ( SPY ), S&P MidCap 400 SPDR ( MDY ), S&P SmallCap 600 SPDR ( SLY ), Dow Jones REIT ETF ( RWR ), Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF ( RWX ), S&P World
trends. I assess patterns in trading. The major domestic indexes as measured by SPDR S&P 500 Trust ( SPY ), SPDR S & P MidCap 400 ( MDY ) and iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) have broken their trend lines, established by their market bottoms
By Saibus Research : After seeing State Street Corporation's ( STT ) Q1 Earnings Release and that the company missed expectations due to expense growth significantly exceeding revenue growth on a year-over-year basis, we were reminded of Peltz's White Paper Presentation discussing STT's poor ...
By Eric Parnell : "It ain't over till it's over" -Yogi Berra The stock rally that began late last year is not over. But its time may soon be running out. Stocks have endured a bumpy last few weeks. After peaking intraday at 1422 on the S&P 500 on April 2, which was the first trading day of the ...
By Morningstar : By Samuel Lee The exchange-traded funds rolling out these days aren't the quintessential index funds of yesteryear but are often active strategies themselves. Many are seductive--who doesn't want more yield or lower volatility? You might have plumped money in one yourself. Or you
By Saibus Research : There have been calls for State Street Corporation ( STT ) to spin-off State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) to shareholders or sell it. The rationale was that a spin-off would create two pure-play businesses with significant scale in each of the industry segments (asset ...
keeping its expenses in line than has MDY . Alternatives Investors have a ..... stocks in the index. Unlike rival MDY , this fund is structured as a 1940 ..... the incredible liquidity of rival SPDR S & P MidCap 400 MDY , it still averages nearly $100
outlook for high-yield bond ETFs is attractive: JNK, HYG & the newer EMHY, ANGL . Mid-cap ETFs are also appealing: IJH, MDY , VO, DON (dividends), FNX (fundamentals), VOE (value), IWS (value). http://online.barrons.com/article
rapid traders. For those who need to quickly trade millions of dollars, MidCap SPDRs MDY has the greatest liquidity of any U.S. mid-cap ETF. However, MDY carries a higher expense ratio of 0.25%, and its older legal structure restricts