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‘High Beta’ Funds in High Gear: Should You Buy In?

"Boring" started 2013 with a bang: Funds tracking healthcare, utilities and other relatively staid sectors led the way for months. But lately, the trend has shifted. The market's "riskier" sectors are living up to their reputations.The fund industry has ... [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - 2 hours ago]

Entities: S&P 500, Index, Portfolio, Sam Stovall

First reported 33 mins ago - Updated 33 mins ago - 1 reports

U.S. Investors Are Buying Silver’s Dip, and Gold’s: Short Covering Rally?

So much for silver’s 9% plunge in Asian trading. U.S. investors are buying this dip. With both hands. It sure looks like shorts are taking an opportunity get out of their positions. This morning, metal prices were in a rut, but now it’s not even a dip. ... [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - 33 mins ago]

Entities: Silver, United States, Futures

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Silver’s Slump Has a Yen Connection

More strategists are seeing a link between the 9% slump in the price of silver in the first 10 minutes of Asian trading overnight and the behavior of the yen. Here’s Miller Tabak strategist Andrew Wilkinson on the subject in a client email: A Turn in ... [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Silver, Andrew Wilkinson, Miller Tabak & Co

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Morning Read: Silver Down 2.5% After 9% Slump in Asian Trading

Market check: The big market story this morning is the overnight plunge in silver. The metal’s price lost 9% in the first 10 minutes of Asian trading, leaving market watchers a-chatter about margin calls. Silver has since recovered most of the lost ground, ... [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Silver, Futures

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

The ABCs of MLP ETFs and ETNs

When it comes to the yield-rich corner of the energy sector called master-limited partnerships, owning a fund instead of individual MLPs can relieve you of some serious tax headaches. But the fund structures themselves bear some scrutiny, too. Ned Davis ... [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - May 17 2013]

Entities: Exchange Traded Funds, Ned Davis, Taxes

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

CEF Investors, Take Note: Gold and Muni Funds Trading at Rare Discounts

The savvy closed-end fund investor never pays retail price. Right now, the best discounts can be had on two asset classes that not long ago were the toast of the market. Morningstar’s Cara Esser ran the numbers to find that precious metals and municipal ... [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - May 17 2013]

Entities: Discount

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Shorts Rising For Semiconductors, France, Spain, Natural Gas

Societe Generale’s review of the exchange-traded fund market this week includes an interesting look at where the shorts are. AFP Lately, it’s semiconductors, natural gas and certain parts of the European stock market. Notable increases in ETF short interest ... [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - May 17 2013]

Entities: Semiconductor, Natural Gas, Spain, France, Exchange Traded Funds

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Funds Roundup: Weighing Gold; Smallcaps Perk Up

Your weekend reading in 20 words or less: Five reasons the gold bears are right. — Francesca Freeman, Wall Street Journal By one strategist’s math, gold’s price is already below where it’s likely to finish the second quarter. — Brendan Conway, Barrons.com ... [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - May 17 2013]

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Blackstone Building ‘Harlem Globetrotters’ Fund: FT

The Financial Times‘ hedge-fund correspondent Sam Jones has an unusual scoop today about Blackstone Group (BX): An effort to build a hedge fund based on the best ideas of the managers who already participate in the firm’s $48 billion fund of funds platform: ... [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - May 17 2013]

Entities: The Blackstone Group LP, Hedge Fund, Sam Jones

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

These Big Fund Managers Bet Apple’s Stock Price Has Already Bottomed Out

Okay, this headline overstates matters just a wee bit. But we do know that a number of well-known fund managers loaded up on Apple’s (AAPL) stock during the first quarter. We know this from the last several days’ 13F portfolio disclosures. InsiderScore ... [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - May 17 2013]

Entities: Apple Inc, Stock Prices

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Did Big Money Managers Drive Down Gold’s Price?

Short answer: Probably, at least to some degree. And exchange-traded funds were an important tool in carrying it out.The most recent data show that Wall Street's big firms are, at minimum, excellent trend followers, and potentially also the trend's driver. ... [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - May 17 2013]

Entities: Exchange Traded Funds, Institutional Investors, JPMorgan Chase & Co

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 2 reports

Funds Roundup: Getting Active; mREIT Funds Get Whacked

Your Monday reading in 20 words or less: Actively managed ETFs are the biggest story that never happened. That’s about to change. — Brendan Conway, Barrons.com mREIT funds get whacked by QE worries. — Brendan Conway, Barrons.com The Associated Press is ... [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - May 13 2013]

Entities: Exchange Traded Funds

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U.S. Investors Are Buying Silver’s Dip, and Gol... [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - 33 mins ago]
Silver’s Slump Has a Yen Connection [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - 1 hour ago]
‘High Beta’ Funds in High Gear: Should You Buy In? [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - 2 hours ago]
Morning Read: Silver Down 2.5% After 9% Slump i... [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - 4 hours ago]
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U.S. Investors Are Buying Silver’s Dip, and Gol... [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - 33 mins ago] So much for silver’s 9% plunge in Asian trading. U.S. investors are buying this dip. With both hands. It sure looks like shorts are taking an opportunity get out of their positions. This morning, metal prices were in a rut, but now it’s not even a dip. ...
Silver’s Slump Has a Yen Connection [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - 1 hour ago] More strategists are seeing a link between the 9% slump in the price of silver in the first 10 minutes of Asian trading overnight and the behavior of the yen. Here’s Miller Tabak strategist Andrew Wilkinson on the subject in a client email: A Turn in ...
‘High Beta’ Funds in High Gear: Should You Buy In? [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - 2 hours ago] "Boring" started 2013 with a bang: Funds tracking healthcare, utilities and other relatively staid sectors led the way for months. But lately, the trend has shifted. The market's "riskier" sectors are living up to their reputations.The fund industry has ...
Morning Read: Silver Down 2.5% After 9% Slump i... [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - 4 hours ago] Market check: The big market story this morning is the overnight plunge in silver. The metal’s price lost 9% in the first 10 minutes of Asian trading, leaving market watchers a-chatter about margin calls. Silver has since recovered most of the lost ground, ...
Funds Roundup: Weighing Gold; Smallcaps Perk Up [Published BARRONS.com Focus on Funds - May 17 2013] Your weekend reading in 20 words or less: Five reasons the gold bears are right. — Francesca Freeman, Wall Street Journal By one strategist’s math, gold’s price is already below where it’s likely to finish the second quarter. — Brendan Conway, Barrons.com ...