ETF Spotlight

ETF's can be a perfect vehicle for investment. They are baskets of stocks or bonds of a particular sector, industry, investment style, country, commodity, etc., etc. Every area of market investment are covered by ETFs. As with mutual funds you get great diversification. They are better than mutual funds though because they trade just like stocks, you can lock in profits better, limit losses better than mutual funds. You can buy, sell, or trade options on ETFs, and you can also sell them short, and you can day trade ETFs, all these things you could never do with mutual funds. ETFs pay dividends just like stocks. The benefits far outweigh the drawbacks. ETF's should really be the replacement alternative to outdated and inefficient mutual funds. 

I found a list of  ETFs listed by fund companies at Barrons.com. So what I thought I would do is research one ETF from a different company at a time. We will take the good, bad, and ugly...... and believe me there are some real stinkers out there. We will research and dissect each of them to see if they are worth investing in.


So let's start off with this ETF.


Symbol:  EFV


iShares MSCI Value Index Fund


Phone 800-474-2737


This ETF invests in large Foreign Value Companies. Seeks to invest in good but overlooked foreign companies.


MSCI - Stands for Morgan Stanley Capital International 


Yield............. 4.09%


YTD Return .......... 10.21%


Current Price ........... 47.15  +0.18 / 0.38%


This ETF would we good to own to get exposure to the international market sector.