You can get up-to-date market and trading information on exchange-traded funds from several comprehensive financial Web sites, as well as the Web sites of the ETF marketers and sponsors. Prospectuses and other fund reports can be downloaded from the individual ETF sponsor Web sites. These sites also typically contain useful information on how well the fund has historically tracked its underlying index.
American Stock Exchange (Amex)
ETFConnect
Morningstar.com
NASDAQ
SmartMoney.com
Yahoo! Finance
www.amex.com
Comprehensive information on all exchange-traded funds that are listed on the Amex. The individual fund “tear sheets” contain a variety of useful data, including a fund description, performance information (based on market price and net asset value), holdings, historical premiums and discounts, and a distribution history. A total return calculator makes computing individual returns simple by entering purchase or sale price, number of shares and commissions paid.
www.etfconnect.com
The recently redesigned ETF Connect offers a wide array of data on exchange-traded funds. Information on individual ETFs includes price, dividend history, portfolio manager, investment objective, diversification of assets, performance numbers and expense ratios. An interactive charting tool allows for performance comparison against other ETFs and indexes over a wide range of timeframes.
www.morningstar.com
Morningstar Quicktake Reports on individual tradable funds follow the standard mutual fund format, which provides style data, return and risk information, Morningstar ratings, sector breakdowns and a listing of top holdings. The site also shows a chart listing the premium or discount of the share price to the fund’s underlying net asset value.
www.nasdaq.com
This site is a comprehensive resource for those ETFs listed on NASDAQ. Individual fund information includes a fund description, performance information (based on market price and net asset value), holdings, historical premiums and discounts, and a distribution history.
www.smartmoney.com
Comprehensive information on exchange-traded funds includes pricing, performance, holdings and risk, as well as comparisons with various indexes. Tools include an ETF screener and ETF Compare.
finance.yahoo.com
The ETF Center provides up-to-date and complete market information on all exchange-traded funds. Data on individual ETFs includes pricing, performance, holdings and risk measures. Also provides news and commentary on specific ETFs and the market.
www.bldrsfunds.com
NASDAQ Global Funds, Inc. and Bank of New York
www.currencyshares.com
Rydex Investments
www.fidelity.com/goto/oneq
Fidelity Investments
www.ftportfolios.com
First Trust Portfolios L.P.
www.holdrs.com
Merrill Lynch
www.ishares.com
Barclays Global Investors
www.powershares.com
PowerShares Capital Management
www.proshares.com
ProFunds Group
www.rydexfunds.com
Rydex Investments
www.spdrindex.com
State Street Global Advisors and Amex
www.streettracks.com
State Street Global Advisors
www.unitedstatesoilfund.com
Victoria Bay Asset Management
www.vanguard.com
Vanguard Group
www.wisdomtree.com
WisdomTree Investments
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