ETF Trends
04-13-2008, 03:30 PM
ETF Trends - Keeping a Grip on Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
http://www.etftrends.com/images/2008/04/11/telephone_cartoon.png (http://etftrends.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/11/telephone_cartoon.png)Few sectors have taken as much of a beating as telecommunications and its related exchange traded funds (ETFs). But is a turnaround in the offing?
Some analysts seem to think so. One for Citigroup upgraded telecom to "overweight," since analysts appear to be done slashing their estimates.
Telecoms have a history of underperforming the markets, reports Dan Burrows for Smart Money (http://www.smartmoney.com/Techsmart/index.cfm?story=20080411-telecom-stocks). If we are, in fact, at the bottom, says one analyst, telecom could be poised to outperform.
Global telecommunications is undergoing a transformation. India is the fourth largest telecom market in Asia, after China, Japan and South Korea, reports the Centre for Telecom Policy Studies (http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/ctps/telecomsector.htm). The quality of service is improving, as well as the overall accessibility.
Telecom ETFs that might be worth a look:
iShares Dow Jones US Telecom (IYZ (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=iyz)), down 19.2% year-to-date
iShares S&P Global Telecommunications (IXP (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ixp)), down 10.5% year-to-date
Vanguard Telecom Services (VOX (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=vox)), down 17.1% year-to-date
complete story here... (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/etftrends-feed/~3/269604569/telecom-etfs-ti.html)
http://www.etftrends.com/images/2008/04/11/telephone_cartoon.png (http://etftrends.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/11/telephone_cartoon.png)Few sectors have taken as much of a beating as telecommunications and its related exchange traded funds (ETFs). But is a turnaround in the offing?
Some analysts seem to think so. One for Citigroup upgraded telecom to "overweight," since analysts appear to be done slashing their estimates.
Telecoms have a history of underperforming the markets, reports Dan Burrows for Smart Money (http://www.smartmoney.com/Techsmart/index.cfm?story=20080411-telecom-stocks). If we are, in fact, at the bottom, says one analyst, telecom could be poised to outperform.
Global telecommunications is undergoing a transformation. India is the fourth largest telecom market in Asia, after China, Japan and South Korea, reports the Centre for Telecom Policy Studies (http://www.iimahd.ernet.in/ctps/telecomsector.htm). The quality of service is improving, as well as the overall accessibility.
Telecom ETFs that might be worth a look:
iShares Dow Jones US Telecom (IYZ (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=iyz)), down 19.2% year-to-date
iShares S&P Global Telecommunications (IXP (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ixp)), down 10.5% year-to-date
Vanguard Telecom Services (VOX (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=vox)), down 17.1% year-to-date
complete story here... (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/etftrends-feed/~3/269604569/telecom-etfs-ti.html)