Below is an excerpt from the March 2011 “Best ETF Buys For the Buck” report. The report covers ETFs from the top twelve categories (as selected by ETFChannel.com) with the largest gain over the trailing twelve months paired with the lowest expense ratio.
According to the National Stock Exchange, in 2010 ETF industry assets have increased approximately 28% since December 2009 and for the full year of 2010, net cash inflows to ETFs totaled $119 billion. It is fair to say that ETFs are now on many investors’ radar screens and learning more about these instruments is becoming increasingly important.
Two factors to consider while researching ETFs are the fund’s expense ratio, and their track record. Because an ETF’s expense ratio determines how much is subtracted from an ETF’s assets each year, it is important to keep an eye on this number. If presented with two ETFs with identical holdings, and one ETF has an expense ratio of 0.25% while the other is 0.5%, investors would naturally gravitate toward the 0.25% to juice their returns. Here are four ETFs featured in the March 2011 report:
Best ETF Buys For The Buck – March 2011
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