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The iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond exchange - traded fund (EMB) is up 10 % this year, while the iShares Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (EMHY) and the iShares Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF (CEMB) are each up about 10.5 %.

The iShares Latin America exchange - traded fund (ILF) was down 1.9 % in recent trading, while the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) was down 1.6 %, while the iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB), the Market Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Bond ETF (HYEM) and the PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF (PCY) were flat.

Indeed, the iShares S&P / TSX Capped Composite ETF, has fallen 2.5 % since we started, while the iShares Canadian Dividend ETF has eked out a 0.6 % gain.

While they may sound like they do the same thing, there's one big difference; while the iShares product owns shares in the companies on the index, the Horizons product replicates the index using a total return swap, which involves entering into deals with a counterparty.

The Vanguard Short - Term Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ: VCSH) yields 1.8 %, while the iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (BATS: NEAR) yields less than 1 %.

For example, the Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (RSX) can be used to short Russia's vast energy sector, while the iShares MSCI All Peru Capped Index ETF (EPU) can be used to short copper.

For instance, S&P 500 futures averaged 56 bps over the last year, while our iShares Core S&P 500 ETFs in the U.S. and Europe (LN: CSPX) only cost 7 bps.»

In the same category, Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)'s expense ratio is 0.07 % while iShares Dow Jones U.S. Total Market Index Fund (IYY) has an ER at 0.20 %.

The comparable iShares DEX Universe Bond (XBB) returned 9.36 % in 2011, while the iShares U.S. High Yield Bond (XHY) returned 6.83 %.

While iShares hedges currencies in its MSCI EAFE Index Fund (XIN), it does not do so with another of its popular international funds, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund (XEM).

It seems that Vanguard tries to replicate the index as much as possible while iShares employs «representative sampling» to track the index.

Vanguard does not appear to offer currency hedged products in London while iShares does.

The iShares MSCI Emerging Market Index (XEM) ETF and the BMO MSCI Emerging Markets Index (ZEM), for instance, hold 16 and 21 different countries, respectively, while the iShares MSCI Brazil Index ETF (XBZ) gives investors exposure to that one market.

iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF (XEF) had inflows of $ 49 million in May, for example, while iShares Core MSCI All Country World ex Canada Index ETF (XAW) netted $ 44 million.

While the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index does come with a somewhat rich expense ratio of 0.47 %, it also offers a super easy route toward a highly diversified — and therefore far less risky — approach to investing in biotech.

Of those $ 78 billion in outflows, though, fully $ 25 billion came from the SPDR Gold Shares Trust ETF, while the iShares Gold Trust surrendered another $ 2.4 billion, while multiple other metals - related funds lost as well, according to IndexUniverse,.

The SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond fund gathered more than $ 1.1 billion, or about half its total for the year, while the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond took in $ 603 million, pulling it out of negative territory for the full year.

Not exact matches

The ETF's fees make redeeming less than 40 ounces impractical, and Bogart said that the decade - old SPDR Gold Trust and BlackRock's iShares Gold Trust offer superior liquidity while still investing in physically - backed gold.

Shares of T Rowe Price Group Inc are up 6.4 percent year - to - date, while shares of BlackRock Inc - best known for its iShares line of passive exchange traded funds - are up just 1.2 percent.

For example, the iShares MSCI EMU ETF (HEZU) can potentially help you manage currency risk while maintaining exposure to developed countries in the European Monetary Union.

Meanwhile, the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) was the top international equity fund of the week, with inflows of $ 1 billion, while the Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX) was the most popular fixed - income product, with inflows of $ 571 million.

Another Southeast Asian ETF looking great is iShares MSCI Indonesia Fund ($ EIDO), which has formed a tight - ranged base while holding the rising 10 - week moving average (roughly the same as the 50 - day moving average on the daily chart), indicating that the price action is very tight.

An easy way to access these markets while hedging against currency risk is through the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF (HEWG) and iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF (HEZU).

For those investors pursuing diversified income in a single ticker, consider the iShares Morningstar Multi-Asset Income ETF (IYLD), which seeks to track an index that aims to deliver high current income while providing an opportunity for capital appreciation by allocating 60 % to bonds, 20 % to stocks and 20 % to alternative income sources.

For example, the duration of the iShares 20 + Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) is currently 17.1 while the duration for 7 - 10 Year ETF (IEF) is only 7.6.

The iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond (NYSEArca: HYG) reached $ 94.23 a share — its highest level since 2008 — while the SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond (NYSEArca: JNK) hit a two - year high of $ 41.05, says ETF Trends.

While fixed - income ETFs had net inflows on the whole, the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) and the iShares 20 + Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) were at or near the top of the outflows list.

Traders have pulled more than $ 1.8 billion from two junk - focused ETFs just in the past week: the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond -LRB-- $ 1.06 billion, most of any ETF) and the SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond -LRB--765.4 million, the second most), while also redeeming $ 577.4 million (the fourth most) from the iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Bond ETF, according to FactSet and ETF.com.

The one - day loss for many funds, including Vanguard Total Bond Market, iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond, Pimco Total Return and Metropolitan West Total Return, while less than a half a percentage point, still amounted to more than 10 percent of their current yield.

The swap of the old for the new suggests both Fidelity and iShares want to encourage long - term investing through the new product suite, while still benefiting from the revenues generated from higher management fees for iShares and trading commissions for the high - trading turnover funds for Fidelity.

Investors looking to balance risk and income while searching for yield may want to consider the iShares S&P National AMT - Free Municipal Bond Fund (MUB), the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) and the iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (PFF).

Combining interest rate risk and credit risk together in a fixed income portfolio, e.g. iShares Edge U.S. Fixed Income Balanced Risk ETF (FIBR), has the potential to generate income while potentially decreasing interest rate risk.

The iShares Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond ETF is an actively managed fund - of - funds that targets USD - denominated corporate high - yield bonds while mitigating interest - rate risk.

Royce Special Equity investors are paying higher fees for stock selection that allocates to more undervalued stocks while limiting downside risk as compared to the benchmark, the iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF (IWN).

The iShares Barclays 10 - 20 Year Treasury Bond Fund (NYSEArca: TLH) slipped to its lowest price since March 2012, while its longer - duration counterpart, the $ 3 billion iShares Barclays 20 + Year Treasury Bond Fund (NYSEArca: TLT) has erased two years of gains to return to levels not seen since August 2011.

Exchange traded funds, such as the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EMU ETF (HEZU) and the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF (HEWG), can provide access to the eurozone market and Germany, respectively, while potentially mitigating exposure to fluctuations between the value of the euro and the U.S. dollar.

One option for investors seeking to reduce their interest rate risk and increase yield, while still maintaining the overall risk profile similar to a traditional Canadian bond portfolio is the iShares Short Term Strategic Fixed Income ETF (XSI), which seeks to deliver a higher yield with reduced interest rate sensitivity.

Exchange traded funds such as the iShares core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) and the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility ETF (EEMV) can provide exposure to broad emerging markets, while exchange traded funds such as the iShares MSCI South Korea Capped ETF (EWY) can provide access to South Korea.

I noticed the deviation a few months ago while I was comparing the e-series funds with iShares ETFs.

For instance, iShares shows that IYZ had a total return of 32.37 % for 2006, while I came up 32.38 %.

While none of the brokerages include the iShares S&P / TSX Capped Composite (XIC), they all offer HXT and XMD, which work well in combination.

Note that there are a few US - listed options that I have not included in the table above: Virtual Brokers offers the Vanguard S&P Small Cap 600 ETF (VIOO), while Qtrade has included several Vanguard, iShares and SPDR sector funds.

Several other iShares ETFs have seen fees cut in half: two bond ETFs with MERs of 0.25 % and 0.3 % (XSH and CAB) have both been cut to 0.12 % while the 0.35 % fee of the iShares Canadian Long Term Bond Index ETF (XLB) has been almost halved to 0.18 %.

Since that time, my preferred regional proxy for China and Asian neighbors, iShares MSCI Asia excl Japan (AAXJ), has picked up nearly 16.5 %, while the S&P 500 SPDR Trust (SPY) has garnered about 9.5 %.

Combining interest rate risk and credit risk together in a fixed income portfolio, e.g. iShares Edge U.S. Fixed Income Balanced Risk ETF (FIBR), has the potential to generate income while potentially decreasing interest rate risk.

While the market's whipsaw on May 6 affected almost all stocks, it seems that ETFs were particularly hard hit: I watched my position in the iShares S&P / TSX Capped REIT Index Fund (XRE) fall 15 % in a matter of minutes.

While many asset classes are covered by both Claymore and iShares products, the funds usually track use very different indexes and strategies.

The cap - weighted iShares Canadian Large Cap 60 (TSX: XIU) charges just 0.17 %, while Claymore's CRQ holds almost all of the same stocks, but has a management expense ratio (MER) of 0.65 %.

While there is a wide variety of fixed - income ETFs in Canada, only one follows this key benchmark, and that's the aptly named iShares DEX Universe Bond Index Fund (XBB).

iShares includes a Tracking Error Chart on its website, while websites such as Google Finance and Yahoo! Finance allow you to enter an ETF's ticker and the name of some major indexes to create a line graph comparing the two.