At the end of summer, there was nearly $1.5 trillion in assets under management across the U.S. universe of exchange-traded products, including ETFs and ETNs. And while traditional market capitalization weighted funds still rule the roost, ETFs that use alternative weighting strategies deserve attention.
Through mid-2013, non-market cap weighted funds captured 42% of equity ETP flows YTD, more than two times their share of equity assets compared to 2012, according to BlackRock. Key drivers to this trend are dividend income and minimum volatility funds.
It should be noted the universe of non-market cap weighted ETFs includes equal weight funds, low and high volatility products along with fundamentally weighted products that use one or multiple factors for screening and weighting securities. To be sure, investors, professional and retail, have already displayed plenty of adulation for equal weight ETFs.
For example, the Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) has outperformed the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) and related S&P 500 tracking funds by significant margins for some time. Over the past 10 years, RSP has delivered a 9.74% return compared to 7.47% for SPY.
10 Best Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Stewart Enterprises Inc.(STEI)
Stewart Enterprises, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides funeral and cemetery products and services in the death care industry in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company also offers a range of funeral merchandise and services, as well as cemetery property, cremation, merchandise, and services. Its funeral homes provide various services and products, including the family consultation, removal and preparation of remains, usage of funeral home facilities for visitation, worship and funeral services, transportation services, flowers, and caskets. The company also sells cemetery property and related merchandise, which includes lots, lawn crypts, family and community mausoleums, monuments, markers, and burial vaults; and provides burial site openings and closings and inscriptions. In addition, it maintains cemetery grounds under cemetery perpetual care contracts and local laws. As of January 31, 2011, the company owned and operated 218 funeral homes and 141 cemeterie s. Stewart Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1910 and is based in Jefferson, Louisiana.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Chris Katje]
Service Corporation (SCI), the largest funeral home operator in the United States, made news last week with its large acquisition of Stewart Enterprises (STEI). The acquisition was well received by investors, as shares rose 8% on the day of the announcement. Together, the two companies will see huge cost savings advantages and a backlog that is currently undervalued.
10 Best Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Inc(PFO)
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Incorporated is a close-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It invests in stocks of companies operating in the finance and utility sector. The fund primarily invests in preferred stocks. It typically invests in securities with an average credit rating of BBB- by Standard & Poor's Corporation and Baa3 by Moody's Investors Services, Inc. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against S&P 500 Index and Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index. Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Incorporated was formed on December 10, 1991 and is domiciled in the United States.
Best Warren Buffett Companies To Own In Right Now: Powerlan Ltd(PWR.AX)
Clarity OSS Limited provides information technology products and services to the telecom industry in Australia and internationally. The company supplies software and related deployment services for operations automation to communications services providers. It offers a suite of products, including Clarity Infrastructure Management used to realize operational efficiency in infrastructure management, from project planning to ongoing asset and estate management; and Clarity Marketplace used to support retail, wholesale, and partner channels for customer account management, self-care, product ordering, settlements, and billing. The company also provides Clarity Fulfillment product to simplify the operational management of multi-technology and multi-vendor networks across inventory, provisioning, and activation; and Clarity Assurance product to monitor and manage networks performance and incidents for resolution. In addition, it offers a range of professional services, includin g software deployment services, education, and customer support. The company was formerly known as Powerlan Limited and changed its name to Clarity OSS Limited in January 2012. Clarity OSS Limited was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in North Sydney, Australia.
10 Best Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Premier Gold Mines Ltd (PIRGF)
Premier Gold Mines Limited (Premier) is an exploration companies with a pipeline of gold projects focused in mining jurisdictions in Canada and the United States. Premier�� portfolio includes assets in gold mining districts, such as Red Lake, Musselwhite and Geraldton in Ontario and the Carlin Trend in Nevada. It projects include Rahill-Bonanza Project, East Bay Project, PQ North Project, Trans-Canada Project and Redgold Project. Its subsidiaries include Premier Gold Mines USA Inc., 2295196 Ontario Inc., 2295197 Ontario Inc. and Roxmark Mines Ltd. On January 16, 2012, Premier sold its interest in the Newman-Madsen property in Red Lake to Sabina Silver Corporation. On November 18, 2011, the Company incorporated a Canadian subsidiary Premier Royalty Corporation. On August 16, 2011, it acquired Goldstone Resources Inc. On June 6, 2012, the Company acquired the Cove Gold Project, located within the Eureka-Battle Mountain Trend of Nevada, of Victoria Gold Corp.10 Best Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc. (GAI)
Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc., an investment holding company, manufactures and sells consumer electrical products primarily in the United States, Europe, and the People�s Republic of China. Its Electronic Components segment produces complementary metal oxide semiconductor camera modules primarily for sale to cellular phone and tablet manufacturers in Mainland China. The company�s Electronic Manufacturing Services segment engages in the provision of surface mount technology processing services for printed circuit boards; and assembly services for cellular phone marketers in Mainland China. Its Others segment is involved in the manufacture and sale of disposable medical devices. Global-Tech also engages in the trading of raw materials, and electronic and optical components; and in the provision of consultation services. The company was formerly known as Global-Tech Appliances Inc. and changed its name to Global-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc. in December 2008. Globa l-Tech Advanced Innovations Inc. was founded in 1963 and is based in Aberdeen, Hong Kong.
10 Best Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Exone Co (XONE.W)
The ExOne Company, incorporated on December 21, 2012, is engaged in manufacturing and selling three-dimensional (3D) printing machines and printing products to specification for its customers using its in-house 3D printing machines. The Company provides 3D printing machines, 3D printed products and related services to industrial customers in the aerospace, automotive, heavy equipment, energy/oil/gas and other industries. It offers pre-production collaboration and print products for customers through its production service centers (PSCs), which are located in the United States, Germany and Japan. On January 1, 2013, the Company merged its predecessor company, The Ex One Company, LLC, with and into EXO Acquisitions Inc., which changed its name to The ExOne Company.
The Company produces an array of materialization systems to support a range of customer needs and facility requirements. It offers two printers on the world market for 3D printing of sand and metal materials, offering build sizes as large as 1800 x 1000 x 700 mm (70 x 39 x 27 in.) for sand and 780 x 400 x 400 mm (30.7 x 15.75 x 15.75 in.) for metal. It also offers Orion short pulse laser systems, utilizing a five-axis machine tool with four additional axes available on the trepanning head. The Company builds 3D printing machines at its facilities in the United States and Germany. The Company also supplies the associated products, including consumables and replacement parts, and services, including training and technical support, necessary for purchasers of its machines to print products. The Company�� 3D printing machines are able to manufacture casting molds and cores from specialty silica sand and ceramics, which are the traditional materials for these casting products.
The Company competes with 3D Systems Corporation, Stratasys Inc., Solidscape, Inc. and Objet Ltd., EOS Optronics GmbH, EnvisionTEC GmbH, and Solid Model Ltd.
10 Best Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Rolls Royce Group(RR.L)
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc engages in the provision of power systems and services for civil and defense, aerospace, marine and energy, and nuclear markets worldwide. It develops, manufactures, markets, and sells commercial aero engines, including aircraft engines and helicopter engines for passenger and cargo jets, and corporate and regional aircrafts; and military aero engines comprising engines for combat jets, helicopters, transporters, trainers, tactical aircrafts, and unmanned aerial vehicles. The company also offers marine power propulsion systems, such as automation and control systems, bearings and seals, electrical power systems, deck machinery solutions, marine gas turbines, diesel engines, gas engines, propulsors, ship lifts and transfer systems, reduction gears, and stabilization and maneuvering systems, as well as provides ship design and systems for offshore oil and gas, merchant, and naval vessels. In addition, it offers power systems consisting of gas engines , gas turbine engines, gas compressions, diesel engines, fuel cells, and automation and control systems to support the production of oil and gas, and power generation; and nuclear products, which include safety instrumentation and controls, components and systems manufacture, special purpose machinery and tooling, and remote vision systems, as well as steam generator services. Further, the company provides a range of services that comprise engine support services, helicopters services, financial services, training, technical publications, field shop services, spares and tools, technical support, upgradation, and repair and overhaul services, as well as safety licensing and environmental engineering, mechanical systems and component engineering, instrumentation and control, and reactor support services. Rolls-Royce Holdings plc was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
10 Best Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Olam International Limited (O32.SI)
Olam International Limited engages in sourcing, processing, packaging, merchandising, and exporting agricultural products. The company operates in five segments: Edible Nuts, Spices and Beans; Confectionery and Beverage Ingredients; Industrial Raw Materials; Food Staples and Packaged Foods; and Commodity Financial Services. The Edible Nuts, Spices and Beans segment offers cashews, peanuts, almonds, hazelnuts, spices and vegetable ingredients, sesame, dehydrated vegetables, tomatoes, and specialty vegetables, as well as beans comprising pulses, lentils, and peas. The Confectionery and Beverage Ingredients segment provides cocoa, coffee, and shea nuts. The Industrial Raw Materials segment offers cotton, wool, wood products, and rubber products, as well as agri inputs, such as fertilizers. This segment is also involved in the development of a special economic zone project. The Food Staples and Packaged Foods segment provides rice, sugar and natural sweeteners, palm and dairy products, and packaged foods, as well as grains, including wheat, barley, and corn. The Commodity Financial Services segment offers market making and volatility trading, risk management solutions, and commodity funds management services. The company serves various customers worldwide. Olam International Limited was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Singapore.
10 Best Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Susquehanna Bancshares Inc.(SUSQ)
Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides retail and commercial banking, and financial services in the mid-Atlantic region. Its retail banking services include checking, savings, and club accounts, as well as check cards, debit cards, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, home equity lines of credit, residential mortgage loans, home improvement loans, automobile loans, personal loans, and Internet banking services. The company?s commercial banking services comprise business checking accounts, cash management services, money market accounts, land acquisition and development loans, commercial loans, floor plan, equipment and working capital lines of credit, small business loans, and Internet banking services. It also offers commercial, property, and casualty insurance; and risk management programs for medium and large sized companies. In addition, it provides traditional trust and custodial services, as well a s acts as an administrator, executor, guardian, and managing agent for individuals, businesses, and non-profit entities. Further, the company offers investment advisory, asset management, and brokerage services for institutional and high net worth individual clients; and provides retirement planning services. Additionally, it engages in the equity management of assets for institutions, pensions, endowments, and high net worth individuals; and provides consumer vehicle financing services. The company operates 221 branches and 26 free-standing automated teller machines. Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in Lititz, Pennsylvania.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Rich Duprey]
Financial services holding company�Susquehanna Bancshares (NASDAQ: SUSQ ) announced yesterday its third-quarter dividend of $0.08 per share, the same rate it paid last quarter after raising the payout 14%, from $0.07 per share.
10 Best Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: SatCon Technology Corporation(SATC)
Satcon Technology Corporation, a clean energy technology company, provides utility-grade power conversion solutions for the renewable energy market, primarily the large-scale commercial and utility-scale solar photovoltaic markets worldwide. The company designs and delivers power conversion solutions that enable producers of renewable energy to convert clean energy into grid-connected electrical power. It also offers system design services and solutions for management, monitoring, and performance measurement to improve capital investment, and quality and performance over the lifespan of an installation. The company?s products include PowerGate Plus, a utility-ready photovoltaic inverter; Equinox, a power conversion solution built on the foundation of PowerGate Plus; Prism, an integrated 1 or 1.25 megawatt medium voltage solution; Solstice, a power harvesting and array management solution; Energy Equity Protection, which comprises Satcon design services, APEX project manag ement, preventative maintenance and warranty programs, and system uptime guarantees; and other legacy power products, including static transfer switches, static voltage regulators, frequency converters, and AC arc furnace line controllers from 5 kilowatts to 100 megawatts. It sells its products and services through direct sales personnel, as well as distributor arrangements. Satcon Technology Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
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