Dion's Monday ETF Winners and Losers
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - Welcome to Don Dion's Daily ETF Winners and Losers. Be sure to stop by each day to get a feel of who's winning and who's losing when it comes to ETFs.
Winners
iPath Dow Jones UBS Cotton Total Return Subindex ETN
(BAL) - Get Report
4.4%
Cotton and sugar are seeing noticeable gains today, leading BAL and
iPath Dow Jones UBS Sugar Total Return Subindex ETN
(SGG) - Get Report
further along the upward trajectories they have stuck to for months.
PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund
(DBA) - Get Report
which sets aside a portion of its portfolio to these two crops, is moving higher today as well, jumping 1.9%.
iShares Silver Trust
(SLV) - Get Report
3.3%
The markets started the new week on a generally strong note, with all three major U.S. indices locking in gains. The positive action is boding well for industry linked precious metals as SLV and
ETFS Physical Palladium Shares
(PALL) - Get Report
.
Various miner-related funds are scoring gains as well. The
Global X Silver Miners ETF
(SIL) - Get Report
and the
Global X Copper Miners ETF
(COPX) - Get Report
are two noticeable movers.
Market Vectors India Small Cap Index ETF
(SCIF) - Get Report
3.1%
After getting battered last week amidst concerns about corruption, the Indian marketplace is at last scoring some gains, leading ETFs linked to the nation's economy higher. The positive action is promising for the nation's smallest companies, lifting SCIF from the record lows seen last week.
Market Vectors Nuclear Energy ETF
(NLR) - Get Report
2.4%
The nuclear energy industry-linked NLR is finding strength today, buoyed by top holding
Cameco
(CCJ) - Get Report
. On Monday, the large, Canadian-based miner gained over 3% thanks to increasing uranium prices.
As with any alternative energy ETF, investors need to keep an eye on macro issues when using NLR. Concerns about the state of the global economic recovery can weigh heavily on its performance.
Losers
iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN
(VXZ) - Get Report
-1.2%
The promising performance seen at the start of the day is weighing heavily on VXZ. Interestingly, however, while this fund is getting knocked, its sister product, the
iPath S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN
(VXX) - Get Report
is relatively unchanged.
Market Vectors Indonesia ETF
(IDX) - Get Report
-0.8%
Southeast Asian-focused ETFs are behaving a bipolar manner at the start of the new week. While IDX is heading lower, the
Market Vectors Vietnam ETF
(VNM) - Get Report
is scoring some of the strongest gains across the ETF universe.
Given the volatile nature of frontier and emerging markets, investors with exposure to funds such as IDX and VNM need to be prepared for abrupt day-to-day swings.
All prices as of 2:14 PM EST
Written by Don Dion in Williamstown, Mass.
At the time of publication, Dion Money Management owned PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund.
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