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Technology And TIPS: Two ETFs Trading With Outsized Volume

In the past trading session, U.S. stocks were in red because the Apple stock plunged to its six-month low and rising rate speculations suddenly sharpened. With considerable exposure in three key U.S. indices, Apple weighed on the overall U.S. market. Among the top ETFs, investors saw SPDR S&P 500 Trust (NYSEARCA: SPY ) , SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEARCA: DIA ) , and PowerShares QQQ Trust ETF (NASDAQ: QQQ ) each move lower by about 0.2% on the day. Two more specialized ETFs are worth noting in particular, though, as both saw trading volume that was far outside of normal. In fact, both these funds experienced volume levels that were more than double their average for the most recent trading session. This could make these ETFs ones to watch in the days ahead to see if this extra-interest continues: First Trust Tech AlphaDEX ETF (NYSEARCA: FXL ): Volume 3.90 times average This U.S. technology ETF was under the microscope yesterday as nearly one million shares moved hands. This compares to an average trading day of 269,000 shares. FXL lost 0.7% in the session. The movement can be attributed to muted tech earnings. The pain in Apple shares pulled another trigger for this busy activity. FXL was down over 1.8% in the past month; though it currently has a Zacks ETF Rank #3 (Hold). iShares TIPS Bond ETF (NYSEARCA: TIP ): Volume 3.72 times average This U.S. TIPS ETF was in focus yesterday as over 2 million shares moved hands compared to an average of roughly 560,000 shares. We also saw some price movement as TIP dropped nearly 0.6% yesterday. The move yesterday was largely the result of subdued U.S. inflation as this can have a big impact on securities like what we find in this ETF’s portfolio. For the past one-month period, TIP was off 0.6%. Original Post Share this article with a colleague

Long-Term ETF Performance

We post the ETF matrix below on a regular basis to highlight short-term movements in various asset classes. But today we’ll take a look at long-term performance: YTD, over the last 3 years, and since the bull market began on March 9th, 2009. Keep in mind that these are simple price returns and don’t include dividend payments. Over the last 3 years, the US Health Care ETF (NYSEARCA: XLV ) is up the most of any ETF in our matrix with a gain of 101.5%. Consumer Discretionary (NYSEARCA: XLY ) is up the second most with a gain of 80%, and the Nasdaq 100 (NASDAQ: QQQ ) ranks third at +77.8%. Not all sectors are up significantly over the last 3 years – the Energy ETF (NYSEARCA: XLE ) is up just 4.39%. And not all ETFs in our matrix are in the green over the last 3 years either. The yen ETF (NYSEARCA: FXY ) is down 37.5%, while Brazil (NYSEARCA: EWZ ) and Russia (NYSEARCA: RSX ) are both down 30%+ as well. Commodities ETFs are also deep in the red across the board, with oil (NYSEARCA: USO ) leading the way lower at -50%. During the current bull market going back to March 2009, the Consumer Discretionary ETF ( XLY ) is up the most at +391.25%. The Nasdaq 100 ( QQQ ) is up 343%), while the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA: SPY ) is up 211.9%. Outside of the US, India (NYSEARCA: INP ) has done the best at +201.9%, followed by Hong Kong (NYSEARCA: EWH ) at 157%. Brazil ( EWZ ) is actually down 5% since 3/9/09. Out of the entire ETF matrix, the UNG natural gas ETF is down the most since 3/9/09 with a decline of 89%. Hopefully you’ve avoided that one! Share this article with a colleague