ETF Analytics
ETF Analytics
IndexUniverse.com
Print This Article

ETF Daily News

10 Wackiest ETF Ideas (TVIX, ONN, GAZ)
By Devon Layne | April 09, 2012

Related ETFs: GAZ / FSG / SSDL / ONN

 

As providers look for new niche parts of the market to occupy, the number of unconventional funds will continue to increase and, according to an article on Benzinga, the following 10 are some of the most eccentric to date.

The staff at Benzinga highlighted the following funds—some of which are shut or haven’t yet launched—for their, very “original” ideas:

  • Oklahoma Exchange-Traded Fund
  • ETRACS Fisher-Gartman Risk On ETN (NYSEArca: ONN)
  • Global X Pakistan ETF
  • iPath DJ-UBS Natural Gas TR Sub-Index ETN (NYSEArca: GAZ)
  • ETRACS Monthly 2x Leveraged ISE Solid State Drive Index ETN (NYSEArca: SSDL)
  • FactorShares 2x: Gold Bull/S&P 500 Bear (NYSEArca: FSG)
  • FaithShares Catholic Values ETF (Shut down in 2011)
  • Market Vectors Mongolia ETF
  • IndexIQ Physical Diamond Trust

 

Head over to Benzinga.com for additional information on these funds.