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September / October 2008
Exchange-Traded Funds Corner
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Largest New ETFs Sorted By Total Net Assets In $US Millions
Covers ETFs launched in the year ending June 30, 2008.
Fund Name Ticker ER 3-Mo YTD Launch Date Assets
Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF MOO 0.65 13.49 8.64 8/31/2007 1,944.5
Vanguard Europe Pacific VEA 0.12 -2.46 -10.59 7/20/2007 1,295.4
SPDR Lehman International Treasury Bond ETF BWX 0.50 -3.97 5.09 10/2/2007 761.0
UltraShort FTSE/Xinhua China 25 ProShares FXP 0.95 -10.63 10.52 11/8/2007 709.1
iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund MUB 0.25 0.77 0.09 9/7/2007 636.0
Market Vectors Coal ETF KOL 0.65 49.71 N/A 1/11/2008 493.3
ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets EEV 0.95 -7.58 3.75 11/1/2007 395.7
SPDR Lehman High Yield JNK 0.40 1.36 -3.42 11/28/2007 394.4
iPath DJ AIG Livstock ETN COW 0.75 7.95 -8.51 10/23/2007 350.8
ELEMENTS Rogers Agric ETN RJA 0.75 8.51 11.60 10/17/2007 325.6
Market Vectors Global Nuclear ETF NLR 0.65 13.51 -5.53 8/13/2007 260.8
SPDR Lehman Municipal Bond ETF TFI 0.20 0.79 -0.45 9/11/2007 256.4
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund EPI 0.88 -18.34 N/A 2/22/2008 243.2
WisdomTree Emerg MktYiHld DEM 0.63 -0.02 -3.14 7/13/2007 222.8
WisdomTree Dryfs ChneseYn CYB 0.45 N/A N/A 5/14/2008 218.9
SPDR DB Intl GovInfl Bond WIP 0.50 0.59 N/A 3/13/2008 206.4
iShares MSCI BRIC BKF 0.75 5.87 -11.55 11/12/2007 187.3
ProShares UltraShort Lehman20+Trsy TBT 0.95 N/A N/A 5/1/2008 186.0
iShares MSCI Israel EIS 0.68 12.64 N/A 3/26/2008 170.2

Source: Morningstar. Data as of June 30, 2008. Assets are total net assets in $US millions.
ER is expense ratio. 3-Mo is three-month. YTD is year-to-date.
Selected ETFs In Registration
AirShares EU Carbon Allowances ETF
Wilder Healthy Lifestyle ETF
Market Vectors - Hard Assets Producers
SPDR S&P Commercial Paper ETF
SPDR S&P Emerging Africa ETF
CurrencyShares Russian Ruble Trust
RevenueShares S&P 500 Health Care
ProShares UltraShort CDX N. Am. High Yld
ProShares Short Mexican Peso
ProShares 130/30 Fund
PowerShares Global Transportation
PowerShares Ireland Portfolio
NETS DJ Wilshire Global Total Market
MacroShares Medical Inflation Trust Up
IndexIQ Sustainability Ldrs Lrg Cap
ETSpreads Inv. Grade CDS Tighten Fund
Direxion Mid Cap Bull 3X Shares
Claymore/Delta Global Shipping ETF
Claymore/Raymond James SB-1 Equity ETF
iShares S&P Emerg Mkts Infrastructure
Source: IndexUniverse.com's ETF Watch.
 
Largest U.S.-listed ETFs Sorted By Total Net Assets In $US Millions
Fund Name Ticker Assets Exp Ratio 3-Mo YTD 2007 2006 3-Yr 5-Yr Mkt Cap P/E Sharpe Std Dev Yield
SPDRs (S&P 500) SPY 71,654.7 0.08 -3.21 -12.37 5.43 15.65 4.14 7.36 51,291 16.4 0.04 10.34 1.67
iShares MSCI EAFE EFA 43,645.3 0.34 -2.27 -10.88 11.00 25.99 12.72 16.44 34,732 11.6 0.71 12.19 4.79
iShares MSCI Emerg Mkts EEM 20,934.5 0.74 2.16 -9.50 34.65 30.67 25.89 29.52 24,180 13.6 1.02 20.89 2.58
SPDR Gold Trust GLD 19,258.0 0.40 -0.46 10.98 31.07 23.44 28.12 N/A N/A N/A 1.36 16.21 0.00
iShares S&P 500 IVV 16,689.7 0.09 -2.73 -11.90 5.44 15.68 4.34 7.50 47,553 15.2 0.06 10.21 2.19
PowerShares QQQQ QQQQ 16,302.0 0.20 3.08 -11.78 19.07 7.03 7.42 9.07 39,604 26.5 0.26 16.44 0.25
iShares R1000 Growth IWF 13,252.9 0.20 1.20 -9.12 11.63 8.86 5.73 7.13 33,773 18.6 0.18 10.83 0.76
Vanguard Total Stock Market VTI 10,116.1 0.07 -1.78 -11.06 5.55 15.65 4.90 8.59 27,654 15.7 0.11 10.55 1.83
MidCap SPDR (S&P 400) MDY 9,524.1 0.25 5.06 -4.31 7.65 10.02 7.03 12.20 3,681 18.3 0.28 12.07 0.80
iShares Lehman Aggregate AGG 9,309.6 0.20 -1.08 1.24 6.57 4.13 3.88 N/A N/A N/A -0.11 2.85 4.85
iShares Lehman 1-3 Treas SHY 9,069.7 0.15 -0.97 2.10 7.30 3.83 4.63 3.18 N/A N/A 0.22 1.80 3.63
iShares Brazil EWZ 8,898.9 0.69 17.00 11.18 76.67 44.21 56.87 56.61 42,781 16.1 1.49 31.01 1.56
DIAMONDS Trust DIA 8,643.0 0.17 -7.08 -13.61 8.72 18.81 5.58 6.91 113,496 15.4 0.18 10.57 2.37
iShares Japan EWJ 8,196.1 0.52 2.31 -5.82 -4.30 5.49 8.10 12.35 18,929 15.7 0.34 13.33 1.58
iShares R1000 Value IWD 8,090.7 0.20 -5.33 -13.59 -0.29 21.99 3.38 8.74 37,233 13.0 -0.02 10.70 2.18
iShares Russell 2000 IWM 7,657.8 0.20 0.60 -9.36 -1.47 18.17 3.75 10.20 860 15.1 0.03 13.93 0.83
Financial SPDR XLF 7,628.1 0.23 -19.04 -30.33 -18.77 18.84 -9.87 -1.68 37,495 13.5 -0.75 17.45 4.55
iShares Lehman TIPS Bond TIP 7,436.3 0.20 -0.28 4.86 11.46 0.30 5.46 N/A N/A N/A 0.25 5.19 5.58
Vanguard Emerging Markets VWO 7,100.0 0.25 -1.35 -11.64 39.08 29.49 25.91 N/A 17,994 15.2 1.01 21.02 2.12
iShares S&P 500 Growth IVW 6,125.7 0.18 2.01 -8.10 8.92 10.81 5.46 6.59 56,607 16.5 0.16 10.28 1.19
Energy SPDR XLE 5,974.0 0.23 19.38 11.91 36.34 18.34 27.07 31.40 71,915 13.6 1.10 19.98 0.94
iShares FTSE/Xinhua China FXI 5,312.8 0.74 -0.90 -23.37 58.81 83.00 34.54 N/A 74,510 15.1 0.95 32.80 2.86
iShares S&P 400 MidCap IJH 5,134.0 0.20 5.42 -3.92 7.80 10.13 7.29 12.45 3,485 17.2 0.30 12.22 1.13
iShares DJ Sel Dividend DVY 4,781.8 0.40 -13.95 -22.04 -5.36 19.41 -3.87 N/A 7,151 11.7 -0.60 12.37 5.14

Source: Morningstar. Data as of 6/30/08. Assets are total net assets in $US millions.
Exp Ratio is expense ratio. YTD is year-to-date. Mkt Cap is geometric average market capitalization.
P/E is price-to-earnings ratio. Sharpe is Sharpe ratio. Std Dev is 3-year standard deviation. Yield is 12-month.
 

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