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September / October 2009
Exchange-Traded Funds Corner
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Largest New ETFs Sorted By Total Net Assets In $US Millions
Covers ETFs and ETNs launched during the 12 months ended June 30, 2009
Name Ticker Exp Ratio 1 Mo 3 Mo YTD Launch Date Assets
Direxion Financl Bull 3X FAS 0.95 -7.47 68.24 -63.57 11/6/2008 1,675.7
Direxion Financl Bear 3X FAZ 0.95 -0.85 -77.48 -86.95 11/6/2008 1,496.7
iShares MSCI AC Asia ex-Japan AAXJ 0.74 -2.39 32.85 31.14 8/13/2008 820.8
Direxion Large Cp Bear 3X BGZ 0.95 -2.58 -44.42 -39.81 11/5/2008 366.4
Direxion Small Cp Bear 3X TZA 0.95 -8.52 -55.77 -52.50 11/5/2008 302.8
Direxion Large Cp Bull 3X BGU 0.95 -0.75 50.63 -6.03 11/5/2008 273.1
Direxion Small Cp Bull 3X TNA 0.95 2.92 60.07 -18.33 11/5/2008 243.4
Direxion Energy Bull 3X ERX 0.95 -18.23 28.31 -24.57 11/6/2008 227.0
iShares Barclays Agncy Bd AGZ 0.20 -0.11 0.09 0.19 11/5/2008 203.8
ProShares Ultra DJ-AIG Crude Oil UCO 0.95 7.87 56.30 -3.87 11/24/2008 191.4
Direxion Emerging Markets Bull 3X EDC 0.95 -9.38 100.75 56.20 12/17/2008 178.1
JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN AMJ 0.85 -1.63 - - 4/1/2009 176.7
iPath S&P500 VIX Mid ETN VXX 0.89 -12.60 -39.84 - 1/29/2009 170.5
ProShares Ultra Gold UGL 0.95 -10.61 -0.09 5.32 12/1/2008 155.0
ProShares UltraShort Crude Oil SCO 0.95 -11.44 -47.24 -46.94 11/24/2008 140.2
Vanguard FTSE All-Wld ex-US SmCp VSS 0.22 -1.20 - - 4/2/2009 127.4
iShares S&P Shrt Nat Muni SUB 0.25 0.91 2.38 5.69 11/5/2008 103.3
Claymore/Delta Global Shipping SEA 0.65 -13.30 41.07 14.66 8/25/2008 91.9
Market Vectors HiYld Muni HYD 0.35 -1.49 7.18 - 2/4/2009 80.8
ProShares UltraShort Silver ZSL 0.95 27.12 -20.36 -46.61 12/1/2008 74.4

Source: Morningstar. Data as of June 30, 2009. ER is expense ratio. YTD is year-to-date. 1-Mo is 1-month. 3-Mo is 3-month.
Selected ETFs In Registration
Claymore/S&P Commdty Trends Stratgy
CurrencyShrs Singapore Dollar Trust
Direxion BRIC Bull 3X Shares
EGS DJ Emerg Mkts Titans Utilities
ETFS Platinum Trust
Global X Philippines
Grail RP Financials
IQ ARB Global Infrastructure
iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Materials
iShares MSCI Emerg Mkts Small Cap
MacroShrs Medical Inflation Trust Up
Market Vectors Metals
Old Mutual FTSE All-World ex US
Pimco Broad U.S. TIPS
Pimco Short-Term Muni Bond Stratgy
ProShrs Ultra CDX North Am InvGrd
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth
SPDR S&P Russia
TXF Large Companies
WisdomTree Dreyfus Gulf Currency
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 2008 2007 3-Yr 5-Yr Mkt Cap P/E Sharpe Std Dev Yield
SPDRs (S&P 500) SPY 61,075.0 0.09 16.21 3.20 -36.70 5.12 -8.27 -2.29 36,596 13.4 -0.52 18.85 2.71
SPDR Gold Trust GLD 33,655.2 0.40 1.00 5.39 4.92 31.10 14.19 - - - 0.60 20.75 -
iShares MSCI EAFE EFA 29,119.7 0.34 24.36 4.21 -41.00 9.94 -8.23 1.86 23,502 9.9 -0.36 24.11 3.23
iShares MSCI Emerg Mkts EEM 28,390.6 0.74 30.90 30.06 -48.87 33.11 3.01 14.29 20,980 1.5 0.16 31.44 1.82
iShares S&P 500 IVV 17,591.1 0.09 16.59 3.51 -37.01 4.92 -8.28 -2.27 36,537 13.4 -0.52 18.89 2.58
iShares Lehman TIPS Bond TIP 14,098.4 0.20 0.38 3.93 -0.53 11.93 5.86 4.79 - - 0.36 8.85 4.68
PowerShares QQQQ QQQQ 13,889.0 0.20 20.13 22.67 -41.72 19.13 -1.73 -0.21 29,542 21.4 -0.08 23.36 0.45
iShares iBoxx $ Inv Grd Corp Bnd LQD 12,136.1 0.15 8.24 1.28 2.44 3.76 4.74 3.94 - - 0.20 11.84 5.59
Vanguard Total Stock Market VTI 10,316.6 0.07 17.47 4.63 -36.68 5.37 -7.87 -1.47 19,597 11.0 -0.48 19.49 2.45
iShares FTSE/Xinhua China FXI 9,866.6 0.74 35.63 33.02 -47.73 54.81 16.48 - 57,368 - 0.51 41.01 1.40
iShares Lehman Aggregate AGG 9,748.0 0.20 1.67 -0.30 7.90 6.61 6.47 4.93 - - 0.64 5.42 4.36
Vanguard Emerging Markets VWO 9,515.9 0.25 35.06 35.00 -52.47 37.32 2.58 - 11,963 9.2 0.15 31.48 3.72
iShares R1000 Growth IWF 9,250.5 0.20 16.96 11.21 -38.21 11.49 -5.74 -1.99 27,164 14.6 -0.36 19.26 1.51
iShares Russell 2000 IWM 8,929.0 0.20 21.47 4.09 -34.15 -1.76 -9.63 -1.69 693 14.1 -0.44 23.25 1.78
iShares Brazil EWZ 8,517.4 0.69 41.60 52.49 -54.37 74.82 14.12 32.64 26,712 4.1 0.47 39.72 3.66
iShares Lehman 1-3 Treas SHY 7,099.0 0.15 -0.20 -0.28 6.61 7.35 5.49 4.00 - - 1.26 1.98 3.16
iShares R1000 Value IWD 6,803.9 0.20 16.79 -2.94 -36.45 -0.73 -11.19 -2.22 29,359 12.2 -0.64 20.14 3.66
DIAMONDS Trust DIA 6,745.6 0.17 12.49 -1.62 -32.10 8.78 -6.47 -1.84 86,447 12.2 -0.48 17.14 3.38
MidCap SPDR (S&P 400) MDY 6,214.1 0.25 19.14 9.09 -36.40 7.20 -7.66 0.14 2,202 14.3 -0.38 22.28 1.60
Financial SPDR XLF 5,441.4 0.23 36.29 -3.16 -54.90 -19.19 -25.94 -13.60 27,989 17.0 -0.76 34.94 4.35
iShares Japan EWJ 5,253.7 0.52 20.00 -1.04 -26.97 -5.50 -10.52 -1.49 12,946 15.5 -0.60 20.11 1.32
iShares S&P 500 Growth IVW 4,942.2 0.18 14.59 7.21 -34.78 8.84 -5.21 -2.02 46,104 13.5 -0.37 17.97 1.61
iShares S&P 400 MidCap IJH 4,476.4 0.20 19.12 9.16 -36.18 7.30 -7.57 0.29 2,203 14.3 -0.37 22.22 1.79
Vanguard Ttl Bnd Mkt BND 4,399.3 0.11 1.78 0.17 6.88 - - - - - - - 4.44
iShares Russell 1000 IWB 4,368.8 0.15 17.13 4.48 -37.39 5.31 -8.23 -1.92 28,195 13.4 -0.50 19.32 2.43

Source: Morningstar. Data as of June 30, 2009. Exp Ratio is expense ratio. 3-Mo is 3-month. YTD is year-to-date. 3-Yr and 5-Yr are 3-year and 5-year, respectively. Mkt Cap is geometric average market capitalization. P/E is price-to-earnings ratio.
 

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