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NationCapShares PerformIdex

The table above (click on image for full-screen view) presents a 53-stock NationCapShares exchange-traded fund [ETF] proposal that I have developed based on the proliferation and commercial success of single-country ETFs (e.g. iShares has over two dozen single-country ETFs with over $40 billion in net assets). The NationCaps Global Stock Index presented above includes the largest market cap company from each nation which must also be over $7 billion US Dollars in market cap and have a trailing 52-week stock price performance of greater than -25% in order to screen out the weakest performers.

The index is rebalanced quarterly on the basis of a semi-active rating system which considers each company's trailing 52-week stock price performance, dividend yield, market cap weighting, and net income weighting. Please note that this index was last updated 4/27/08 with quarterly rebalancing due at the end of this week. NationCapShares would provide investors with a blend of developed, emerging, and frontier markets in a single ETF -- combining and diversifying the benefits of existing ETFs such as iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA), iShares MSCI Emerging Markets (EEM), and Claymore/BNY Mellon Frontier Markets (FRN).