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A More Focused Highly Defensive Index

The accompanying table [click to enlarge] includes an updated version of the ETF Innovators [ETFI] ETFI Highly Defensive PerformIdex of 36 companies based in the U.S., Canada, and Europe with market caps over $10B, which are the leaders by market cap in their defensive industry groups. This update includes a 10% reduction in the number of companies with an equal distribution of 12 each from consumer staples and healthcare, with the remaining 12 companies chosen from a variety of defensive industry groups.

(A) Mass Merch

A Defensive Growth Stock Index

The accompanying table presents the ETFI Highly Defensive PerformIdex, which is structured as a market cap weighted, defensive growth index of 30 companies based in either the United States or Canada with the largest market capitalizations from each industry group (A-J) as specified below:

(A) Grocery Stores (1)
(B) Consumer Staples (10) – Non-Food (2), Food (4), Tobacco (1), Alcoholic Beverages (1), and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (2)
(C) Health Benefit Providers (3) – Managed Healthcare (1), Supplemental Health (1), and

A Defensive Growth Stock Index

The accompanying table presents the ETFI Highly Defensive PerformIdex, which is structured as a market cap weighted, defensive growth index of 30 companies based in either the United States or Canada with the largest market capitalizations from each industry group (A-J) as specified below:

(A) Grocery Stores (1)
(B) Consumer Staples (10) – Non-Food (2), Food (4), Tobacco (1), Alcoholic Beverages (1), and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (2)
(C) Health Benefit Providers (3) – Managed Healthcare (1), Supplemental Health (1), and

I think Gold will test $1000 again soon, may go to $1200.  The current valuation is an overreaction to many pulling out of commodities generally.

Also, really like Eastern Platinum at $1.50!

As the market races to the bottom, corporate insiders are racing right along buying with both hands. For the past four weeks, insider activity as monitored by InsiderScore, corporate executives and board members have been in what can only be described as a buying frenzy.

According to InsiderScore, “insiders are more bullish now than at any time since the two weeks immediately following the Black Monday market crash of October 1987“:

Source: InsiderScore.com and SentimenTrader.com

I checked with a similar service that tracks Canadian stocks: Canadian Insider and not surprisingly, the Canadian