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A Selective Investment in Scandinavia Graphic_rating_sell EWD
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in 1322 days

A Selective Investment in Scandinavia

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As evidence of commercial interest in developing an ETF for the Nordic region, Global X Management has recently filed for such a product , based on the FTSE Nordic 30 Index. The Global X filing specifies that, "The underlying index tracks the performance of the 30 largest and most liquid companies in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. The Adviser uses a passive or indexing approach to try to achieve the Fund’s investment objective."

In contrast, the ETFI Nordic Region PerformIdex is a semi-active ETF proposa...
By  Mike Havrilla   (+1.04%  risk: moderate)  10/20/08 3 comments


A NordiCaps Region Index Graphic_rating_sell EWD
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Top 10 Rated Nordic Companies
<> Nordic Region: Stats for All 116 & Top 40 Companies
Nordic Region: Breakdown by Country
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As evidence of commercial interest in developing an ETF for the Nordic region, Global X Management has recently filed for such a product, based on the FTSE Nordic 30 Index . The Global X filing specifies that, "The underlying index tracks the performance of the 30 largest and most liquid companies in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. The Adviser uses a passive or indexing approach to try to achieve the Fu...
By  Mike Havrilla   (-14.46%  risk: conservative)  09/13/08 5 comments


NordiCaps Region Index: Analysis & Statistics For Each Country EWD
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(closed on 10/03/08)
<> An analysis of the 116 companies included in my NordiCaps Region Index reveals the top performing Scandinavian country was Norway on both average (-1.8%) and market cap-weighted (+6.3%) trailing 52-week stock price performance, finishing well ahead of runner-up Denmark with a weighted loss of 3.2% and an average loss of 14.7%. Iceland fared worst of all the Nordic region companies with just 5 companies eligible and losses of 42% (weighted) and 49.2% (average) over the past year. The accompanying tables break down the performance of the component stocks for each of the five Nord...
By  Mike Havrilla   (+1.04%  risk: moderate)  08/12/08 2 comments


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NordiCaps Region Top 50 ETF & 116-Company Index EWD
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Table of 66 Other Companies
Table of NordiCaps Top 50 Active Companies

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<> Moving beyond the single country focus of exchange-traded funds [ETFs] such as iShares Sweden (EWD), I have developed a NordiCaps Region Stock Index and Top 50 market cap-weighted ETF proposal which includes 116 companies based in the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden with market caps over $1 billion US Dollars as of the market close on August 11, 2008. The Nordic region is expected to outperform both the United States [US] and the EU...
By  Mike Havrilla   (+1.04%  risk: moderate)  08/11/08 5 comments


NordiCaps Regional Stock Index: Tracking Scandinavia's Finest EWD
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<> Moving beyond the single country focus of exchange-traded funds [ETFs] such as the iShares MSCI Sweden Index ( EWD ), I have developed a NordiCaps Region Stock Index which includes 120 companies based in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden with market caps over $1 billion US Dollars. I have also developed a ratings formula to choose 40 active companies on a quarterly basis for a semi-active ETF proposal, factoring in each company’s trailing 52-week stock price change, market cap weighting, and revenue weighting and then choosing the 40 active stocks based on the highe< />< /><>< />< /><><><><><><><><><>< />< /><>< />...
By  Mike Havrilla   (+1.04%  risk: moderate)  08/08/08 2 comments





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