Nordic Region: Stats for All 116 & Top 40 Companies
Nordic Region: Breakdown by Country
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 Fun
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
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
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
As a follow-up to the top rated companies highlighted from the ETF Innovators [ETFI] healthcare and transport indexes, below are some top rated companies from other sectors and industry groups.
From the Global Tobacco Index, Altria Group (MO) is a top rated stock with a dividend yield near 8% which is set to acquire smokeless tobacco maker UST Inc. (UST) early next year and is poised to capitalize on a strong U.S. Dollar (UUP) compared to the international operations of Philip Morris (PM).
In the Nordic Region, Nokia (NOK) is yielding around 6% since losing about two-thirds of its market valu...
As a follow-up to the top rated companies highlighted from the ETF Innovators [ETFI] healthcare and transport indexes, below are some top rated companies from other sectors and industry groups.
From the Global Tobacco Index, Altria Group (MO) is a top rated stock with a dividend yield near 8% which is set to acquire smokeless tobacco maker UST Inc. (UST) early next year and is poised to capitalize on a strong U.S. Dollar (UUP) compared to the international operations of Philip Morris (PM).
In the Nordic Region, Nokia (NOK) is yielding around 6% since losing about two-thirds of its market valu...
Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE: CHK) today announced the execution of an agreement for a joint venture with StatoilHydro (NYSE: STO) whereby StatoilHydro will acquire a 32.5% interest in Chesapeake's Marcellus Shale assets in Appalachia for $3.375 billion, leaving Chesapeake with a 67.5% working interest.The assets include approximately 1.8 million net acres of leasehold, of which StatoilHydro will own approximately 0.6 million net acres and Chesapeake will own approximately 1.2 million net acres.StatoilHydro will pay $1.25 billion in cash at closing and will pay a further $2.125 billi
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 proposal with quarterly rebalancing among all companies in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Fi...
The two lubricants of global economic growth have had a rough time of it as of late. Credit, the first of these, is remaining stubbornly frozen despite the best efforts of governments and central bankers around the world. This situation is in turn exasperating the recessionary outlook the world was already facing, and in the process magnifying the correction in price of the second, oil.
This has had an adverse impact on all oil & gas producers regardless of their quality. However, we view the correction as overdone and disconnected from the fundamental story supporting higher prices. We bel
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Nordic Region: Stats for All 116 & Top 40 Companies 
Nordic Region: Breakdown by Country 
