Date updated:02-09-2009
Exchange Traded Funds, or commonly known just as an ‘ETF’ is an investment asset that is traded on a stock exchange just like a stock or commodity might. However, unlike a stock, ETF’s hold various assets inside the principal ETF and are price weighted.
The recent explosion in ETF trading has aided liquidity in various markets, improved asset diversification and allocation, improved asset correlation, and acted as great day-trading vehicles for those who are more short-term minded
What are some of the major ETFs? And how do they work?

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SPY
S&p Dep Receipts - $109.43
- -0.36%
- $109.25
Company Symbol % Assets AT&T INC. T 2.14 CHEVRON CORP CVX 2.07 EXXON MOBIL CP XOM 5.3 GEN ELECTRIC CO GE 2.3 JP MORGAN CHASE CO JPM 1.49 JOHNSON AND JOHNS DC JNJ 2.09 Microsoft Corporation MSFT 2.02 PFIZER INC PFE 1.41 PROCTER GAMBLE CO PG 2.46 WAL MART STORES WMT 1.6

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XLF
Financial Sel Spd - $14.60
- -0.61%
- $14.57
Company Symbol % Assets A F L A C INC AFL 2.1 AMER EXPRESS INC AXP 2.58 BK OF AMERICA CP BAC 7.77 BANK OF NY MELLON CP BK 3.3 CITIGROUP INC C 4.3 GOLDMAN SACHS GRP GS 3.27 JP MORGAN CHASE CO JPM 11.12 THE TRAVELERS CO TRV 2.46 US BANCORP USB 4.48 WELLS FARGO & CO NEW WFC 10.23

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DVY
Ishares Dow Sel D - $42.67
- +0.05%
- $42.43
Company Symbol % Assets CHEVRON CORP CVX 2.04 D T E ENERGY CO HLDG DTE 1.95 EATON CP ETN 1.76 ENTERGY CP ETR 2.1 FIRSTENERGY CP FE 1.73 MERCURY GENERAL CP MCY 2.1 PINNACLE WEST CAP PNW 2 P N C FIN SVCS GR PNC 1.99 P P G IND PPG 1.76 SUNTRUST BANKS STI 1.64

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XLE
Energy Select Spd - $56.60
- -0.93%
- $56.81
Company Symbol % Assets APACHE CP APA 3.07 CHEVRON CORP CVX 15.44 CONOCOPHILLIPS COP 7.71 DEVON ENERGY CP (OK) DVN 3.59 EOG RESOURCES INC EOG 2.69 EXXON MOBIL CP XOM 24.62 OCCIDENTAL PET OXY 4.66 SCHLUMBERGER LTD SLB 4.01 TRANSOCEAN LTD RIG 2.48 XTO ENERGY INC XTO 2.7

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OIH
Oil Service Holdr - $117.10
- -2.25%
- $118.92
Company Symbol % Assets BAKER HUGHES INTL BHI 9.01 Cameron Intl N/A 4.39 DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRL DO 8.67 HALLIBURTON CO HAL 10.71 NATL OILWELL VARCO NOV 6.21 NOBLE CORP NE 6.51 SCHLUMBERGER LTD SLB 12.46 SMITH INTL INC SII 4.9 TRANSOCEAN LTD RIG 14.55 WEATHERFORD INTL NEW WFT 5.22

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XLP
Consumer Stap Spd - $26.89
- +0.15%
- $26.74
Company Symbol % Assets ALTRIA GROUP INC MO 3.28 COCA COLA CO THE KO 5.41 COLGATE PALMOLIVE CL 3.56 CVS CAREMARK CP CVS 4.61 KIMBERLY CLARK CP KMB 2.6 KRAFT FOODS INC KFT 4.09 PEPSICO INC PEP 4.42 PHILIP MORRIS INTL PM 8.61 PROCTER GAMBLE CO PG 19.1 WAL MART STORES WMT 12.41

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RTH
Ml Retail Holdrs - $93.94
- -0.11%
- $93.47
Company Symbol % Assets Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN 4.78 BEST BUY CO INC BBY 3.37 Costco Wholesale Corporation COST 5.59 CVS CAREMARK CP CVS 5.35 HOME DEPOT INC HD 12.26 KROGER CO KR 5.27 LOWES COMPANIES LOW 8.03 TARGET CP TGT 7.35 WAL MART STORES WMT 26.86 WALGREEN CO WAG 6.24

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XLV
Healthcare Ss Spd - $30.39
- +0.70%
- $30.13
Company Symbol % Assets ABBOTT LABORATORIES ABT 6.23 Amgen Inc. AMGN 5.35 BRISTOL MYERS SQIBB BMY 3.75 LILLY ELI CO LLY 3.11 Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILD 3.75 JOHNSON AND JOHNS DC JNJ 14.91 MEDTRONIC INC MDT 3.15 MERCK CO INC MRK 5.21 PFIZER INC PFE 10.09 WYETH WYE 4.39
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A. Here's another one:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/173986-s
hipping-three-high-risk-high-reward-opti
ons
Also, DSX, for instance moved up after
hours.
It might depend on your timeframe. The
related indexes appear to be trending
up. (this is not a recommendation).
A. The only one I own : SLX,
too hard pick a winner out all of them
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