Sector ETFs
Credit ETFs
Commodity ETFs/ETNs (SLX, KOL, MOO = Steel, Coal, Agribusiness Stock ETFs)
Foreign Stock Market Index ETFs (paired most with small cap ETFs)
Foreign Government Bond ETNs and Currencies
ETF, ETN and currency key (list under construction)
United States Equity & Credit ETFs
SPY: SPDR S&P 500 ETF
DIA: SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF
IWM: iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF (small caps)
QQQ: PowerShares QQQ Trust (Nasdaq 100 ETF)
IYT: iShares Dow Jones Transportation Average ETF
XLK: Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
SMH: Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF
XLF: Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLE: Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU: Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XRT: Retail Sector SPDR ETF
XLY: Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLP: Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV: Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB: Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
ITB: U.S. Home Construction ETF
IYR: iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate ETF (commercial real estate, REITs)
BDCS: UBS E-TRACS Wells Fargo Business Development Company ETN (private debt/hybrid equity, high yield)
BKLN: PowerShares Senior Loan Portfolio ETF (leveraged loans, rates float w/ LIBOR)
CMBS: iShares Barclays CMBS Bond ETF (commercial mortgage backed securities)
MBB: iShares Barclays MBS Bond ETF (agency Residential mortgage backed securities)
REM: iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REIT ETF (leveraged MBS REITs, high yield)
HYG: iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
LQD: iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
HYD: Market Vectors High-Yield Municipal Bond ETF
MUB: iShares S&P National Municipal Bond ETF
TLT: iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
IEF: iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
IEI: iShares Barclays 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
SHY: iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
TIP: iShares Barclays TIPS Bond ETF
UUP: PowerShares DB US Dollar Index ETF
VXX: iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (volatility index futures)
Commodity ETFs and ETNs
GLD: SPDR Gold ETF
SLV: iShares Silver ETF
USO: United States Oil ETF
UNG: United States Natural Gas ETF
CORN: Teucrium Commodity Trust Corn ETF
JJC: iPath Dow Jones-UBS Copper Total Return Sub-Index ETN
BAL: iPath Dow Jones-AIG Cotton Total Return Sub-Index ETN
Around the world
EEM: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF
FXI: iShares FTSE China 25 Index ETF
EWH: iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index ETF
EWZ: iShares MSCI Brazil Index ETF
INP: iPath MSCI India Index ETN
EWW: iShares MSCI Mexico Index ETF
EWC: iShares MSCI Canada Index ETF
EWA: iShares MSCI Australia Index ETF
EWU: iShares MSCI United Kingdom Index ETF
FEZ: SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF
EWG: iShares MSCI Germany Index ETF
EWQ: iShares MSCI France Index ETF
EWI: iShares MSCI Italy Index ETF
EWS: iShares MSCI Spain Index ETF
GREK: Global X FTSE Greece 20 ETF
EWJ: iShares MSCI Japan Index ETF
HYXU: iShares Global ex-USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (bonds denominated in *EUR, GBP, CAD, USD)
HYEM: Market Vectors Emerging Markets High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
EMCB: WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond ETF (76% investment grade)
EMB: iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (sovereign & quasi-sovereign bonds)
CYB: WisdomTree Dreyfus Chinese Yuan ETN (China's currency)
Currency crosses
JPY: Japanese Yen
AUD: Australian Dollar
CAD: Canadian Dollar
EUR: Euro
GBP: British Pound Sterling
USD: U.S. Dollar
CHF: Swiss Franc
*If quotes don't show up (QQQ, EMCB), they aren't allowed to be displayed on widgets because of data licenses. For other EM corporates try CEMB, EMCD.
*ETNs (exchange-traded notes) are unsecured debt securities issued by banks.
*ETNs or ETFs that roll futures every month have contango risk ("negative roll yield"). For example, the commodity ETFs and ETNs and VXX.
From USO's risk disclosure:
"The design of USO's Benchmark Oil Futures Contract is such that every month it begins by using the near month contract to expire until the near month contract is within two weeks of expiration, when, over a four day period, it transitions to the next month contract to expire as its benchmark contract and keeps that contract as its benchmark until it becomes the near month contract and close to expiration. In the event of a crude oil futures market where near month contracts trade at a higher price than next month to expire contracts, a situation described as "backwardation" in the futures market, then absent the impact of the overall movement in crude oil prices the value of the benchmark contract would tend to rise as it approaches expiration. As a result, the total return of the Benchmark Oil Futures Contract would tend to track higher. Conversely, in the event of a crude oil futures market where near month contracts trade at a lower price than next month contracts, a situation described as "contango" in the futures market, then absent the impact of the overall movement in crude oil prices the value of the benchmark contract would tend to decline as it approaches expiration. As a result, the total return of the Benchmark Oil Futures Contract would tend to track lower. When compared to total return of other price indices, such as the spot price of crude oil, the impact of backwardation and contango may lead the total return of USO's NAV to vary significantly. In the event of a prolonged period of contango, and absent the impact of rising or falling oil prices, this could have a significant negative impact on USO's NAV and total return."
*This list is a way to monitor overall market activity, sectors, and asset classes. It isn't a specific directional view, nor a recommendation to buy/sell securities.
*Good Read on EMB, EMCB, HYEM, EMCD, CEMB: Emerging-Markets Bond ETF Breakdown (Morningstar)
