Bloomberg Exchange-Traded Funds Report

May 24 (Bloomberg) -- The most popular exchange-traded fund so far this year dropped for the week as Japanese shares retreated. Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas discusses an alternative to the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund. Bloomberg Radio's Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. (Source: Bloomberg)

May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Farmland values in the U.S. Midwest jumped 15 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has said. Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas discusses two exchange-traded products that may benefit as farmland values increase. Bloomberg Radio's Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. (Source: Bloomberg)

May 22 (Bloomberg) -- Sales of gold from exchange-traded products in 2013 have surpassed combined inflows over the past two years, with investors cutting holdings at a record pace. At the same time, demand for gold coins and bars is increasing. Bloomberg Radio's Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. (Source: Bloomberg)

May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Investors who sold shares in exchange-traded funds backed by physical gold may be in for a shock: capital-gains taxes are higher than for ETFs backed by stocks and bonds. Bloomberg Radio's Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. (Source: Bloomberg)

May 20 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas says an exchange-traded fund that focuses on master limited partnerships is on track to overtake the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund as the largest energy ETF. Bloomberg Radio's Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. (Source: Bloomberg)

May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas discusses two of the best performing exchange-traded funds so far this year. Bloomberg Radio's Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. (Source: Bloomberg)

May 16 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire investor George Soros joined Northern Trust Corp., BlackRock Inc. and others in cutting holdings of exchange-traded products backed by gold before a bear market in prices last month. Bloomberg Radio's Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. (Source: Bloomberg)

May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Tudor Investment Corp. is among the hedge funds that bought and sold some of its holdings in exchange-traded funds in the first quarter. Bloomberg Radio's Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. (Source: Bloomberg)

May 14 (Bloomberg) -- Kathy Boyle, president of Chapin Hill Advisors Inc., is using an exchange-traded product to invest in regional banks. She says regional banks have "nice, clean local businesses." Bloomberg Radio's Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. (Source: Bloomberg)

May 13 (Bloomberg) -- Keith Fitzgerald, chief investment strategist at Money Map Press, favors the iShares Dow Jones EPAC Select Dividend Index Fund, which has a 12-month dividend yield of 4.6%. Bloomberg Radio's Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. (Source: Bloomberg)

May 10 (Bloomberg) -- Deborah Fuhr, who helped found the London-based research firm ETFGI, says assets in exchange-traded products reached a record $2.13 trillion globally at the end of April. Bloomberg Radio's Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. (Source: Bloomberg)

May 9 (Bloomberg) -- Deborah Fuhr, who helped found the London-based research firm ETFGI, says exchange-traded products have experienced a record inflow of $83 billion dollars globally since the start of the year. Bloomberg Radio's Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. (Source: Bloomberg)

May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Assets in the SPDR Gold Trust, the exchange-traded fund that's backed by the precious metal and held by billionaire John Paulson, dropped to the lowest level in four years as U.S. equities climbed to a record. Bloomberg Radio's Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. (Source: Bloomberg)

May 7 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas discusses two exchange-traded products with exposure to Brazilian bonds. Bloomberg Radio's Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. (Source: Bloomberg)

May 3 (Bloomberg) -- Bob Rice, general managing partner at Tangent Capital Partners LLC, discusses the challenges facing proposed exchange-traded products backed by physical diamonds. Bloomberg Radio's Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. (Source: Bloomberg)