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Expanding Defensive Growth Index into Europe Graphic_rating_buy BTI
Mikerun
73%
 +33.89%
in 394 days

Expanding Defensive Growth Index into Europe

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<> The accompanying table presents an updated version of the ETFI Highly Defensive PerformIdex, which is expanded to 40 companies with market caps of at least $10B from the industry groups listed below. This defensive growth index is heavily weighted in consumer staples and healthcare and is now structured to include companies based in Europe, in addition to the United States and Canada.

Compared to the previous version, this index has a lower beta and higher average market cap and adds European companie...
By  Mike Havrilla   (+1.04%  risk: conservative)  10/22/08 Comment


Safe Haven Tobacco Stocks Post Solid Returns & High Yield Graphic_rating_buy BTI
Mikerun
73%
 -13.15%
in 6 days
(closed on 10/22/08)

Safe Haven Tobacco Stocks Post Solid Returns & High Yield

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<> The accompanying table presents the ETFI Global Tobacco Index of 29 companies over $100M (USD) market caps, which have posted a gain over the past year for the top 20 rated stocks and outpaced its benchmark ETFs. The top 20 rated stocks have an average dividend yield of 5.6% and only 11 of the 29 companies are listed for trading in the U.S.

Tobacco stocks have outperformed benchmark ETFs for the S&P 500 Index (SPY), iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend (DVY), and consumer staple funds such a...
By  Mike Havrilla   (+1.04%  risk: conservative)  10/16/08 Comment


A Global Tobacco Income Index Graphic_rating_buy BTI
Mikerun
73%
 -20.07%
in 69 days
(closed on 10/16/08)

<> Click on the accompanying image for a full-screen view of the 23 stocks eligible for my Global Tobacco Income Index, which includes companies with market caps greater than $200 million (USD) that pay regular cash dividends and derive the majority of their revenues from tobacco products, distribution, or supplies (such as paper). As expected, the index is dominated by large, well-known companies such as Philip Morris (PM) (16.7% weight), British American Tobacco (BTI) (13.3% weight), and Altria (MO) (8.75% weight). These top three companies by market cap account for about 39% of t...
By  Mike Havrilla   (+1.04%  risk: conservative)  08/08/08 Comment


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British American Tobacco PLC Graphic_rating_buy BTI
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62%
 -10.84%
in 490 days
British American Tobacco p.l.c., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, distribution, and sale of tobacco products. It offers cigars and cigarettes under Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Vogue, Viceroy, Rothmans, Kool, and Peter Stuyvesant brand names. The company also sells Swedish-style snus, a form of smokeless tobacco, under the Lucky Strike, Peter Stuyvesant, and du Maurier brands. It operates in Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and America-Pacific. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
By  Marian Filo   (-24.55%  risk: aggressive)  07/18/08 Comment





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