Who Else Wants A Beer ETF?
February 09, 2011 at 07:00 AM EST
The emergence of ETFs have given investors new, low-cost tools to gain exposure to markets that would otherwise be difficult to reach. Numerous ETPs have successfully hypertargeted unique corners of the market, such as emerging market debt, rare earth metals, and small cap gold mining funds. As investors grow more comfortable with diversifying their assets through a single ticker, the ETF industry continues to expand, to meet the rising demand of investors who have grown tired of the often inferior performance and high-costs associated with mutual funds. And still, with a rapidly growing industry, there are a wealth of intriguing market segments that ETFs have yet to capitalize on, one of them being beer brewers [see also Who Else Wants A Railroad ETF?]. From an investment standpoint, beer companies present a strong opportunity. While some of these firms may have exited their high growth stage, they manufacture a product that is [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: No Related Posts