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Portofolio opinion in ETF (ONLY IF YOU OWN OR KNOW WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT)?


I have current portofolio in ETF as follow:
EWPiShares:Spain 35.00%
FXI iShares:FTSE/Xinhua 40.00 %
XLE Sel Sector:Energy SPDR 25.00 %
Which totaling to 100% of my investment in this particular account, Please let me know what your opinion to this portofolio.

I WILL RATE YOU FOR YOUR ANSWER!
THANKS!

I'd consider moving some money out of XLE(not all of it) and into something more diverse like the iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend Index (DVY). At $70/share...i think this is a nice value play and will probably climb towards $100/share by 2008. DVY will still provide you some energy stocks, but will also provide you some of the highest dividend stocks in the financial areas as well(Bank of America for example). Not to mention it pays you a dividend on the 100 stocks it invests in! Don't get me wrong, XLE has had a great 3 year run, returning near 40%, but I'm banking on a soft pull back in oil prices this year, which will hurt that ETF, and I wouldn't expect to see a 1 year 25% ROI like this past one either.

Ishares Spain..Don't know much about that one. Though they have an ardent Socialist running the country now, and that usually doesn't bode well for markets long term. The fund has performed very well, but I'm not sure if that has more to do with investors just throwing money at something new or if there is any real long term weight behind it. When I look at some of these international ETFs, one of the 1st things I ask myself is what do they make and export on a wide scale that makes a fundamental difference in the global economy. Spain, financials and telecommunications, ag equipment maybe? I don't know.

Otherwise, you had a good year...sell a little and take your other on a nice winter vaca to Antigua or something...Good Luck!

Very aggressive, narrow focus, looking to bet on huge growth in few markets.

FXI xinhua has a high turn over (lots of fees) but if it continues to grow at it's current rate it won't matter.

Spain, don't know. Is Spain looking to have a huge year(s)?

Energy XLE is all about oil. Largest in Exxon mobile (i just buy that direct from Exxon mobile DRIP) chevron and conoco make up about a 1/3rd of it. I might have to pick up this one.

if you are willing to take the risk go for it.

Just curious why not add some thing like ?
EFA EURO-ASIA INDX (MSCI-ISHARES)
and/or
ADRE BLDRS EMG MRKTS 50 ADR FUND

If you're going to be that aggressive, why the energy? It's been so flat for 6 months ...why not flip into Latin America or even Ireland ( MXE, IRL) or more to China ...until you see the energy coming back?
I know its got to, you know its got to...but if you got a horse like FXI in the race take some of that energy $ and put it on the runner. No? Some of that energy money is in natural gas, and that's been under six bucks lately with more mild weather
predicted.
I wouldn't suggest to a conservative investor to put their money on the weatherman, but you don't seem to be the conservative type.
Good luck...you've had some, hope you keep it up.

Your portfolio sucks.

You are taking too much risk at 35%, 40% and 25%

Reduce all your holdings to a maximum of 20% in each and invest in at least 2 more ETFs.

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