ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Stops and Targets Analysis (Part 1)

James Kimball | June 8, 2015

The ETF Country models, while they were flat on the week, beat out the ACWI index by over 1 percent by avoiding the decline in that index. The Country Basic is the strongest on the year, leading the ACWI by …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: New Changes to the Sector Models (Part 1)

James Kimball | June 1, 2015

The ETF Country models, along with the ACWI index, pulled back this week. The pullback was focused around Asia where we are over-weighted in our portfolios so our portfolios pulled back a little more than the benchmark.  The Country Basic …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Global Capital Movement (Part 3)

James Kimball | May 26, 2015

Both ETF Country models beat their benchmark by over 1 percent this week. All three of our holdings have exposure to Asian equities. The MSCI World Index was down -0.27%.

The U.S. markets spent most of the week going sideways, …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Global Capital Movement (Part 2)

James Kimball | May 18, 2015

Both ETF Country models marginally underperformed their benchmark this week, up +0.51% vs the MSCI All World Index up +0.7%. All three of our holdings have exposure to Asian equities, which underperformed most of the week only to come barreling …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Global Capital Movement (Part 1)

James Kimball | May 10, 2015

Both ETF Country models pulled back a little this week. All three of our holdings have exposure to Asian equities, which sold-off the majority of the week before rebounding nicely on Friday. The benchmark, MSCI All World Index, managed a …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Relative Performance (Part 4)

James Kimball | May 4, 2015

Both ETF Country models pulled back this week, along with the overall market. International markets remain strong outperformers on the year and our two models are matching or beating MSCI All World Index.

The SPY, along with most of the …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Relative Performance (Part 3)

James Kimball | April 27, 2015

The Stops & Targets model had a very strong week outpacing the benchmark by almost a percent. The basic model lagged behind the benchmark this week as TMF dropped off a little. We rotated out of that position into SSO …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Relative Performance (Part 1)

James Kimball | April 13, 2015

Both the Basic and Stops&Targets models put in great weeks, beating the benchmark by a substantial margin. On the year with the Basic is beating the MSCI All World Index by nearly double, while the Stops&Targets is lagging behind by …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Momentum (Part 4)

James Kimball | April 6, 2015

Both the Basic and Stops & Targets model were positive on the week with the Basic coming close to matching the benchmark and the Stops & Targets closer to flat on the week.

We finally have a position change, getting …


ETF Country Plus Strategy Insights: Momentum (Part 3)

James Kimball | March 30, 2015

Both the Basic and Stops&Targets model were negative on the week with the Basic matching the benchmark and the Stops&Targets beating by a small amount thanks to its larger cash position. On the year, the two models bracket the benchmark …