Barchart.com ETF Research

Choosing an ETF for an investment or trade has become a daunting task since there are now more than 1,000 ETFs in existence with a total of about $900 billion in assets under management. Barchart.com helps you with the ETF selection process by breaking the ETFs down into sectors and by providing you with a wealth of technical tools and charts to analyze the ETF universe.

Barchart.com/ETF Research analysts also provide you with detailed reports on specific ETF sectors, helping you to make informed choices about which ETF is right for your portfolio. We analyze each ETF in the sector and provide our best pick for the sector. Our independent ETF analysts have no biases or conflicts. Our intent is simply to provide investors with the best independent investment advice available on choosing ETFs.

New ETF Research reports are added monthly. We are always interested in hearing your questions, feedback, and opinions on our reports. Just fill out the "Contact Us" form to send us a message.

Table of Contents

• What Are ETFs? An Introduction to Exchange-Traded Funds - August 4, 2010
• How to Pick an Attractive ETF - August 17, 2010
• Infrastructure ETFs – An Ideal Way to Play the Mega Investment Theme of Global Economic Development - August 24, 2010
• Our Pick for a Broad Commodity Index Exchange-Traded Product - September 1, 2010
• Commodity Exchange-Traded Product (ETP) Performance and the Importance of the Futures Curve and Contango - September 9, 2010
• Petroleum ETPs – Beware of the Contango Gremlins - September 24, 2010
• Natural Gas ETPs – Exposure to Natural Gas Prices Is Not An Easy Fix - October 5, 2010
• Our Pick in the Gold ETF Sector - November 15, 2010
• Barchart.com's picks for the Precious Metals ETF Sector ex-Gold -- Silver, Platinum and Palladium - December 13, 2010
• Barchart.com's Picks in the Base Metal ETF Sector - December 20, 2010
• Barchart.com's Picks in the Agricultural Commodity ETF Sector - December 23, 2010
• Barchart.com's Picks in the "Equity-Commodity Producer Index" and "Equity-Agriculture" Sectors - December 27, 2010
• Barchart.com's "ETF - Best in Class" Choices in the Materials Sector - December 28, 2010
• Barchart.com's "ETF - Best in Class" Choices in the "Metals and Mining" Sector - December 31, 2010
• Barchart.com's Picks in the Clean Energy Equity Sector - January 14, 2011
• Barchart.com's Picks in the Nuclear & Uranium Sector - January 25, 2011
• Barchart.com's Picks in the Energy Equity Sector - February 1, 2011
• Barchart.com's Picks in the Information Technology Sector - May 8, 2011
• Barchart.com's Picks for the Industrials, Defense and Transportation Sectors - June 8, 2011
• Barchart.com's Picks for the Financials Sectors - July 15, 2011
• Barchart.com's Picks for the Telecom ETF Sector - August 12, 2011
• Barchart.com's Picks for Utility and Water Sector - September 9, 2011
• Barchart.com's ETF Picks in the Health Care and Biotech Sector - September 21, 2011
• Barchart.com's ETF Picks for the Consumer Sector - September 26, 2011
• Barchart.com's ETF Picks in the Real Estate Sector - November 28, 2011
• Barchart.com's Picks for Currency ETPs - December 8, 2011
• Barchart.com's Picks in the Emerging Markets - December 15, 2011
• Barchart.com's Picks for Dividend-Focused ETFs - December 20, 2011