Weekly Equity Select List - 3.4.14

With uncertainty, may come opportunity and clearly the global markets are reacting to much of the uncertainty that exists in certain locations such as the Ukraine.  As such, this week’s Select List may, in part, reflect a reaction to that uncertainty with a higher aggregate scoring in some of the larger and more established groups.

The ETFG Select List features the 5 most highly-rated equity ETFs by Sector, Geographic Region and Strategy as ranked by the ETFG Quant model.  For this coming week, below please find those groups and the Top 5 ETFs that comprise the highest group average by Sector, Geography and Strategy:

Sector:  This week’s top rated group but average ETFG Quant score is the energy sector.  This reflects a rotation from the previous week’s top rated group which was the Basic Materials sector.

Sector:  Energy                                 Group Average:  63.98
Rank	Ticker	Focus	Region	TER	Risk	Reward	Quant
1	XOP	Energy	North America	0.35%	5.28	7.83	66.80
2	XLE	Energy	North America	0.17%	3.92	8.08	66.40
3	OIH	Energy	Global	0.35%	5.35	7.54	63.00
4	IEO	Energy	North America	0.46%	4.73	7.34	62.00
5	PXI	Energy	North America	0.66%	5.28	7.03	61.70

Geography: Interestingly, the Geographic Region top rated group remains the Asia-Pacific Region and perhaps here is where uncertainty may in part provide opportunity.

Geography:  Asia-Pacific             Group Average:  66.54
Rank	Ticker	Region	Focus	TER	Risk	Reward	Quant
1	EWY	Asia-Pacific	Broad Equity	0.61%	4.10	10.00	73.00
2	IDX	Asia-Pacific	Broad Equity	0.58%	6.15	9.26	66.90
3	EIDO	Asia-Pacific	Broad Equity	0.61%	4.93	9.22	66.70
4	FXI	Asia-Pacific	Large Cap	0.73%	5.45	8.29	64.10
5	HAO	Asia-Pacific	Small Cap	0.75%	5.80	8.37	62.00

Strategy:  The Strategy top rated group also transitioned this week from Broad Equity to Large Cap.

Strategy:  Large Cap                        Group Average:  65.66
Rank	Ticker	Focus	Region	TER	Risk	Reward	Quant
1	ADRE	Large Cap	Emerging Markets	0.30%	5.42	8.97	67.30
2	ONEK	Large Cap	North America	0.20%	4.99	9.16	67.00
3	VUG	Large Cap	North America	0.10%	2.87	8.78	66.20
4	FXI	Large Cap	Asia-Pacific	0.73%	5.45	8.29	64.10
5	IVE	Large Cap	North America	0.18%	2.86	8.07	63.70

This ETFG Select List is meant to be a quick reference guide and not to replace checking the daily ETFG Quant Rankings, Green Diamond Reward Ratings and Red Diamond Risk Ratings.  To best support the ETF selection process, ETF Global strongly encourages users to perform a more comprehensive review by utilizing the additional tools and resources available at www.etfg.com to further research and diligence exchange-traded-funds.

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