Weekly Equity Select List - 12.1.14

The ETFG Select List  each week 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 – you can access the entire list for this week here:  ETFG Weekly Select List - December 1, 2014

1. SECTOR:  This week’s top rated group by average ETFG Quant score is the Energy sector.

Sector:  Energy                                 Group Average:  69.88
Rank	Ticker	Focus	Region	TER	Risk	Reward	Quant
1	OIH	Energy	Global	0.35%	5.75	10.00	75.90
2	PSCE	Energy	North America	0.29%	5.54	8.41	69.10
3	XES	Energy	North America	0.35%	5.93	8.28	68.90
4	XOP	Energy	North America	0.35%	5.63	7.63	67.80
5	XLE	Energy	North America	0.16%	4.35	7.87	67.70

2.  GEOGRAPHY: The Geographic top rated group remains the North America Region.

Geography:  North America             Group Average:  68.12
Rank	Ticker	Region	Focus	TER	Risk	Reward	Quant
1	PSCE	North America	Energy	0.29%	5.54	8.41	69.10
2	XES	North America	Energy	0.35%	5.93	8.28	68.90
3	XOP	North America	Energy	0.35%	5.63	7.63	67.80
4	XLE	North America	Energy	0.16%	4.35	7.87	67.70
5	IEZ	North America	Energy	0.45%	5.33	8.18	67.10

3.  STRATEGY:  The Strategy top rated group transitioned this week Broad Equity.

Strategy:  Broad Equity                        Group Average:  64.12
Rank	Ticker	Focus	Region	TER	Risk	Reward	Quant
1	DXJ	Broad Equity	Asia-Pacific	0.48%	3.16	8.17	66.10
2	EWY	Broad Equity	Asia-Pacific	0.62%	3.97	7.78	64.80
3	DXJS	Broad Equity	Asia-Pacific	0.58%	4.48	7.78	64.50
4	PGJ	Broad Equity	Asia-Pacific	0.70%	5.26	8.84	64.20
5	AXJL	Broad Equity	Asia-Pacific	0.48%	4.76	8.35	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 ETFG Scanner and additional tools and resources available at www.etfg.com to further research and diligence exchange-traded-funds.

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