ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the Invesco Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF (EQAL) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. EQAL is a variation on Invesco’s popular equal-weight S&P 500 ETF, taking the 1000 largest U.S. stocks in the Russell index and assigning them equal weight in the portfolio. The result is a sector and size mix that diverges significantly from the traditional index fund. Adherents of equal weighting argue that it eliminates the market-cap bias built into traditional indexes. At the same time, critics say that equal-weighting is just another way of tilting toward smaller companies in a portfolio.

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Sector ETFs Suite (SPXE, SPXN, SPXV, SPXT) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Sector ETFs focus on S&P 500 companies, exclusive of certain sectors. Each ETF seeks investment results, before fees and expenses, that track the performance of its index.

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the Next Frontier Internet & Ecommerce ETF (FMQQ) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. FMQQ is designed to provide investors with exposure to the Internet and Ecommerce sectors of the developing world. Many investors believe that the growth of consumption in Emerging Markets represents a significant growth opportunity as more than one billion people are expected to enter the consumer class in the coming decades. Increasingly, these consumers are using smartphones and broadband mobile connections to access the Internet. FMQQ holds over 60 companies operating in Emerging and Frontier Markets beyond China, including India, Brazil, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, and South Africa.