GDX, LALT: Big ETF Outflows
updated Monday, December 29, 1:04 PMLooking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Gold Miners ETF (GDX), where 12,500,000 units were destroyed, or a 4.0% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of GDX, in morning trading today Goldcorp (GG) is off about 2%, and Barrick Gold (ABX) is lower by about 0.7%.
And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the PowerShares Multi-Strategy Alternative Portfolio (LALT), which lost 300,000 of its units, representing a 33.3% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.
For MarketNewsVideo.com, I'm Sayoko Murase.