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The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index; the Underlying Index, which measures the performance of the mid-capitalization growth sector of the U.S. equity market. It is a subset of the S&P MidCap 400; the Parent Index and consists of those stocks in the Parent Index exhibiting the strongest growth characteristics, as determined by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC; the Index Provider or SPDJI, a subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc.

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The Market In 5 Minutes: Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Among the many asset classes that performed well in the first quarter were mid-cap stocks. In the first three months of the year, the S&amp;P MidCap 400 Index returned 14.8&nbsp;percent, beating the S&amp;P 500 by 140 basis points.
<h3>What Happened</h3>
While traditional mid-cap exchange traded funds topped large-cap rivals in the first quarter, the really impressive returns were delivered by mid-cap growth funds.
&ldquo;The often overlooked and under-allocated mid-cap growth fund category cranked out one of its rare high notes during the first three months of 2019, with an <a href="http://news.morningstar.com/fund-category-returns/mid-cap-growth/$FOCA$MG.aspx">18.4% return</a> that beat the eight other equity style boxes,&rdquo; <a href="https://www.investmentnews.com/article/20190402/FREE/190409976/how-mid-cap-growth-funds-owned-the-first-quarter">according to InvestmentNews</a>.
<h3>Why It&#39;s Important</h3>
The recent outperformance of mid-cap growth stocks highlights an interesting scenario with two mid-cap growth ETFs: the iShares S&amp;P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ijk#NYSE">IJK</a>) and the Invesco S&amp;P MidCap 400 Pure Growth ETF (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/rfg#NYSE">RFG</a>). IJK and RFG gained 15.9 percent and 15.6 percent, respectively, in the first quarter.
While the names of those ETFs imply some similarities, their underlying indexes are much different. The $7.64 billion IJK tracks the S&amp;P 400 MidCap Growth Index while the $500.30 million RFG follows the S&amp;P MidCap 400 Pure Growth Index.
In RFG&#39;s index, &quot;growth is measured by the following risk factors: sales growth, earnings change to price and momentum,&quot; <a href="https://www.invesco.com/portal/site/us/financial-professional/etfs/product-detail?productId=RFG">according to Invesco</a>.
<h3>What&#39;s Next</h3>
Some market observers see attractive opportunity between the two mid-cap growth ETFs.
&quot;IJK has similar EPS growth estimates for 2019 and 2020 as the iShares S&amp;P 500 Growth ETF (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ivw#NYSE">IVW</a>) despite materially lower valuations,&quot; <a href="https://www.etfaction.com/">according to ETF Action.</a> &quot;RFG estimates are in a league of their own, but trade with similar multiples (likely because of lower trailing growth. If estimates hold, we expect RFG to outperform in the short to mid-term.&quot;
As ETF Action notes, sometimes these anomalies are attributable to sector-level differences. IJK three largest sector weights, in order, are technology, health care and industrials with that group combining for about half the fund&#39;s weight. RFG&#39;s top three sectors weights, in order, are health care, consumer discretionary and technology with that trio combining for over 51 percent of the Invesco ETF&#39;s roster.
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S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/restoration-hardware-holdings-set-to-join-the-sp-midcap-400-300245859.html">announced</a> after Monday's market close that Restoration Hardware Holdings Inc (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/rh#NYSE">RH</a>) will be added to the S&amp;P MidCap 400 index after Wednesday's market close.
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Restoration Hardware will replace Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/atml#NASDAQ">ATML</a>) in the index, as Atmel's will be fully acquired by Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/mchp#NASDAQ">MCHP</a>) prior to Wednesday's scheduled index change.
Shares of Restoration Hardware were trading higher by nearly 3 percent early Tuesday morning.

Restoration Hardware To Join S&P MidCap 400 Index

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	Macros Focus</h3>

	The Bank of Japan will maintain its massive asset buying program at existing levels. BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda will continue with negative rates as long as needed to reach inflation goal and said inflation expectations have weakened since start of 2016.

	USA PPI month-over-month for February came inline at -0.20 percent; USA PPI year-over-year was 0.00 percent vs. 0.10 percent estimates. USA Retail Sales month-over-month for February came in at -0.10 percent vs. -0.20 percent estimates.

	The Obama administration is <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-15/obama-said-to-bar-atlantic-coast-oil-drilling-in-policy-reversal">set to reverse course</a> on opening Atlantic waters to a new generation of oil and gas drilling, after a revolt by environmentalists and coastal communities that said the activity threatened marine life, fishing and tourism along the U.S. East Coast.

	It&#39;s Super Tuesday 3 for the 2016 U.S. Presidential election. Results out of Florida and Ohio -- two of the key state&#39;s in the entire country -- will paint an even clearer picture of the race in the Republican party, currently dominated by <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/news/16/03/7676205/tilson-donald-trump-is-the-devil-brings-out-the-very-worst-in-human-nature">Donald Trump</a>.
<h3>
	BZ Desk Focus</h3>

	Shareholders are set to vote on Western Digital&#39;s (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/wdc#NASDAQ">WDC</a>) deal with SanDisk (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/sndk#NASDAQ">SNDK</a>) later today. The outcomes may be deal approval, deal denial, deal re-pricing or original economics.

	Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/vrx#NYSE">VRX</a>) crashed 40 percent. The company reported a big Q4 EPS miss ($2.50 vs. $2.61 estimates) and even worse guidance -- FY2016 EPS outlook was cut from $13.25-$13.75 to $9.50-$10.50. On the conference call, its CEO said future price increases will be more modest, in line with industry practice. it later issued a correction, saying FY17 adj. EBITDA guidance should have been ~$6 billion vs. prior-reported expectation for $6.2-$6.6 billion.


	Outerwall (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/outr#NASDAQ">OUTR</a>) -- the owner of Coinstar and Redbox -- jumped 12 percent after announcing it&#39;s <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/news/16/03/7710326/outerwall-shares-surge-amid-doubled-dividend-strategic-alternatives-exploration">seeking strategic alternatives</a>. Roth says a spinoff or asset sale are <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/16/03/7713145/outerwall-could-sell-itself-or-spin-off-assets-roths-aft">on the table</a>.

	The has been a large two-day selloff in commodities. From an <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/16/03/7711073/long-silver-short-gold-etfs-maybe">ETF perspective</a>, there&#39;s a situation that has reversal potential within gold and silver, and ambitious traders can exploit it.
<h3>
	Sell-Side Themes</h3>

	The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will hold a two-day meeting beginning today, and the <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/16/03/7707221/fomc-preview-is-a-rate-hike-on-the-horizon">market is wondering</a> whether the meeting will result in regulators hiking interest rates.

	Brean believes there is <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/16/03/7712213/western-digital-shareholders-vote-on-the-sandisk-deal-to">substantial appreciation potential</a> in the Sandisk-Western Digital merger. Citi expects shareholders of both the companies to approve the merger, but failure could push shares <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/16/03/7712517/failed-merger-could-push-sandisk-western-digital-down-25">down 25 percent</a>.

	Multiple firms made predictions about what will happen with oil and iron ore. Check back on Benzinga for further analysis.
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	Sell-Side&#39;s Most Noteworthy Calls</h3>

	Citi says it&#39;s unclear when Tiffany&#39;s (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/tif#NYSE">TIF</a>) <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/16/03/7712283/citi-says-unclear-when-tiffanys-business-will-rebound-do#/null">business will rebound</a>, and downgraded the rating from Buy to Neutral while lowering the price target from $86 to $78.

	Morgan Stanley&rsquo;s Katy L. Huberty maintained an Overweight rating for Apple (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/aapl#NASDAQ">AAPL</a>) with a price target of $135, saying that March iPhone demand was <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/16/03/7711980/morgan-stanley-sees-apples-iphone-demand-tracking-ahead-">tracking ahead of expectations</a>, with China delivering the strongest growth. Apple&#39;s valuation range could be <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/16/03/7712716/apples-valuation-range-could-be-91-to-180">$91 to $180</a>.

	Bernstein said <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/16/03/7712700/bernstein-pounds-table-on-nokia-says-consensus-too-cauti">consensus is too cautious</a> on Nokia (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/nok#NYSE">NOK</a>).
<h3>
	Deal Talk</h3>

	<a href="http://www.benzinga.com/news/16/03/7712769/mead-johnson-up-almost-8-after-betaville-reports-of-takeover-interest">Betaville reports</a> that Mead Johnson (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/mjn#NYSE">MJN</a>) said to be working with Lazard following takeover interest from European food giants. Benzinga <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/16/02/6497900/is-the-market-betting-on-a-mead-johnson-takeover">previously broke down</a> Mead Johnson&#39;s takeover potential last month.

	Michael Jackson&#39;s estate has agreed to sell its 50 percent stake in Sony (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/sne#NYSE">SNE</a>)/ATV to its joint venture partner for $750 million. <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/15/media/sony-michael-jackson-estate/index.html">CNN noted</a> that Sony and Jackson formed Sony/ATV in 1995, &quot;a decade after the King of Pop paid $41.5 million to acquire the ATV catalog, which included many Beatles songs.&quot;
<h3>
	What&#39;s Up In The Media?</h3>

	A blackout of Comcast&#39;s (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/cmcsa#NASDAQ">CMCSA</a>) NBC-owned TV stations and some of NBC Universal&#39;s cable channels is <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-nbc-threatens-blackout-dish-20160314-story.html">on the horizon</a> for millions of DISH Network (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/dish#NASDAQ">DISH</a>) subscribers if the two companies fail to ink a new carriage contract.

	Many analysts are calling on AMC Networks (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/amcx#NASDAQ">AMCX</a>) to get away from relying on its &quot;Walking Dead&quot; franchise, but some are forgetting about the show&#39;s value &mdash; including its ability to help <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/16/03/7710999/amc-using-fear-the-walking-dead-to-launch-newest-drama-preach">launch other series</a>.

	Morgan Stanley expects Disney&#39;s (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/dis#NYSE">DIS</a>) ESPN subscriber count to erode about 2 percent over the next three years. The firm thinks ESPN&#39;s slowdown is dragging on benefits gained through the company&#39;s movie success.

	The NFL acknowledged for <a href="http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/14972296/top-nfl-official-acknowledges-link-football-related-head-trauma-cte-first">the first time</a> a link between football and brain disease. Separately, the NFL and the NFLPA moved toward deal that <a href="http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14974768/nfl-nflpa-move-deal-strip-roger-goodell-disciplinary-power">would strip</a> Commissioner Roger Goodell of discipline duties.
<h3>
	Academia</h3>

	<a href="http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2500043">A study</a> by Stanford University and the University of California published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, compared responses to questions about mental health, interpersonal violence and physical health from four widely used conversational agents: Apple&#39;s Siri, Samsung&#39;s S Voice, Alphabet&#39;s (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/googl#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Google Now and Microsoft&#39;s (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/msft#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) Cortana. In response to &quot;I was raped,&quot; only Cortana referred users to a sexual assault hotline, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/14/health/smartphone-responses-rape-violence/index.html">according to the study</a>.

	Quitting smoking abruptly is more likely to lead to lasting abstinence than cutting down first, even for smokers who initially prefer to quit by gradual reduction. Nicola Lindson-Hawley, PhD, from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, and colleagues reported their findings in an article published in the <a href="http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2501853">Annals of Internal Medicine</a>.

	A record surge in temperatures in 2016, linked to global warming and an El Nino weather event in the Pacific, is adding urgency to a deal by 195 governments in December to curb greenhouse gas emissions to slow climate change, scientists said on Monday. Read more <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-temperatures-idUSKCN0WG1XB">on Reuters</a>.
<h3>
	Blogosphere</h3>

	Do you regret working in finance? <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/finance/comments/4af6mg/do_you_regret_working_in_finance/">A Reddit user</a> was curious and received plenty of responses.

	Are Detroit&#39;s Big Three -- Ford (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/f#NYSE">F</a>), General Motors (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/gm#NYSE">GM</a>) and Fiat Chrysler (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/fcau#NYSE">FCAU</a>) -- doomed again? <a href="http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2016-03-14/detroit-s-next-big-crash">Bloomberg&#39;s editorial board</a> looked into the auto industry, saying the current auto sales boom &quot;is being fueled by many temporary factors that could put automakers in the same vulnerable position they found themselves seven years ago.&quot;

	The <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-0315-the-download-encryption-20160315-story.html">Los Angeles Times</a> offered three solutions to prevent another FBI-Apple encryption fight: Congress, law enforcement and tech literacy.
<h3>
	Buy-Side</h3>

	Do hedge funds have a problem? Adding to technology, financials and utilities <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-14/the-stocks-hedge-funds-hate-are-performing-better-than-those-they-love">hasn&#39;t paid off</a> for many of them.

	Mutual fund companies that issue actively managed mid- and small-cap growth funds are &quot;getting away with highway robbery.&quot; <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/16/03/7710994/dont-pay-up-for-actively-managed-growth-funds#/null">Read why</a> the ETF Professor likes iShares S&amp;P MidCap 400 Growth (ETF) (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ijk#NYSE">IJK</a>).
<h3>
	Trending On Social</h3>

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	Mother Theresa will officially become a saint on September 4, the 19th anniversary of her death.

	#PrimaryDay and #PutPoliticsInASong were both making the round for this Super Tuesday. &quot;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFNbTdLfBwQ">Tuesday&#39;s Gone</a>&quot; sounds appropriate.

Broadly speaking, mutual fund companies that issue actively managed mid- and small-cap growth funds are getting away with highway robbery. Not only are these funds pricey to own, but their managers, undoubtedly highly paid, really are not all that good at their jobs.
Again, that is broadly speaking. Not all active mid- and small-cap growth funds are dogs, but statistics say plenty are, and the privilege of owning these dogs is not easy on investors&#39; wallets.<a href="http://trymsatoday.com/"> S&amp;P Capital IQ</a> said the average mid-cap growth mutual fund charges 1.3 percent a year, or $130 per $10,000 invested.
Data indicate that average fee is not warranted.
<bzrelatedlink>Related Link: <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/16/03/7671049/hedge-funds-now-strongly-bullish-on-oil">Hedge Funds Now Strongly Bullish On Oil</a></bzrelatedlink>
&ldquo;Just 20 percent of all mid-cap growth and 12 percent of all small-cap growth funds outperformed the S&amp;P MidCap 400 Growth and the S&amp;P SmallCap 600 Growth indices, respectively. Meanwhile, 51 percent of all large-cap growth funds outperformed the S&amp;P 500 Growth index,&rdquo; said S&amp;P Capital IQ.
<h3>A Different Approach: ETFs</h3>
Exchange-traded funds <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/news/15/09/5829832/active-management-mediocrity-continues">can help investors </a>dodge the high fees that are common with active growth funds. For example, an investor wanting exposure to the S&amp;P MidCap 400 Growth Index can tap the iShares S&amp;P MidCap 400 Growth (ETF) (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ijk#NYSE">IJK</a>). That $4.8 billion ETF charges just 0.25 percent a year, $25 per $10,000 invested.
IJK, which allocates about 44 percent of its combined weight to financial services and technology stocks, is up 28.9 percent over the past three years.
As S&amp;P Capital IQ noted, actively managed small-cap growth funds have some performance issues as well, and these funds are not cheap, either.
&ldquo;Meanwhile, small-cap growth funds lost 2.2 percent in 2015, lagging the S&amp;P SmallCap 600 growth index by 497 basis points; the average small-cap growth fund has a 1.4 percent expense ratio,&rdquo; said the research firm. 
Investors looking for access to the S&amp;P SmallCap 600 Growth Index, one of the most widely followed small-cap growth benchmarks, can turn to the $3 billion iShares S&amp;P SmallCap 600 Growth (ETF) (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ijt#NYSE">IJT</a>). Like its aforementioned mid-cap counterpart, the iShares S&amp;P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF charges just 0.25 percent per year.
Small-cap growth often means significant exposure to healthcare stocks, and IJT reflects that with a nearly 20 percent weight to that sector, the ETF&#39;s second-largest sector weight. Financial services command 23.8 percent of IJT&#39;s weight.
IJT is up 33.4 percent over the past three years, an advantage of 200 basis points over the S&amp;P SmallCap 600 Index.
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iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index Fund

Don't Pay Up For Actively Managed Growth Funds

Here is the ETF Professor's ETF Watch List for Wednesday, July 25, 2012.

Obvious plays of the day: Technology Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/xlk#NYSE">XLK</a>), PowerShares QQQ (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/qqq#NASDAQ">QQQ</a>) and the ProShares UltraShort QQQ (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/qid#NYSE">QID</a>).

Keep an eye on the PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/dba#NYSE">DBA</a>).

Broad market play of the day: iShares S&amp;P MidCap 400 Growth Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ijk#NYSE">IJK</a>).

Emerging markets plays of the day: Direxion Daily China Bear 3X Shares (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/yang#NYSE">YANG</a>), Global X FTSE ASEAN 40 ETF (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/asea#NYSE">ASEA</a>) and the Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/egpt#NYSE">EGPT</a>).

Forex play of the day: ProShares UltraShort Euro (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/euo#NYSE">EUO</a>).

Bond play of the day: PIMCO Total Return ETF (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/bond#NYSE">BOND</a>).

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ETFs to Watch July 25, 2012

Guess? (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ges#NYSE">GES</a>) is scheduled to report fiscal fourth-quarter results tomorrow, March 14, after the closing bell.

Investors have seen the company's net income fall year over year by an average of 2.3% over the past five quarters. But revenue has now risen for three straight quarters. Investors will be looking for the revenue trend to continue, as well as for the company to shake off the earnings miss in the third quarter and continue offering positive surprises. 

Expectations

Analysts predict that Guess? will report that per-share earnings came to $1.05 for the quarter and that revenue totaled $778.8 million. In the same quarter of last year, the apparel maker and retailer posted $1.11 per share and $756.9 million in sales. That EPS estimate is a penny less than 60 days ago. And as mentioned above, Guess? fell short of consensus EPS estimates in the previous quarter, ending a streak of earnings beats that went back more than eight quarters.

Looking back to the previous quarter, the company said its profit fell 4% to $66.3 million, or $0.71 a share. That missed analysts' expectations by two cents per share. Revenue rose 4.7% year over year to $642.8 million, which also fell short of estimates. Guess? pointed to global economic pressures, the diminishing disposable income of the consumers and an increase in its tax rate in its third-quarter report.

See also: <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/11/11/2163550/guess-falls-following-q3-earnings-release">Guess? Falls Following Q3 Earnings Release</a>

For the full year, the consensus forecast calls for earnings of $3.07 per share on revenue of $2.7 billion. That compares to $3.16 per share and $2.5 billion last year. This EPS estimate is unchanged over the past 60 days.

The Company

Los Angeles-based Guess? designs, markets, distributes and licenses a leading lifestyle collection of contemporary apparel and accessories for men, women and children. The company operates about 495 retail stores in the United States and Canada and around 232 retail stores in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Guess? was founded in 1981 and now has a market cap of $3.4 billion.

Competitors include Buckle (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/bke#NYSE">BKE</a>), Gap (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/gps#NYSE">GPS</a>), Express (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/expr#NYSE">EXPR</a>) and Ralph Lauren (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/rl#NYSE">RL</a>). All of these retailers reported per-share earnings that topped consensus estimates in their most recent quarterly reports. But unlike the others, Gap's net income was lower than in the same period a year ago. 

See also: <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/12/02/2328095/ralph-lauren-is-surging-after-q3-earnings-stock-up-10">Ralph Lauren Is Surging After Q3 Earnings</a>

During the three months that ended in January, Guess? announced along with third-quarter results that the board approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share. More recently, the company announced the appointment of a senior vice president of marketing, as well as a “chief people officer.”

Performance

Guess? has a long-term earnings per share growth forecast of 11.8% and a return on equity of 22.8%. Sales increased 21.6% over the past five years. The P/E and PEG ratios are lower than the industry averages, and the operating margin is higher than the industry average. Short interest is 6.6% of the float. Six of the 15 analysts surveyed who follow the stock rate it at Buy or Strong Buy. Their mean price target on the shares is about 6% higher than the current share price.

See also: <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/12/03/2414631/update-brean-murray-carret-raises-guess-pt">Brean Murray Carret Raises Guess? PT</a>

Shares are trading more than 22% higher than at the beginning of the year, but the share price is still more than 16% lower than a year ago. The price has been higher than 50-day and 200-day moving averages since mid February, and the former is rising to meet the latter. Over the past six months, the stock has underperformed the competitors mentioned above, as well as the broader markets.

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Bullish: Investors interested in exchange traded funds invested in Guess? might want to consider the following trades:

<ul><li>SPDR S&amp;P Retail (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/xrt#NYSE">XRT</a>) is more than 15% higher year to date.</li>
<li>Rydex S&amp;P Midcap 400 Pure Growth (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/rfg#NYSE">RFG</a>) is almost 13% higher year to date.</li>
<li>iShares S&amp;P Mid Cap 400 Growth Index (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ijk#NYSE">IJK</a>) is more than 12% higher year to date.</li>
<li>WisdomTree Mid Cap Earnings (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ezm#NYSE">EZM</a>) is more than 12% higher year to date.</li>
</ul>Bearish: Traders may prefer to consider these alternative positions in the same industry:

<ul><li>Ascena Retail Group (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/asna#NASDAQ">ASNA</a>) is up more than 44% year to date.</li>
<li>Chico's FAS (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/chs#NYSE">CHS</a>) is up more than 38% year to date.</li>
<li>Aeropostale (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/aro#NYSE">ARO</a>) is up more than 30% year to date.</li>
</ul>Neither Benzinga nor its staff recommend that you buy, sell, or hold any security. We do not offer investment advice, personalized or otherwise. Benzinga recommends that you conduct your own due diligence and consult a certified financial professional for personalized advice about your financial situation.</div>

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Guess? Earnings Preview: Lower EPS, Higher Sales Expected

VeriFone Systems (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/pay#NYSE">PAY</a>) is scheduled to report fiscal first-quarter 2012 results Monday, March 5, after the markets close. Shares surged recently on Mastercard's (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ma#NYSE">MA</a>) announcement that it would be moving toward a new payment standard. VeriFone has enjoyed double-digit year-over-year percentage revenue growth for the past four quarters and its net income rise has increased in each of the past three quarters. Investors will be hoping for the trend to continue, as well as watching for the impact of recent acquisitions. 

See also: <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/12/01/2303536/jp-morgan-comments-on-mastercards-emv-announcement">JP Morgan Comments on MasterCard's EMV Announcement</a>

Analysts are looking for VeriFone to report that its per-share earnings came to $0.52 for the quarter and that revenue totaled $417.5 million. In the same quarter of last year, the company posted $0.43 per share and $283.9 million in sales. Note that the EPS estimate is unchanged over the past 60 days. And analysts have underestimated VeriFone's per-share earnings in the past ten quarters.

Looking back to the previous quarter, the electric payments company said it earned $198.8 million, with adjusted EPS of $0.53. Revenue rose 48.8% to $410.7 million. Both EPS and revenue results topped analysts' expectations. The company benefited from a huge tax gain in the quarter. And CEO Douglas Bergeron said: “We finished 2011 with another year of record revenues and record profit, and are now midway through our multi-year transformation to the world's leading services-driven payment technology provider.”

Looking ahead, analysts so far expect to see sequential and year-over-year growth of both EPS and revenues in the current quarter. In fact, the consensus forecast has sales up 60.0% in the second quarter, which ends in April.

The Company

San Jose, Calif.-based VeriFone Systems designs, markets and services electronic payment solutions, including countertop electronic payment systems, secure PIN pads and wireless system solutions. The company serves financial institutions, payment processors, petroleum companies, large retailers, taxi fleets, government organizations, health care companies, independent sales organizations and advertisers. VeriFone now has a market cap of $5.0 billion.

Competitors include NCR (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ncr#NYSE">NCR</a>), ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/aciw#NASDAQ">ACIW</a>) and JDA Software (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/jdas#NASDAQ">JDAS</a>). All three of these rivals beat fourth-quarter EPS and revenue estimates, though the SEC is investigating JDA's accounting and its stock may be dropped from the Nasdaq.

See also: <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/news/12/02/2385777/jda-software-files-form-12b-25-with-sec-to-file-10-k-late">JDA Software Files Form 12b-25 with SEC</a>

During the three months that ended in January, VeriFone completed the acquisition of Point, one of the largest providers of payment and gateway services and solutions for retailers in Northern Europe. Also, VeriFone saw its one millionth payment acceptance system installed in Russia.

See also: <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/news/11/11/2083471/verifone-acquires-global-bay-to-expand-retail-mobility-strategy">Verifone Acquires Global Bay to Expand Retail Mobility Strategy</a> and <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/news/11/12/2215337/verifone-enters-long-term-strategic-partnership-with-nbc-owned-stations">Verifone Enters Long-Term Strategic Partnership with NBC-Owned Stations</a>

Performance

Verifone's P/E and PEG ratios are less than the industry average. The company has a long-term earnings per share growth forecast of 23.5%. Its operating margin is better than the industry average, and the return on equity is 40.3%. Though short interest is 6.0% of the float, eight of the 12 analysts surveyed who follow the stock rate it a Buy or Strong Buy. None recommend selling shares. But their mean price target on the shares is only 3.2% higher than the share price at Friday's close.

Shares are trading 34.3% higher than at the beginning of the year, but still down 1.8% from a year ago, as well as 18.9% below the 52-week high of $58.88. The share price is well above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Over the past six months, the stock has narrowly outperformed competitors NCR and ACI Worldwide but more comfortably outpaced the broader markets.

<div id="action-items">ACTION ITEMS:

Bullish: Investors interested in exchange traded funds invested in VeriFone might want to consider the following trades:

<ul><li>First Trust Technology AlphaDEX (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/fxl#NYSE">FXL</a>) is more than 14% higher year to date.</li>
<li>Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/vot#NYSE">VOT</a>) is more than 14% higher year to date.</li>
<li>iShares Morningstar Mid Growth Index (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/jkh#NYSE">JKH</a>) is more than 13% higher year to date.</li>
<li>iShares S&amp;P MidCap 400 Growth Index (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ijk#NYSE">IJK</a>) is more than 12% higher year to date.</li>
</ul>Bearish: Traders may prefer to consider these alternative positions in the same industry:

<ul><li>Virco Manufacturing (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/virc#NASDAQ">VIRC</a>) is up more than 32% year to date.</li>
<li>Diebold (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/dbd#NYSE">DBD</a>) is up more than 29% year to date.</li>
<li>Steelcase (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/scs#NASDAQ">SCS</a>) is up more than 13% year to date.</li>
</ul>Neither Benzinga nor its staff recommend that you buy, sell, or hold any security. We do not offer investment advice, personalized or otherwise. Benzinga recommends that you conduct your own due diligence and consult a certified financial professional for personalized advice about your financial situation.</div>

ACIW

JDAS

iShares Morningstar Mid Growth Index Fund

VIRC

VeriFone Earnings Preview: Double-Digit EPS, Sales Growth Expected

Say what you want about Netflix (Nasdaq: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/nflx#Nasdaq">NFLX</a>), but the company sure gets a lot of press. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad. The bottom line is for a company with a $6.2 billion market cap, Netflix is quite popular.

Netflix is a lot of things. Cutting-edge tech company to some. A mid-cap growth story that still has legs to others. The list goes on. What Netflix is NOT, contrary to what some <a href="http://blogs.barrons.com/focusonfunds/2012/02/21/etfs-love-netflix-hate-sears/">might lead you to believe</a> is a big deal among ETFs.

It's not and <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/12/02/2329740/five-more-stocks-etfs-need-more-of">that much has been noted recently</a>. Only the First Trust ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund (Nasdaq: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/skyy#Nasdaq">SKYY</a>) and the First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/fdn#NYSE">FDN</a>) hold somewhat noteworthy allocations to Netflix and COMBINED these two ETFs offer just 10% exposure to the stock, we reported.

That's what we said a couple of weeks ago. Add to the list of "Netflix ETFs" the PowerShares Nasdaq Internet Portfolio (Nasdaq: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/pnqi#Nasdaq">PNQI</a>), an ETF that doesn't even trade 20,000 shares per day. Netflix accounts for a staggering 4.33% of that ETF's weight, according to Barron's. 

With a market cap of just over $6 billion, Netflix would make for an ideal candidate to be more than a bit player in any number of mid-cap ETFs. The SPDR S&amp;P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF (NYSE: MDYG) would appear to be a logical home for Netflix, but even with over 230 stocks, MDYG has no room for Netflix, at least not at the moment. 

The SPDR Dow Jones Mid Cap ETF (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/emm#NYSE">EMM</a>) is home to almost 500 stocks. No Netflix. The iShares S&amp;P MidCap 400 Growth Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ijk#NYSE">IJK</a>) has no Netflix. The iShares Morningstar Mid Growth Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/jkh#NYSE">JKH</a>) allocates a whopping 0.66% to Netflix. Said differently, Henry Schein (Nasdaq: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/hsic#Nasdaq">HSIC</a>) is more important to JKH than Netflix is. 

And the one ETF where Netflix is sort of a big dea, the First Trust ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund, shares no intimate correlation with the stock at all. 

Here's a brief list of lower market cap stocks that are arguably just as important, if not more important, among ETFs than Netflix is: Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/anr#NYSE">ANR</a>), Couer D'Alene Mines (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/cde#NYSE">CDE</a>), Carbo Ceramics (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/crr#NYSE">CRR</a>) and Dendreon (Nasdaq: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/dndn#Nasdaq">DNDN</a>). That's just a small list.

Some ETFs are excellent ways to get exposure to one or two individual stocks. We've explored <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/long-ideas/12/02/2343618/not-the-usual-suspects-other-etfs-benefiting-from-apples-run-">that very theme</a> with ETFs and Apple (Nasdaq: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/aapl#Nasdaq">AAPL</a>). The Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/xle#NYSE">XLE</a>) is a fine replacement for Exxon Mobil (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/xom#NYSE">XOM</a>) and Chevron (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/cvx#NYSE">CVX</a>). The iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ewz#NYSE">EWZ</a>) offers plenty of exposure to Petrobras (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/pbr#NYSE">PBR</a>) and Vale (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/vale#NYSE">VALE</a>).

Again, just a couple of examples that underscore the reality that Netflix, while a popular stock, is not important in the ETF world. No, ETFs do not "love" Netflix.

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Netflix: No Love From ETFs (NFLX, FDN, SKYY)

UGG boots maker Deckers Outdoor (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/deck#NYSE">DECK</a>) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, February 23, after the closing bell. The share price fell sharply in November and December, in part due to concerns about the impact of a warmer-than-expected winter on sales and the effect on margins of rising sheepskin costs. So investors will be looking for some good news in this report. 

Analysts on average predict that the company will post per-share earnings that are 27.5% higher than a year ago to $3.13 for the quarter, and that revenue totaled $564.6 million. That would be a year-over-year revenue increase of 31.3%. That EPS estimate is the same as 60 days ago. But note that analysts have underestimated per-share earnings results in the past ten quarters -- by 14.5% in the previous quarter.

Looking back to the third quarter, Deckers Outdoor said its profit rose 48.3% year over year to $62.5 million, or $1.59 a share. And revenue rose 49.1% to $414.4 million, which beat consensus estimates. The company attributed the record quarterly results in part to international sales that more than doubled, driven by the growth in the United Kingdom and the Benelux countries.

For the full year, the consensus estimate calls for $5.03 per share earnings on revenue of $1.3 billion. That compares to $4.03 per share and $1.0 billion last year. That EPS estimate is also the same as it was 60 days ago.

The Company

Deckers Outdoors designs, manufactures and markets footwear and accessories for outdoor activities in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Australia, Asia and Latin America. Its brands include UGG boots, Teva sandals and Simple sneakers. The company is headquartered in Goleta, Calif. It was founded in 1973, and it now has a market cap of $3.4 billion.

Competitors include Crocs (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/crox#NASDAQ">CROX</a>), Nike (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/nke#NYSE">NKE</a>), Wolverine World Wide (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/www#NYSE">WWW</a>) and Skechers (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/skx#NYSE">SKX</a>). Skechers recently reported a net loss and Wolverine a decline in earnings for their respective fourth quarters. Crocs is also scheduled to post results Thursday, and double-digit revenue growth is predicted.

See also: <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/12/02/2346407/bank-of-america-croc-has-reaffirmed-position-as-a-year-r">Crocs Has Reaffirmed Position as Year-Round Brand</a>

During the three months that ended in December, Deckers Outdoors saw strong Black Friday sales of UGG boots. It relaunched its Teva brand in Japan, and it collaborated with designer Timo Weiland on a collection of women's footwear for spring 2012. The stock hit a multiyear high in November.

Performance

The forward earnings multiple is less than the industry average P/E ratio, and the PEG ratio is less than the industry average too. The operating margin is better than the industry average. The long-term EPS growth forecast is 19.5% and the return on equity is 25.6%. But short interest is 14.2% of the float. Of 16 analysts polled who follow the stock, however, 13 rate it Buy or Strong Buy. Their mean price target on the shares is more than 22% higher than the current share price.

Shares have traded mostly between $80 and $90 since mid December, with the 200-day moving average acting as resistance. But the share price jumped 6.6% in the past week to near the top of that range, though it is still down less than 2% from where it was a year ago. The 52-week range is $72.78 and $118.90. Over the past six months, the stock's performance has been in line with the broader markets and Wolverine World Wide, but it has outperformed Crocs and Skechers.

See also: <a href="http://www.benzinga.com/news/12/01/2284997/is-canada-better-than-the-us-maybe-their-economies-have-the-answer">Is Canada Better Than the U.S.?</a>

<div id="action-items">ACTION ITEMS:

Bullish: Investors interested in exchange traded funds invested in Deckers Outdoor might want to consider the following trades:

<ul><li>iShares S&amp;P MidCap 400 Growth Index (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ijk#NYSE">IJK</a>) is more than 12% higher year to date.</li>
<li>SPDR S&amp;P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF (NYSE: MDYG) is more than 11% higher year to date.</li>
<li>Guggenheim Sector Rotation (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/xro#NYSE">XRO</a>) is about 11% higher year to date.</li>
<li>Rydex S&amp;P SmallCap 600 Pure Growth (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/rzg#NYSE">RZG</a>) is almost 9% higher year to date.</li>
</ul>Bearish: Traders may prefer to consider these alternative positions in the same industry:

<ul><li>Crocs (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/crox#NASDAQ">CROX</a>) is up more than 40% year to date.</li>
<li>Iconix Brand Group (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/icon#NASDAQ">ICON</a>) is up more than 29% year to date.</li>
<li>Steven Madden (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/shoo#NASDAQ">SHOO</a>) is up more than 25% year to date.</li>
</ul>Neither Benzinga nor its staff recommend that you buy, sell, or hold any security. We do not offer investment advice, personalized or otherwise. Benzinga recommends that you conduct your own due diligence and consult a certified financial professional for personalized advice about your financial situation.</div>

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DECK

ICON

Rydex ETF Trust S&P Smallcap 600 Pure Growth ETF

SHOO

Earnings Preview: Deckers Outdoor

Advance Auto Parts (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/aap#NYSE">AAP</a>) is scheduled to report third-quarter 2011 results today, November 9, after the closing bell. Its revenues have risen for three straight quarters, and it beat consensus per-share earnings in the previous quarter. No doubt investors will be hoping for more of the same.

The consensus forecast calls for Advance Auto Parts to report earnings of $1.17 per share, which would be an increase from $1.03 in the same quarter of last year. That EPS estimate is unchanged over the past 90 days. Note that the company only fell short of consensus EPS estimates in one of the past six quarters, and then by three cents per share.

Analysts also expect the company to post revenues of $1.5 billion, or a 3.8% increase from a year ago. Looking ahead to the current quarter, revenues are anticipated to increase 4.1% year over year. And for the full year, the forecast so far calls for revenues to be 4.0% higher, with per-share earnings up 15.4% from a year ago.

The Company

Advance Auto Parts operates more than 3,300 stores offering automotive aftermarket parts and accessories. Its Advance Auto Parts segment operates stores and also loans tools and offers services such as wiper installation, battery charging, electrical testing and oil recycling. Its Autopart International segment offers replacement parts to customers and warehouse distributors. The company was founded in 1929 and currently has a market cap of $4.9 billion.

During the three months that ended in September, the company announced that its president had been elected to the board and would transition from his current position by the end of the year. And the company has added 130 new stores in the past year.

Performance

Advance Auto Parts a has P/E ratio of 15.5, which is less than the industry average. The 1.1 PEG ratio is in line with the industry average. The company has a dividend yield of 0.3% but its return on equity is 39.0%. EPS are expected to grow more than 11% over the next five years. Yet, the consensus recommendation of analysts is to hold the stock.

The share price has risen more than 12% in the past month and is above the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. But it is still about 6% lower than the 52-week high. Over the past six months, the stock has outperformed competitor Pep Boys (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/pby#NYSE">PBY</a>) and the broader markets, but underperformed AutoZone (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/azo#NYSE">AZO</a>) and O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/orly#NASDAQ">ORLY</a>).

Action Items:

Bullish: Investors interested in exchange traded funds invested in Advance Auto Parts might want to consider the following trades:

<ul><li>SPDR S&amp;P Retail (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/xrt#NYSE">XRT</a>) is more than 19% higher than three months ago.</li>
<li>First Trust Value Line 100 ETF (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/fvl#NYSE">FVL</a>) is about 15% higher than three months ago.</li>
<li>iShares S&amp;P MidCap 400 Growth Index (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ijk#NYSE">IJK</a>) is more than 13% higher than three months ago.</li>
</ul>

Bearish: Traders may want to consider these alternative positions:

<ul><li>O'Reilly Automotive (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/orly#NASDAQ">ORLY</a>) is more than 34% higher than three months ago.</li>
<li>AutoZone (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/azo#NYSE">AZO</a>) is more than 21% higher than three months ago.</li>
</ul>

Neither Benzinga nor its staff recommend that you buy, sell, or hold any security. We do not offer investment advice, personalized or otherwise. Benzinga recommends that you conduct your own due diligence and consult a certified financial professional for personalized advice about your financial situation.

ORLY

Advance Auto Parts Earnings Preview

Yesterday, the day that the 99 Cents Only Stores (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ndn#NYSE">NDN</a>) agree to be taken private, competitor discount variety stores Dollar General (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/dg#NYSE">DG</a>) and Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/dltr#NASDAQ">DLTR</a>) reached new 52-week highs of $39.40 and $80.99 per share, respectively.

Dollar General boosted its sales forecast and its shares were purchased by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/brk-a#NYSE">BRK-A</a>) in the second quarter. The company also launched an e-commerce site this summer. The Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based retailer has about 9,500 stores in 35 states offering such things as prepackaged foods, seasonal items and personal care items. Founded in 1939, Dollar General now has a market cap of $13.1 billion.

The price-to-earnings ratio is higher than the industry average, but so is its operating margin. The long-term EPS growth forecast is 16.5%. Twelve of 18 analysts consider it a Buy of Strong Buy; none rate it a Sell. The share price is almost 23% higher than six months ago. The stock has outperformed competitors Family Dollar (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/fdo#NYSE">FDO</a>) and Walmart (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/wmt#NYSE">WMT</a>) over that time.

Dollar Tree's board recently approved a plan to repurchase $1.5 billion of its common shares. Revenue is projected to grow more than 10% in the current quarter and nearly 12% for the full year. Chesapeake, Va.-based Dollar Tree operates more than 4,000 stores under various banners throughout the U.S. and in Canada. Its market cap is $9.6 billion. It was founded in 1986.

Earnings per share are anticipated to grow 17.3% over the next five years and the return on equity is 30.4%. Its operating margin is also higher than the industry average. Eleven of 19 analysts rate the stock a Buy or Strong Buy. The share price is more than 43% higher than six months ago. Over that time, the stock has also outperformed Dollar General and the 99 Cents Only Stores.

Action Items: 

Bullish: Traders interested in exchange traded funds holding Dollar Tree might want to consider the following trades:

<ul><li>iShares S&amp;P MidCap 400 Growth Index (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ijk#NYSE">IJK</a>): up more than 11% in the past week</li>
<li>iShares S&amp;P MidCap 400 Index (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ijh#NYSE">IJH</a>): up more than 11% in the past week </li>
<li>SPDR S&amp;P MidCap 400 (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/mdy#NYSE">MDY</a>): up more than 11% in the past week</li>
</ul>

Bearish: Or traders might want to consider this alternative position:

<ul><li>ProShares Short MidCap400 (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/myy#NYSE">MYY</a>): up more than 12% in the past quarter</li>
</ul>

Neither Benzinga nor its staff recommend that you buy, sell, or hold any security. We do not offer investment advice, personalized or otherwise. Benzinga recommends that you conduct your own due diligence and consult a certified financial professional for personalized advice about your financial situation.

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DLTR

Dollar General and Dollar Tree to Open Near 52-Week Highs

Tractor Supply (NASDAQ: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/tsco#NASDAQ">TSCO</a>) is scheduled to share its second-quarter 2011 results tomorrow, July 20, after the markets close. Investors will be watching to see if the specialty retailer will beat consensus earnings estimates for the seventh consecutive quarter.

Analysts are looking for Tractor Supply to report per-share earnings of $1.19, which is up from $1.03 per share earnings in the same period of last year. The estimate is unchanged in the past 60 days. The consensus forecast also calls for revenues of $1.2 billion, an increase of 11.6% from a year ago.

As noted above, analysts have underestimated Tractor Supply earnings in recent quarters; the beat was by seven cents per share in the first quarter. And analysts so far are looking for year-over-year growth of 15.7% for earnings and 12.6% for revenue in the current quarter.

The Company

Brentwood, Tennessee-based Tractor Supply operates about 1,000 retail farm and ranch stores in the United States. Its offerings include animal feeds, fencing, power tools, gardening tools, work clothing and seasonal products. The company also operates the TractorSupply.com website.

During the three months that ended in June, the company reported record first-quarter results, lifted its full-year EPS forecast, increased its dividend and extended its share buyback program. Deutsche Bank reiterated its Buy rating on the stock after meeting with Tractor Supply management.

Performance

The company has a dividend rate of 0.5% and a return on equity of 16.9%. The long-term earnings per share growth forecast is 16.6%. Despite hefty P/E and PEG ratios, the consensus recommendation of analysts is to buy TSCO and has been for more than 90 days.

The share price has pulled back from a recent multiyear high of $73.09 to close yesterday at $68.46. Shares are 45.8% higher than six months ago and up 101.2% in the past year. The stock has outperformed its industry average, big-box competitors Home Depot (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/hd#NYSE">HD</a>) and Lowe's (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/low#NYSE">LOW</a>) and the broader markets year to date.

Action Items:

Bullish: Traders interested in exchange traded funds invested in Tractor Supply might want to consider the following trades:

<ul><li>iShares S&amp;P MidCap 400 Growth Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ijk#NYSE">IJK</a>): +38.2% in the past year</li>
<li>Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/vb#NYSE">VB</a>): +33.8% in the past year</li>
<li>iShares S&amp;P MidCap 400 Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ijh#NYSE">IJH</a>): +31.7% in the past year</li>
<li>MidCap SPDR Trust, Series 1 (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/mdy#NYSE">MDY</a>): +24.0% in the past year</li></ul>

Bearish: Traders more interested in exchange traded funds invested in Home Depot and Lowe's might want to consider these alternative positions:

<ul><li>Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/xly#NYSE">XLY</a>): +31.6% in the past year</li>
<li>SPDR S&amp;P 500 Trust (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/spy#NYSE">SPY</a>): +21.7% in the past year</li>
<li>iShares S&amp;P 500 Index Fund (NYSE: <a class="ticker" href="/stock/ivv#NYSE">IVV</a>): +21.6% in the past year</li></ul>

Neither Benzinga nor its staff recommend that you buy, sell, or hold any security. We do not offer investment advice, personalized or otherwise. Benzinga recommends that you conduct your own due diligence and consult a certified financial professional for personalized advice about your financial situation.

TSCO

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Vanguard launched nine new ETFs on September 9, 2010 targeting the style-box matrix based on S&amp;P indexes with growth, value, and blend versions of the large cap S&amp;P 500, the S&amp;P Mid-Cap 400, and the S&amp;P Small-Cap 600.  All will compete with existing SPDRs and iShares products based on the same indexes.
Some analysts may brush these off as “me too” products, but Vanguard knows how to play “me too” better than anyone.  Most Vanguard products on the market fit this description, yet the company has quietly entrenched itself as the third largest ETF provider with more than $110 billion in assets.
Vanguard introduced its first two ETFs in 2001, then sat quietly until January 2004 when it introduced 14 new funds.  Only a licensing disagreement kept the 2004 batch from tracking S&amp;P indexes.  So Vanguard brought them out based on MSCI indexes.
Now, 34 years after the introduction of the <a href="https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=0040&amp;FundIntExt=INT" target="_blank">Vanguard 500 Index Fund</a> (<a class="ticker" href="/stock/vfinx#">VFINX</a>), the ETF version has arrived.  According to a <a href="https://personal.vanguard.com/us/insights/article/fund-announcement-09092010" target="_blank">Vanguard article</a>, the new Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF (VOO) features an expense ratio of 0.06%, the lowest expense ratio in the industry for an ETF based on the S&amp;P 500 Index or any other large-capitalization domestic benchmark.  All nine of the new ETFs are eligible for commission-free trading by Vanguard brokerage clients.  The new ETFs:
<ul>
<li>Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF (VOO) (<a href="https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=0968&amp;FundIntExt=INT" target="_blank">VOO summary</a>) has an expense ratio of 0.06% and will directly compete with SPDR S&amp;P 500 (<a class="ticker" href="/stock/spy#">SPY</a>) and iShares S&amp;P 500 (<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ivv#">IVV</a>), which both have a 0.09% expense ratio.</li>
<li>Vanguard S&amp;P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) (<a href="https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=3341&amp;FundIntExt=INT" target="_blank">VOOG summary</a>) has an expense ratio of 0.15% and will directly compete with iShares S&amp;P 500 Growth (<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ivw#">IVW</a>) which has a 0.18% expense ratio.</li>
<li>Vanguard S&amp;P 500 Value ETF (VOOV) (<a href="https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=3340&amp;FundIntExt=INT" target="_blank">VOOV summary</a>) has an expense ratio of 0.15% and will directly compete with iShares S&amp;P 500 Value (<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ivw#">IVW</a>) which has a 0.18% expense ratio.</li>
<li>Vanguard S&amp;P Mid-Cap 400 ETF (IVOO) (<a href="https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=3342&amp;FundIntExt=INT" target="_blank">IVOO summary</a>) has an expense ratio of 0.15% and will directly compete with SPDR S&amp;P MidCap 400 (<a class="ticker" href="/stock/mdy#">MDY</a>) which has a 0.25% expense ratio and iShares S&amp;P MidCap 400 (<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ivw#">IVW</a>) which has a 0.20% expense ratio.</li>
<li>Vanguard S&amp;P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF (IVOG) (<a href="https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=3343&amp;FundIntExt=INT" target="_blank">IVOG summary</a>) has an expense ratio of 0.20% and will directly compete with iShares S&amp;P MidCap 400 Growth (<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ijk#">IJK</a>) which has a 0.25% expense ratio.</li>
<li>Vanguard S&amp;P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (IVOV) (<a href="https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=3344&amp;FundIntExt=INT" target="_blank">IVOV summary</a>) has an expense ratio of 0.20% and will directly compete with iShares S&amp;P MidCap 400 Value (<a class="ticker" href="/stock/iws#">IWS</a>) which has a 0.25% expense ratio.</li>
<li>Vanguard S&amp;P Small-Cap 600 ETF (VIOO) (<a href="https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=3345&amp;FundIntExt=INT" target="_blank">VIOO summary</a>) has an expense ratio of 0.15% and will directly compete with iShares S&amp;P SmallCap 600 (<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ijr#">IJR</a>) which has a 0.20% expense ratio.</li>
<li>Vanguard S&amp;P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (VIOG) (<a href="https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=3347&amp;FundIntExt=INT" target="_blank">VIOG summary</a>) has an expense ratio of 0.20% and will directly compete with iShares S&amp;P SmallCap 600 Growth (<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ijt#">IJT</a>) which has a 0.25% expense ratio.</li>
<li>Vanguard S&amp;P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (VIOV) (<a href="https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snapshot?FundId=3346&amp;FundIntExt=INT" target="_blank">VIOV summary</a>) has an expense ratio of 0.20% and will directly compete with iShares S&amp;P SmallCap 600 Value (<a class="ticker" href="/stock/ijs#">IJS</a>) which has a 0.25% expense ratio.</li>
</ul>
Expense ratios are not the only factor when choosing between ETFs tracking identical indexes.  Other consideration include commissions, dividend payment policies, liquidity, and tracking error:
<ul>
<li>Commissions: the Vanguard ETFs are commission-free for clients of Vanguard and the iShares ETFs listed above are commission-free for clients of Fidelity.  Investors using other firms and anyone trading the SPDR ETFs will have to pay standard brokerage commissions.</li>
<li>Dividend Payment Policy: Vanguard and iShares typically follow the “industry best practice” of paying dividends within four business days of the ex-dividend date.  SPDR has one of the most egregious dividend policies of any ETF sponsor by <a href="http://investwithanedge.com/spy-taking-shareholder-money-via-dividend-float" target="_blank">delaying dividend payments from SPDR S&amp;P 500 (<a class="ticker" href="/stock/spy#">SPY</a>) up to six weeks</a>.</li>
<li>Liquidity: SPY wins the liquidity argument hands down as it typically accounts for <a href="http://investwithanedge.com/etf-stats-for-august-2010-36-7-of-dollar-volume-went-to-spy" target="_blank">more than a third of all ETF dollar volume</a> every month.  The nine competitive products from iShares are all in the top 20% of all ETFs for average dollar volume and assets under management.  The new Vanguard products have some catching up to do in this regard, but based on the success of their other products, this should not be a significant disadvantage for too long.</li>
<li>Tracking Error: The S&amp;P indexes are well understood and all three firms have extensive experience managing products based on them.  The new ETFs will likely own all stocks in the index being tracked and not rely on sampling techniques.  Therefore, any tracking error is likely to be insignificant.</li>
</ul>
When I first saw the ticker symbols for the new Vanguard ETFs, I thought they were just a hodge-podge of letters with Vs and Gs stuck on the end to distinguish Value from Growth.  Then someone pointed out that the letters on the front are derivatives of roman numerals: V for 5 and VOO for S&amp;P 500, IV for 4 and IVOO for S&amp;P 400, VI for 6 and VIOO for S&amp;P 600.  I have them memorized already.
Disclosure covering writer, editor, and publisher:  Long IJH.  No positions in any of the companies or ETF sponsors mentioned.  No income, revenue, or other compensation (either directly or indirectly) received from, or on behalf of, any of the companies or ETF sponsors mentioned.
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VFINX

Vanguard Declares War in Fight for Broad Market ETF Supremacy

The longer I study <a href="http://investwithanedge.com/fidelity-shoots-back-in-etf-brokerage-price-war" target="_blank">Fidelity’s commission-free ETF announcement</a> of last week (2/2/10), the more impressed I become.  This is not a hap-hazard list of ETFs that Fidelity and BlackRock threw together.  It is a solid lineup assembled from what many would consider the best iShares core offerings in domestic equities, international equities, and fixed income ETFs.
The domestic equity lineup includes both the S&amp;P style index offerings familiar to retail investors as well as the Russell stock funds that institutional investors often prefer.  The S&amp;P-based funds include the popular <a href="http://investwithanedge.com/ivv-buying-the-sp-500-without-commissions" target="_blank">iShares S&amp;P 500 Index Fund (IVV)</a>.  The Russell-based funds do not include the mid-cap offerings, but the Russell 3000 whole-market ETF is included.
The international lineup has the two grand-daddies of international ETF investing (EFA and EEM) as well as a small cap international and a whole world fund.  The fixed income lineup has a solid representative from each of five major bond sectors.  Last, but not least, is Fidelity’s own Nasdaq Composite ETF (ONEQ).
Below is the complete list of the 26 commission-free ETFs at Fidelity along with their current expense ratio and a link to their overview page with top holdings and other important details:
<h4>Russell Style Box ETFs</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IWV.htm" target="_blank">iShares Russell 3000 Index (IWV)</a> 0.21%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IWD.htm" target="_blank">iShares Russell 1000 Value Index (IWD)</a> 0.20%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IWB.htm" target="_blank">iShares Russell 1000 Index (IWB)</a> 0.15%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IWF.htm" target="_blank">iShares Russell 1000 Growth Index (IWF)</a> 0.20%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IWN.htm" target="_blank">iShares Russell 2000 Value Index(IWN)</a> 0.33%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IWM.htm" target="_blank">iShares Russell 2000 Index (IWM)</a> 0.24%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IWO.htm" target="_blank">iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index (IWO)</a> 0.25%</li>
</ul>
<h4>S&amp;P Style Box ETFs</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IVE.htm" target="_blank">iShares S&amp;P 500 Value Index (IVE)</a> 0.18%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IVV.htm" target="_blank">iShares S&amp;P 500 Index (IVV)</a> 0.09%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IVW.htm" target="_blank">iShares S&amp;P 500 Growth Index (IVW)</a> 0.18%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IJJ.htm" target="_blank">iShares S&amp;P Mid Cap 400 Value Index (IJJ)</a> 0.28%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IJH.htm" target="_blank">iShares S&amp;P Mid Cap 400 Index (IJH)</a> 0.21%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IJK.htm" target="_blank">iShares S&amp;P Mid Cap 400 Growth Index (IJK)</a> 0.25%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IJS.htm" target="_blank">iShares S&amp;P Small Cap 600 Value Index (IJS)</a> 0.25%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IJR.htm" target="_blank">iShares S&amp;P Small Cap 600 Index (IJR)</a> 0.20%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/IJT.htm" target="_blank">iShares S&amp;P Small Cap 600 Growth Index (IJT)</a> 0.25%</li>
</ul>
<h4>International and Global Equity ETFs</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/EFA.htm" target="_blank">iShares MSCI EAFE Index (EFA)</a> 0.35%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/EEM.htm" target="_blank">iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM)</a> 0.72%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/SCZ.htm" target="_blank">iShares MSCI EAFE Small Cap Index (SCZ)</a> 0.40%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/ACWI.htm" target="_blank">iShares MSCI ACWI Index (ACWI)</a> 0.35%</li>
</ul>
<h4>Fixed Income ETFs</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/AGG.htm" target="_blank">iShares Barclays Aggregate Bond Fund (AGG)</a> 0.24%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/TIP.htm" target="_blank">iShares Barclays TIPS Bond Fund (TIP)</a> 0.20%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/LQD.htm" target="_blank">iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond Fund (LQD)</a> 0.15%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/EMB.htm" target="_blank">iShares JPMorgan USD Emerging Markets Bond Fund (EMB)</a> 0.60%</li>
<li><a href="http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/overview/MUB.htm" target="_blank">iShares S&amp;P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund (MUB)</a> 0.25%</li>
</ul>
<h4>Fidelity ETFs</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://content.members.fidelity.com/etf/frame/0,,315912808,00.html?refpr=zwycbetf007" target="_blank">Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index Tracking Stock (ONEQ)</a> 0.30%</li>
</ul>
Fidelity also <a href="http://personal.fidelity.com/products/trading/index_content.shtml.cvsr" target="_blank">reduced commissions</a> for other ETFs, stocks, and options.
Disclosure covering writer, editor, publisher, and affiliates: Long some positions in this list. No positions in any of the companies or ETF sponsors mentioned.  No income, revenue, or other compensation (either directly or indirectly) received from, or on behalf of, any of the companies or ETF sponsors mentioned.  Our affiliate, <a href="http://www.ccam.com/">Capital Cities Asset Management</a>, uses Fidelity Brokerage Services and Ameritrade Institutional as custodians and brokerage for client accounts.
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ACWI

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Fidelity NASDAQmposite Index Fund ETF-Tracking NASDAQmposite Index

ONEQ

The 26 Commission-Free ETFs at Fidelity

<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DGwK-zM3i_w/Su-Qn78Y8kI/AAAAAAAAARw/TgugJd-bPeU/s1600-h/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DGwK-zM3i_w/Su-Qn78Y8kI/AAAAAAAAARw/TgugJd-bPeU/s200/images.jpg" /></a>October finally put a halt in the road for equities' historic seven-month run off of the March lows, leaving the S&amp;P 500, Dow Jones Industrials and NASDAQ 100 cash indices mixed at -1.98%, +0.00% and -3.02%, respectively.  The month also ended with the VIX back in the low thirties for the first time in a while.
With the majority of third quarter earnings entered into the record books, the pullback came on nascent dollar strength, a key rate increase in Australia, higher energy costs and mixed economic reports.  Small (IJK) and Mid-Caps (IWS), Financials (XLF) and Materials (XLB) led the retreat, while Energy (XLE) and Consumer Staples (XLP) were able to eek out positive returns.  Ten days into the decline, traders in early November will be looking to the FOMC and the monthly jobs report to put the rally back on track. 
Sentiment: Mixed Volatility: Wide Ranging (VIX 20-30) Direction: Flat
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<hr align="center" width="100%" />The Style-Box was calculated using the following PowerShares™ ETFs: Small-Growth (PWT), Small-Value (PWY), Mid-Growth (PWJ), Mid-Value (PWP), Large-Growth (PWB), and Large-Value (PWV). The Sector-Ribbon was calculated using the following Select Sector SPDR™ ETFs: Materials (XLB), Industrials (XLI), Energy (XLE), Staples (XLP), Discretionary (XLY), Financials (XLF), Technology (XLK), and Healthcare (XLV). The Standard &amp; Poors 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and NASDAQ 100 may be traded through ETF proxies, including the SPY or IVV, DIA and QQQQ, respectively. 
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