ADR Universe

Eleven Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index Components

2009-11-22T10:35:00.000-08:00

On August 28, I wrote an article on the Top Canadian Dividend stocks available in the USA as interlisted stocks.Today's post is an update to that article. Out of the 37 stocks in the S&P TSX Canadian Dividend Aristocrats Index, there are 11 stocks that are traded in the New York Stock Exchange. The following table and chart lists these stocks with their current yields: [TABLE=9] Chart: Analysis

Two Foreign Utilities with more than 6% Dividend Yield

2009-11-04T20:16:00.000-08:00

CPFL Energia S.A. (CPL) of Brazil and National Grid plc (NGG) of UK current have dividend yields of over 6%.CPFL Energia S.A. (CPL earnings growth is about 35% and the revenue growth is about 10%. Last year the company had a total revenue of $5.8B. It is one of the highly profitable electric ) is an electric utility with 6.4 Million customers. The average annualutilities with a net margin of

Nine Canadian Basic Materials Stocks

2009-11-03T18:33:00.000-08:00

The S&P ADR Index is up 30.18% YTD. As Canada is a resource-rich country, nine Canadian companies are part of the materials component of this index. The majority of these companies are gold miners.The Nine Canadian Basic Materials sector stocks that trade in the NYSE are:Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd (AEM)Agrium Inc. (AGU)Barrick Gold Corp(ABX)Goldcorp Inc (GG)Kinross Gold Corp (IAG)IAMGOLD Corp (KGC)

Three Utilities ETF with High Dividend Yields

2009-11-02T21:00:00.000-08:00

Three Utilities ETF that offer exposure to international utilities are:1. SPDR S&P International Utilities Sectors (IPU)Dividend Yield = 3.70%2. ishares S&P Global Utilities Sector ETF (JXI)Dividend Yield = 5.37%3. WisdomTree International Utilities Sector Fund (DBU)Dividend Yield = 9.37%

New ADRs: Avia and Banco Santander Brazil

2009-11-01T20:24:00.000-08:00

Aviva Plc(AV) and Banco Santander Brazil SA(BSBR) are two new ADRs that started trading in the New York Stock Exchange last month.1.Aviva Plc:UK-based Aviva(AV) is engaged in the long-term savings, fund management and general insurance business. In the first half of this year, Aviva made £747M in profits. Lower earnings forced the company to cut its interim dividend by 31%. Last Friday, AV closed

Twelve European ADRs up more than 100% YTD

2009-10-25T20:24:00.000-07:00

The following Twelve European ADRs are up more than 100% Year-To-Date as of October 23, 2009: Company: Mechsteel Steel (MTL)Country: RussiaYTD Change: 412%Company: Aixtron (AIXG)Country: GermanyYTD Change: 354%Company: Gentium (GENT)Country: ItalyYTD Change: 315%Company: Wimm-Bill-Dunn Foods (WBD)Country: RussiaYTD Change: 192%Company: Evotec (EVTC)Country: GermanyYTD Change: 178%Company: Vimpel

The 10 Most Traded Asian ADRs

2009-10-18T19:56:00.000-07:00

With a mix of developing countries such as China, India, Indonesia and developed countries such as Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Japan, etc. Asian economies are becoming stronger and as a result investor interest is running high for Asian equities. New Asian companies have been listed in the US markets in recent years and still more are being newly listed regularly.Among the hundreds of Asian

Top 10 stocks in the DJ Canada Select Dividend Index

2009-10-15T01:41:00.000-07:00

The Dow Jones Select Dividend Index family of indices measures contain the top dividend paying stocks at the regional, country and global levels. One of the country-specific dividend index in this family is the DJ Canada Select Dividend Index. The main features of this index are:Thirty stocks are selected to the index annually based on dividend yield, subject to screening and buffering

Ten Canadian Financial Sector Stocks

2009-10-12T21:09:00.000-07:00

The following stocks are the top 10 holdings in the ishares Canadian Sector Index Fund ETF:1. Royal bank of Canada - RY 2. Toronto-Dominion Bank - TD3. Bank of Montreal - BMO4. Bank of Novo Scotia - BNS5. CICB bank - CM6. Manulife Financial - MFC7. Sunlife Financial - SLF8. Power Corp. of Canada9. National Bank of Canada10. Power Financial Corp.

New Argentina ADR: Pampa Energia

2009-10-11T06:12:00.000-07:00

Pampa Energia (PAM) is an electric utility from Argentina to list its ADR (American Depository Receipt) shares in the New York Stock Exchange on October 9, 2009. Each ADR represents 25 common shares of the Company.Corporate Profile from Pampa's Website:"Pampa Energía S.A. is the largest fully integrated electricity company in Argentina. Through its subsidiaries, the Company is engaged in the

Ten DJ Euro STOXX Select Dividend Index Components

2009-10-08T21:00:00.000-07:00

One of the dividend ETFs for European stocks is the iShares DJ Euro STOXX Select Dividend. This ETF offers exposure to European companies that have historically paid out high dividends.The Top 10 holdings in the iShares DJ Euro STOXX Select Dividend ETF are listed below together with the current dividend yields and ticker if listed in the US markets as ADRs:1.Banco Santander (STD)Current Yield:

List of Latin American ADRs Up More Than 100% YTD

2009-10-06T01:51:00.000-07:00

Emerging markets are the best performing markets this year. In the emerging markets, the main market index of countries like Brazil have skyrocketed year-to-date (YTD) relative to other countries. For example, the MSCI Brazil Index ETF (EWZ) is up an incredible 99.42% as of September 30,2009. Some of the Latin American ADRs have also have great runs.The list below shows the Latin American ADRs

The Five Best and Worst Performing ADRs YTD

2009-10-05T23:46:00.000-07:00

Despite the significant rise in the markets from the March lows, not all the stocks are up year-to-date (YTD). While many ADR stocks are in the positive territory for the year some are still down heavily. The Five Best and Worst Performing ADRs YTD are listed below.The Five Best Performing ADRs:Company: Spreadtrum Communications (SPRD)Country: ChinaYTD Change: 396%Company: Mechel Steel (MTL)

Six Defense Sector ADR Stocks

2009-10-04T19:19:00.000-07:00

European countries together with Russia rank number two and three in arms exports to other countries. Next to the US, Russia, UK, France, Germany have large defense industries that cater to the demands of the developing world. Earlier today in an article analyzing the global arms market, I discussed the top 10 defense contractors in the US.Now lets take a look at the foreign defense-sector

Three Nasdaq-listed Argentina ADRs

2009-09-28T21:27:00.000-07:00

Argentina is the second largest country in South America after Brazil. It is classified as aupper-middle income market by the World Bank. Like Brazil, Argentina is blessed with an abundance of natural resources. Agriculture is one of the main export sectors.Argentina had been plagued with financial crisis for many years. From the Wikipedia: "By 2002, Argentina had defaulted on its debt, its GDP

Peru and Colombia - Top Emerging Economies in Latin America

2009-09-23T23:52:00.000-07:00

A recent article in The Banker magazine praises Columbia and Peru for their economic growth. In the article On the Brink, author Jason Mitchell writes:"While the Western world has been struggling through the global financial crisis, Latin America has shown a remarkable resilience to the upheaval. Two countries in particular - Colombia and Peru - are showing particularly impressive growth, and

Top Emerging Market Mining ADR Stocks

2009-09-22T07:02:00.000-07:00

One of the fastest growing sectors in emerging countries is the mining sector. Many of the emerging countries are heavily commodity-based economies. Russia is dependent on crude oil, Chile is dependent on copper, Brazil for a wide variety of natural resources, South Africa for gold and other precious metals, etc. As a result, when the prices of commodities rise these emerging markets perform very

The 10 Largest and Most Liquid Brazilian stocks traded in U.S.

2009-09-15T20:15:00.000-07:00

Brazil is one of the year-to-date top performing markets among the emerging countries. The infrastructure in Brazil is good and the country is blessed with an incredible array of natural resources.The Dow Jones Brazil Titans 20 ADR Index represents the 20 largest and most liquid Brazilian stocks traded on the major exchanges of the United States.The key features of this index include:"The index

The Largest and Most Liquid Australian Stocks

2009-09-06T17:34:00.000-07:00

The Dow Jones Australia Titans 30 Index represents the 30 largest and most liquid stocks traded in the Australian market. Stocks are selected based on the rankings by float-adjusted market capitalization and average trading volume.Australian stocks generally pay high dividends. Hence this index has an yield of 4.61% as of August 31, 2009. After losing about 49% last year, the index is up 50.50%

Banks in Key European Stock Indices

2009-09-05T18:05:00.000-07:00

The "top big to fail" concept in the banking industry that has been embraced by U.S. is also true in Europe. European governments also tend to support large banks that are important for the financial system. When smaller banks run into trouble they are left to die or forced to be taken over by bigger rivals. So in one sense, when it comes to investing in European banks , it may be wiser to first

Are Foreign Beer Company Stocks a Good Buy Now?

2009-08-30T19:59:00.000-07:00

On August 27, the Wall Street Journal had an article on the beer industry. The article mentioned that the country's two largest beer makers Anheuser-Busch InBev NV and MillerCoors are planning price increases this fall due to "favorable pricing environment". Not many companies plan to raise prices in the current economy. Beer makers apparently think they have the pricing power despite the

New Zealand ADRs List

2009-08-27T20:37:00.000-07:00

The only New Zealand ADR listed in the NYSE is Telecom New Zealand (NZT). Currently NZT pays a dividend yield of 8.66%. For US investors, there is no country-specific ETF or other funds for investing there.New Zealand stocks generally have excellent yields and the country was not impacted adversely by the credit crisis.The average dividend yield of NZX 50 index is about 5%. In mid 2008 it

Two Electric Utility ADRs of Chile

2009-08-25T20:10:00.000-07:00

The country of Chile is a top copper producer in the world. While many banks have failed in the developed countries Chilean banks have remained stable. The economy has held up well. Recently an article in Business Week discussed about the growth of the IT industry in Chile. US companies are outsourcing their IT work to Chile since the cost of labor is cheap and the workforce is highly educated

ADR Stocks Listed in the NYSE in 2009

2009-08-23T02:44:00.000-07:00

The appetite for foreign stocks among U.S. investors is high since last year despite the credit crisis and the current recession.Last year's market performance proved that the so-called decoupling theory of emerging markets being different from the developed markets is not entirely correct. In fact,many of the emerging market indices such those in Russia, India, Brazil, China actually fell much

Three China Oil ADRs

2009-08-19T20:25:00.000-07:00

In an article titled Shanghai Market Sees Red the Journal says:"It is rich in irony. But preparing to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, the Communist Party won't want a plunging stock market to mar the festivities. At least, this is the latest thinking among traders betting on an end to the slide in Chinese stocks.It highlights the Shanghai market's defining