(Bloomberg) -- David Kotok, chairman and co-foudner of Cumberland Advisors, explains why his firm recently took positions in a gold miners ETF and an ETF that focuses on the natural gas industry (tickers: GDX and FCG). Bloomberg’s Catherine Cowdery reports on exchange-traded funds.

(Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas says retail-oriented ETFs tend to underperform the market during the holiday shopping season. He discusses one that’s outperforming the broader market (ticker: FDN). Bloomberg’s Catherine Cowdery reports on exchange-traded funds.

(Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas discusses ETFs that hedge interest rates. He says they’re poised to attract assets in the midst of potential Federal Reserve interest rate increases. Bloomberg’s Catherine Cowdery reports on exchange-traded funds.

(Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas says target date bond ETFs are a “quietly, fast-growing area” as investors anticipate interest rate increases. Bloomberg’s Catherine Cowdery reports on exchange-traded funds.

(Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas says assets are flowing out of some exchange-traded funds (tickers: JNK, SHY, TLT, LQD) as investors anticipate a potential Federal Reserve interest rate hike in December. Bloomberg’s Catherine Cowdery reports on exchange-traded funds.

(Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas says Jeffrey Gundlach, chief executive at DoubleLine Capital LP, told ETF investors to “buy India... and don’t look at your statement for 25 years”. Balchunas discusses single-country ETFs that invest in India (tickers: INDA, SCIF, SMIN). Bloomberg’s Catherine Cowdery reports on exchange-traded funds.

(Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas says the recent terror attacks have led to renewed interest in exchange-traded funds that track aerospace and defense companies (tickers: ITA, PPA, XAR). Bloomberg’s Catherine Cowdery reports on exchange-traded funds.

(Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas discusses inflows into the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (ticker: KRE) as speculation grows that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in December. Bloomberg’s Catherine Cowdery reports on exchange-traded funds.

(Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Eric Balchunas says exchange-traded fund fees have fallen as BlackRock reduced the expense ratio for one of its ETFs to .03% a year. He calls it the “Vanguard effect”. Bloomberg’s Catherine Cowdery reports on exchange-traded funds.

(Bloomberg) -- Harvard University and other top schools increased their stakes in the third quarter in a Vanguard Group emerging market ETF (ticker: VWO). Regulatory filings also show that billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson stuck with his holding in SPDR Gold Shares (ticker: GLD). Bloomberg’s Catherine Cowdery reports on exchange-traded funds.