What Does Italy Referendum Mean For These ETFs?
Zacks Investment Research | Dec 06, 2016 02:16AM ET
After Brexit, it was the result of Italy’s referendum which did not show friendly terms with the European Union. Having lost the Italian constitutional referendum by a wide margin, the Italian prime minister UK Votes for Brexit: ETFs Winners & Losers ).
In this light, while the only pureplay Italy ETF iShares MSCI Italy Capped (LON:EWI) will be in the spotlight, we highlight a few ETFs that should be in focus in the near term or long term.
ETFs in Focus
CurrencyShares Euro ETF (NYSE:FXE) FXE
Responding to the result of the referendum, the common currency Euro plummeted to a Will Euro ETFs Stand Steady or Fall Like a 'House of Cards'? ).
But in the long run, the impact might be appalling. This is especially true given the greenback’s surge in anticipation of faster Fed rate hikes and the ECB’s ultra-easy monetary policy along with a QE. So investors should keep a tab on the fund (read: ETF Winners & Losers as Dollar Hits 13-Year High ).
iShares MSCI Europe Financials EUFN
Investors should note that Italy is the Euro zone's third-largest economy and is heavily in debt. There are investors find the country’s third-largest bank, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, at risk as it is asking for 5 billion euros ($5.3 billion) in capital from investors.
Italy's banks have been under pressure due to “high costs and low returns for years”. Analysts believe that “ifMonte dei Paschi or another struggling bank runs out of options”, it could be an imitation of the situation caused by Lehman Brothers. In any case, European banks have been fragile lately given the woes in Deutsche Bank (DE:DBKGn). iShares MSCI Europe Financials EUFN thus may come under pressure (read: European Financial ETF in Focus on Deutsche Bank Woes).
iShares MSCI Eurozone EZU
Italy government's referendum defeat may call for an upheaval in the near term as long as nothing more constructive comes up to outweigh the negative sentiment. This might put the Euro zone ETF in trouble (read: European ETFs Fall Out of Investor Favor Since Brexit ).
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