3 Hottest ETFs - 12/30

I consider an ETF hot if its having positive and consistent price momentum.  Please look at the reasons I think they are hot and maybe even put them on your watch list.

DTN - Wisdom Tree Dividend Ex-Financials ETF -  WisdomTree Dividend Top 100 Fund seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Dividend Top 100 Index. The WisdomTree DEFA Equity Income Index is a fundamentally weighted Index that measures the performance of companies with high dividend yields selected from the WisdomTree DEFA Index. At the index measurement date, companies within the WisdomTree DEFA Index with market capitalizations of at least $200 million and average daily trading volumes of at least $200,000 for the prior three months are ranked by dividend yield. Securities ranking in the highest 30% by dividend yield are selected for inclusion. Companies are weighted in the Index based on annual cash dividends paid.

• 96% Barchart technical buy signal
• 17 new highs and up 5.85% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index is 72.15% and rising
• Trades around 48.01 well above its 50 day moving average of 46.38 

IYZ - DJ US Telecom ETF -  The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Telecommunications Index (the "Underlying Index"). The Underlying Index measures the performance of the telecommunications sector of the U.S. equity market. The Underlying Index includes companies in the following industry groups: fixed-line telecommunications and mobile telecommunications. As of May 29, 2009, the Underlying Index was concentrated in the fixed line telecommunications and mobile telecommunications industry groups, which comprised 74% and 26%, respectively, of the market capitalization of the Underlying Index.

• 96% Barchart technical buy signal
• 16 new highs and up 8.06% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 71.07% and rising
• Trades around 23.36 well above its 50 day moving average of 22.33

EES - Small Cap Earnings ETF --  WisdomTree SmallCap Earnings Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree SmallCap Earnings Index. The WisdomTree SmallCap Earnings Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of earnings- generating companies within the small-capitalization segment of the U.S. stock market. The Index is created by first removing the 500 companies with the highest market capitalizations as of the Index measurement date from the WisdomTree Earnings Index. Those companies that comprise the bottom 25% of the remaining market capitalization of the WisdomTree Earnings Index are included in the WisdomTree SmallCap Earnings Index. Companies are weighted in the Index based on their earnings over their most recent four fiscal quarters preceding the Index measurement date. For these purposes, "earnings" are determined using a company''s "Core Earnings." Core Earnings is a standardized calculation of earnings developed by Standard & Poor''s that is designed to include expenses, incomes and activities that reflect the actual profitability of a company''s ongoing operations. The Index includes primarily small-capitalization securities.

• 96% Barchart technical buy signal
• 16 new highs and up 7.46% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 72.23% and rising
• Trades around 52.29 which is well above its 50 day moving average of 49.60 

Jim Van Meerten is an advisor to Marketocracy Capital Management who uses his model portfolios not only to manage their mutual funds but also their clients Separately Managed Accounts. You can read his blogs about those model portfolios and investing here and on Barchart Portfolio Blogs. Please leave a comment below or email JimVanMeerten@gmail.com.

Disclosure: Jim Van Meerten through Marketocracy Capital Management has an interest in the stocks mentioned in this blog.