ETRACS Reports Technology Sector Top Performer: Solid State Drive ETN Leads Technology Exchange Traded Products with a 29.97%...

UBS Investment Bank today announced that the ETRACS ISE Solid State Drive Index ETN (Ticker: SSDD, NYSE), linked to the ISE Solid State Drive™ Index, is the top performing technology exchange-traded product (“ETP”)* year-to-date, significantly outperforming all other US-listed, non-leveraged and non-inverse exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”) and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) such as the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (Ticker: VGT, NYSE), Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (Ticker: XLK, NYSE), iShares Dow Jones U.S. Technology Sector Index Fund (Ticker: IYW, NYSE) and iShares S&P Global Technology Sector Index Fund (Ticker: IXN, NYSE).

SSDD, like its leveraged counterpart, the ETRACS Monthly 2xLeveraged ISE Solid State Drive Index ETN (Ticker: SSDL), provides investors with exposure to a portfolio of companies actively involved in the solid state drive segment of the electronic storage industry.

The table below summarizes the year-to-date performance of the top technology ETPs listed on a U.S. securities exchange:

Ticker

Name

Underlying Index

Total Return(YTD)

        
      
      
        
          SSDD
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          ETRACS ISE Solid State Drive Index ETN
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          ISE Solid State Drive™ Index
        
        
           
        
        
           
        
        
          29.97%
        
      
      
        
          QGEM
        
        
        
        
        
        
          EGShares Technology GEMS ETF
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Dow Jones Emerging Markets Technology Titans Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          21.66%
        
      
      
        
          CQQQ
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Guggenheim China Technology ETF
        
        
        
        
        
        
          AlphaShares China Technology Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          19.92%
        
      
      
        
          XSD
        
        
        
        
        
        
          SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF
        
        
        
        
        
        
          S&P Semiconductor Select Industry
        
        
        
        
        
        
          18.28%
        
      
      
        
          SKYY
        
        
        
        
        
        
          First Trust ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund
        
        
        
        
        
        
          ISE Cloud Computing Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          18.02%
        
      
      
        
          QQQC
        
        
        
        
        
        
          The Global X NASDAQ China Technology ETF
        
        
        
        
        
        
          NASDAQ OMX China Technology Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          17.43%
        
      
      
        
          SOXX
        
        
        
        
        
        
          iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund
        
        
        
        
        
        
          PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          16.68%
        
      
      
        
          PXQ
        
        
        
        
        
        
          PowerShares Dynamic Networking Portfolio
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Dynamic Networking Intellidex Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          16.06%
        
      
      
        
          MTK
        
        
        
        
        
        
          SPDR Morgan Stanley Technology ETF
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Morgan Stanley Technology Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          16.01%
        
      
      
        
          IGV
        
        
        
        
        
        
          iShares S&P GSTI Software Index Fund
        
        
        
        
        
        
          S&P North American Technology-Software Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          15.34%
        
      
      
        
          FXL
        
        
        
        
        
        
          First Trust Technology AlphaDEX Fund
        
        
        
        
        
        
          StrataQuant Technology Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          15.12%
        
      
      
        
          PTF
        
        
        
        
        
        
          PowerShares Dynamic Technology Sector Portfolio
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Dynamic Technology Sector Intellidex Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          14.82%
        
      
      
        
          EIPO
        
        
        
        
        
        
          ETRACS Next Generation Internet ETN due July 19, 2041
        
        
        
        
        
        
          UBS Next Generation Internet Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          14.79%
        
      
      
        
          QTEC
        
        
        
        
        
        
          First Trust NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index Fund
        
        
        
        
        
        
          NASDAQ-100 Technology Sector Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          14.64%
        
      
      
        
          IYW
        
        
        
        
        
        
          iShares Dow Jones US Technology Sector Index Fund
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          14.55%
        
      
      
        
          AXIT
        
        
        
        
        
        
          iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Information Technology Sector Index Fund
        
        
        
        
        
        
          MSCI All Country World ex USA Information Technology Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          14.33%
        
      
      
        
          FTQ
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Focus Morningstar Technology Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Morningstar Technology Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          14.21%
        
      
      
        
          VGT
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund
        
        
        
        
        
        
          MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          14.05%
        
      
      
        
          RYT
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Rydex S&P Equal Weight Technology ETF
        
        
        
        
        
        
          S&P Equal Weight Index Information Technology
        
        
        
        
        
        
          14.02%
        
      
      
        
          SMH
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Market Vectors US Listed Semiconductor 25 Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          13.44%
        
      
      
        
          IGN
        
        
        
        
        
        
          iShares S&P GSTI Networking Index Fund
        
        
        
        
        
        
          S&P North American Technology-Multimedia Networking Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          13.42%
        
      
      
        
          IXN
        
        
        
        
        
        
          iShares S&P Global Technology Sector Index Fund
        
        
        
        
        
        
          S&P Global Information Technology Sector Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          13.25%
        
      
      
        
          IGM
        
        
        
        
        
        
          iShares S&P GSTI Technology Index Fund
        
        
        
        
        
        
          S&P North American Technology Sector Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          13.04%
        
      
      
        
          PSI
        
        
        
        
        
        
          PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors Portfolio
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Dynamic Semiconductors Intellidex Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          12.60%
        
      
      
        
          PSJ
        
        
        
        
        
        
          PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Dynamic Software Intellidex Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          12.15%
        
      
      
        
          XLK
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Technology Select Sector Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          12.14%
        
      
      
        
          SOCL
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Social Media Index ETF Profile
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Solactive Social Media Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          12.06%
        
      
      
        
          PNQI
        
        
        
        
        
        
          PowerShares NASDAQ Internet Portfolio
        
        
        
        
        
        
          NASDAQ Internet Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          11.92%
        
      
      
        
          PSCT
        
        
        
        
        
        
          PowerShares S&P SmallCap Information Technology Portfolio
        
        
        
        
        
        
          S&P SmallCap 600 Information Technology Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          11.88%
        
      
      
        
          IPK
        
        
        
        
        
        
          SPDR S&P International Technology Sector ETF
        
        
        
        
        
        
          S&P Developed Ex-U.S. BMI Information Technology Sector Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          11.88%
        
      
      
        
          XSW
        
        
        
        
        
        
          SPDR S&P Software & Services ETF
        
        
        
        
        
        
          S&P Software & Services Select Industry Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          10.74%
        
      
      
        
          PXN
        
        
        
        
        
        
          PowerShares Lux Nanotech Portfolio
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Lux Nanotech Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          9.92%
        
      
      
        
          FDN
        
        
        
        
        
        
          First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund
        
        
        
        
        
        
          Dow Jones Internet Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          8.27%
        
      
    
    

Source: ETFdb 2/22/2012

*As of 2/22/2012. Based on total return, as determined by ETFdb. All ETPs defined by ETFdb as US-listed, non-leveraged and non-inverse technology ETPs on 2/22/2012 were considered for this comparison. Note that newly issued ETPs may not be included in the ETFdb database and therefore may have been excluded from this comparison.

About the ISE Solid State Drive™ Index

The ISE Solid State Drive™ Index was created as a benchmark for the solid state drive technology market. The Index uses an equal weighted allocation across the drive manufacturer and component manufacturer categories as well as an equal weighted allocation methodology for all components within each sector category. Index components are reviewed quarterly for eligibility, and the weights are re-set according to that methodology.

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There are 41 ETRACS ETNs:

ETRACS ETN Name

Ticker

Master Limited Partnerships

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
           
        
        
          Alerian MLP Infrastructure
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          MLPI
        
      
      
        
        
        
          2x Monthly Leveraged Long Alerian MLP Infrastructure
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          MLPL
        
      
      
        
        
        
          1x Monthly Short Alerian MLP Infrastructure TR*
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          MLPS
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Alerian Natural Gas MLP
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          MLPG
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Wells Fargo MLP Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          MLPW
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Business Development Companies

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          BDCS
        
      
      
        
        
        
          2x Monthly Leveraged Wells Fargo Business Development Company Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          BDCL
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Alpha Strategies

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Long-Short S&P 500 VIX Futures
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          XVIX
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Natural Gas Futures Contango ETN
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          GASZ
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Oil Futures Contango ETN
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          OILZ
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Hybrid

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
          S&P 500 Gold Hedged
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          SPGH
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Fisher-Gartman Risk On ETN
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

 

ONN

        
      
      
        
        
        
          Fisher-Gartman Risk Off ETN
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

 

OFF

Commodities

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
          CMCI TR
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          UCI
        
      
      
        
        
        
          CMCI Agriculture TR
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          UAG
        
      
      
        
        
        
          CMCI Energy TR
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          UBN
        
      
      
        
        
        
          CMCI Food TR
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          FUD
        
      
      
        
        
        
          CMCI Gold TR
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          UBG
        
      
      
        
        
        
          CMCI Industrial Metals TR
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          UBM
        
      
      
        
        
        
          CMCI Livestock TR
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          UBC
        
      
      
        
        
        
          CMCI Long Platinum ER*
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          PTM
        
      
      
        
        
        
          CMCI Short Platinum ER
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          PTD
        
      
      
        
        
        
          CMCI Silver TR
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          USV
        
      
      
        
        
        
          DJ-UBS Commodity Index TR
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          DJCI
        
      
      
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
           
        
      
      
        
          

Equities

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Next Generation Internet ETN
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          EIPO
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Monthly 2xLeveraged Next Generation Internet ETN
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          EIPL
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Long ISE Solid State Drive Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

 

SSDD

        
      
      
        
        
        
          2xLeveraged Long ISE Solid State Drive Index
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

 

SSDL

        
      
      
        
        
        
          Monthly 2xLeveraged ISE Cloud Computing TR
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

 

LSKY

Volatility

        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Long-Short S&P 500 VIX Futures
        
        
        
        
        
        
          

 

XVIX

        
      
      
        
        
        
          Long 1-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          VXAA
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Long 2-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          VXBB
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Long 3-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          VXCC
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Long 4-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          VXDD
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Long 5-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          VXEE
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Long 6-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          VXFF
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Short 1-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          AAVX
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Short 2-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          BBVX
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Short 3-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          CCVX
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Short 4-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          DDVX
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Short 5-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          EEVX
        
      
      
        
        
        
          Short 6-Month S&P 500 VIX Futures
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
          FFVX
        
      
    
    

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