5-Star ETFs Poised to Pop: Guggenheim BRIC

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, the Guggenheim BRIC ETF (NYSE: EEB ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Guggenheim BRIC and see what CAPS investors are saying about the ETF right now.

Guggenheim BRIC facts

Inception	September 2006
Total Assets	$442 million
Investment Approach	Seeks results that correspond to the BNY Mellon BRIC Select ADR Index, which is a universe of listed depositary receipts of companies from Brazil, Russia, India, and China currently trading on U.S. exchanges.
Expense Ratio	0.60%
1-Year / 3-Year / 5-Year Annual Returns	(19.7%) / 17.6% / 5.2%
Top Holdings With High CAPS Rating (4 or 5 Stars) and Portfolio Weight	Vale (NYSE: VALE ) (10.5%) China Mobile (NYSE: CHL ) (7.5%) Petrobras (NYSE: PBR ) (7.5%)
Alternatives	iShares MSCI BRIC Index Fund (NYSE: BKF ) SPDR S&P BRIC 40 (NYSE: BIK )

Sources: Morningstar and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 98% of the 323 members who have rated Guggenheim BRIC believe the ETF will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include KeithGrable and FAOFool.

Having gotten on board a couple of years ago, KeithGrable nicely broke down the BRIC bull case: "Brazil and Russia have natural resources that will profit from the recovery. India and China have large reserves and a large population to provide a basis for growth."

Guggenheim BRIC, in particular, sports a portfolio whose stocks average brisk cash-flow growth of 26%. That's higher than that of other BRIC ETFs like SPDR S&P BRIC 40 (22%) and iShares MSCI BRIC (-9%).

CAPS member FAOFool elaborates on the bull case:

As the US economy recovers, these economies will enjoy greater growth. Additionally, these governments support domestic companies ... especially the larger ones. As a result, when the global economy recovers, more investment money will go into these countries, and, when combined with domestic growth (supported by government), they will do extremely well. I'm in!

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