WTF Are Cashtags & Why Should I Care? An Investment Resource

Posted on by Brian Colwell

Twitter CAN BE a great resource for investors. I say CAN BE, because Twitter is also very confusing, with a steep learning curve that turns away many would-be users. In an effort to help investors in their research, I’ve compiled this list of cashtags for ALL SORTS OF investment areas, from emerging markets to solar energy.

Now: WTF are Cashtags?

Cashtags are a way of indicating to Twitter that you’re referencing a stock, etf, currency, fund, or other financial instrument. For example, if I wanted to look up or tweet about Amazon, I could type #Amazon, and use the hashtag, or I could look more specifically for investment related information by using the ticker for Amazon in the search field with a $ in front rather than a #. Therefore, I would search for $AMZN in twitter for news on Amazon stock. Likewise, Exxon searches would be $XOM, and looking for Vanguard’s Emerging Markets ETF would be $VWO.

Keep reading for an education into investment cashtags!

What follows is a great resource for any investor who wants to take their investment research to social media. Below I’m listing areas of investment, or asset classes, with relevant tickers. Then that section is further sub-divided with more specific areas of investment and tickers. This list was my “secret sauce” two years ago, and I used these tickers to grow my niche Twitter following quickly. If you’re producing content, use these tickers along with hashtags to make sure the right people are seeing your hard work. If you’re doing research for investment opportunities, use these tickers to efficiently target articles and thought leaders in those areas.

Commodities ETFs:

  • Agriculture: $DBA, $RJA, $JJG, $JJA, $AGF, $DIRT
    • Farmland: $LAND, $FPI
    • Grains:
      • Corn: $CORN
      • Soybeans: $SOYB
      • Wheat: $WEAT
    • Livestock: $COW, $LSTK
    • Softs:
      • Cocoa: $NIB, $CHOC
      • Coffee: $JO, $CAFE
      • Cotton: $BAL
      • Sugar: $CANE, $SGAR, $SGG
  • Energies: $XLE, $VDE, $IYE, $IXC, $FENY, $FXN
    • Alternative Energies: $GEX, $YLCO
      • Clean Energy: $PBW, $ICLN, $PZD, $QCLN, $PBD
      • Lithium: $LIT
      • Nuclear: $NLR, $URA
      • Solar: $TAN, $KWT
      • Wind: $FAN
    • Coal: $KOL
    • Natural Gas: $GAZ, $UNG, $UNL, $FCG, $FRAK
    • Oil: $OIL, $OIH, $DTO, $SZO, $BNO, $OLEM
      • Futures: $CL_F, $CL
      • Oil & Gas: $DRIP, $DUG, $DDG
  • Metals:
    • Base Metals: $DBB, $RJZ, $JJM, $UBM, $BDD, $HEVY
      • Aluminum: $JJU, $FOIL
      • Copper: $CUPM, $JJC, $CU, $CPEP
        • Futures: $HG
      • Lead: $LEDD, $LD
      • Nickel: $JJN, $NINI
      • Tin: $JJT
    • Precious Metals: $GLTR, $DBP, $JJP, $BLNG
      • Gold: $IAU, $GLD, $AGOL, $GTU, $OUNZ, $SGOL, $PHYS
        • Futures: $GC
      • Silver: $SLV, $SIVR, $PSLV
      • Palladium: $PALL
      • Platinum: $PGM, $PTM, $PPLT
  • Water: $FIW

Emerging & Frontier Markets ETFs:

  • Africa: $AFK
    • Egypt: $EGPT
    • Middle East + Africa:  $GAF
    • Nigeria: $NGE
    • South Africa: $EZA, $RND
  • Asia: $GMF, $FPA
    • Central Asia: $AZIA
    • China: $FXI, $HAO, $YAO, $PEK, $MCHI, $FNI, $PGJ
    • Hong Kong: $FHK
    • India: $INDA, $INDY, $EPI, $PIN, $INP, $SCIF
    • Indonesia: $EIDO, $IDX, $IDXJ
    • Malaysia: $EWM
    • Philippines: $EPHE
    • Singapore: $EWS
    • South East Asia: $AXJL, $AAXJ, $ASEA
    • South Korea: $EWY, $DBKO, $HKOR, $FKO
    • Taiwan: $EWT, $FTW, $QTWN
    • Thailand: $THD
    • Vietnam: $VNM
  • BRICs: $EEB, $BKF, $BIK
  • Eastern Europe: $BBRC, $GUR
    • Poland: $EPOL, $PLND
    • Russia: $RSX, $ERUS, $RBL, $RUSL, $RUSS, $RSXJ
    • Turkey: $TUR
  • Emerging Market: $VWO, $EEM, $EEMV
  • Frontier Market: $FM, $FRN, EMFM
  • Latin America: $ILF, $AND, $EEML, $GML, $FLN
    • Argentina: $ARGT
    • Brazil: $EWZ, $BRF, $BRZU, $EWZS, $DBBR, $BRAZ
    • Chile: $ECH
    • Colombia: $GXG, $ICOL
    • Cuba: $CUBA
    • Mexico: $EWW, $DBMX, $QMEX, $HEWW
    • Peru: $EPU
  • Middle East: $GULF, $MES
    • Israel: $EIS, $ISRA, $ITEQ
    • Pakistan: $PAK
    • Qatar: $QAT
    • Saudi Arabia: $KSA
    • UAE: $UAE

Financials ETFs:

  • U.S. Treasury Bonds:
    • Futures: $ZB_F, $ZB
    • Long-term: $RINF, $EDV, $VGLT, $TLT
  • Currencies:
    • Bitcoin: $GBTC, $COIN
    • Forex:
      • Australian Dollar: $FXA
      • British Pound: $FXB
      • Canadian Dollar: $FXC
      • Chinese Yuan: $FXCH
      • European Euro: $FXE
      • Japanese Yen: $FXY
      • U.S. Dollar: $UUP
  • Hedge Fund Strategies:
    • Venture Capital: $IPO, $IPOS
    • Volatility: $VXX, $XIV
  • REITs: $VNQ, $REZ, $ROOF
  • Standard Indices:
    • Dow Jones: $DJI
      • Futures:$YM
    • Internationall Market: $VXUS
    • NASDAQ: $QQQ
      • Futures: $NQ
    • Russell 2000: $IWM
    • S&P 500: $VOO, $SPY, $SCHB
      • Futures: $ES_F, $ES

Other Interesting Sectors & ETFs:

  • Aerospace & Defense: $ITA
  • Consumer Discretionary: $PEJ
  • Consumer Staples: $PSL
  • Healthcare: $PSCH
    • Biotech: $SBIO
    • Medical Devices: $IHI
    • Pharmaceuticals: $PJP
  • Technology:
    • Cyber Security: $HACK
    • Internet: $FDN
    • Mobile Payments: $IPAY
    • Robotics: $ROBO

Thanks for reading!

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