Nasdaq ETFs

Due to its significant overweight to technology stocks and sizable exposure to other growth names, the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) usually isn’t thought of as an income seeker’s paradise. Additionally, the composition of the benchmark can make it vulnerable to rising interest rates as is on display this year. However, there are exchange traded funds that [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Art Huprich, CMT SUMMARY As the Fed goes into a quiet period prior to the FOMC meeting (policy decision 5/4/22) equity markets stalled at resistance, broke support, and fell close to major support. Following yesterday’s reversal, the short term “pain trade” may be higher? Quality follow-through is key. PRICE REJECTED AT RESISTANCE & DOWN TO [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Against the backdrop of rising rates, higher inflation, and elevated volatility, balancing the search for yield and risk mitigation is no easy task. But one asset class that many overlook is preferred securities. Preferreds blend characteristics of stocks and bonds and can offer investors a way to diversify their broader portfolio while pursuing an underused [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Clean technology sector-related exchange traded funds could gain momentum as European economies take a harder look at their reliance on Russian energy imports and consider alternatives. Europe is trying to wean itself off Russian natural gas, which accounted for about 40% of the bloc’s gas consumption last year, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many have [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Investors are currently looking for investments that hedge against inflation, which has continued to swell and has reached four-decade highs, as well as remain resilient in a rising rate environment.  Rising rates can have a disproportionate effect on certain market sectors. While growth stocks haven’t been consistently worse performers than value stocks during periods of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Exchange: An ETF Experience took place earlier in April. Evan Harp got the opportunity to sit down with Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at ETF Trends and ETF Database, to discuss the conference. Evan Harp: What is one memory that stands out to you about Exchange? Todd Rosenbluth: My memory is what happened outside of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Natural gas-related exchange traded funds tracked gains in European natgas markets Wednesday after Russia halted exports to Poland and Bulgaria. On Wednesday, the United States Natural Gas Fund (NYSEArca: UNG) rose 5.7%. Meanwhile, Nymex natural gas futures were up 6.1% to around $7.27 per million British thermal units. Natgas prices jumped Wednesday as European traders wondered [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The outlook for midstream dividends is as constructive as it’s been in years, and while the first quarter earnings season has not wrapped up yet, there have been several dividend increases announced already. One of the key themes for the midstream and MLP space in 2022 has been the meaningful return of dividend growth, according [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Wednesday, shares of the Vanguard Real Estate ETF (Symbol: VNQ) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $107.39, changing hands as low as $107.15 per share. Vanguard Real Estate shares are currently trading down about 0.1% on the day. The chart below shows

In trading on Wednesday, shares of the iShares Silver Trust ETF (Symbol: SLV) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $21.465 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to me

In trading on Wednesday, shares of the ETFS Physical Silver Shares ETF (Symbol: SIVR) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $22.38 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator use

In trading on Wednesday, shares of the FREL ETF (Symbol: FREL) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $32.08, changing hands as low as $32.03 per share. FREL shares are currently trading off about 0.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of FREL

Investors should keep an eye on innovative platforms-related exchange traded funds to capture tomorrow’s growth ideas today. In the recent webcast, Refining Your Innovation Exposure: How to Access Tomorrow’s Opportunities, Brett Winton, Director of Research, ARK Invest; and Thomas Hartmann-Boyce, Client Portfolio Manager, ARK Invest, argue that actively managed strategies are better positioned to quickly [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Bitwise Asset Management, the largest crypto index fund manager globally, has announced in a press release the launch of its first separately managed account (SMA) for financial advisors that will be able to provide their clients direct investment in the two largest cryptocurrencies globally: bitcoin and ether. The Bitwise BTC/ETH Equal Weight SMA will offer [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

GLOBALT’S KEY POINTS The newest COVID variant has not produced a surge of infection in a heavily COVID exposed/vaccinated US GDP growth is dependent upon productivity gains and population growth. The Fed has laid bare more concrete plans for Quantitative Tightening. Valuations are dependent upon low rates and the path of inflation. Rates (believe it [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Japanese yen has weakened substantially in recent weeks, creating an opportunity for investors seeking to capture the performance and growth that the Japanese economy traditionally enjoys in a weakening yen environment. At a time when U.S. investors are facing a rising rate environment that is heavily impacting bonds, Japan is maintaining its practice of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The China Security Regulatory Commission (CSRC) announced the launch of the first private pension plan due to anticipated economic challenges with an aging population. In a statement posted on its website, the CSRC said that pension money “can provide more long-term, and stable funds to develop the real economy, via capital markets.” A private pension [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Wednesday, the Invesco China Technology ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Autohome, up about 7.2% and shares of Joyy , up about 4.8% on the day.

As Robert Burns wrote in his poem To a Mouse, "The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men" often go awry.Last year, we added Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) to the Kiplinger ETF 20, our list of the best cheap exchange-traded funds (ETFs) you can buy, because of expectations for an econ