Up nearly 11% year-to-date, the VanEck Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO) is turning heads, particularly as broader equity benchmarks notch negative performances. Much of MOO’s strong 2022 is showing is attributed to agribusiness equities strutting their stuff against an inflationary backdrop and fertilizer producers getting a lift from crimped supplies — a scenario amplified by Russia’s war against [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has indicated that the central bank will be increasing interest rates by half a percentage point in May, the first such increase in over 20 years, reports the Wall Street Journal. Powell made comments at a panel that was hosted by the International Monetary Fund, signaling a half point increase [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Omar Aguilar, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Schwab Asset Management discusses personalized direct indexing with Margareta Hricova and Deborah Fuhr on ETF TV
Real estate is a prime example of a sector that could use some refreshing, and that’s particularly true of many of the related exchange traded funds. In recent years, some real estate ETFs modernized the sector for everyday investors. Add the WisdomTree New Economy Real Estate Fund (WTRE) to that list. WTRE, which tracks the CenterSquare New [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Komson Silapachai, Research & Portfolio Strategy The first quarter of 2022 marked one of the worst quarters for the U.S. fixed income market since the Aggregate Bond Index’s inception in 1976. The worst quarters were Q1 and Q3 1980, during the hiking cycle in which Paul Volcker raised the fed funds rate to 20%. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
FlexShares Exchange Traded Funds has launched a new ESG ETF focused on climate with exposure to emerging markets. This is an area with limited product offerings to date. The FlexShares ESG & Climate Emerging Markets Core Index Fund (FEEM), listed on the NYSE on April 21, is the newest addition to FlexShares’ existing climate suite [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Tesla (NasdaqGS: TSLA) rallied Thursday on record quarterly profits, paring some losses in the consumer discretionary sector-related exchange traded funds. On Thursday, the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLY) fell 1.0%, the Vanguard Consumer Discretionary (NYSEArca: VCR) dropped 1.3%, and the Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index (NYSEArca: FDIS) was down 1.3%. Meanwhile, Tesla shares advanced 3.2%. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
An Airline sector-specific exchange traded fund soared Thursday after United Airlines Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL) provided an optimistic outlook on this year’s profits. The U.S. Global Jets ETF (NYSEArca: JETS) advanced 2.7%. Meanwhile, United Airlines shares were 9.2% higher. UAL makes up 11.3% of JETS’s underlying holdings. United Airlines anticipates a return to profits in 2022 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Not only is socially responsible investing a way to help toward a cleaner future, but it can also be suitable for your investment portfolio. As global governments try to steer their economies away from high-emission energy sources, the shift toward a greener future may present investment opportunities with return potential. In the upcoming webcast, This [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Commodities are outperforming amid the recent chaos, and the asset class may be a critical component of a well-balanced exchange traded fund investment portfolio, both in turbulent times and as a strategic, long-term allocation. In the recent webcast, How Global Tension Has Fueled Inflation and Commodities, Robert Minter, Director of ETF Investment Strategy, abrdn; and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the subsequent market crash, and the continued volatility in markets driven by inflationary fears and geopolitical tensions have investors feeling less certain about their portfolios, and more open to risk. The KFA Value Line Dynamic Core Equity Index ETF (KVLE) is a fund that can help investors more [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Andrew Poreda, Vice President, Sr. Research Analyst Energy independence through clean energy isn’t as it may seem The Russia-Ukraine war has caused countries around the globe to evaluate their reliance on Russian fossil fuels. One of the key reasons we have not seen more aggressive sanctions from the EU and others is the high [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
ETF Trends’ CEO Tom Lydon discusses the recently launched India Internet and Ecommerce ETF (INQQ) on this week’s ETF of the Week podcast with Chuck Jaffe of the MoneyLife Show. Lydon opens by explaining that India has 27% of the world’s Gen-Z population, is expected to double its middle class by 2030, and has added 25 million [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
After hitting a five-week low last week, bitcoin’s price has reached its highest price in 10 days and continues to move toward its 200-day moving average of $48,000. “Bitcoin held important cloud-based support near $40,000 and has generated an oversold ‘buy’ signal from the daily stochastics after a three-day rally, supporting a short-term bullish bias,” [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Thursday, shares of the First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (Symbol: CIBR) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $50.48, changing hands as low as $50.07 per share. First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity shares are currently trading off about 3.3% on the day.
In trading on Thursday, shares of the First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (Symbol: FV) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $47.88, changing hands as low as $47.80 per share. First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 shares are currently trading off about 2.6% on the day.
By Andrew Poreda, Vice President & Senior Research Analyst 1. Carbon-Linked Crypto Tokens Alarm Climate Experts What it means: Crypto enthusiasts have found a new area for a blockchain application: carbon credits. Since October, over 20 million units of carbon offsets have been converted into digital tokens. The reason for this increase in activity is [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Thursday, shares of the iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (Symbol: ACWV) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $104.82, changing hands as low as $104.46 per share. iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor shares are currently trading down about 0.8% on the
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