Nasdaq ETFs

By Chris Konstantinos, CFA, Director of Investments, Chief Investment Committee SUMMARY Volatility is back as war in Europe and inflation has rattled investors. We believe our ‘Four I’s’ – Inflation, Interest Rates, Innovation, and Intrinsic Value, will determine market direction from here. Our optimism is dependent on inflation cresting, interest rates remaining relatively low, innovation [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In markets plagued by volatility and uncertainty, the prior experience with financial crises that many advisors have can be a huge boon for investors. Advisors, from their experience, can help guide investors to the assets that are best-suited to help mitigate risk in fluctuating markets. Nationwide has found that approximately 70% of financial professionals feel [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 57,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 38,000. Shares of HEEM were down about 0.4% on the day.

While international equities can often be overlooked by U.S. investors, an international dividend strategy can provide an additional layer of diversification to a portfolio along with potentially higher dividend income. When looking at the broad U.S. equity market relative to developed international equities, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) has a five-year average dividend yield of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Summary A mutual fund, ETF, or closed-end fund that owns more than 25% MLPs will be taxed as a corporation, but funds that own up to 25% MLPs can maintain their pass-through structure. Funds that predominantly hold MLPs offer the potential for tax-deferred income but may experience tax drag as underlying holdings gain. RIC-compliant MLP [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, where 13,250,000 units were destroyed, or a 1.8% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying compo

Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF, which added 11,500,000 units, or a 2.6% increase week over week.

The ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEArca: ARKK) brought in $450 million in inflows over the past week, making it among the top 10 ETFs in terms of gaining investor capital. These inflows follow three weeks of outflows for ARK Invest’s flagship fund. Bloomberg Intelligence senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas tweeted on Wednesday that ARKK “is a trading [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The normally sleepy utilities sector has been anything but boring this year. In fact, it’s one of the best-performing groups in the S&P 500. And that’s saying something because utilities stocks are usually vulnerable to rising interest rates. Yet, plenty of utilities exchange traded funds are delivering for investors as rates rise and the broader [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Rising interest rates are plaguing various corners of the fixed income market and municipal bonds aren’t immune from that ominous trend. However, there might be a silver lining for muni investors and that’s important because munis are among the most widely held bonds by retail investors – either in individual issue or fund form – [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Scarcity and utility push the value of metals. Increased demand drives the mining industry and provides traders with potential opportunities. Rising metal prices can also serve as an inflation hedge in the current economic environment. Additionally, increasing demand for rare earth metals is necessary for technological gadgetry, such as mobile phones and microprocessors. With an [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The changes are a long way off, but MSCI and S&P Global recently announced notable alterations to the global industry classification standard (GICS) system. Those changes are likely to result in new looks for various consumer discretionary and staples exchange traded funds. These include the elimination of the internet and direct marketing retail sub-sector and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

On this week’s episode of ETF Prime, host Nate Geraci is joined by Todd Rosenbluth, head of research for ETF Trends and ETF Database, to discuss the growing popularity of active managed ETFs and the state of cannabis ETFs. Later Geraci is joined by Morgan Paxhia, co-founder and managing director of Poseidon Asset Management, who talks [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

U.S. stocks and government bond yields gained on Tuesday as investors continue to digest the ongoing first-quarter earnings reports. Despite rising costs amid inflation and rising rates, profits from big U.S. companies are expected to continue to grow.  The S&P 500 on Tuesday advanced 1.6% to mark its best day in a month, with its [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Market sentiment can gauge investor optimism. But the crypto market’s index gauging sentiment is currently flashing “fear.” Bitcoin is hovering around the $40,000 mark as it shows signs of correlation with the stock market in recent months. Just like stocks, Bitcoin’s price has been heading south at the start of 2022 as inflation fears have [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The digitization of India has reached an inflection point. The conditions and technology born in Silicon Valley have now spread, evolved, and matured worldwide, creating billions of digital natives and numerous unicorns in all corners of the globe. With India’s swelling middle class of youthful online consumers as the catalyst, new innovative companies are now [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

When it comes to retirement, many have stuck to a spending regiment known as the 4% rule, but a combination of high inflation and elevated market valuations could change the calculus. Retirees have for decades relied on the 4% rule to determine how much was enough to safely spend during their golden years without worrying [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

A Japanese currency-related exchange traded fund plunged on Tuesday, with the yen touching a 20-year low against the U.S. dollar, on diverging monetary policy outlook between Japan and the U.S. The CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust (NYSEArca: FXY) fell 1.5% on Tuesday and has declined 9.4% year-to-date. Meanwhile, the Japanese yen now trades at around 128.91 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

As investors explore the different areas of disruption in the digital asset ecosystem, they can consider actionable exchange traded fund opportunities available today. In the recent webcast, As Blockchain Disrupts the Web, Seek These Digital Asset Opportunities, Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research, VanEck, highlighted the ongoing growth in the cryptocurrency market, pointing to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.