Nasdaq ETFs

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (Symbol: SHV) where we have detected an approximate $434.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.6% increase week over

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Gold Shares (Symbol: GLD) where we have detected an approximate $197.6 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.3% decrease week over week (from 37

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (Symbol: TLT) where we have detected an approximate $356.9 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.9% increase week o

Stock pickers just suffered one of their worst months in over two decades, underscoring the benefits of low-cost passive or index-based exchange traded funds. After the two-month market pullback to start off the year, many actively managed funds shifted to a defensive positioning through overweight cash and bearish bets on a further decline, Bloomberg reports. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Emerging markets (EM) have gained growing importance in global investment portfolios, providing exposure to fast-growing digitizing economies. However, many broad EM indices are narrowly concentrated, with >45% exposure to China and Taiwan today. In the upcoming webcast, Why Emerging Economies are Poised for Some of Today’s Best Opportunities, Maurits Pot, Founder & CIO, Dawn Global [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its third report in a series on climate change. This one focused on the way to net-zero by 2050. The report surprised many, revealing that carbon emissions need to peak by 2025 at the latest to keep global warming as close to 1.5C as possible. Major mitigation steps [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

With interest rates expected to continue to rise through the end of the year, many investors are worried about the potential impact on their investments.  FlexShares’ research into the past four Fed rate hike cycles (2015, 2004, 1999, and 1994) suggests that high-yield bonds may be well-positioned for stronger returns during rising-rate environments. The FlexShares [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Wednesday, shares of the iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (Symbol: IJJ) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $107.23, changing hands as low as $106.14 per share. iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value shares are currently trading down about 0.4% on the d

China-specific exchange traded funds are showing attractive fundamentals, but the broader uncertain macroeconomic factors are keeping investors away. China internet names and related ETFs have been among the hardest hit and remain down for the year. For instance, the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) is 15.1% lower, and the China-heavy  Emerging Markets Internet & [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

For bitcoin believers, it’s “once more unto the breach” as the popular cryptocurrency slides below $44,000, believed by some to be a critical level to hold to prevent further slippage below $40,000, reported CoinTelegraph. The drop comes as a surprise despite positive news for bitcoin recently and could indicate underlying issues or simply be a [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

ProShares filed with the SEC on Tuesday for a Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF. According to the filing, the product would allow investors to bet against Bitcoin futures via an exchange-traded fund. The fund will seek daily investment results before fees and expenses that correspond to the inverse (-1x) of the daily performance of an unaffiliated [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

AstraZeneca, a British pharmaceuticals giant and one of the major manufacturers of COVID-19 vaccines worldwide, has invested in Huma, a health start-up that provides software for doctors to monitor patients remotely and conducts trials virtually, reported CNBC. It’s the first time the pharmaceutical giant has invested in a start-up and indicates the commitment to innovation [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

JetBlue Airways Corp. has offered to buy Spirit in an all-cash transaction for $33 a share, totaling $3.6 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. U.S. airline stocks have been in high demand recently as Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines all raised their revenue expectations last month, maintaining previous statements that [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Equal-weight indices have often outperformed their market cap-weighted counterparts, as demonstrated again by the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index during the first quarter of 2022. The S&P 500 Equal Weight Index outperformed the S&P 500 by 2% in Q1, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices U.S. Equal Weight Sector Dashboard.  Energy was the top-performing equal-weight [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

While the Federal Reserve is eying higher interest rates, bank stocks and financial sector-related exchange traded funds are lower for the sixth consecutive session on Wednesday on growing concerns over the U.S. growth outlook. On Tuesday, the SPDR S&P Bank ETF (NYSEArca: KBE) fell 1.8%, and the Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF) dropped 1.0%. The KBW [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The U.S. dollar and related exchange traded fund maintained their upward momentum, moving toward their highest level in almost two years, as increasingly hawkish Federal Reserve officials pushed for aggressive changes to the central bank’s monetary policy in response to elevated inflationary pressures. The Invesco DB US Dollar Bullish (UUP), which tracks the U.S. dollar [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

IRVINE, Calif., April 7, 2022: ETF Trends and ETF Database, the industry’s leading sources for ETF insights and analysis, are proud to announce Lara Crigger will be assuming the role of Editor-in-Chief. She will be one of the select few female editors-in-chief of a financial media organization. Within this role, Crigger will oversee content strategy [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Food prices are poised to rise further with supply tightening as the war in Ukraine creates a grain shortage as well as a fertilizer shortage which could have broad-reaching impacts, reported CNBC. In addition to Ukraine being a major exporter of grains for a lot of Europe and the world, Russia and Belarus both collectively [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

ETF TV News #110 Tim Maloney, CFA, Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Roundhill Investments discusses the Metaverse and listing their first ETF in Europe with Deborah Fuhr and Margareta Hricova on ETF TV #PressPlay https://bit.ly/3JmimVO

Investors are becoming more comfortable investing in actively managed ETFs. Data from FactSet show that of the $7.12 trillion in assets under management within exchange-traded funds, 4% are in actively managed ETFs as of March 31. Meanwhile, of the $196.6 billion in net inflows that went into ETFs in the first quarter, 11% went to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.