Investors can look to achieve “sustainable alpha” or socially responsible portfolio outperformance through the use of impact exchange traded fund investment strategies aligned to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. In the recent webcast, Sustainable Alpha: How Thematic Investing Seeks to Deliver Dual Impact, Wendy Wong, head of sustainable investment partnership at New York Life Investments, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Exchange traded funds have experienced another record-breaking year of inflows, and as more advisors look to the popular investment vehicle, it’s important to understand how ETF liquidity works to ensure that clients are getting the most out of their ETF investments. ETFs allow for portfolio flexibility and diversity through a convenient, tax-efficient method of investing [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Monday, shares of the Russia ETF (Symbol: RSX) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $26.74 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on
In trading on Monday, shares of the Invesco S&P 500— High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (Symbol: SPHD) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $43.70, changing hands as high as $43.89 per share. Invesco S&P 500— High Dividend Low Volatility shares are c
In trading on Monday, shares of the iShares MSCI Canada ETF (Symbol: EWC) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $36.98, changing hands as low as $36.92 per share. iShares MSCI Canada shares are currently trading down about 2.8% on the day. The chart below shows the on
Blue Origin, the space exploration company founded by former Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) boss Jeff Bezos, completed another successful flight Saturday, taking six passengers to the edge of space and safely returning to west Texas. With civilian space travel still in its infancy, successful flights by Blue Origin and rivals like Elon Musk’s SpaceX are notable achievements [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Consumer Price Inflation hit its highest levels since June of 1982 last month at 6.8%. Economists expect that inflation will continue to grow. “We expect this to continue until early in 2022 where we expect pricing to reach at or near 7.3% before costs start their long descent back towards 2%,” said Joe Brusuelas, chief [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The Fed is set to meet Wednesday of this week to discuss plans for tapering and accelerating the original deadline from June to potentially March. The meeting follows November’s CPI report of continued rising inflation and bond markets giving warning signs of impending economic pullback via the yield curve, reports the Financial Times. So what exactly [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Global X is a leading player in the ETF industry with more than 100 staff and $40 billion in AUM – up from $30 billion in April 2021 and $20 billion in December 2020.
The VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) is beating the S&P 500 Value Index by about 200 basis points this year, indicating that there’s validity in considering the exchange traded fund as an alternative to pure value rivals. On that note, it’s worth pondering how valuation meshes with identifying companies with stout competitive moats, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The Invesco KBW Bank ETF (NASDAQ: KBWB) is up a scintillating 36.54% year-to-date, but that doesn’t mean upside is capped from here for bank stocks and exchange traded funds. In fact, KBWB, which tracks the KBW Nasdaq Bank Index, has looming catalysts that could make the exchange traded fund a winner in 2022. Those include [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The travel and leisure industry is climbing its way back from the worst days of the coronavirus pandemic, but the various sub-industry segments in this group don’t move in unison. That’s something for investors to keep in mind, particularly when it comes to airline stocks — a market segment that often frustrates investors. Among exchange traded [...] 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 Invesco Senior Loan ETF, where 21,300,000 units were destroyed, or a 7.0% decrease week over week.
In trading on Monday, the The Utilities Select Sector SPDR— Fund ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of NRG Energy, up about 2.5% and shares of American Water Works, up about 2.3% on
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is spilling over into the fixed income arena in the form of green bonds, where credit risk will play a wider role. A report, entitled “ESG Credit Trends 2022,” by ESG research firm Sustainable Fitch shows a strong correlation between ESG and potential credit risks. The byproduct is what’s already [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In golf, there’s an old saying: “Driving’s for show, putting’s for dough.” Interestingly enough, it can be applied to dividend investing when changed to, “Yield’s for show, growth is for dough.” Translation: High dividend yields are seductive — particularly in today’s low-yield environment. However, payout growth is what investors can rely on for the long term, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
This season of “The Switch” is focused on how innovation performs in times of market turmoil. In this episode, host Ren Leggi, client portfolio manager for ARK, is joined by ETF Trends’ CEO, Tom Lydon, and CIO, Dave Nadig, to discuss volatility, and how it is not a bad word. Nadig opens the discussion by [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Monday, shares of the iShares MSCI India ETF (Symbol: INDA) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $45.64, changing hands as low as $44.88 per share. iShares MSCI India shares are currently trading off about 7.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one