Nasdaq ETFs

By Matthew Sigel Head of Digital Assets Research – Van Eck Associates Corporation In Sorting Out the Crypto World, we identified the need for a classification system for crypto coins and introduced the categorization scheme developed by MV Index Solutions (MVIS), a VanEck subsidiary. This crypto categorization series will offer a closer look at several of these [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

History doesn’t repeat, but it often rhymes. This is what a recent Bank of America research note[1] implies about the current U.S. equity market environment relative to 1999. The BofA valuation framework suggests a -0.5% annualized price return for the S&P 500 over the next 10 years. The last time that framework forecasted a negative return? 1999. Isolating [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Paul Herman CEO & Founder HIP Investor Are all municipal bonds sustainable and impactful? Most investors would say yes. However, just as all businesses are not profitable, not all muni bond issuers and issues are highly sustainable. Some are leaders, some are laggards. Many achieve their mission, but enough lag to distinguish the overall impact [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Matt Wagner, CFA Associate, Research On November 9, 2020, Pfizer announced its highly effective COVID-19 vaccine would soon be submitted for FDA emergency-use approval. 2021 was being billed as the year of “the Great Reopening.” International markets like Japan, which skew more toward value shares than the U.S., were especially boosted by the positive vaccine news. The [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By William Sokol Senior ETF Product Manager, VanEck The Paris Agreement set a target of limiting global warming to well within 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by reducing greenhouse gases. Massive amounts of infrastructure investment are needed to achieve that goal, and green bonds are an important financing mechanism to direct capital towards Paris-aligned projects. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

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By Sara Rodriguez, Sage ESG Research Analyst About The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company is an American multinational media and entertainment conglomerate operating in multiple segments including media networks, studio entertainment, and theme parks and experiences. With a long, rich history of producing entertainment content since 1923, Disney owns some of the world’s [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

For this week’s episode of ETF 360, ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon and CIO Dave Nadig spoke with Matthew Page, portfolio manager with Guinness Asset Management. Watch the Full ETF 360 Episode Here: With the most significant concerns advisors have these days being related to inflation and finding yield for clients, Lydon wants to know [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In 2020, ETFs saw a record $504 billion in flows. According to CFRA Research’s Todd Rosenbluth, 2021 is set to blow that record out of the water. After the first 11 months of the year, flows have already eclipsed $800 billion. “By all accounts, we will be over $1 trillion in total ETF flows in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Even as the global economy recovers, today’s markets remain characterized by stubbornly low yields. As a result, advisors must cast a wider net to meet their clients’ income needs. Short-term REITs can play a valuable role in meeting those needs, and also act as a powerful diversifier for clients’ income streams. In the upcoming webcast, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The International Monetary Fund has urged the U.S. Federal Reserve to taper faster as inflationary pressures continue to rise, reports CNBC. While the Fed was already considering faster tapering, the introduction of Omicron, the latest COVID variant that appears to be highly contagious, and the growth of several inflationary pressures, such as a big jobs report [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Friday, shares of the WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund ETF (Symbol: AGGY) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $52.03, changing hands as high as $52.20 per share. WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund shares are currently t

After languishing this year, disruptive growth stocks could regain momentum in 2022, making exchange traded funds like the Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF (GTEK) relevant considerations in the new year. GTEK debuted in mid-September. Since then, disruptive growth strategies struggled amid fears of Federal Reserve tightening and, more recently, the emergence of the Omicron [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Friday, shares of the SCHZ ETF (Symbol: SCHZ) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $54.40, changing hands as high as $54.45 per share. SCHZ shares are currently trading up about 0.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of SCHZ sha

The fintech space looked promising heading into 2021, but despite its recent descent, it presents investors with an opportune buy-the-dip play. Digital payments were a hot commodity during the height of the pandemic in 2020, but a risk-on sentiment gaining steam in 2021 may have changed that tune. Investors were expecting that contact-less payments would [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Friday, shares of the FLCO ETF (Symbol: FLCO) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $26.01, changing hands as high as $26.07 per share. FLCO shares are currently trading up about 0.8% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of FLCO sha

In trading on Friday, shares of the UITB ETF (Symbol: UITB) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $53.52, changing hands as high as $53.60 per share. UITB shares are currently trading up about 0.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of UITB sha

In trading on Friday, shares of the BLOK ETF (Symbol: BLOK) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $50.35, changing hands as low as $49.03 per share. BLOK shares are currently trading off about 6.8% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of BLOK sha

The Cboe Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds were in full swing as fear and uncertainty fueled wild market swings this week. Among the best-performing non-leveraged ETFs of Friday, the iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN (NYSEArca: VXX) increased 10.5% and the ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (NYSEArca: VIXY) advanced 10.4%. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Friday, shares of the iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (Symbol: IUSB) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $53.27, changing hands as high as $53.33 per share. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market shares are currently trading up about 0.4% on the day.