Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (Symbol: VDC) where we have detected an approximate $237.8 million dollar inflow -- that's a 4.2% increase week over w
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the The Industrial Select Sector SPDR— Fund (Symbol: XLI) where we have detected an approximate $157.1 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.9% dec
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Global Energy ETF (Symbol: IXC) where we have detected an approximate $151.9 million dollar outflow -- that's a 10.2% decrease week over wee
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares Ultra S&P500 (Symbol: SSO) where we have detected an approximate $269.6 million dollar inflow -- that's a 6.2% increase week over week
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (Symbol: NOBL) where we have detected an approximate $574.4 million dollar inflow -- that's
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares ProShares UltraPro S&P500 (Symbol: UPRO) where we have detected an approximate $317.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 12.2% increase
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the The Technology Select Sector SPDR— Fund (Symbol: XLK) where we have detected an approximate $335.4 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.8% incr
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Exchange-traded fund (ETF) traders looking for a play this week may want to keep an eye on homebuilders using the Direxion Daily Homebuilders and Supplies Bull 3X Shares (NAIL). A key mover for the ETF will be the month-over-month building permits data. Any noticeable strength should translate into gains for NAIL. “The month-over-month Building Permits Report measures [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Amid an array of technological advancements, robotics investing is gaining a broader audience, and exchange traded funds issuers are meeting that demand. However, the various robotics ETFs on the market today aren’t carbon copies of each other, and one that really breaks from the pack is the ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (CBOE: ARKQ). [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The Invesco Senior Loan ETF (NYSEArca: BKLN) is higher by nearly 2% year-to-date, and income investors are flocking to the original leveraged loan exchange traded fund — signs that the search for income and yield is taking market participants beyond basic bond assets. BKLN, which follows the S&P/LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 Index and yields 3.24%, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Following the revelation that billionaire entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel stashed $5 billion in a Roth individual retirement account (IRA) through what’s called mega-backdoor contributions, the concept of stashing billions in retirement vehicles intended for ordinary investors is drawing politicians’ ire. Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee passed a wide-ranging tax overhaul aimed [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Investors doubting that the fixed income landscape is ripe for evolution and fresh concepts need not look any further than the VanEck Vectors Green Bond ETF (NYSEArca: GRNB). When GRNB came to market four and a half years ago, some investors didn’t even know what green bonds were. However, since the VanEck exchange traded fund [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler met with the Senate Banking Committee last Tuesday to discuss cryptocurrency regulation and the SEC’s agenda more broadly. According to a CNBC report, Gensler stressed the enormity of the task as new digital assets continue to enter the market. While some senators expressed concerns about the SEC stifling innovation because of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Growth stocks and related exchange traded funds rebounded Tuesday, paring some of their previous session’s losses after contagion fears over China’s property market triggered a global sell-off. Concerns over Chinese property developer Evergrande acted as a catalyst for traders to sell off from record highs on Monday, but the broad equity markets recovered some of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Investors should consider the benefits of the buffered outcome exchange traded fund strategies that are designed to perform across a wide range of market scenarios. In the recent webcast, Buffered Outcome ETFs: Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Risk Mitigation, Stephen Blumenthal, executive chairman and chief investment officer at CMG Capital Management Group, warned that investors face increasing risks in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Global supply of natural gas has been at some of its lowest reserves thanks to a year of historic weather events, from freezing, to drought, to hurricanes, and natural gas prices are already surging. With winter still looming, there is increasing concern about shortages as well as exorbitant gas prices that haven’t been seen in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The introduction of the Direxion Daily Cloud Computing Bear 2X Shares (CLDL) at the beginning of the year was auspicious timing given the strength in big tech during the pandemic, and so far the fund is up 15% in 2021. CLDL seeks 200% of the inverse (or opposite) of the daily performance of the Indxx [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The energy sector is keeping a torrid pace this year, and income-generating midstream assets are participating in that upside. For example, the ALPS Alerian MLP ETF (NYSEArca: AMLP) is higher by 26.54% year-to-date. That’s an impressive showing, and it comes with the benefits of a 7.76% dividend, which is jaw-dropping by today’s standards. Owing to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Kimberly Woody, Senior Portfolio Manager, GLOBALT Investments Japan’s asset price bubble burst in 1992 following a period of runaway prices and overheated economic activity coupled with uncontrolled money supply and credit expansion. The result was excess optimism and speculation regarding real estate and equity prices. And so followed the lost decade – a period [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.