The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) president and association chair Paul Ash was recently on a podcast with Financial Management to discuss the role that management accountants have in reinforcing ESG goals. Growing focus on ESG by investors and regulatory bodies is shifting ESG reporting from voluntary to mandatory, a change that is being [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In a market environment with record-high stock prices and record-low interest rates, investor portfolios that track a traditional mix of equities and fixed income assets face increased risks. Financial advisors have a number of alternative investment tools at their disposal to better-manage these rising risks. In the upcoming webcast, Buffered Outcome ETFs: Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Risk [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Spot gold is back over $1,750 today after a rallying dollar caused a brief gold sell-off at the end of last week. The yellow metal recovered as the Evergrande news rippled through the markets. As a safe haven asset, gold was buoyed by fears over broader economic uncertainty around Evergrande. The recovery happened despite concerns [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Recent remarks by China’s minister for industry and information technology that there are “too many” EV makers reflect a booming EV market, but they also spark fears of potential regulations in the long term, reports CNBC. Bain and Company’s Helen Liu, a partner at the global management consulting firm, said in an interview with CNBC [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Asset manager Bitwise, in partnership with ETF Series Solutions, filed with the SEC to launch the Bitwise Bitcoin Strategy ETF on September 14th. According to the filing, the fund will invest primarily in Bitcoin futures contracts registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and will not hold bitcoin directly. It may also invest in “pooled [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The CBOE Volatility Index and VIX-related exchange traded funds surged on Monday on fears of a contagion from problems in China’s property market that would spread to global markets. Among the best-performing non-leveraged ETFs of Monday, the iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN (NYSEArca: VXX) increased 9.5% and the ProShares VIX Short-Term [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Investors can use fixed income exchange traded funds to navigate these difficult times and access potentially attractive opportunities. In the recent webcast, Navigating Fixed Income: Where to Go with Volatile Rates and Low Yields, Brian McMullen, fixed income ETF strategist at Invesco, underscored the difficulties of finding attractive yields without taking on too much risk [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Monday, shares of the Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (Symbol: MOAT) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $72.69 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to meas
In trading on Monday, shares of the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (Symbol: VWO) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $49.16 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used
In trading on Monday, shares of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund ETF (Symbol: XSOE) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $36.97 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a tec
In trading on Monday, shares of the Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF (Symbol: VNQI) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $56.30 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicato
In trading on Monday, shares of the Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (Symbol: VXUS) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $63.085 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicato
In trading on Monday, shares of the iShares U.S. Industrials ETF (Symbol: IYJ) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $107.2536 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to
In trading on Monday, shares of the iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (Symbol: AAXJ) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $83.74 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indic
On Monday, Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. (“Harbor”), a premier multi-manager investment firm offering access to specialized expertise across a range of investment strategies and vehicles, announced the launch of its first ETFs — the Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF (NYSE: SIFI) and the Harbor Scientific Alpha High-Yield ETF (NYSE: SIHY). The Harbor Scientific Alpha Income ETF [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Key Takeaways Actively managed fixed income U.S. listed ETFs have gathered a 17% share of category net inflows thus far in 2021, despite active ETFs overall managing just 4% of industry assets. PIMCO manages three of the four active fixed income ETFs with the longest trading histories and recently expanded its lineup with a new [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
China’s two largest internet giants, Tencent and Alibaba, have agreed to allow competitors access to their digital domains after a recent meeting with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), reports Financial Times. Historically, online commerce in China has been divided into two large camps with rivals refusing to do business with the other [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The iShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 437,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 87,000. Shares of IHAK were down about 2% on the day.
In trading on Monday, the Invesco S&P 500— Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 0.5% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Expedia Group, up about 0.5% and shares of Mgm Resorts Inter
A non-volatile September could be paving the way for some larger market movements ahead, putting low-volatility ETFs like the FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund (QLV) in focus. “With September already acknowledged to be a seasonally weaker month for equities, stocks are now also anticipated to be entering a period of potential volatility ahead of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.