Most ETFs are created as passively managed funds, essentially meaning that they are designed to track an underlying benchmark, such as the S&P 500 Index, as closely as possible. This ETF strategy is useful for a lot of investors because they are aware of the fund holdings and often have lower fees associated with the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Growth stocks and related exchange traded funds inched higher on Friday in hopes that the United States and China could be trying to mend tensions. A phone call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, their first talks in seven months, was seen as a positive sign that could be the start [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The Uranium ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 3.1 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 859,000. Shares of URA were up about 9.1% on the day.
Investing in emerging markets (EM) doesn’t come without its challenges, particularly in a pandemic-ridden environment, but ETFs like the Invesco S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility ETF (EELV) can help ease the potential volatility. There are several reasons that EM investing can make for a challenging investment case, as outlined in books like Cracking The Emerging Makets [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
About two-thirds of Millennials and Gen Xers would talk to a financial professional about how to use other income streams to delay filing for Social Security benefits until full retirement age. American workers just got another jolt of bad news about the financial health of Social Security. A recent report moved up the program’s insolvency [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Getting globalized bond exposure doesn’t mean that investors have to own debt issues from several countries. Two ETFs from Vanguard can suffice. First off, investors may want to invest right here at home with a U.S.-focused ETF, namely the Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares (BND). For the diversification aspect of a bond portfolio, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Dan Weiskopf We hope everyone had a great long weekend. Labor Day was established in 1882 to show respect and appreciation for the workers that historically have been at the foundation of U.S. Economy. However, looking at the economy today, we note a twist of irony to two facts. First, we should be proud [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The VanEck Vectors Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF (NLR) turned 14 years old last month, but it still leads a relatively anonymous existence. With uranium prices soaring and more experts believing that nuclear power is a key part of the clean energy conversation, NLR is poised to shed its overlooked status, as indicated by a 5.32% gain over [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
I hope that everyone had a happy Labor Day weekend. This brief market update will touch on 3 different key areas: The current state of the markets Market Leadership Under the hood of the markets Current State of the Markets Low or decreasing volatility is a bullish, positive indicator. Bull markets typically increase on low [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Cryptocurrencies have had an interesting week, to say the least. Shortly after El Salvador recognized Bitcoin as legal tender and the SEC threatened to sue Coinbase if it launched a digital lending product, Bitcoin prices tumbled to as low as $42,900. Despite the flash-crash, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies remain fascinating to both their evangelists and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Technology stocks are rarely inexpensive, and that’s particularly true of the next generation of tech names sporting the disruptive growth classification. However, tech valuations aren’t excessive today, indicating that the ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF (CBOE: DTEC) could be worth considering into year-end. With the benefit of declining Treasury yields, tech stocks perked up over the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
On Thursday, Global X launched two new Thematic Growth ETFs trading on Nasdaq. Both themes — tracking the rising solar and wind energy industries — are key pillars of the 21st century green economy. The Global X Wind Energy ETF (WNDY) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the the Solactive Wind Energy Index. The Global [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Recently, Bryon Lake, Head of ETFs at Americas, was named Global Head of ETF Solutions at J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Lake will drive asset management’s global ETF efforts in this newly expanded role, building new products and managing the existing product line. Additionally, Lake and the ETF product development team will be closely aligned with [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
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 $558.1 million dollar outflow -- that's a 2.9% dec
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (Symbol: AGG) where we have detected an approximate $278.6 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.3% increase week
There are dozens of established clean energy exchange traded funds on the market today and the landscape spans both broad-based and single-concept funds.
Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel
Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel
Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel