Nasdaq ETFs

Dividends can provide exceptional inflation protection. This might feel counterintuitive, as generating cash doesn’t seem like a winning strategy when cash is devalued. But there are a few key points to remember: Companies that pay out generous dividends tend to be companies that sell products that are going for market value. If the price of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Crypto investments represent a new way to build wealth outside of traditional financial institutions for many investors historically swept aside by the financial industry, USA Today reports.  For people of color, cryptocurrency can represent a way to build and hold wealth without engaging in institutions that have historically excluded or exploited them. 23% of Black Americans [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Last week, John Hancock Investment Management LLC announced the availability of John Hancock Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (JHMB). The exchange-traded fund (ETF) is sub-advised by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC, John Hancock Investment Management’s affiliated asset manager. It is the second actively managed fixed-income ETF launched by John Hancock Investment Management this year, following the launch [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

On Monday, ETF Trends CIO and Director of Research Dave Nadig was on hand for the TD Ameritrade Network to discuss what’s happening with the labor market with host Nicole Petallides. As far as big concerns about repricing, Nadig explains how there are many factors in the labor market currently, which could be good or [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In a move that underscores the increasing importance of distribution in the ETF industry, financial industry veteran Sharon French recently joined emerging ETF and mutual fund platform TIFIN. TIFIN is a fintech platform designed to assist asset managers with their digital distribution strategy via artificial intelligence and machine learning software. The technology combines investment intelligence, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Precious metal-related exchange traded funds jumped Monday, with gold prices breaking above $1,800 per ounce, as the U.S. dollar weakened and investors speculated on the Federal Reserve delaying plans to taper its accommodative monetary policies. Among the better performing non-leveraged ETFs of Monday, the Global X Silvers Miners ETF (NYSEArca: SIL) rose 4.8%, the U.S. Global GO [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Growth stocks and related exchange traded funds rallied Monday as investors shifted to a risk-on mood in response to the U.S. drug regulator granting full approval for Pfizer-BioNtech’s Covid-19 vaccine. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has fully approved the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE Covid-19 vaccine for people aged 16 and older, Reuters reports. “Investors are [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The current macroeconomic backdrop has investors considering whether or not value’s ascendency still has legs to run. Yet it seems every market pundit has a different take on the growth vs. value debate. In the upcoming webcast, Exploring the Benefits and Uses of Value Strategies, Craig Lazzara, Managing Director, Global Head of Index investment Strategy, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

For seven consecutive days, crude oil and crude ETF prices came roaring back by as much as 5.3% on Monday, bolstered by a weaker dollar, bargain hunting, and the full approval of the Pfizer vaccine, which helped to counteract demand concerns generated by fresh cases of the Delta coronavirus variant. Brent crude climbed $2.59, or [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

While ETF flows continue to be at record highs, investors are still shifting their priorities. Joining the “ETF Report” with hosts Julia La Roche and Brian Sozzi on Yahoo Finance, ETF Trends’ CEO Tom Lydon discusses the evolution of indexing and ETFs, along with some more thoughts on crypto investing. As Lydon explains, the ETF [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In yet another blow for China’s technology sector, Beijing has laid out a new law concerning personal data protection that continues to send investors scurrying. Historically, as a less volatile investment than stocks, bonds are seeing an uptick in interest, with June having reported the highest surge in two years, according to Reuters. China’s passage [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Andy Poreda, ESG Research Analyst All holdings in the Sage Impact Bond Strategy are labeled green, social, or sustainability When the European Investment Bank issued the world’s first green bond in 2007, little did the investing community know that 14 years later the green bond market would explode the way it did. What was [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The CEF Municipal Income ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 1.6 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 41,000. Shares of XMPT were down about 0.2% on the day.

Fixed income investors looking for mechanisms to extract yield outside of safe-haven government bonds can find a plethora of opportunities in one ETF: the FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund (RAVI). The low-yield environment is certainly forcing investors to look beyond Treasury notes. Rather than sift through a mass of opportunities, RAVI can give investors [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) is regularly lauded as a trader’s and long-term holder’s tool, but investors, short- and long-term alike, shouldn’t forget the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM). QQQM is based on the NASDAQ-100 Index (Index). The fund will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the Index. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

On the back of a 7.31% slide over the past month, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index is now saddled with a year-to-date loss of 4.20%. China and its regulatory crackdown aimed at internet and technology companies are among rhe culprits behind that gloominess, but the decline is also a reminder to investors that emerging markets [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

With all of the negative attention generated by Chinese stocks this year, plenty of investors may be thinking it’s appropriate to take a pass on emerging markets equities. That’s not the case, as an array of other developing economies, both large and small, are homes to thriving equity markets. India is a prime example. Just [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

There could be big gains ahead for biotech ETFs, as the Food and Drug Administration on Monday fully approved the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, making it the first vaccine in the U.S. to be awarded such a designation. The move could generate additional confidence for more businesses, schools, and universities to embrace the current vaccine mandates. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Advisors are on the receiving end of an ever increasing number of requests from their clients interested in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and Socially Responsible Investing (SRI). ESG and SRI investing can no longer be considered a fad, it is here to stay. However, the ESG investment landscape can be confusing, and it may [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Fixed income investors know credit quality matters, and that’s particularly true with corporate bonds. Corporate debt with investment-grade ratings feature lower yields, but less risk. Those with junk grades sport higher yields to compensate investors for higher risk. Indeed, there’s a divide between investment-grade and junk bonds and it’s one that, at the corporate bond [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.