Nasdaq ETFs

By Thomas A. Martin, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager Is the market on edge? Monday, July 19, the S&P 500 went down -1.6% and to hear the talk, you would have thought the bottom had fallen out. The next day, one strategist used the word “carnage,” and a morning radio talk show suggested we shouldn’t overreact [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

It’s been said that past performance is not a guarantee of future results. But many dividend strategies screen strictly for historical dividend growth without any forward-looking indication of a company’s ability to sustain – much less grow – its dividends. A more sensible approach includes both historical and forward-looking factors to screen for high-quality dividend-growers. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The $550 billion U.S. infrastructure bill currently awaiting Senate approval could have major tax implications for crypto.  According to a Thursday report from Coindesk, a new amendment to the bill would require brokers to report digital asset transactions of more than $10,000.  The draft bill defines digital assets as “any digital representation of value…recorded on [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The outlook for the global economy continues to hinge on health outcomes. In our annual economic and market outlook published at the end of 2020, Vanguard economists expected that the path to recovery would be uneven and varied across industries and countries, even once effective vaccines for COVID-19 became available. Fast forward half a year. The pandemic [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Eurozone government bonds have been rising in recent weeks on fears of a slowdown in Europe. Fixed income investors can also diversify with the strengthening global debt markets through international bond exchange traded funds. Yields on the benchmark 10-year German bund dipped to negative 0.483% Monday, its lowest level in over five months, the Wall [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Investors are increasingly relying on environmental, social, and governance exchange traded funds to easily access socially responsible investments, but with more ESG money being managed by fund providers, some warn that shareholder democracy is now at risk. RIAs, fund trackers, hedge funds, and ESG advocates warn that as BlackRock, Vanguard Group, Fidelity Investments, Capital Group, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

International stock exchange traded funds were higher Monday after European markets posted record highs on growing mergers and acquisitions, along with a string of strong financial sector earnings. European equities were off to a strong start to August with the pan-European STOXX 600 index ending at a record closing high of 464.45, Reuters reports. Among [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

After a nearly $10 run-up from last month, crude oil prices tumbled almost 4% on Monday as anemic economic data from top oil consumers, China and the United States, coupled with increased crude output from OPEC producers, generated worries that there will be a fall in crude oil demand and a surfeit of oil. Chinese [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Breadth and depth are critical when embracing investment strategies purporting to focus on innovative market segments. However, many options in this still-young space are more focused and narrow than investors may realize. The Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF (GINN) is a fund that solves that conundrum. GINN, which turns a year old in November, follows [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The healthcare sector has always been seen as a safe investment, but given the way the pandemic has affected the industry, there may remain dynamic trading opportunities with the Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF (CURE). The pandemic itself was already roiling the markets with volatility and 2021 was supposed to be the year of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 778,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 47,000. Shares of FCTR were up about 0.6% on the day.

In trading on Monday, the iShares Latin America 40 ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.1% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Itau Unibanco Banco Holding, up about 3.9% and shares of Ambev, up about 3.5% on the day.

For this week’s episode of ETF 360, ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon and CIO Dave Nadig spoke with Sarah Kjellberg, Head of US iShares Sustainable ETFs for BlackRock, who discusses the process of integrating ESG into finance, specifically with climate considerations, to help create a low-carbon economy. Watch the Full ETF 360 Episode Here: With strong [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Bond exposure isn’t limited to hedging stocks as part of a traditional portfolio mix, especially when ultra-short bonds offer investors options for a different scenario. That said, when is it best to use them? For the investor looking to park cash in the interim while earning a return, a common choice might be a money [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF, where 3,000,000 units were destroyed, or a 9.9% decrease week over week.

Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF, which added 14,000,000 units, or a 7.3% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of ESGU,

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (Symbol: IJS) where we have detected an approximate $75.6 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.9% decrease w

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco S&P 500— Equal Weight ETF (Symbol: RSP) where we have detected an approximate $132.8 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.5% increa

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (Symbol: SHY) where we have detected an approximate $94.9 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.5% decrease week o

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 $72.8 million dollar outflow -- that's a 2.6% decrease