By Jared Dillian Lucy Van Pelt: I know how you feel about all this Christmas business, getting depressed and all that. It happens to me every year. I never get what I really want. I always get a lot of stupid toys, or a bicycle, or clothes, or something like that. Charlie Brown: What is it you [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
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Q2 2021 FOCUS A return to normal? Or a new pattern of life? Horizon Investments is pleased to announce that its Focus magazine for the second quarter is now available. We’ve titled it “New Pattern of Life” because while some aspects of our daily lives are returning to normal, others seem destined for deep, and perhaps [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Fritz Folts, Chief Investment Strategist, 3EDGE Asset Management 3EDGE Asset Management has initiated positions in its tactical ESG strategies (Environmental, Social, and Governance) in the KraneShares Global Carbon ETF (NYSE: KRBN) which tracks the performance of the market for carbon credits. KRBN offers broad exposure to cap-and-trade carbon allowances by tracking the most traded carbon [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By DeFred Folts III, Managing Partner, Chief Investment Strategist, and Eric Biegeleisen, CFA, Managing Director, Research Portfolio Manager Equities: ▶ U.S. Equities: While Fed Chair Powell was able to assuage fears of inflation taking root in the shorter term, concerns regarding more persistent inflation in the U.S. remain. Should this manifest in a more meaningful [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Owing in part to a recent decline in Treasury yields, the previously hot cyclical value trade just lost some momentum, but some market observers believe there’s still a case for related strategies. That could be supportive of exchange traded funds like the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG). SDOG yields 3.10%, which is quite impressive [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In the face of aggressive monetary policies inundating the global markets with liquidity, commodities have stood out as the alternative asset class of choice. Yet what is the best way to approach this age-old investment space? In the upcoming webcast, Industry Experts on Opportunities in Today’s Biggest Commodities, Jason Bloom, Head of Fixed Income and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Investment-grade corporate debt exchange traded funds are attracting more investor interest as the economic recovery has helped diminish the general credit risk outlook. For example, the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) was among the most popular ETF plays over the past week, bringing in $1.1 billion in net inflows, according to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Exchange traded fund investors may be gearing up for a turnaround in the healthcare sector. Healthcare stocks have been underperforming. The Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEArca: XLV) has gained 13.9% year-to-date while the S&P 500 has increased 17.1%. However, XLV was the most popular ETF play over the past week, attracting almost $1.5 billion [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Rarely is it a bad time for investors to embrace the quality factor, but now looks like a particularly good time to tap international equities that fit the quality bill. Enter the WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund (CBOE: IQDG). Proving that quality works in investors’ favor, the WisdomTree exchange traded fund is higher by [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
MV Index Solutions GmbH (MVIS®) recently launched the ATAC Credit-On/Credit-Off Index (JOJO), an index designed to rotate in its exposure between long-term U.S. treasuries and high-yield corporate bonds using U.S.-listed ETFs. The specific composition of JOJO will be determined by a proprietary signal which indicates a “Credit On” or “Credit Off” position and that considers the relative [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Bitcoin may be down, but it's not out. Plenty of investors remain captivated by digital currency and as this universe evolves and matures, more ways to access it are coming to market.
A coffee-related exchange traded note was among the standouts on Friday as cocoa futures maintain their momentum on strong fundamentals. The iPath Series B Bloomberg Coffee Subindex Total Return ETN (NYSEArca: JO) was among the best-performing non-leveraged exchange-traded products on Friday, rising 2.4%. Meanwhile, ICE Coffee “C” futures strengthened 2.5% to $1.61 per pound. On [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
On Friday, SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) announced that SS&C ALPS Advisors, an asset manager and wholly-owned subsidiary of SS&C, launched the ALPS | Hillman Active Value ETF (HVAL), an active large cap value ETF. HVAL seeks long-term total return from a combination of income and capital gains. “ALPS Advisors is recognized for innovation, and that [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
While inflationary pressures continue to irk investors, it seems unfathomable to many people that long-term Treasury yields could continue to fall. A number of Treasury yields have done just that, including the 30-year note, which has gained over 23% since March, and could be poised for even more upside based on technical factors. Typically, falling [...] 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 iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (Symbol: PFF) where we have detected an approximate $80.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.4% increas
In trading on Friday, shares of the SPDR— S&P Kensho New Economies Composite ETF (Symbol: KOMP) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $62 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analy
In trading on Friday, shares of the First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF (Symbol: FTXR) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $32.005 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator
Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF, where 6,900,000 units were destroyed, or a 7.2% decrease week over week. Among the largest underl