Municipal bonds have been praised for their stable nature, but even more stabilization should lead fixed income investors to consider Invesco’s BulletShares municipal bond ETFs. Overall, munis give investors exposure to a bond market that historically has low default rates. While a company can fold, local government typically won’t do so. The safety of investing in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Nobody can predict what the Federal Reserve will do next, which is why the Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (BSV) may be an optimal choice in the current market environment. Short-term bonds can help diversify a fixed income portfolio, while limiting duration risk. With inflationary pressures increasing, the shorter duration limits the damage if [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Investors have taken a sigh of relief with the new Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) minutes from the Jun 15-16 meeting. Accordingly, the S&P 500 index rose 0.34% to an all-time high of 4,358.13 on Jul 7, after snapping its seven-day winning streak the previous
In trading on Thursday, shares of the Junior Gold Miners ETF (Symbol: GDXJ) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $45.252 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 Thursday, shares of the Silver Miners ETF (Symbol: SIL) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $41.19 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure mom
In trading on Thursday, shares of the Gold Miners ETF (Symbol: GDX) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $33.385 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure mome
Small-capitalization stocks and related exchange traded funds are experiencing a great run, one that may still have legs. Among the best performing small cap ETFs of 2021, the Ballast Small/Midcap ETF (NYSE: MGMT) has increased 33.5% and the Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF (AVUV) has advanced 31.3%. Meanwhile, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM), which tracks the benchmark Russell [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Increase commercial investment in web technologies is a key driver for the success of internet service providers, which should give the Direxion Daily Dow Jones Internet Bull 3X Shares (WEBL) an added boost. “Increased investment from the commercial sector in computing technologies has most recently taken the form of increasing the amount of information collected from [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
It’s a good time to be a bond fund as investor capital has been pouring into the debt markets despite lingering inflation concerns, which can erode the income derived by bond yields over time. Nonetheless, that’s not stopping investors from heading into bond funds. It’s a move that some market analysts are unable to comprehend. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
For this week’s episode of ETF 360, ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon and CIO Dave Nadig spoke with Johan Grahn, President and Head of Business Development for Allianz, who discusses the recent jump the company has made into ETFs. Watch the Full ETF 360 Episode Here: With advisors trying to manage risk, Grahn notes that diversification [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
With most of the market bathed in red Thursday, the banking sector jumped into the spotlight after a controversial move by one of its key players. Wells Fargo is terminating a crowd-pleasing consumer lending product, which has created discontent within its customer ranks. The bank is shuttering all existing personal lines of credit shortly and no [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
On Thursday, J.P. Morgan Asset Management announced the launch of two active equity ETFs, JPMorgan ActiveBuilders U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF (JUSA) and JPMorgan ActiveBuilders International Equity ETF (JIDA). The funds join JPMorgan ActiveBuilders Emerging Markets Equity ETF (JEMA) to round out J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s ActiveBuilders ETF core equity suite. Delivered through the transparent active ETF structure, all three funds [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
A new space race is underway, as Virgin Galactic (SPCE) founder Richard Branson prepares for a test flight to the edge of space before Amazon (AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos gets there himself. According to the Wall Street Journal, Branson hopes to get to space Sunday via his company’s space tourism division, Virgin Orbit. The flight [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The latest Fed minutes came in dovish which indicates thatofficials may not be ready to go for tightening the policy as yet. According to the minutes of the U.S. central bank's June policy meeting, the Fed officials felt considerable improvement on the economic recovery "
Talks of rising inflation in the United States have been rife since the passage of the $1.9-trillion stimulus bill that included the $1,400-stimulus check under the Biden administration. Widespread vaccination and a prolonged period of a dovish Fed have also fueled specul
During the worst days of the coronavirus pandemic, it appeared that working from home would become permanent for most computer-based workers. As a result, office real estate investment trusts (REITs) were among the most repudiated real estate equities. Fast-forward to mid-2021 and real estate stocks are bouncing back, as highlighted by the ALPS Active REIT [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
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