Nasdaq ETFs

Confluence Investment Management offers various asset allocation products which are managed using “top down,” or macro, analysis. We publish asset allocation thoughts on a weekly basis in this report, updating the report every Friday, along with an accompanying podcast and chart book. As the global economy begins to recover from the coronavirus, we’ve been warning that the apparent [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Last week was downbeat for Wall Street mainly due to the rate hike speculation. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones, the Nasdaq Composite and the Russell 2000 lost about 1.9%, 3.5%, 0.3% and 4.2% last week.Though the Fed held interest rates steady at a near-zero level in its l

Crypto critics often cite the environmental impact of Bitcoin mining as a major reason for concern, but why exactly is mining so energy intensive? And what exactly is Bitcoin mining in the first place? Simply put, Bitcoin mining is the process by which more Bitcoin is created. But it’s more than that: Bitcoin mining is [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Investors are growing more confident in the post-pandemic recovery, which is spurring movement into corporate bonds, a good sign for the Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (VCLT). “The premium between corporate debt and US Treasuries has dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade in a sign that investors are [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Wall Street saw wild swings last week with the return of volatility triggered by sooner-than-expected rate hike signals and higher inflation expectation. The Federal Reserve turned hawkish in its latest FOMC meeting, indicating two interest rate hikes by the end of 2023,

Gold is having its best month in over a year, says Sprott Asset Management CEO Peter Grosskopf, in an interview with Asset TV’s Jenna Dagenhart. “The long-term physical accumulation phase is just getting started for gold,” he said. “We may have an extended period where gold is likely to enjoy advantages over other assets. We, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Traditional approaches to dividend investments either target a high dividend yield or a history of dividends, yet both methods may be short-sighted in isolation. Alternatively, investors can consider a dividend exchange traded fund strategy that targets both strong fundamentals and dividend growth over time. Specifically, the SmartETFs Dividend Builder ETF (NYSE Arca: DIVS) is an [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

President Biden and congressional Democrats have put forward sizable spending proposals, particularly the American Families Plan. When politicians boost spending, revenue needs to be raised. That’s often easier said than done, and revenue-raising conversations on Capitol Hill often lead to talk about tax increases. Politicians will also often examine closing loopholes that advantage certain asset [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

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Russian equities tend to soar when oil prices do the same, and that scenario is repeating itself in 2021. With Brent crude, the global benchmark, shooting higher, the VanEck Vectors Russia ETF (RSX) is up nearly 20%. Russia isn’t a member of the Organization of Petroleum Countries (OPEC), but it’s one of the largest oil producers [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The technology sector was the lone bright spot last week among the 11 S&P 500 sectors amid the market turmoil with the S&P 500 Information Technology Sector gaining 0.09%. Optimism surrounding the economic recovery compelled investors to bet on the growth stocks.T

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares Ultra S&P500 (Symbol: SSO) where we have detected an approximate $190.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 5.0% increase week over week

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (Symbol: IBB) where we have detected an approximate $539.8 million dollar outflow -- that's a 5.0% decrease week ov

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the The Materials Select Sector SPDR— Fund (Symbol: XLB) where we have detected an approximate $226.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.4% incre

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (Symbol: VB) where we have detected an approximate $177.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.4% increase week over week in o

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Industrials ETF (Symbol: VIS) where we have detected an approximate $238.5 million dollar inflow -- that's a 4.7% increase week over week i

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (Symbol: EFV) where we have detected an approximate $248.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.8% increase week over wee

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (Symbol: VBR) where we have detected an approximate $229.5 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.0% increase week over we

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the The Health Care Select Sector SPDR— Fund (Symbol: XLV) where we have detected an approximate $272.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.0% inc