Nasdaq ETFs

By DeFred Folts III, Managing Partner, Chief Investment Strategist, and Eric Biegeleisen, CFA, Managing Director, Research Portfolio Manager Equities: ▶ U.S. Equities: The U.S. equity market outlook is a bit more neutral currently given the tug of war between the positive impact of the global economic rebound and concerns about whether robust economic growth will [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

U.S. markets were stuck in sideways trading Friday, with growth stocks and related exchange traded funds holding up better than their peers after new inflation data helped calm concerns over a long-term surge in consumer prices. “We would continue to recommend a diversified equity allocation with a barbell approach that has growth exposure on one [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The global economy is changing, yet many investors seem to have static portfolios. The ongoing popularity of the so-called “secular growers” despite the stocks’ meaningful underperformance as the economy has started to change indicates investors generally have not understood the powerful secular macroeconomic forces fueling those stocks. Whereas most investors have focused on companies’ supposed [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

When it comes to biotechnology benchmarks, the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (NBI) has set the standard. NBI, which has a track record spanning nearly three decades, is now the underlying index for the newly minted Invesco Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (IBBQ). That’s one of eight globally listed ETFs that use NBI as the benchmark. For fund issuers, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index (SOX) – the most widely observed chip equity benchmark – has a new home among U.S.-listed exchange traded funds. The Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXQ) debuts today, providing access to the 30 components in the PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index that serve as the backbones of an array of disruptive [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

For many investors, credit risk is usually the primary concern when evaluating high-yield corporate bonds and their related exchange traded funds, including the Invesco Fundamental High Yield® Corporate Bond ETF (PHB). After all, there are reasons why these bonds sport junk ratings and high yields and those reasons often revolve around issues such as balance [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In his recent appearance on Mornings with Maria on Fox Business, founder and CIO of ERShares Joel Shulman shared his thoughts on meme stocks and speculative investing. Stocks like Wendy’s (WEN) and Clover Health (CLOV) fall into new “speculative buckets,” says Shulman. “We’ve identified six or seven speculative buckets, which include the emerging markets, hot [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Obtaining net zero emissions by 2050 without massive disruption to the global energy supply is challenging but possible, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report details over 400 milestones on how to move from current energy consumption and emissions to net zero emissions in less than 30 years. The [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Conservative income-seeking investors, including plenty of retirees, often flock to municipal bonds. However, the asset class encountered some headwinds earlier this year as 10-year Treasury yields spiked. Fortunately, those yields are steadying and the iShares National Muni Bond ETF (NYSEArca: MUB) is getting its groove back. MUB, the largest municipal bond exchange traded fund by [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Peter Grosskopf, Chief Executive Officer, Sprott Inc., Managing Director, Sprott Resource Lending This year will mark the 50-year golden anniversary of the “Nixon Shock,” when the world’s reserve currency was last partially tethered to gold. It seems an apt time to reflect on where we stand on the gold trade. Considering the exponential leveraging [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

With an increasing focus on the environment and conservation, markets around the world are adopting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. The Invesco MSCI Green Building ETF (GBLD) is one example of a fund that has built on this growing popularity. One unique and developing part of the ESG ETF space however, is in exchange traded [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Friday, the MLP ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.6% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Genesis Energy, up about 2.5% and shares of Western Midstream Partners, up about 2.2% on the day.

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Semiconductor ETF (Symbol: SMH) where we have detected an approximate $225.5 million dollar outflow -- that's a 3.9% decrease week over week (from 2

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco China Technology ETF (Symbol: CQQQ) where we have detected an approximate $101.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 6.1% increase week over w

Fundamental Context Invesco is launching two industry ETFs that are free for six months. The fourth-largest provider of U.S. listed ETFs will roll out IBBQ and SOXQ today, waiving the modest 0.19% expense ratios for six months in an effort to generate investor interest. The ETFs will track the same benchmarks currently followed by the [...] 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 MJ ETF, where 11,700,000 units were destroyed, or a 13.0% 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 The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund, which added 8,750,000 units, or a 5.5% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying compon

Consumers are feeling more optimistic about the economy with a wider reach of vaccination and reopening of the economy. Additionally, huge infrastructure spending package and expanded stimulus are acting as a huge catalyst for consumers to spend higher, resulting in an in

Investors who think that they are frequently hearing about disruptive technologies and revolutionary concepts are right. While they may sound like buzz words, many of these innovative ideas are credible.