Wall Street started June with optimism surrounding the reopening of the U.S. economy. Despite being worried about inflation and price pressure, investors played the reopening trade on Jun 1. Travel and hospitality, energy, materials and financials were the spaces that saw
By Eric Stevenson One of the pressing issues the pandemic brought into greater focus is many Americans’ lack of emergency savings. This concern was on the financial community’s radar even before COVID-19, with millions of Americans lacking adequate savings or any savings at all to cover a $400 emergency expense. As unemployment soared last year, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
On Tuesday, Rosemont, IL-based asset manager TrueMark Investments launched the twelfth and final ETF in the TrueShares structured outcome product suite. The TrueShares Structured Outcome (June) ETF (JUNZ) is sub-advised by SpiderRock Advisors, a Chicago-based asset management firm specializing in option overlay strategies. The fund seeks to provide investors with structured outcome exposure to the S&P [...] 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 First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (Symbol: RDVY) where we have detected an approximate $142.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.3% increas
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (Symbol: SOXX) where we have detected an approximate $237.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.7% increase week over
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR— Bloomberg Barclays Convertible Securities ETF (Symbol: CWB) where we have detected an approximate $134.8 million dollar inflow -- that's
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares U.S. Energy ETF (Symbol: IYE) where we have detected an approximate $156.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 6.6% increase week over week in
A look at the weighted underlying holdings of the iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (Symbol: VLUE) shows an impressive 16.0% of holdings on a weighted basis have experienced insider buying within the past six months.
Prudential Financial Inc (Symbol: PRU), which makes up 0.63%
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated adoption of an array of disruptive growth technologies, including e-commerce, fintech, and more. Healthcare innovation is part of that trend, and the ARK Genomic Revolution Multi-Sector Fund (CBOE: ARKG) is an exchange traded fund for investors to consider as the pandemic compels healthcare professionals to explore new concepts in genetic testing. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The energy sector has been shining lately on an oil price surge buoyed by a swift global economic recovery and reopening of economies that are spurring demand for energy despite concerns over tighter COVID-19 related restrictions across parts of Asia. Notably, Brent crude
Timing investment factors is difficult, but that doesn’t mean the growth-to-value rotation is getting less attention. While growth may currently be lagging, the future outlook is far less certain. Advisors can cover both bases while positioning for the expansion phase in the economic cycle with WisdomTree’s series of growth model portfolios. “These U.S.-focused model portfolios [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Traditionally, small cap companies come with more risk and volatility than their mid- and large-cap counterparts, but they also offer more upside potential. That’s true across the sector landscape – including in gold miners. Take the Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF (SGDJ), an active ETF composed entirely of small- and micro-cap stocks. Its selection universe [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
After staying calm for a few months, the craze for meme stocks roared back with U.S. equities nearing record highs. This is especially true as the most popular meme names such as videogame retailer GameStop GME, movie theater operator AMC Entertainment Holdings AMC and Bl
History confirms that when the economy begins emerging from a recession, cyclical stocks typically outperform during the recovery phase. Not that growth stocks are down this year, but the group is significantly trailing cyclical value fare. Growth stocks have disappointed this year, but some market observers believe economic and corporate earnings could soon peak. That [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Stocks across the globe logged in the fourth consecutive month of gains with the MSCI's broadest index of world stocks gaining about 1.4% in May. It marks the longest monthly rising streak for the index since August 2020, according to Refinitiv data. With this, the global
Disruptive technologies are often thought of on a standalone basis, but their points of intersection may provide synergistic gains for investors. Owing to its depth and diversification, the ALPS Disruptive Technologies ETF (CBOE: DTEC) is an ideal avenue for tapping into not only emerging growth industries, but how these groups are linked to and dependent [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In a market environment marked in part by retail investors pining for meme stocks and exhilarating cryptocurrencies, it’s important to consider just how much euphoria is currently baked into asset prices. Indeed, some of the blush has come off the euphoria trade, as highlighted by Bitcoin’s recent slide and the plunging prices of non-fungible tokens. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
One of the things that a couple of decades in dealing rooms around the world taught me was that no matter where you were, traders and markets always overreact
Silver and gold aren’t the only metal plays on the block. As U.S. purchases for uranium ticked higher in 2020, one asset to watch is the Global X Uranium ETF (URA). The use of uranium can be a contentious topic due to its use in the creation of nuclear power. As such, it can also [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
When it comes to finding yield in other parts of the globe, investors appear ready and willing to accept the risks. “Global investors are warming to Chinese bonds after a temporary sell-off and are looking at safer alternatives beyond sovereign debt to tap higher yields and boost returns,” a Wall Street Journal article noted. While [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.