The U.S. housing sector continues to be strong amid worries surrounding soaring softwood lumber prices and other material and labor costs. Per the monthly National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), builder sentiment for newly-built sing
Chinese stocks were among the first to be affected by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic last year, only to finish 2020 among the best performers in the world. That momentum carried over into 2021, but some exchange traded funds, including the Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF (PGJ), are encountering headwinds due to Beijing’s suddenly [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
With the value factor penning a notable redemption story, investors should remember how some inexpensive stocks became cheap in the first place. In many examples, those reasons aren’t positive, which potentially gives way to dreaded value traps. Combining quality with value can help investors dodge value traps while ensuring they’re embracing durable value fare. The [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death around the world, but advancements in genomics are enhancing detection and screening capabilities. For investors, that puts the ARK Genomic Revolution Multi-Sector Fund (CBOE: ARKG) at the forefront of vital healthcare developments. Advancements in cancer screening are also part of the broader sustainable investing conversation, indicating [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Regulation is catching up to the Chinese tech sector. Lately, Beijing has made increasing attempts to rein in China’s biggest names in tech, with big fines levied on Alibaba (BABA) and a forced restructuring at Ant Financial, Tencent, JD.com (JD), and others. Furthermore, in April, Chinese regulators warned 34 tech firms to stop engaging in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
One of the hallmarks of the re-opening trade is that the economy is starting to literally move again through the transportation sector, which is propping up leveraged funds like the Direxion Daily Transportation Bull 3X Shares (TPOR). Transportation may have come to a screeching halt at the height of the pandemic, but right now, it’s [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
It’s an odd sight to see. The pandemic is almost in the rearview as vaccines continue to roll out and mandates are eased or even lifted in some cases. At its peak, the unemployment rate in the US was around 14%. Today, that number stands at a little over 6%. While experts estimated that nonfarm [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Tuesday, the Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Lordstown Motors, up about 21.8% and shares of Aemetis, up about 15.8% on the day.
By Veronica Fulton, Research Analyst – GLOBALT Investments The labor market delivered a disappointing jobs number for the month of April with only 266,000 gains – a little over a quarter of the one million jobs forecasted. Adding fuel to the fire, the unemployment rate rose to 6.1%. The labor force participation rate increased to 61.7%, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Fixed income investors don’t have to venture too far out onto the yield curve in order to extract yield. They can do so with short-term corporate bond funds that minimize duration risk. One prominent example is the Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (VCSH). While corporate bonds may be subject to more credit risk [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
ETF investors looking for growth and innovation in China, can turn to the KraneShares Krane China Innovation Strategy. The strategy consists of a model portfolio that seeks to provide investors exposure to themes that capture China’s innovation in science and technology. In particular, the strategy looks at sector-specific opportunities to take advantage of China’s rapid [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Amid the global Internet video streaming war, telecom giant AT&T T and Discovery Communications DISCA have agreed to merge in a $43 billion deal, and form one of the largest global streaming players. The deal will combine media powerhouses CNN, HBO and the Cartoon Network wit
Historically low interest rates are making for a challenging fixed income environment. VanEck offers three bond ETFs that can still thrive. The environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing trend looks like it has the staying power. The space is starting to provide the debt market with unique investing opportunities, opening up pathways for the VanEck [...] 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 Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (Symbol: VEA) where we have detected an approximate $1.2 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 1.3% increase week ov
Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF, which added 39,332,713 units, or a 23.8% increase week over week.
Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Invesco Dynamic Oil & Gas Services ETF, where 4,910,000 units were destroyed, or a 28.6% decrease week over week. Among the largest un
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Real Estate ETF (Symbol: VNQ) where we have detected an approximate $459.7 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.2% decrease 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 MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF (Symbol: EFAV) where we have detected an approximate $90.2 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.0% decrease wee
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ARKW ETF (Symbol: ARKW) where we have detected an approximate $203.7 million dollar outflow -- that's a 3.6% decrease week over week (from 44,100,00