As has been widely documented, cyclical value stocks soared in the first quarter. Some of those gains came at the expense of previously high-flying growth fare. The ARK Web x.0 ETF (NYSEArca: ARKW) languished as a result, but there’s good reason to believe the fund can rebound. ARKW aims to capture long-term growth with a low [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Small retail investors and the millennial demographic are increasingly investing and engaging in U.S. financial markets, contributing to the greater activity in mutual funds, exchange traded funds, and equities. According to a recent Broadridge Financial Solutions survey on U.S. investors, millennials, as well as households with the smallest amount to invest, have exhibited a growing [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
There were some bumps in the road last year, but dividend growth is returning, highlighting the benefits of exchange traded funds like the ProShares S&P 500 Aristocrats ETF (CBOE: NOBL). NOBL tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index and targets the cream of the crop, only selecting components that have increased their dividends for at [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
With substantial attention being paid to growth and value stocks this year, defensive sectors such as utilities are flying under the radar. However, the sleepy sector offers some opportunity through the Biden Administration’s infrastructure plan. That could be a catalyst for exchange traded funds such as the Invesco DWA Utilities Momentum Portfolio (NASDAQ: PUI), which [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Sustainability funds explode onto the global financial scene, and the momentum is not stopping anytime soon. JPMorgan’s head of environmental, social, and governance research Elaine Wu pointed out that sustainability funds doubled in 2020, and the market segment could double again in Asia, CNBC reports. “We’ve seen the amount of asset under management dedicated to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Innovation has sparked great changes in the global economy, but defining it precisely is a crucial prerequisite to any subsequent analysis. Which companies separate the wheat from the chaff to lead new investing paradigms? In the upcoming webcast, Beyond Meme Stocks: Finding Sustainable Innovation, Kim Arthur, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer, Main Management, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
It’s not just the future. Investors can use artificial intelligence in their portfolios with assets like the QRAFT AI Enhanced U.S. Large Cap Momentum ETF (AMOM). AMOM is an actively-managed exchange traded fund that aims to provide investors with long-term capital appreciation by utilizing a proprietary artificial intelligence system to select large-capitalization U.S. stocks to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Millions of Americans, it seems, felt that the time was right to trade in their clunkers for a new set of wheels. Sales of cars and light trucks surged an incredible 58% in March compared to last year, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Some 1.6 million vehicles were driven off car lots during the month, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By John Patrick Lee, CFA, Product Manager The digital transformation is underway. In recent years, digital assets have started to mature, evidenced by increased global adoption by both retail and institutional investors. Against this backdrop, we believe that companies involved in the digital transformation of the global economy represents a long-term structural growth opportunity that [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Financial advisors across all channels are increasingly turning toward environmental, social, and governance products as a direct result of heightened client demand for socially responsible investments. According to a recent Broadridge Financial Solutions survey conducted by 8 Acre Perspective, 61% of financial advisors across wire, regional, IBD, and RIA channels revealed they were using ESG-related [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Indexology; Jason Ye, Associate Director, Strategy Indices, S&P Dow Jones Indices In our previous blog, we’ve shown that SPACs tend to be small- and micro-cap companies that have low liquidity. Following the same framework, in this blog we will analyze SPACs’ performance. We found that relative to S&P SmallCap 600®, active SPACs underperformed when seeking the target, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Earlier this year, Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk made history when his net worth skyrocketed $25 billion—in one day. Bloomberg now estimates Musk is worth $191 billion. He’s inching closer and closer to surpassing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the richest man in the world—he’s “just” $2 billion behind Bezos. And get this, Musk is now personally [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Kara Marciscano, CFA, Associate, Research Value investing is in the spotlight, but not all value strategies are created equal. Benefiting from the recent value rally has likely been driven by your choice of value factor. Let’s dig into how the various value factors have performed over recent and longer-term periods. Every value factor has performed well [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Joe Foster, Portfolio Manager, Gold Strategy Improving Outlook, Higher Rates Lead to Dollar Strength, Gold Weakness Gold spent March consolidating around the $1,700 per ounce level, falling to $1,676 on March 8 before recovering to $1,707 by March 31 and ending the month down $26.33 per ounce (-1.5%) from its February close. Gold experienced [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
To learn more about Main Management and how some of our strategies could help you with your investment needs, please contact Darol Ryan, our Head of Sales and National Accounts, at ryan@mainmgt.com. Also check out Main Management CEO Kim Arthur on Twitter and Main Management on LinkedIn. Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The latest U.S. housing sector data highlights that growing demand is boosting the homebuilder confidence despite 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)
The Pharmaceutical ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 718,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 94,000. Shares of PPH were up about 0.7% on the day.
U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds gained Friday as the first earnings season hit full swing and investors looked to signs of economic growth. On Friday, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) was flat, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEArca: DIA) rose 0.4%, and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: IVV) was 0.3% higher. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Friday, the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Sunrun, up about 10.2% and shares of Centrais Electricas Brasileiras, up about 5.2% on the day.
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