Nasdaq ETFs

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 $126.3 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.3% decrease we

U.S. regulators dealt a blow to the global vaccination campaign that has started to tackle the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration recommended an immediate pause on the use of Johnson & Johnson's JNJ COVID- 19 vaccine

Nvidia NVDA delighted investors following its Investor Day, wherein it projected better-than-expected revenues for fiscal Q1 and announced a host of advancements in artificial intelligence, computer graphics, robotics and data centers.The graphic maker believes that first-quarter

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) were among the most repudiated assets at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, but the ALPS REIT Dividend Dogs ETF (NYSEArca: RDOG) is on the mend. RDOG tracks the S-Network REIT Dividend Dogs Index, a benchmark that’s similar to those found on ALPS’ other dividend dogs ETFs. “Investing in real [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Amid low interest rates and a weak dollar, the market is ripe for real asset ETF strategies. Investors looking for broad-based exposure to real assets such as energy, infrastructure, and real estate can check all of those boxes and then some with the FlexShares Real Asset Allocation Index Fund (NasdaqGM: ASET). ASET “seeks to provide [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The e-commerce juggernaut Alibaba has been under intense regulatory scrutiny in recent months, drawing the ire of the Chinese government. However, the company recently said it’s paying $2.8 billion in penalties to settle disputes with its home government. That sounds rough, but it’s a pittance compared to what the fines could have been. Equally as [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Financial advisors seeking to enhance their business practices can consider outsourcing components of asset management through model portfolios. In the recent webcast, Decision Made: Why to Outsource Your Asset Management, Gracie Hynes, Vice President, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, argued that financial advisors can more efficiently manage their time and business practices through third party model [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Investors shouldn’t get flustered with recent lethargy in gold prices and miners assets such as the Sprott Gold Miners ETF (NYSEArca: SGDM). In fact, the Sprott exchange traded fund has tailwinds that could lead to an impressive rebound. SGDM tracks the Solactive Gold Miners Custom Factors Index and “emphasizes gold companies with the highest revenue [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Successful sustainable investments may require a seasoned financial expert to steer the helm, as opposed to relying too heavily on algorithms. As more investors around the world consider socially responsible investments that track environmental, social, and governance issues, Goldman Sachs argued that people help lay the groundwork for better ESG investments, Bloomberg reports. To do [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Ark Investment Management founder Cathie Wood has been dominating headlines lately for seeing massive inflows into her ETF lineup. In fact, it has managed a spot among the top 10 issuers in the $5.5-trillion ETF industry, thanks to its solid asset gain in 2020, per a BloombergQ

CVS Health Corporation (Symbol: CVS) has been named as a Top 25 ''Dividend Giant'' by ETF Channel, with a whopping $10.12B worth of stock held by ETFs, and above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 2.70% yield, according to the most recent Dividend Channel ''

Broadly speaking, dividend and value ETFs are often joined at the hip. That makes for a particularly potent combination these days. Advisors can get in on the action with the Global Dividend Model Portfolio, which is part of WisdomTree’s Modern Alpha series of model portfolios. “This model portfolio seeks to provide capital appreciation and high [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Investors seeking momentum may have iShares MSCI ACWI ETF ACWI on radar now. The fund recently hit a new 52-week high. Shares of ACWI are up approximately 52.3% from their 52-week low of $64.67/share.

Direxion’s weekly ETF fund flows could shed light on what traders are thinking. The top three point to interest in long-term bond prices, biotech strength, and semiconductor weakness. Rising Yields, Biotech Bulls, and Chip Shortages Traders could be banking on the expectation of rising yields and thus, falling bond prices. The Direxion Daily 20+ Yr [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Some biotech and pharmaceutical ETFs are gaining on Tuesday despite news that Johnson and Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine has been halted in over two dozen states, after the Food and Drug Administration recommended temporarily suspending its use following reports that some women developed a rare blood clotting disorder. With over 6.8 million doses of the pharmaceutical company’s [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Markets have been grinding quietly higher over the last week, as investors await additional guidance from earnings reports and inflation data arriving this week. Amid the calm however, lurks the potential for a significant explosion in volatility, which could have a dramatic impact on both stocks and VIX ETFs. Stocks and index ETFs have been [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Kevin Nicholson, CFA Since the beginning of the year, the yield on the ten-year Treasury has risen by approximately 80 basis points, delivering a return of -6.37%, which brings to the forefront that bonds can lose value when yields rise, especially when yields start at such low levels (see table below). While this is [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Stocks and index ETFs were a mixed bag on Tuesday following a better-than-expected March CPI report and a pause on the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.5%, while the S&P 500 inched up 0.15% to score a fresh intra-day record high. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.76% thanks to moves from [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) investing trend has remained a hot favorite among investors since the pre-outbreak period. Wall Street had recorded the worst quarter to start 2020 since the fourth quarter of 2008. But ESG ETFs had appeared somewhat resilient

A lot has been said about oil price recovery over the past few months. U.S. crude ETF United States Oil USO and Brent crude United States Brent Oil BNO gained 13.9% and 13.4% in the past three months (as of Apr 12, 2021).