The rising interest rates and selloff in Treasury bonds and related exchange traded funds may not be solely attributed to fears of higher inflation. A contributing factor the recent sell-off in the Treasury market and rising yield environment may be associated with heavy overseas selling, such as investors in Japan locking in investment returns for [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. dollar currency-related exchange traded funds have been on a tear, with the greenback at a one-year high against the Japanese yen and on pace for its best quarter since 2018. The Invesco DB US Dollar Bullish (NYSEArca: UUP) has advanced roughly 4.0% over the past three months. UUP tracks the price movement of the U.S. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
On Thursday, Pacer ETFs, an ETF provider, announced upside caps for the April series of the Pacer Swan SOS ETF family. The launch includes the Pacer Swan SOS Conservative (April) ETF (PSCW), the Pacer Swan SOS Moderate (April) ETF (PSMR), and the Pacer Swan SOS Flex (April) ETF (PSFM). These funds will offer specific buffers and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF (BDRY) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. BDRY provides long exposure to the dry bulk shipping market through a portfolio of near-dated freight futures contracts on dry bulk indices. It’s the first and only freight [...] 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.
On Thursday, Innovator Capital Management announced the launch of the latest in the series of international equity Buffer ETF suite on the NYSE with the listing of the April series of the MSCI international equity Power Buffer ETFs, the Innovator MSCI EAFE Power Buffer ETF (IAPR) and the Innovator MSCI Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF (EAPR). These [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds jumped Thursday, with the S&P 500 passing the 4,000 mark for the first time, as technology stocks took the lead. On Thursday, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) was up 1.6%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEArca: DIA) rose 1.6%, and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: IVV) [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Fixed income investors who want to surf the rising tide of interest rates should keep the VanEck Vectors Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF (FLTR) in their toolbox. FLTR can be used in tandem with a fixed income portfolio as a hedging component against rising yields. It’s almost necessary given the current market environment where yields [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Virtual private network (VPN) usage is getting heavy tailwinds from continued remote work applications and governmental assistance, which should fuel another sort of VPN, the Global X Data Center REITs & Digital Infrastructure ETF (VPN) that is. As more organization rely on employees working from home, the need for cybersecurity via VPNs is a must in this [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
John Hancock Investment Management is now part of the fast-growing actively managed fixed income ETFs by virtue of Wednesday’s debut of the John Hancock Corporate Bond ETF (JHCB). “The new ETF is actively managed and seeks a high level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk. Under normal market conditions, it invests at least [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The rollout of the $1.9 trillion of fiscal support from the Biden administration, growing distribution of vaccines and the starting of the economic reopening were the key highlights of the first quarter of 2021. However, the quarter also faced some concerns whole closing out as C
On Thursday, Rosemont, IL-based asset manager TrueMark Investments launched the tenth ETF in the True-Shares structured outcome product suite. The TrueShares Structured Outcome ETF (APRZ) seeks to provide investors with structured outcome exposure to the S&P 500 Price Index. TrueMark believes its structured outcome ETF suite is the first of its kind to offer built-in downside buffers [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
President Joe Biden presented a $2.3-trillion infrastructure plan on Mar 31 to restore about 20,000 miles of roads and 10,000 bridges along with rail lines and utilities over a span of eight years. He brought about the plan after Congress passed a nearly $2 trillion COVID-19 econ
Everyone knows that sports is big business – try a market forecast to be valued at $626 billion in 2023. That's up from $471 billion just three years ago.
The iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF (IYK) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 403,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 37,000. Shares of IYK were up about 0.3% on the day.
In trading on Thursday, the Invesco Dynamic Semiconductors ETF (PSI) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.4% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Brooks Automation (BRKS), up about 7.3% and shares of Camtek (CAMT), up about 7.2% o
By: BCM Investment Team Manufacturing remains strong in the U.S. and saw more gains in February—even in the frozen Lonestar state—but producer prices are also climbing without accompanying gains in prices charged, and it could spell trouble. Home prices saw their biggest annual gain since 2006—11.2% year-over-year—in January and are significantly outpacing wages, but how [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
No, I’m not talking about another hedge fund blowing up or a Reddit crowd swarming to penny stocks; I’m talking about a boat. Of course, not just any boat, a big boat, the size of the empire state building, carrying everything from live animals to furniture and coffee. Two weeks ago, you probably had never [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In a study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages, for the underlying components of the S&P 500, Everest Re Group Ltd (Symbol: RE) has taken over the #107 spot from Micron Technology Inc. (Symbol: MU), according to ETF Channel. Below is a chart of Everest Re Gr
In this recent Q&A session, ETF Trends Director of Research Dave Nadig sat down with Bruce Bond, Co-founder and CEO of Innovator ETFs, to discuss a new generation of accelerated return ETFs. Describe the pattern of potential returns here in the cleanest elevator pitch you can. Innovator Accelerated ETFs seek to provide 2x or 3x the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.