Nasdaq ETFs

Last week’s broader market pullback could give investors an opportunity to get involved with smaller stocks, including mid caps and the Barron’s 400 ETF (NYSEArca: BFOR). BFOR tracks the Barron’s 400 Index (B400), which takes 400 stocks from the broader MarketGrader U.S. Coverage Universe by using a methodology that selects components based on the strength [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

It’s been an interesting past week in the capital markets, but not all the action was in GameStop. Thematic ETF provider Global X saw some strong inflows in its gaming ETF, along with interest in autonomous driving and lithium. Here are three Global X funds with the highest inflows the past week: Global X Autonomous [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Mason Wev, CFA®, CMT, Portfolio Manager Market Recap The fourth quarter of 2020 began with a turbulent and corrective market in October as investors anxiously worried about a contested election and surges in coronavirus cases as the cold weather began. The extent of investor fear was demonstrated by the VIX Market Volatility Index, which rose to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

A flight to safe haven assets and a backstop from the Federal Reserve saw bonds rise to new heights in 2020. That doesn’t mean bonds are no longer in play, as they still have their place in a portfolio today. Investors can start with ETF provider BlackRock. At the top is a tried-and-true fund that’s [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Many investors think their portfolios are diverse, but what’s the point of diversifying investments that are highly correlated to each other? International small caps are a prime mechanism for investors looking to trim intra-portfolio correlations. Enter the ERShares International Equity ETF (NYSEARCA: ERSX). ERSX selects the most entrepreneurial, primarily Non-US Small Cap companies, that meet [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Last week was downbeat for Wall Street. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY),SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA),the Nasdaq-100-based ETF Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) and iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) lost about 3.7%, 3.2%, 4.2%, 2.6%, and 3.6

Cryptocurrency Ethereum could ultimately prove more lucrative than Bitcoin. Although it hasn’t been as popular the world’s number one crypto, investors are taking notice of its powerful financial technology. By market value, Ethereum, also known as ether, is the second-largest digital coin behind Bitcoin. It’s easily the most credible and established alternative to the king [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

For this week’s episode of ETF 360, ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon and CIO Dave Nadig caught up with John Feyerer, Sr. Director of ETF Product Strategy at Invesco., to discuss concentrated indexes and the strength of RSP. Watch the Full ETF 360 Episode Here: Looking at the success of the S&P 500 in the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Stocks and index ETFs are gaining on the first day of February, as investors are pushing aside fears about a speculative retail trading bubble that helped to catalyze the market’s worst weekly sell-off since October. On Monday the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.82%, while the S&P 500 rallied 1.57% and the Nasdaq Composite jumped [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Electric vehicles are among the greatest disruptive forces of our time. Fortunately for investors, that theme is still in its early innings, calling attention to long-term upside potential with exchange traded funds such as the ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (CBOE: ARKQ). The ETF has one of the largest weights to Tesla, and makes [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Enjoying solid current income has become really tough in the current rock-bottom yield environment. The key reason is meager interest rates from global government bonds. The Fed had cut rates to zero last March and launched QE measures to fight the coronavirus-led slowdown.

The month of January was volatile for the global stock market. After hitting record highs to start the New Year on optimism over COVID-19 vaccine rollout and more stimulus from Washington, the surge in coronavirus cases and a slew of weak economic data continued to weigh on inves

The Invesco S&P 500— Equal Weight Financials ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 343,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 30,000. Shares of RYF were up about 0.5% on the day.

In trading on Monday, the Silver Miners ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 9.6% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Hecla Mining, up about 25.3% and shares of First Majestic Silver, up about 23.3% on the day.

While there are still challenges ahead, ideally, things are on the path for recovery. New coronavirus vaccines offer a potential lift for economies in 2021. At the same time, fixed income investors will need to be creative in 2021, as low yields and tighter credit spreads could make attractive returns harder to find. Similarly, an economic [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

It so happens that the very first piece I contributed to Nasdaq.com, back in June of 2012, was about an internet-inspired short squeeze of silver. There were rumors back then that Wall Street had a massive short position and were trying to manipulate the market to protect it

Asset management firm Emles Advisors has released its 2021 annual outlook. “Those That Run With The Pack Will Be Left Behind” features a forward from Emles’ Chief Executive Officer, Gabriel Hammond, who explains how the market outlook for 2021 is going to require a different approach to match the challenges presented. “Uncertainty has never been [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Silver has been on a tear lately with its price climbing to $30 per ounce for the first time since 2013 in a Reddit-fueled frenzy. Reddit’s WallStreetBets forum declared silver “THE BIGGEST SHORT IN THE WORLD” last week, encouraging traders to pile into the grey metal.The s

While the capital markets saw retail traders piling into GameStop last week, not all the action was relegated to the video game provider. Direxion Investments saw heightened inflows in their leveraged and sectoral funds. At the top of the heap was a focus on semiconductors. A heavier reliance on technology is driving a need for [...] 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 iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (Symbol: IJH) where we have detected an approximate $198.3 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.4% decrease week ov