Nasdaq ETFs

With the rising popularity of socially responsible investments like environmental, social, and governance related funds, investors are benefiting from the increased competition as ESG fund managers try to undercut their competitors. For example, in Europe where European asset owners have shifted to all-ESG portfolios, fund managers have been lowering fees to remain competitive. According to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The final leg of the last trading week of 2020 has begun. Despite all coronavirus-related adversities, Wall Street has pleasantly surprised investors with its performance in the ongoing year. The Down Jones Industrial Average has risen 5.8% so far in this year. The other two majo

E-commerce has been an outperforming theme among exchange traded funds focused on the developing economies this year. The Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF (NYSEArca: EMQQ), which includes access to EM companies related to online retailers or the quickly expanding e-commerce industry, increased 74% in 2020, compared to the 14% gain for the widely observed [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

After the initial euphoria over the post-Brexit trade deal passed, the British pound currency and related exchange traded funds retreated Monday, ending a three-day winning streak, as traders considered the broader outlook for the U.K. economy. On Monday, the currency-focused Invesco Currency Shares British Pound Sterling (NYSEArca: FXB) fell 0.7% while the iShares MSCI United Kingdom [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds pushed to new records after President Donald Trump signed the new coronavirus relief package and bill, alleviating concerns of a wide government shutdown and adding to bets of an economic recovery. On Monday, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) was up 0.3%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEArca: [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The year 2020 has been rewarding for Wall Street with the key equity gauge the S&P 500 returning 14.6% so far despite the deadly COVID-19 outbreak and the resultant lockdowns. Though the first quarter of the year has been hazardous with Wall Street slipping into the bear mark

With 2021 quickly approaching, it’s important to consider how to positively evolve when it comes to properly structuring stock portfolios. ETF Trends’ Director of Research and CIO, Dave Nadig, spoke with Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous on “Yahoo Finance Presents,” presented by T. Rowe Price, about investment strategy heading into 2021, along with the record ETF [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The resurgence of the value factor is supportive for dividend stock ETFs such as the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG). SDOG tries to reflect the performance of the S-Network Sector Dividend Dogs Index, which applies the “Dogs of the Dow Theory” on a sector-by-sector basis using the S&P 500 with a focus on high [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The broad economy may not necessarily reflect what the market is doing, as in the case of Greece and the Global X MSCI Greece ETF (GREK). The ETF is up almost 30% when looking at its 3-month trailing returns, but can it maintain this positive momentum heading into 2021? The pandemic is doing a number [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In the last trading week of 2020, stocks and index ETF started off with fireworks, as investors cheered  President Trump’s surprise signing of an economic relief bill. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced over 200 points, or 0.7%, as the S&P 500 gained 0.88% and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.9%. Major stock ETFs are also [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

It’s been a strong year for gold as the precious metal was highly sought after as a safe haven amid the market volatility caused by the pandemic. The big question now is what gold can do in 2021, and the futures market and funds like the Invesco DB Gold (DGL) may hold the answer. DGL seeks to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

President Trump signed legislation on Dec 27 evening that offers all-important government spending and $900 billion in pandemic-related stimulus. The total $2.3 trillion omnibus spending bill, which finances the government through September 2021, passed both chambers of Congress

Given the way the pandemic has forced businesses to adapt to the web or face obsolescence, you could almost throw darts at the board of internet companies and come out a winner. The same could be said for Chinese equities, but will stricter regulatory measures keep down the Direxion Daily CSI China Internet Bull 2X [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Higher-than-average yield is the number one reason most fixed income investors will add corporate bonds to their debt portfolio. Whether you’re looking for safer haven, investment-grade corporate bonds, or high-risk high-yield debt, VanEck offers plenty of options to consider: VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (BATS: ANGL): seeks to replicate as closely as [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

January 2021 will mark the transition to the Biden administration and with it former Chair of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen as Biden’s nominee for Secretary of the Treasury. With any change in power, there are positives and negatives that need to be considered as the information we have in making investment decisions and managing [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Mortgage REIT Income ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 253,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 131,000. Shares of MORT were up about 0.7% on the day.

In trading on Monday, the Lithium ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.8% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Tesla, up about 1.1% and shares of Albemarle, up about 1% on the day.

The current market environment is conducive to equities, but that doesn’t mean bond exposure should be expunged from your portfolio. First, why still get bond exposure? As a Financial Times article put it: “Returns over the horizon may be harder to achieve, but bonds will still play a very important role in portfolios. Indeed, the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

For investors looking to get dual exposure to international diversification via emerging markets (EM) and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles, here’s a fund for you: the Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets ESG Leaders Equity ETF (EMSG). Academic research detailed in a Triple Pundit article shows the two can mutually reinforce one another. EMSG seeks investment results that [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

It’s now the largest actively managed exchange traded of any variety, and its one of the best-performing ETFs this year, active or passive. The ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEArca: ARKK) didn’t get here by chance. ARKK is often highlighted for being an early ETF advocate for Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA). The case for Tesla upside remains strong because [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.