Nasdaq ETFs

Traders understand that when you add leverage to the mix, the results can be explosive gains, but on the flip side, it could be losses and a blown trading account. Yahoo Finance focused on top leveraged ETF performers and three of the funds featured Direxion Investments products. Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3x Shares (LABU) [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The broad health care sector was a strong outperformer as front line workers became the focus of attention amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Small cap equities have been gaining as of late, posting a strong November, which brings us to an ETF that combines the worlds of health care and small caps: The Invesco S&P SmallCap [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Getting international exposure is a typical way to get uncorrelated market movements relative to the United States, but at a time when a pandemic has the whole world in its grasp, it becomes a quandary. That’s when it’s time to get smart as in smart beta with multi-factor strategies used in ETFs like the Xtrackers [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Sudipto Banerjee, Ph.D., Senior Manager, Retirement Thought Leadership; Judith Ward, CFP®, Senior Financial Planner Key Insights Workers have been focusing on building up their emergency funds and cutting household expenses during the coronavirus pandemic. Retirement saving is still a priority. Savings rates remain steady in workplace plans. Saving outside of employer plans has also gained [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In a surprise for many investors, U.S. stocks and index ETF continue to languish on Tuesday despite Congress finally approving a coronavirus relief package after months of protracted negotiations. The S&P 500 slipped an additional 0.4%, dropping for its third straight trading session along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which fell 0.7%. Meanwhile, the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Not all dividend stocks are value plays and not all value stocks are dividend payers, but there are often intersections between the two concepts, meaning the recent value rebound is good news for dividend investors. Advisors can position client portfolios for payout-based value rebound with WisdomTree’s Global Dividend Model Portfolio. “This model portfolio seeks to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Late in 2020, enthusiasm for dividend and value stocks is being reborn, potentially setting the stage for an earnest rebound in 2021 by 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 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The SPDR S&P Bank ETF (NYSEArca: KBE) and the broader Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF) are among the financial services exchange traded funds that are taking flight amid the value resurgence and these ETFs are also finally getting some help from the Federal Reserve. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. central bank earlier [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The year 2020 has been beneficial for equities with SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY gaining about 15.2% (as of Dec 18, 2020), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF DIA adding about 5.9%, Invesco QQQ Trust QQQ gaining about 46.3% and iShares Russell 2000 ETF IWM advancing about 17.9%.

Up 82.44% year-to-date, the VanEck Vectors Video Gaming and eSports ETF (NASDAQ: ESPO) is proving the validity of the video game and esports investment thesis. For investors that missed out on ESPO’s 2020 run, the good news is that the esports industry and related investment thesis are still in the early innings. ESPO seeks to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Small-cap equities and the related exchange traded funds are getting plenty of notoriety these days, but one ETF meriting more consideration, owing to a unique approach, is the ERShares International Equity ETF (NYSEARCA: ERSX). ERSX is benefiting from the rally in domestic small-caps, but investors shouldn’t let home country bias get in the way because [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The coronavirus pandemic is dramatically altering a variety of industries, speeding along with shifts that were already rising. Fintech is one of the epicenters of that change, explaining why the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKF) is a star among thematic exchange traded funds this year. With the pandemic spurring increased use of digital payments [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Solar and wind get most of the hype in the renewable energy investment conversation, but smart grid technology is vital, too, and that highlights opportunity with the First Trust/Clean Edge Smart Grid ETF (NasdaqGM: GRID). GRID seeks to reflect the NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index, which includes companies engaged in all components [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Amid this year’s success of actively managed exchange traded funds that don’t disclose holdings on a daily basis, some market observers are forecasting an increase of mutual fund to ETF conversions in 2021. These new funds represent the best of both worlds’ ideas: the advantages of active management with the liquidity and tradability of ETFs, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 1.9 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 214,000. Shares of VTWO were up about 0.6% on the day.

Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares Gold Trust, where 10,000,000 units were destroyed, or a 0.6% decrease week over week.

Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF, which added 55,900,000 units, or a 11.0% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of IVW,

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (Symbol: MTUM) where we have detected an approximate $56.6 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.4% decrease wee

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund (Symbol: QTEC) where we have detected an approximate $495.6 million dollar inflow -- that's a 14

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (Symbol: EMB) where we have detected an approximate $218.3 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.1%