Nasdaq ETFs

The S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq Composite gained about 1.7%, 1.0% and 2.1%, respectively, last week. All three indexes touched all-time closing highs to end last week, despite the downbeat jobs and manufacturing report. The small-cap index Russell 2000 was also up 2

In recent trading, shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (Symbol: CMG) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $1340.26, changing hands for $1347.10/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: dow

In recent trading, shares of GSX Techedu Inc (Symbol: GSX) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $62.08, changing hands for $64.72/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valua

In recent trading, shares of 8x8 Inc (Symbol: EGHT) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $21.08, changing hands for $21.27/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuation, o

In recent trading, shares of L Brands, Inc (Symbol: LB) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $39.53, changing hands for $40.24/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuatio

VF Corp. (Symbol: VFC) has been named to the Dividend Channel ''S.A.F.E. 25'' list, signifying a stock with above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 2.2% yield, as well as a superb track record of at least two decades of dividend growth, according to the mos

Finding investment income doesn’t always mean taking on more duration risk via safe haven government bonds. A stimulating yield ETF with a buy-write strategy is the Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF (RYLD). RYLD seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Cboe Russell [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Taymour Tamaddon, CFA, Portfolio Manager, T. Rowe Price KEY INSIGHTS The U.S. equity market has become increasingly concentrated in recent years, due principally to the stellar growth of a handful of large‑cap growth companies. This has effectively changed the investment landscape, with success now largely dependent on making the right decisions on a small group [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Just after the Thanksgiving holiday, Germany crossed the one million mark in COVID-19 cases as a second wave has hit the Eurozone hard. With rising cases across the world, ETF investors should keep local currencies hedged as equities markets digest the news. Fortunately, rather than taking two separate positions in the currency and equities, investors [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The pandemic-hit 2020 has witnessed an extremely volatile oil market. It has struggled with various headwinds like Middle-East tensions to coronavirus-led demand slowdown along with slipping into the negative territory for the first time ever in April. However, the West Texas int

Municipal bonds provided both tax-advantaged income and much needed diversification throughout 2020. Yet many investors are (rightfully) concerned about state budgets and the prospects for federal stimulus. There’s never been a better time to look for help from what has been a long-term, resilient asset class. In the upcoming webcast, Not All Vanilla: Why Active [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

This year, there has been an impressive amount of growth in relation to SPACs (Special-purpose acquisition company). At the same time, their reputation has not always been the greatest. ETF Trends Director of Research and CIO, Dave Nadig, was on hand, along with Renaissance Capital Chairman and Co-Founder Kathleen Smith, on this week’s “ETF Edge” [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The new Biden administration could make good on an election promise and require companies to begin disclosing information on sustainability metrics in the years ahead. President-elect Joseph Biden has said on the campaign trial that he would push companies to give more details on environmental risks and greenhouse-gas emissions within their operations and supply chains, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The world’s second-largest economy seems to be recovering well from the pandemic-driven economic slowdown. With support from strong global demand for coronavirus outbreak-related goods, the country’s export levels increased at the fastest pace since February 2018 in November,

As we look for ways to position our portfolios for the start of the next bull market run, investors should look to small-capitalization stocks and related exchange traded funds to get in on the start of the new economic cycle. “It’s probably time to think about small caps in your asset allocation,” Will McGough, chief [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

As investors consider the impacts of a growing digital consumer class, they can turn to the companies best positioned to adapt in emerging markets. In the recent webcast, E-Commerce and Coronavirus: A Boon for Emerging Markets, Kevin Carter, Founder and CEO, EMQQ, underscored a developing opportunity in the emerging economies, notably their favorable demographics that [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

There are still options for fixed income in today’s low-rate environment. The VanEck Vectors Mortgage REIT Income ETF (MORT) offers an almost 10% 30-day SEC yield. MORT seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS® US Mortgage REITs Index (the “Mortgage REITs Index”). The fund [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

As more businesses look to make the internet of things the core of their revenue generation models amid the pandemic, cybercrime stands to pick up. Yet a Joe Biden presidency could ramp up efforts to fortify cybersecurity measures, which is a win-win for the Global X Cybersecurity ETF (BUG). The fund is already up over [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

As the capital markets continue to digest news regarding positivism around a vaccine amid rising coronavirus cases, the risk-on sentiment is bringing in the bears for the bond market as of late, according to a Direxion Investments Xchange post. Traders looking for opportunities in today’s bond market can look at a pair of inverse ETF [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Data and analytics no doubt play a vital role in giving firms the information they need to make sound investment decisions. As more data becomes available in the debt markets, funds like the VanEck Vectors Moody’s Analytic (MBBB) can incorporate a quantitative strategy tilt for numbers-focused ETF investors. MBBB seeks to track, as closely as [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.