Nasdaq ETFs

Anytime we get economic disruption, the market does two things: look for someone to blame, and consolidate.  In the asset management business, we’re seeing both of these things happening at once.  The consolidation needs no more proof than the announcement today that S&P Global is buying IHS Markit. But where we’ve seen consolidation really slow [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Anytime we get economic disruption, the market does two things: look for someone to blame, and consolidate.  In the asset management business, we’re seeing both of these things happening at once.  The consolidation needs no more proof than the announcement today that S&P Global is buying IHS Markit. But where we’ve seen consolidation really slow [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Clean energy will be big business in 2021 with a Joe Biden administration in place at the White House. One fund, the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF (ICLN), is up over 100% thus far this year. Per Morningstar performance figures as of November 29, the fund is up 101.63%. After making the standard dip all markets [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Investors can tap into the entrepreneurship economy with a targeted exchange traded fund strategy that enhances their investment portfolios with quickly rising companies. In the recent webcast, The Entrepreneur Factor: Distinguishing Characteristics of Dynamic, Disruptive Investing, Dr. Joel Shulman, Founder, Managing Partner & CIO, EntrepreneurShares, pointed out that entrepreneurial companies are led by a main [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

November has been a big month for stock and biotech ETFs, and with the Federal Aviation Administration announcing that it supported the “first mass air shipment” of coronavirus vaccines on Friday, pharmaceutical companies and airlines are now readying networks for wide dissemination, which could be a further boon for biotech ETFs. United Airlines ferried Pfizer’s much-touted [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Last week was upbeat for Wall Street as vaccine hopes strengthened and consumers indulged in holiday shopping.  The Dow Jones reached 30,000 for the first time in history on Nov 24 while the S&P 500, the Nasdaq and the Russell 2000 also rallied (read: Dow Hits 30K for First

Stocks tumbled on Monday following the long holiday weekend, as investors took profits on the last day of the month from the robust moves made in November. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 422 points, or 1.4%, while the S&P 500 dropped 1.1% and the Nasdaq Composite lost 1.3%. Meanwhile, key stock index ETFs, like [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

After almost round-the-year coronavirus-induced fear, the Holiday Season has now officially set in. Consumers have started stacking up their shopping carts. Over the last few years, online sales have gained precedence. The coronavirus outbreak has raised the appeal of the space e

The pandemic gave rise to a golden era for gold prices in 2020, but will the good times continue? Additional stimulus measures could provide more bounce to gold ETFs like the VanEck Merk Gold Trust (OUNZ). OUNZ seeks to provide investors with an opportunity to invest in gold through the shares, taking delivery of physical gold [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Two factors are better than one, but three factors–now that’s a crowd big enough to beat market cap weighted indexes. The trifecta of minimum volatility, value, and momentum comprise the Global X Adaptive U.S. Factor ETF (AUSF). AUSF seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

As the prospect of economic recovery is increasing on vaccine optimism, the mergers and acquisitions space has been buzzing hot. Per the Dow Jones, S&P Global is in advanced talks to acquire IHS Markit for about $44 billion. The deal will bring Wall Street’s two of the larg

High-risk plays in the stock or ETF markets are often unsettling propositions. Investors looking to tap into their cheap—scratch that—cost-efficient selves for pure beta can do it through a pair of international funds. More than ever, cost can be a determining factor of whether an ETF investor wants to allocate any capital towards a fund, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The iShares MSCI World ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 233,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 82,000. Shares of URTH were off about 1% on the day.

By Rob Stein With the election behind us and increased visibility of life after the pandemic, I’ve had time to reflect on the economy, the markets and the impact of responses to the economic shut down. Economists often get stuck in the theoretical or the academic reasons for market movements and economies cycles, often missing [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Technology is having a stellar year, and all traders have left to wonder is whether the momentum can carry through to next. An ETF to watch for the bullish at heart is the Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3X ETF (NYSEArca: TECL). With its triple leverage, TECL is certainly not for the weak of heart. The [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The vaccine rally is giving global markets around the world a swift kick in the pants to close out an odd 2020 year. While year-end sell-offs could be looming in safe haven currencies like the Japanese yen, it’s important to have a hedging component in place via funds like the Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity [...] 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 S&P 500 Growth ETF (Symbol: IVW) where we have detected an approximate $67.7 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.2% decrease week over

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the The Utilities Select Sector SPDR— Fund (Symbol: XLU) where we have detected an approximate $114.8 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.9% decr

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 Small-Cap ETF (Symbol: IJR) where we have detected an approximate $500.8 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.0% increase week o