By Jeff Weniger, CFA, Director, Asset Allocation, WisdomTree There have been so many false dawns for value stocks in recent years that I hesitate to ask: Was last week the turnaround? If so, it would mark a switch that is 14 years in the making. The S&P 500 Growth Index’s bout of outperformance relative to the S&P 500 Value Index started [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. stocks and index ETFs are attempting to recover after dropping on Tuesday due to a precipitous fall in drug store stocks and lackluster economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 177 points, or 0.6%, to give back most of Monday’s gains. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 slipped 0.4% and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.2%. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
COVID-19 has certainly changed the landscape of the capital markets and private equity is not any different. Nonetheless, there are still opportunities to be had in private equity that can’t be accessed in publicly-traded investments and a Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration could propel the Invesco Global Listed Private Equity ETF (PSP) to new heights. PSP [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing phenomenon has proven its mettle with strong performance amid the COVID-19 pandemic. That said, there’s still room on a bandwagon that can only continue to get larger, but here are three ETFs investors can start with. SPDR MSCI EAFE Fossil Fuel Free ETF (EFAX): seeks to provide investment [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
It’s been really a sweet November for the global economy and markets thanks to back-to-back release of upbeat coronavirus vaccine data. U.S. biotech firm Moderna (MRNA) announced on Nov 16 that its experimental vaccine against COVID-19 was 94.5% effective. This marks the second
You can bet that Europe is keeping an eye on what the markets are doing in the U.S. The hope is that a vaccine rally can continue to power equities through the rest of 2020. With optimism and a renewed risk-on sentiment running rampant in the global capital markets, including Europe, it’s still wise to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
With coronavirus pandemic casting a dark shadow over holiday shopping this year, Black Friday takes on a whole new meaning. Yet the retail world can still find opportunities to boost revenue, which could provide tailwinds for the Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X ETF (NYSEArca: RETL). It’s a short-term trade worth looking at if Black Friday [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Graphics chipmaker NVIDIA NVDA is set to release third-quarter fiscal 2021 results on Nov 18, after market close. As it has been one of the hottest stocks in the semiconductor space, let’s take a look at its fundamentals ahead of the earnings release.NVIDIA has been on a strong
The SPDR— S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 278,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 98,000. Shares of MDYV were off about 0.3% on the day.
Up more than 33% year-to-date, the Global X FinTech ETF (NasdaqGM: FINX) reminds investors that fintech is one of the more viable disruptive themes with compelling long-term implications. FINX seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Indxx Global Fintech Thematic Index. The [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Tuesday, the iShares Latin America 40 ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.5% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of BRFS, up about 4.7% and shares of Vale, up about 4.6% on the day.
The inflation conversation is gaining momentum. While that’s concerning news, investors can guard against this scenario with a myriad of exchange traded funds, including the FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund (NYSEArca: TDTT). TDTT is particularly useful in an environment where inflation data exceeds forecasts, meaning investors should monitor the breakeven inflation rate. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
A trifecta of good news to kick off the week – from Moderna’s vaccine to the potential of avoiding national lockdowns to the election – means the pieces should be falling into place for strong stock market returns powered by a globally-synchronized recovery from the pandemic. As a global, actively-managed, asset allocation investment firm, those [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
While there’s ample chatter regarding a near-term rebound by the value factor, growth stocks aren’t done, and that’s good news for the Entrepreneur 30 Fund (NYSEArca: ENTR). Growth stocks are often associated with high-quality, prosperous companies whose earnings are expected to continue increasing at an above-average rate relative to the market. They generally have high [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Vaccine optimism has strengthened the post-election rally, pushing the Dow Jones to new highs.Moderna MRNA became the second U.S. company after Pfizer PFE to report promising results from its COVID-19 vaccine late-stage trials. The data showed that Moderna’s vaccine candidate w
2020 is proving to be a banner year for e-commerce and online retail. Recent events, such as Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Day and Alibaba’s (NYSE: BABA) Singles Day prove as much. Those days, holiday shopping, and more underscore the potency of the Global X E-commerce ETF (NasdaqGM: EBIZ). EBIZ reflects the performance of the Solactive [...] 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 U.S. Home Construction ETF (Symbol: ITB) where we have detected an approximate $90.0 million dollar outflow -- that's a 4.0% decrease week o
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (Symbol: EDV) where we have detected an approximate $154.3 million dollar outflow -- that's a 8.4% decrease
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (Symbol: VTI) where we have detected an approximate $4.1 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 2.3% increase week over w
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (Symbol: BNDX) where we have detected an approximate $1.5 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 4.5% increase week