A low volatility strategy is a boon when it comes to staving off a market downturn like the forgettable one seen during the height of the pandemic sell-offs in March. Given their ability to mute market noise during massive sell-offs, it might seem like the go-to for investors. But is it a case of too [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In addition to being an election year, where uncertainty was bound to play a role in the market, 2020 has faced challenges stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic leading to an economic shutdown for a short while before starting back up again. As a result, the S&P 500 dividends faced its own challenge in working back [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Following a month for corporate bonds that wasn’t great in general, with $5-6 million in outflows and the Fed having stopped buying making things look pretty dire, the VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF (NASDAQ: ANGL) was actually the only corporate bond ETF to have inflows. ETF Trends spoke with the team from [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
More investors are embracing environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles, prompting active managers to enhance their credibility on that front. Actively managed funds are experiencing a renaissance of sorts and with the industry looking for new frontiers that are conducive to this management, environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing stands out as a viable option. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Data confirm advisors and investors are increasingly fond of sustainable investment strategies, including environmental, social and governance (ESG) exchange traded funds, a theme that’s providing ballast to ETFs such as the FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESG) and the FlexShares STOXX Global ESG Impact Index Fund (CBOE: ESGG). As the world grapples [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
There are multiple exchange traded funds addressing the lucrative genomics segment, but the real star of the group is the ARK Genomic Revolution Multi-Sector Fund (CBOE: ARKG). ARKG includes companies that merge healthcare with technology to capitalize on the revolution in genomic sequencing. These companies try to better understand how biological information is collected, processed, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Count small-cap equities among the asset classes poised to be benefit after Election Day. The ERShares International Equity ETF (NYSEARCA: ERSX) too. ERSX tracks 50 non-U.S. companies from around the world with market capitalizations between $300 million and $5 billion USD and the highest rank based on the six investment style factors. “EntrepreneurShares has created [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Smaller stocks, including both mid- and small-caps, can be overlooked components of solid dividend portfolios. The First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (NASDAQ: SDVY) helps investors access a basket of dividend payers from both the mid- and small-cap spaces. The First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, which debuted Thursday, follows the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Equities are contending with a bout of pre-election volatility, but that turbulence isn’t weighing on investment-grade corporate bonds, highlighting advantages of the Principal Investment Grade Corporate Active ETF (NYSEArca: IG). IG is an actively managed fund, a potentially beneficial trait at a time when demographic shifts could disrupt traditional corporate bond investing. IG tries to provide current [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The AGFiQ Global Infrastructure ETF (GLIF) and other infrastructure assets are getting plenty of attention against the 2020 electoral backdrop, but GLIF and friends will remain relevant after Election Day. The AGFiQ Global Infrastructure ETF uses a multi-factor investment process to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in global equity securities in the infrastructure [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Jessamyn L. Norton, CFA, Spinnaker Trust At the end of September, China’s President, Xi Jinping, pledged that his country would reach carbon neutrality by 2060. This statement has not gotten nearly as much press as I might have expected it to. We can likely chalk that up to a rapidly approaching election in the U.S. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
As the green bond market gain in popularity, more investors are taking a closer look at just how green these bonds claim to be or if they are just posing. According to NN Investment Partners, the green bond market has sprouted from basically nothing a decade ago to about €660 billion, or about $751 billion, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Exchange traded funds that track the small-capitalization market are outperforming their large-capitalization peers as more investors hope a quick fiscal stimulus turnaround will come with Democratic candidate Joe Biden taking the lead in the polls. Over the past month, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEArca: IWM) increased 2.2%, whereas the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc. (“Accelerate”) is leading innovation in financial services as the pioneer of institutional-caliber hedge fund and private equity ETFs for investors seeking long-term performance. This week, Accelerate announced that its suite of institutional-caliber alternative ETFs have been added to the RBC Dominion Securities A+ platform. The RBC Dominion Securities A+ platform features carefully [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds rebounded Thursday as optimistic investors looked to technology giants ahead of their earnings reports. On Thursday, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) rose 2.5%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEArca: DIA) was up 0.8%, and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: IVV) gained 1.6%. “It’s a big [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.