With a dividend yield of 4.63%, the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) is certainly an alluring yield idea in today’s challenging environment. Yet the exchange traded fund offers even more benefits. Up 5% over the past month, SDOG tries to reflect the performance of the S-Network Sector Dividend Dogs Index, which applies the “Dogs [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Bitcoin, the world’s largest digital currency, delivered a big bounce on Wednesday as fintech giant PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) said it will allow customers and Venmo digital wallet users to buy, sell, hold and otherwise transact in the cryptocurrency. While it’s just one news item, bitcoin raced above $12,000 on the headlines, indicating increased adoption remains [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The Principal Healthcare Innovators Index ETF (Nasdaq: BTEC) is an example of an exchange traded fund that’s been sensitive to coronavirus vaccine headlines. While there’s a lot to like about the Principal ETF from a long-term perspective, vaccine news could again emerge as a pivotal near-term factor for the fund. BTEC tracks the Nasdaq U.S. Healthcare [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The Nationwide Risk-Managed Income ETF (NYSEArca: NUSI) provides not only elevated levels of income, but downside protection, traits explaining the exchange traded fund’s increasing relevance to retirees. NUSI is an actively managed portfolio of stocks included in the Nasdaq-100 Index and an options collar. Per index rules, the fund only invests in the top 100 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Smaller companies are cobbling together some momentum and while basic indexes provide pure beta exposure to small-cap equities, investors can also enhance outcomes with unique strategies, such as the ERShares International Equity ETF (NYSEARCA: ERSX). “ERSX is now ranked #1 in its category for the past 1 year. We continue to remain optimistic for Entrepreneurial [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Michael Venuto, Co‑founder & CIO, Toroso Investments This weekend, many households received a catalogue from Amazon featuring holiday stickers, photos of children’s gifts/toys, and a page to draft a wish list. This bold marketing scheme intelligently omitted one key aspect that catalogues of the past could not: the prices for these goods. The multiple ironies [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
On Wednesday, Tuttle Tactical Management, LLC launched the Trend Aggregation Conservative ETF (TACE). The fund seeks to provide total return. As Matthew Tuttle, CEO/CIO of Tuttle ETFs explains, “TACE is a conservative tactical asset allocation fund that it designed to replace where you would typically put bonds in a portfolio. This is because with interest rates [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The post-Covid recovery was fast and heavily favored growth stocks. But with economic uncertainty and an upcoming election, value has shown promise as well. In the upcoming webcast, The Great Debate: Growth vs. Value, John D. Linehan, Portfolio Manager, T. Rowe Price; and Caleb Fritz, Portfolio Specialist, U.S. Equity, T. Rowe Price, will break down [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
A social media sector-specific exchange traded fund stood out Wednesday after Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) earnings exceeded expectations shares and shares surged to all-time highs. The Global X Social Media ETF (SOCL) was among the best performing non-leveraged ETFs of Wednesday, rising 4.9%. Meanwhile, Snap Inc. shares jumped 28.3% on Wednesday, SNAP makes up 7.7% [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
As we look to the next occupant of the White House, investors should consider how to best position portfolios for the election outcome. In the recent webcast, Election 2020: A Defining Moment for America, Karl Rove, Former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush, Foremost Conservative Commentator & Strategist, Fox [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Paypal’s decision to allow customers to buy, sell and hold Bitcoin underscores that Bitcoin deniers and cryptocurrency cynics are on the wrong side of history, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organizations. The comments from Nigel Green, chief executive of deVere Group and high-profile crypto advocate, follow [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds struggled to find direction Wednesday as investors waited on updates to ongoing negotiations over the next coronavirus relief package. On Wednesday, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) rose 0.3%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEArca: DIA) was down 0.1% and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: IVV) [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The world of exchange trade funds has become recognized for offering a plethora of sector-specific and niche funds that cater to investor interest. These funds have been as diverse as targeting builders in the 5G space to concentrating on renewable energy sources. A proposed ETF entrant is now related to social equality and civil rights. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.