By Rob Williams, Director of Research, Sage Advisory Earlier this year many investors panicked and fled to cash when news of Covid-19 caused a sharp downturn in the first quarter. While market downturns are common, there was no playbook for a global pandemic. However, due to the historic monetary policy and fiscal stimulus response, the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Asset management firm Emles Advisors launched on Oct. 15 with the goal of solving the unique challenges of today’s markets through its recently filed ETFs. The firm will invest in public and private markets, focused on providing investors of all sizes access to non-traditional asset classes and strategies designed to generate uncorrelated returns. Emles is [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Stocks and index ETFs continue to exhibit instability as markets gave up earlier gains on Tuesday to close lower and are continuing to languish on Wednesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin struggle to complete their negotiations related to a fresh fiscal stimulus package. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is essentially [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Getting yield nowadays might be akin to finding a needle in the haystack, but one area investors can consider is high yield. While buyers may need to take on more risk, doing so won’t be a difficult pill to swallow if they stick to the fundamentals. Enter the Invesco Fundamental High Yield® Corporate Bond ETF [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Will the Covid-19 pandemic put the squeeze on buyers this holiday season? That’s what a lot of retail forecasters are asking these days as the holidays are rapidly approaching. This trend could impact certain exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the process. Industry experts don’t want to project a solemn attitude towards retail, as evidenced by one [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
As the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic start to wane and economies begin to recover, investors will be looking for additional international diversification, which includes emerging markets (EM). One country to consider is India–currently the 5th largest economy in the world. Per a recent CNBC article, “Indian stocks have been outperforming other emerging markets for [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) were popular just before the financial crisis over a decade ago and they’re starting to make a reappearance in the exchange-traded fund (ETF) space. Given their history, are these investments right for the retail ETF investor? As a Barron’s article explained, CLOs “are securities backed by a pool of corporate loans. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
More and more, environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is permeating various sectors. One area of focus is real estate and funds focusing on this tangible asset will start to see more ESG criteria entering the fold. While investing to earn a profit will always be at the forefront in real estate investing, ESG will [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
With midstream energy companies readying to step into the third-quarter earnings confessional, the Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (ENFR) is an exchange traded fund for income investors to consider. ENFR tracks the Alerian Midstream Energy Select Index (CME: AMEI). ENFR acts as a type of hybrid energy infrastructure ETF, which could help investors capture some of the high [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Renewable energy stocks and exchange traded funds are forecast to thrive if Democratic nominee Joe Biden wins the presidency in a couple of weeks, but a Biden Administration doesn’t have to be a drag on natural resources ETFs such as the FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resource Index Fund (NYSEArca: GUNR). GUNR provides exposure to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Holly Framsted, CFA, Managing Director, US Head of Factor ETFs, within BlackRock’s ETF and Index Investments Group Key takeaways Uncertainty looms headed into closely watched 2020 U.S. elections The potential for a contested election outcome raises the specter of market volatility, but timing markets is difficult, and investors could miss out if they rush [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Obviously, the results of the upcoming presidential election will affect domestic assets, but some outcomes could impact foreign equity markets, too. With that in mind, advisors may want to consider to bespoke allocations such as WisdomTree’s Developed International Model Portfolio. “This model portfolio is designed for investors with a long-term horizon looking for exposure to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
These days, investors are hearing plenty about which assets could perform well under a Biden Administration and if the Democrats gain control of the Senate while maintaining a House majority. However, investors engaged with water exchange traded funds, including the Invesco Global Water Portfolio (NASDAQ: PIO), may want to consider that the Trump Administration is [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
One of the primary advantages of the ARK Web x.0 ETF (NYSEArca: ARKW) is that it reaches multiple internet-relevant themes, retail disruption among them. ARKW components “are focused on and expected to benefit from shifting the bases of technology infrastructure to the cloud, enabling mobile, new and local services, such as companies that rely on [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
At a time when growth stocks continue dominating value rivals, investors may want to consider unique exposures to the former, including the Entrepreneur 30 Fund (NYSEArca: ENTR). The Entrepreneur 30 Fund tries to reflect the performance of the Entrepreneur 30 Index, which is comprised of 30 U.S. companies with the highest market capitalizations and composite [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.