Environmental, social, and governance or ESG investing could be the next big theme that could reshape passive investments ahead. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, as much as 57% of mutual fund assets in Europe will be invested in funds that consider environmental, social and governance factors by 2025, or €7.6 trillion or $8.9 trillion, compared to 15.1% [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
It’s never been clearer that the economy is in the middle of a dramatic long-term change. What started as a natural market reaction to an outside threat has become an accelerant for global growth – if you’re in the right corners of the market. In the upcoming webcast, Beyond Tech: How Innovation Is Changing Everything, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The NYSE has been reporting on the continued rise of ETFs following the close of Q3. Things are approaching $5 trillion in assets under management (AUM). ETF Trends CEO, Tom Lydon, hopped on CNBC’s “ETF Edge,” with host Bob Pisani to discuss the growing ETF universe, how the flows are looking, the increased pivot towards [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Europe-related exchange traded funds have been weakening as a resurgence in coronavirus cases triggers renewed shutdown measures to contain the new outbreaks. The iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF (BATS: EZU) declined 1.2% over the past month. Meanwhile, the Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Currency Trust (NYSEArca: FXE), which tracks the euro currency against the U.S. dollar, fell 0.8%, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Oil services sector-specific exchange traded funds reflected some of the best performing areas of the market on Monday after Halliburton’s (NYSE: HAL) beat on third quarter earnings. On Monday, the VanEck Vectors Oil Service ETF (NYSEArca: OIH) gained 0.8% and iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF (NYSEArca: IEZ) increased 1.0%. The broader Energy Select [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds retreated as hopes for an economic stimulus package passing before the November elections begin to fade. On Monday, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) dropped 0.6%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEArca: DIA) was down 0.6% and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: IVV) fell 0.6%. The [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Invesco Fifth survey of 238 factor investors across the globe finds persistent appeal amid volatility; 95% respondents interested in allocating to fixed-income factor investing. Invesco today released findings from its fifth annual Invesco Global Factor Investing Study, the most comprehensive industry survey tracking factor investing sentiment. Interviews for this year’s global factor study were conducted during [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Todd Rosenbluth, Head of ETF & Mutual Fund Research, CFRA Key Takeaways Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ETF assets have risen sharply in 2020 off a low base, with iShares’ three largest broadly diversified funds alone gathering $13 billion year-to-date through October 16 and Vanguard also boasting success. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
When you’re in your retirement years, it’s definitely prudent to exercise due diligence and avoid riskier, growth-fueled investments that could put your nest egg in jeopardy. However, if you’re early in the game, you can obviously dial up the risk to a higher degree with growth-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Per a Motley Fool article by [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
While the case for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is almost a no-brainer given the sector’s recent performance and despite stricter measures on cracking down on ESG funds, emerging markets might be on the opposite end of the spectrum. Or are they? This certain bond fund combines both worlds and has been doing quite [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In an effort to expand U.S. investor access to a high quality floating rate market, Janus Henderson Investors (NYSE/ASX: JHG) has a new fund now available on the NYSE. Janus announced the launch of the Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF (NYSE: JAAA), an actively managed exchange-traded fund designed to enhance access to a segment of the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
There’s a lot of uncertainty getting thrown around in the capital markets right now with a forthcoming U.S. presidential election and the world still in throes of the Covid-19 pandemic. For fidgety investors wanting a safe haven, it might not be a matter of want, but need–as in the needs provided by consumer staples. There [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
All around the world, economic superpowers are vying to be the first to develop a vaccine for Covid-19. China is an obvious contender given that the country was the epicenter of the virus and their success, if attained, could help boost certain exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Speaking to those ETFs, in particular, biotechnology-focused funds could stand [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Consumer spending is a vital driver of the U.S. economy and while there have been challenges to that scenario this year, the consumer is proving surprisingly resilient. That could highlight the case for the Principal Millennials Index ETF (Nasdaq: GENY). GENY tracks the Nasdaq Global Millennial Opportunity Index. This index seeks to capture the global spending [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.