Broadly speaking, technology is still a low-yield sector. Its members in the S&P 500 yield just 1% on average, but the group is home to reliable dividend growth, which is accessible with some exchange traded funds, including the First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund (NasdaqGS: TDIV). TDIV tracks the NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Market Update The news cycle is certainly heating up. On Friday, it was announced that the President and First Lady have contracted the Coronavirus. Markets retreated on the news. Today, Monday, the markets are up at the time of this writing on the news that Trump may be able to leave the hospital soon. With [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
A Pre-Election Update Market volatility increased in September and might continue into the election. Our equity model’s 6m forecast for the S&P 500 has improved but remains negative. Our short-term risk model continues to give a Sell signal. Both models dictate defensive positioning. Stock market volatility returned in September over concerns about the strength of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
2020 has seen an unprecedented amount of turmoil, and yet arguably, the most important market event of the year is still to come: the 2020 US election. Covid-19, geopolitical tensions, stimulus, climate change are all on the ballot in November, along with the choice of President. So, how do you position yourself and your clients [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
As environmental, social and governance or ESG investments gain momentum, some are concerned that the rapid pace may be fueling a bubble instead of sustainable growth. Total green bond issuance crossed $1 trillion in the past week, matching ESG-focused funds that have a similar amount in assets under management, Bloomberg reports. In just the past [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Seema Shah, Chief Strategist, Principal Global Investors The tremendous performance of the U.S. equity market over the past six months has confounded many investors. Yet, look under the surface and it might make more sense. While cyclical segments of the market have floundered under the lingering weight of lockdown effects and pandemic fear, companies which [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds jumped Wednesday after President Donald Trump softened his stance on the next economic stimulus with partial effects to potentially pass through. On Wednesday, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) increased 1.9%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEArca: DIA) was up 2.0% and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Exchange traded fund investors who are interested in a growth opportunity can focus on the future of the internet and how a portfolio of these innovators can help drive return and diversify a portfolio. In the recent webcast, Beyond FAANG: The Internet’s Next-Gen Companies, James Wang, Analyst, ARK Invest; Nicholas Grous, Analyst, ARK Invest; and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Stocks have had quite a volatile 24 hours. Markets plummeted Tuesday following comments by President Trump that an additional coronavirus stimulus package should be scrapped until after the election, only to have stocks and index ETFs come roaring back again on Wednesday after the president tweeted support for assistance to airlines and other stimulus measures. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Nottingham Advisors Asset Management Economic Overview The latest reading for Q2 GDP showed a -31.4% annualized decline in economic activity during the quarter. With the close of the third quarter upon us, the New York Fed Nowcast report suggests a +14.1% rebound in Q3, while the Atlanta Fed GDPNow forecast estimates a more robust [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
As of the end of September, thematic ETFs made up 1.2% of the US ETF market, representing $59 billion in assets. Asset growth of 42% from the prior quarter easily exceeded the industry’s 7% growth. According to asset manager Global X, thematic investing refers to the process of identifying powerful, disruptive macro-level trends and the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Ultimus Fund Solutions, a provider of administrative services and solutions for issuers of exchange traded funds, said it’s bolstering its offerings for active ETFs. With about $8.6 trillion in assets residing in mutual funds and close to half of that allocated to actively managed products, there’s a potentially massive opportunity for mutual fund issuers looking [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The upcoming presidential election is only exacerbating the uncertainty hanging over Wall Street and older investors in particular are caught in the cross hairs of today’s volatility. Their predicament is: What should an older investor do in today’s low-rate environment if they are still behind their growth goals but wary of taking on too much market [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.