For the better part of 2020, the market has been ruled less by hard numbers and more by speculation about what the hard numbers may look like once the pandemic is “over” and things get back to “normal.” Much of this speculation has fallen on constantly changing statistics on the spread of COVID-19. It’s been [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Exchange traded fund factor-based strategies can provide exposure to the long-term drivers of returns. In the recent webcast, How to Strengthen Your Core with ETFs, John Feyerer, Sr. Director of Equity ETF Product Strategy, Invesco, and Nicholas Kalivas, Senior Equity Strategist, Invesco, argued that factor-based strategies could help enhance an investor’s core investment portfolio. “As [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
International Equity Trades: Russia, Mexico and Korea Although much of the market’s attention has been zeroed in on large cap U.S. stocks (and rightly so) international markets have also found renewed footing heading into the final quarter of 2020. Evidence of this global equity resurgence can be seen in a smattering of Direxion’s Daily Leveraged ETFs. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Stephanie Pierce, CEO of ETF, Index, and Cash Investment Strategies, BNY Mellon Investment Management Fund boards can be a subject of mystery to many—just who are these folks, what do they do, and what’s the value they might bring? Having helped launch in the spring BNY Mellon’s first-ever ETF offerings, I was fortunate to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By many accounts, official inflation remains muted, but that ignores an array of price increases across everyday categories and it also ignores the fact there ample signs inflation is rising, putting a spotlight on exchange traded funds such as the FlexShares iBoxx 3-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund (NYSEArca: TDTT). Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) are [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Biotechnology stocks and exchange traded funds recently retreated as some of the air came out of the coronavirus vaccine trade and amid election year jitters. The ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (SBIO) wasn’t immune to that pullback, but some analysts see opportunity with biotech regardless of electoral outcomes. SBIO is a fresh approach relative to legacy funds [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The Federal Reserve and a variety of dividend offenders are making life hard on income investors this year, but investors have avenues to turn to mitigate the pain. Those include the Nationwide Risk-Managed Income ETF (NYSEArca: NUSI). NUSI is an actively managed portfolio of stocks included in the Nasdaq-100 Index and an options collar. Per [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Traditional equity and fixed income yield and income are getting harder to source thanks to low interest and dividend cuts. Those scenarios highlight the allure of preferred stocks and exchange traded funds, including the Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF (CBOE: PREF). As a high-yield asset class, preferreds historically perform well as interest rates decline. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
With the dollar weakening, hedging risk may not be the top priority for many advisors, but that doesn’t mean that risk is off the table. The right strategies, such as the Developed International Model Portfolio, which is part of WisdomTree’s Modern Alpha lineup of model portfolios, can help advisors properly position equity sleeves for clients [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
After a three-day rally out of correction territory, stocks and index ETFs dropped on Tuesday as investors contemplated whether this rebound will continue to have legs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sold off 211 points, or 0.8%, while the S&P 500 declined 0.58%, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.24%. The major stock index ETFs are [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Tesla Battery Day is in the books and while the event may have left some investors wanting more, there are some positive implications for the stock and exchange traded funds with large allocations, including the ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (CBOE: ARKQ). Notably, Elon Musk said the company is on pace to deliver $25,000 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Cash is still king and right now from a global perspective, it’s still the U.S. dollar that reigns as the world’s currency. While gold has been winning more fans versus the dollar in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the greenback is still viewed as the first option. “The US dollar’s slide during the coronavirus crisis [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The best could be yet to come for initial public offerings (IPOs) in the third quarter. According a recent MarketWatch report, the IPO market could see 11 deals and two direct listings this week, which should boost some exchange-traded funds (ETFs). “Data-mining-software company Palantir Technologies and workplace collaboration and planning software provider Asana are expected [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
September’s recent technology sell-off was a reminder that the sector isn’t immune despite its outperformance during the Covid-19 pandemic. With more investors eyeing value-oriented plays amid forthcoming uncertainty in the capital markets, financial exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are benefiting from the rotation to value. “Financial sector exchange-traded funds outperformed Monday as investors rotated their exposure to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Don’t call it a comeback, but the stocks are rallying to hopefully end a September sell-off on a high note. But amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the safe confines of bonds are still edging out stocks in a memorable 2020 year. “Despite a 47% rise since March 23, the S&P 500 is up just 2.1% in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Outperformance at a cheap cost–it’s an investor’s dream and right now, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is offering just that. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, ESG is ousting the broad market, which is only enhancing investor interest. “Expense ratios on ESG funds have plummeted in recent years as the funds have gained popularity, and most [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.