For good reason, the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) is one of the hottest equity benchmarks this year and has been for some time. However, investors looking to reduce some of the risk associated with cap-weighted strategies while maintaining exposure to the NDX have options. Consider the Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index Shares (NYSEArca: QQQE) and the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Following its June debut, the Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF (PQDI) is proving to be one of the more well-timed new ETFs to come to market this year and that status is becoming clear as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) examines qualified dividends. PQDI is the first of its kind—offering investors access to qualified [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Amid the recent tech selloff, exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors are probably wondering which equity sectors they can stash their capital into for refuge—one place is the consumer sector with companies like Nike staving off the recent losses. The shoe company is doing favors for ETFs with heavy holdings of Nike. “Exchange-traded funds with big exposure [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
With environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing rising, they’re gaining more scrutiny from the powers that be and as such, the Big Four accounting firms have developed a set of metrics for companies to use with regard to ESG reporting. “The metrics were released Tuesday by the World Economic Forum in conjunction with the fourth [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Stock indexes tested Thursday’s lows in the overnight session before bouncing Friday morning, but overall there was not much changed as stocks and index ETFs were on target for a month of consecutive losses. September has been a rough month for stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 100 points lower before climbing 0.4% [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Durability is the name of the game when it comes to dividend investing and that concept has rarely been more important than it is this year as investors are enduring a spate of negative dividend action. Advisors can keep investors from that negativity with bespoke strategies, such as the Global Dividend Model Portfolio, which is [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
On Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the state will ban sales of internal combustion engine vehicles starting in 2035, a move that’s widely viewed as a boon for the still-nascent electric vehicle industry. For Californians and investors, Newsom’s announcement has implications beyond the obvious of higher electric vehicle sales. Assuming a massive supply of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Real estate exposure can be had via exchange-traded funds (ETFs) without investors having to come property owners themselves. Furthermore, they can get international diversification in real estate via funds like the new Cambria Global Real Estate ETF (BLDG) from Cambria Investments. The fund joins 11 other Cambria ETFs managed using quantitative, rules-based strategies that span [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The recent technology sell-off is helping to put value-added strategies ahead of more growth-fueled investments that center around tech. As the gap narrows between value and growth, exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors can look to value ETFs to shore up their portfolios. “The gap between growth and value strategies is wider than during the tech bubble [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Halloween is just over a month away, but fixed income investors are already getting spooked by high yield ETFs. With Covid-19 and a forthcoming presidential election feeding into uncertainty, will a high yield scare continue through the rest of 2020? “The exodus from high-yield debt shows few signs of easing, with investors pulling hundreds of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
While the U.S. dollar has rallied as of late, according to some market experts, gold won’t be too far behind in the rearview mirror. TD Securities calmed bullish gold investors, saying that the recent correction “is unlikely to turn into a rout,” according to TD Securities. “Justice Ginsberg’s passing and its implications for a Phase [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
ETF Trends caught up with Mark Carlson, Senior Investment Strategist at FlexShares Exchange Traded Funds, to discuss mortgage-backed securities. Mark, Last week the Federal Reserve reiterated and clarified its policy announcement indicating rates would stay pinned at zero at least through 2023. What implication does this have for the mortgages market? One implication of decline [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
As a way to help socially responsible investors better target good corporate citizens, the World Economic Forum has outlined a set of universal environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, measures. The “stakeholder capitalism metrics,” including ESG indicators and disclosures for financial markets, investors, and society, will make benchmarking sustainable business performance easier, the Journal of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the Renaissance IPO ETF (IPO) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. The Renaissance IPO ETF adds positions of the most significant U.S. listed companies after they go public. They are added on a fast entry basis on the stock’s fifth day [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds meandered on Thursday, swinging between small gains and losses. On Thursday, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) increased 0.1%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEArca: DIA) was down 0.1% and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: IVV) fell 0.1%. Some continued to find solace in technology stocks, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.