In trading on Friday, shares of the HYLB ETF (Symbol: HYLB) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $34.31, changing hands as low as $34.28 per share. HYLB shares are currently trading off about 0.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of HYLB sha
High yield did well across multiple sectors in the U.S., according to the BondBloxx Fixed Income Monthly Update for August. Six of the seven high yield industry sectors generated positive returns in August. Energy and healthcare experienced the best performance for the month, up 0.9% and 0.7%, respectively, in total return. Consumer cyclicals was the [...]
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Stocks have largely held steady over the past month, but the market saw higher volatility on Friday. The past month has seen very low volatility, at levels not seen since before the COVID-19 crash in 2020. The Cboe Volatility Index was up 7% on Friday, however, as stock options, stock index futures, and stock index [...]
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A commodity ETF can serve an important role in well-diversified portfolios. As inflation shows signs of reaccelerating and energy prices surge, many investors are allocating to the Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (PDBC). The fund is actively managed, allowing it to adjust exposure when market conditions warrant more exposure to a specific [...]
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Greetings, VettaFi Voices! Now seems like a good time to talk about wrappers and which ones are best for different situations. How do you decide whether to use an ETF, a mutual fund, or something else? Todd Rosenbluth, VettaFi director of research: Now is a very good time to do so, since so many active [...]
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Looking for a strategy that can mitigate some of the big risks impacting the S&P 500? The equal weight ETF EQL may offer one intriguing tool to do so. With concentration risk and particularly risk to tech investing looming over the stock market, a strategy like the Alps Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL) offers diversification [...]
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BlackRock has launched five iShares ETFs that invest in U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) of varying maturities. Investors can use the TIPS funds to seek inflation protection, build a bond ladder, and manage interest rate risk. The funds are: The iShares iBonds Oct 2024 Term TIPS ETF (NYSE Arca: IBIA) The iShares iBonds Oct 2025 [...]
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Midstream investors may be wondering how rising crude oil prices will affect investments in energy infrastructure. Both U.S. and international crude oil prices are on pace for the third straight weekly gain. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI), the U.S. benchmark, ended Thursday at $90.16, the highest since last November. Meanwhile, Brent crude settled at $93.70, [...]
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Investors and advisors may have seen some slowing China growth and grown concerned, but recent positive data for the country may encourage them. Chinese firms are significantly cheaper than U.S. equities, with the MSCI China Index trading at just 10.8% the next 12 months’ earnings. That creates an appealing background to invest on positive data [...]
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The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 222,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 61,000. Shares of EEMA were down about 0.3% on the day.
In trading on Friday, the Junior Gold Miners ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.6% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Sulliden Mining Capital, up about 14.3% and shares of Iamgold, up about 7.1% on the day.
With some of the lowest valuations among all developed markets, eurozone equities have long tantalized investors. However, the region’s stocks have also long disappointed investors. Entering 2023, there was optimism that scenario would change for the better, but that thesis encountered headwinds by way of challenging economic data — some that implies that some eurozone [...]
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Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the ProShares Short QQQ, where 8,300,000 units were destroyed, or a 9.1% decrease week over week.
Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF, which added 12,150,000 units, or a 3.4% increase week over week.
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares National Muni Bond ETF (Symbol: MUB) where we have detected an approximate $1.0 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 3.1% increase week over we
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF (Symbol: SUB) where we have detected an approximate $67.3 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.7% decrease
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the AVUV ETF (Symbol: AVUV) where we have detected an approximate $102.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.5% increase week over week in outstanding u
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust (Symbol: MDY) where we have detected an approximate $285.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.5% increase week ov
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Symbol: USHY) where we have detected an approximate $102.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.1% i
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares S&P 100 ETF (Symbol: OEF) where we have detected an approximate $180.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.1% increase week over week in