Nasdaq ETFs

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) have become an increasingly popular investment option for those looking to diversify their portfolio and gain exposure to the U.S. real estate market. With the rise of real estate ETFs, investors now have more options than ever before to invest in REITs and gain exposure to the U.S. real estate [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Friday, shares of the UITB ETF (Symbol: UITB) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $46.04, changing hands as low as $45.96 per share. UITB shares are currently trading down about 0.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of UITB sh

The S&P 500 has officially entered bull market territory; however, unknown variables have left many investors unsure of where the market is headed. As investors cautiously look to reinstate equity positions, multifactor value ETFs may be worth consideration. The Hartford Multifactor US Equity ETF (ROUS) offers exposure to the U.S. equity market but aims to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Direct indexing is a separately managed account where the investor owns individual stocks that represent a chosen benchmark index. But unlike an index fund, investors directly own each stock in a direct indexing account. This provides high-net-worth investors with broad-based index exposure while also letting them customize their holdings. Advisors can use negative screens, positive [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

During an especially busy week, the ETF industry saw the launch of multiple ETFs and the completion of a major round of closures, not to mention some very interesting filings. BlackRock’s iShares arm roll out a fund focused on companies that are leaders in the transition to a low-carbon economy. Finnish pension fund Ilmarinen has [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In this week’s edition of the ETF Issuer League, WisdomTree, Dimensional, Simplify, and Capital Group stood out the most. In each of their respective tiers, those firms saw stand-out inflows or surpassed or neared new milestones. BlackRock’s iShares ETFs series did take in nearly $10 billion for the week, bearing mention for beating its mega-cap [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The last year felt much like a renaissance for bond ETFs, with a bevy of new and innovative strategies coming to market. One such fund, the NEOS Enhanced Income Aggregate Bond ETF (BNDI), launched at the end of August and has generated consistently noteworthy total returns and dividend yields since launch within core bond allocations. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Advisors can help their clients stomach market turbulence by using NSPL as a volatility dampener. Referred to as the behavior gap, investor gap, or return gap, investor returns often lag investment returns. The gap is often caused by investor behavior, as investors try to time the market or sell at inopportune times, unable to stomach [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In stark contrast to 2022, the market is starting to “feel” a bit more normal.  Fewer and fewer “outlier” days are occurring.  An outlier day is any trading day for the S&P 500 that is beyond +/-1.50% and is considered a sign of high emotion or irrationality among investors. Last year, the major market index, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Where lies the future of the real estate sector? Yes, it’s facing challenges to its commercial side as remote work puts an end to office buildings’ hustle and bustle. However, residential real estate and REITs offer some positive signs. That helps build the case for investors to consider an active real estate ETF, especially one [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Columbia Threadneedle is “focused on delivering alpha,” according to chief operating officer in North America Marc Zeitoun. “We deliver alpha in the morning, in the afternoon, it’s all that we try to do,” Zeitoun said. “We are research intense; we are maniacal about all of that.” So, Columbia Threadneedle offers “clients that alpha in any [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

For over three decades, I have worked with robotics and automation, closely watching the changes and, perhaps most interestingly, the public perception of the technology. Not long ago, the public was not paying much attention to the possibilities ahead. Despite the exponential growth occurring, it seemed that discussions about robotics, automation, and AI were largely [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 245,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 39,000. Shares of DJD were off about 0.2% on the day.

In trading on Friday, the Invesco China Technology ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Kingsoft Cloud Holdings, up about 10.3% and shares of Tuya , up about 2.2% on the day.

As overall market volatility has decreased, the latest rebalance of Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF’s (SPLV) underlying index brought some changes to the sector weights. The overall trailing one-year volatility decreased slightly since the end of January. Nine out of the 11 GICS sectors saw a decrease in trailing one-year volatility during that period, with [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Doug Ewing Key Takeaways: The last two years have been marked by the highest inflation rates in decades; your clients saving for retirement can use this to their advantage through short-term investments, tax deferral, and insurance products offering better benefits. Fixed annuities can help your clients maximize those higher rates while also deferring taxes, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Emerging markets can come with a lot of growth potential. However, they also usually have more volatility than you might get with developed markets. This week, VettaFi Voices gathered at the water cooler to discuss investing in emerging markets. Should investors be allocating to emerging markets? How much of their portfolios should emerging markets represent? [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Friday, shares of the iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (Symbol: VLUE) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $91.97, changing hands as high as $92.16 per share. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor shares are currently trading up about 0.3% on the day. The char

In trading on Friday, shares of the iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF (Symbol: IYH) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $274.21, changing hands as high as $274.29 per share. iShares U.S. Healthcare shares are currently trading up about 0.3% on the day. The chart below sho

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (Symbol: FTGC) where we have detected an approximate $112.3 million dollar outflow -- that's a 4