The First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 1.2 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 193,000. Shares of FXZ were up about 1.3% on the day.
Financial wellness and personal wellness have more than a few parallels. For both, advisors must build strong personal relationships with clients. Not only do both crafts require building a trusting, empathetic relationship between two people; both crafts also share similar concerns. Both fields of advising ask similar questions. How does a client want to live, [...]
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Forecasts for a near-term recession were dealt a blow in May as the U.S. Unemployment Rate dipped to 3.4%, the Job Openings survey for April surged back over 10mm, and U.S. Q1 GDP was revised upward to reflect a 1.3% growth rate. Certainly cracks are beginning to appear in the form of an increasingly stretched [...]
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Goldman Sachs Asset Management has launched the Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Total International Equity ETF (NYSE Arca: GXUS). The fund provides diversified access to approximately 85% of the global markets, excluding the U.S. GXUS seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Solactive GBS Global Markets ex [...]
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In trading on Wednesday, the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.6% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Vertex Energy, up about 7% and shares of Permian Resources, up a
by Robert Huebscher, 6/7/23 There is plenty of opportunity in the bond market, in low-risk Treasury bonds and in the mortgage markets, according to Jeffrey Gundlach. A year ago, stocks were cheap; now, he said, “Bonds are absolutely cheap relative to stocks.” “Owning bonds is better than white-knuckling it in stocks in an economy that is going [...]
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Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF (Symbol: VGIT) where we have detected an approximate $487.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.6% increase
In trading on Wednesday, shares of the iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (Symbol: IWS) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $106.25, changing hands as high as $106.27 per share. iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value shares are currently trading up about 0.5% on the day. The
We’re in a period of increased market volatility. Many think we’re heading into a recession, if not this year, then probably early next year. So, First Trust Advisors’ ETF strategist Ryan Issakainen said the firm has been focused on “positioning equities for what might work better in that recessionary environment.” See more: “First Trust Launches [...]
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Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (Symbol: BNDX) where we have detected an approximate $474.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.0% increase we
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (Symbol: XLY) where we have detected an approximate $381.9 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.4%
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (Symbol: TLT) where we have detected an approximate $419.9 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.1% increase week o
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the DIREXION DAILY STANDARD AND POORS 500 BULL 3X SHARES (Symbol: SPXL) where we have detected an approximate $325.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (Symbol: XLV) where we have detected an approximate $466.9 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.2% increase w
Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the DIREXION DAILY STANDARD AND POORS 500 BEAR 3X, where 14,500,000 units were destroyed, or a 19.3% 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 UNG ETF, which added 17,100,000 units, or a 10.8% increase week over week.
In trading on Wednesday, shares of the COWZ ETF (Symbol: COWZ) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $46.55, changing hands as high as $46.97 per share. COWZ shares are currently trading up about 1.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of COWZ
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (Symbol: SHY) where we have detected an approximate $130.2 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.5% decrease week
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (Symbol: VO) where we have detected an approximate $130.4 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.3% decrease week over week (from
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Semiconductor ETF (Symbol: SMH) where we have detected an approximate $290.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.2% increase week over week in outst