California’s cap-and-trade program continues to tighten and set aggressive emissions targets, creating potential positive price pressures for carbon allowances looking ahead that provides opportunities for investors seeking diversification benefits for portfolios while investing in an ETF with strong buy signals. Carbon allowances represent one metric ton of carbon dioxide emission and are the units that [...]
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The S&P 500 Equal Weight Index lagged its cap-weighted parent S&P 500 in April, marking the third consecutive month of underperformance after a long period of outperformance. The market’s recovery continued in April as investors focused on first-quarter earnings reports, further propelled by expectations of just one more interest rate hike from the Fed. Each [...]
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The SPDR S&P 500 Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 1.9 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 199,000. Shares of SPYX were up about 0.4% on the day.
ETFs have exploded in popularity over the last several years, but it’s fair for investors and advisors to want to look out for those funds with a few years under their belts themselves. Hitting the three-year ETF milestone means more than accumulating a record with which advisors and investors can judge a strategy. It also [...]
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This weekly update tracks some of the largest cryptocurrencies by market share: bitcoin and ether. We’ve also included XRP, as it was one of the largest cryptocurrencies when this article began. According to Wikipedia, a cryptocurrency is “a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses cryptography to secure its transactions, to [...]
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Investors have been pumping more money into the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) than any other U.S. listed corporate bond ETF over the past four weeks, signaling strong investor appetite for not only high-quality corporate fixed income but also longer durations for this asset class. Data from VettaFi show that as of Wednesday, VCIT brought [...]
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The International Monetary Fund has predicted that China will drive over a third of all global growth this year, raising their projected real GDP estimates for China this year in their latest Regional Economic Outlook. Two ETFs from KraneShares offer advisors and investors the opportunity to capture the major growth drivers in China while also [...]
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In trading on Wednesday, the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.4% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Immunogen, up about 129.8% and shares of Mersana Therapeutics, up about 38.6% on the day.
Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the DIREXION DAILY STANDARD AND POORS 500 BEAR 3X, which added 8,200,000 units, or a 14.1% increase week over week.
Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF, where 13,850,000 units were destroyed, or a 3.6% decrease week over week.
Breakwave Advisors, a New York-based commodity trading advisor specializing in shipping and freight investments, announced in partnership with ETF Managers Group (ETFMG) that the Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (NYSE Arca: BWET) will begin trading today on the New York Stock Exchange. BWET is designed to provide long exposure to the crude oil tanker shipping market [...]
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How Small & Medium Enterprises Are Using Robots & AI for Business Optimization Dueling headlines frequently frame robotics and artificial intelligence on opposing ends with two very different takeaways. The “evil entities coming to take jobs” lens versus “the solution to all that ails today’s global industry” lens. As you might expect, each position holds [...]
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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 SPDR Bloomberg 3-12 Month T-Bill ETF (Symbol: BILS) where we have detected an approximate $94.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 5.3% increase week
In trading on Wednesday, shares of the Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (Symbol: EDV) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $89.58, changing hands as high as $89.86 per share. Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury shares are currently trading up about 0.6% on the
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SCHD ETF (Symbol: SCHD) where we have detected an approximate $167.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.4% 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 iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (Symbol: TLT) where we have detected an approximate $475.6 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.3% 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 iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF (Symbol: TLH) where we have detected an approximate $79.8 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.0% increase week
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (Symbol: IGIB) where we have detected an approximate $74.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the BUFR ETF (Symbol: BUFR) where we have detected an approximate $77.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 8.3% increase week over week in outstanding un
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ProShares UltraShort S&P500 (Symbol: SDS) where we have detected an approximate $73.9 million dollar inflow -- that's a 7.1% increase week over