Nasdaq ETFs

By William Sokol Director of Product Management Fallen angel high yield bonds provide a distinct value proposition that sets them apart from the broad high yield market. Fallen angel high yield bonds are part of the overall high yield universe but unique in that they were originally issued with investment grade ratings and later downgraded [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Not surprisingly, it was a volatile week for markets amid what VettaFi Financial Futurist Dave Nadig called “the world’s most boring banking crisis.” Although investors began trading on Friday fearful that contagion had spread to Deutsche Bank, markets rallied, ending the week on a higher note. In addition, the Federal Reserve also added to market [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

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When SoFi was founded in 2011, it was originally a student loan refinance company. Since then, it’s “evolved dramatically” to offer an array of products and services, including ETFs, through an investment management business, according to Tobin McDaniel, head of SoFi Invest. “Our goal is to be a top-10 financial institution, and that means having [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Evan Harp sat down with Ramona Maior, CFP to discuss her journey as a financial advisor, how the needs of the moment impact that journey, and the tension between building a community and making a living. Evan Harp: You are in an interesting position. Tell us a little bit about your background as an advisor. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Leading into “Fed Day” on Wednesday, some market observers had suggested the Federal Reserve wouldn’t raise interest rates, in order to avoid adding even more volatility to markets following the bank crisis drama. The Fed raised them anyway. For this week’s watercooler conversation, the VettaFi Voices assess the impact of yet more Fed rate hikes, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

As markets remain volatile in 2023, investors may be surprised to learn the three sectors posting positive returns year to date. The only three sectors generating positive performance year to date as of March 23 include communication services (+18.1%), information technology (17.2%), and consumer discretionary (+10.0%). Notably, these three sectors were among the worst performers [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 533,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 54,000. Shares of FTXL were off about 2% on the day.

In trading on Friday, the SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.7% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of First Foundation, up about 7.2% and shares of First Horizon, up about 5.7% on the day.

Chip stocks have come out swinging to start 2023 In what could be a harbinger of things to come for the markets, semiconductor stocks are heating up this year. For example: The S&P 500 Semiconductor and Semiconductor Equipment Industry Group Index is up 24.2% year to date*, versus 5.7% for the S&P 500. It’s the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

If volatility wasn’t the big theme of the last week already, here comes the ETF Issuer League to underline it. While AUM news week to week tends to focus on the biggest firms and names, this week’s standout number came for Barclays Capital and its $1.8 billion AUM ETF suite. The firm’s ETFs added $132 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

From a valuation perspective, now is a great entry point for the Invesco KBW Bank ETF (KBWB). As the banking crisis spurred a broad sell off in recent weeks, KBWB is down approximately 24% since March 6. KBWB offers exposure to banks, delivering targeted exposure to a unique corner of the U.S. financials sector. The [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (IDOG) is a compelling offering for adding exposure to international stocks with high dividends. IDOG has rallied this year as better-than-expected economic growth and above-consensus company earnings have revived inflationary pressures, which could lead to a continued recovery in deep-value international names, according to SS&C ALPS Advisors. Year-to-date as [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

California is easily one of the top five economies in the United States and thus, their influence in dealing with reducing carbon emissions will have a profound impact on the rest of the nation. Additionally, it opens opportunities in one particular exchange-traded fund (ETF). One of the key components to meet California’s emissions goal is [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

March has been a rollercoaster month for markets. The collapse of two regional banks mid-month sent shockwaves throughout the bond market that reverberated globally as investors fled to Treasuries, driving yields down sharply. It was a drastic change that caught most managed futures strategies suddenly on the wrong side of the Treasuries trade. I recently [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Tumultuous, volatile, painful; pick any number of synonyms for “challenging” to describe market and portfolio performance in the last year, and you’ll see any advisor nodding along in agreement. As the banking sector reverberates from widening fault lines created by aggressive Fed policy, it’s worth looking back over the last year to see how inflation [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

A look at the weighted underlying holdings of the Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (PSCF) shows an impressive 16.2% of holdings on a weighted basis have experienced insider buying within the past six months. Community Bank System Inc (Symbol: CBU), which makes up 1.32%

In trading on Friday, shares of the Vanguard Industrials ETF (Symbol: VIS) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $179.54, changing hands as low as $179.27 per share. Vanguard Industrials shares are currently trading down about 0.7% on the day. The chart below shows th

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the DIREXION DAILY SEMICONDUCTOR BEAR 3X SHARES (Symbol: SOXS) where we have detected an approximate $127.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 11.2% incr

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (Symbol: XLI) where we have detected an approximate $217.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.6% increase we