Nasdaq ETFs

To become a "Dividend Aristocrat," a dividend paying company must accomplish an incredible feat: consistently increase shareholder dividends every year for at least 20 consecutive years. Companies with this kind of track record tend to attract a lot of investor attention —

In recent trading, shares of Shift4 Payments Inc (Symbol: FOUR) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $70.09, changing hands for $72.27/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on

In recent trading, shares of Barnes Group Inc. (Symbol: B) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $42.50, changing hands for $42.54/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valua

Canadian financial institutions Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY), Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO), and Bank of Novia Scotia (NYSE: BNS) all raised their dividends since February 28, as MarketBeat’s data on recent dividend increases show.  All three banks are large caps and heavily w

By William Sokol Director of Product Management The investment case for EM local currency bonds generally comes down to yield and diversification benefits within a portfolio, in our view. Emerging markets in general moved much quicker than the U.S. and other developed markets to increase rates to stay ahead of inflation, which has resulted in higher [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Kevin Flanagan Head of Fixed Income Strategy Last week, I blogged on the theme of the recent shifting narrative in the money and bond markets. One of the key catalysts behind this changing dynamic came from two inflation readings (CPI & PPI), which revealed that the ‘cooling’ effect that had been on display in Q4, had been dialed back [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Patricia Gonzalez Senior Analyst, Emerging Markets Equity We examine Vamos and Rede D’Or, two industry leaders with substantial market share, and explore how they are well-positioned to benefit from improving valuations in the Brazilian market. In the fog of domestic political and fiscal uncertainty, investors may still find Brazil equities poised to benefit from [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Natalia Gurushina Chief Economist, Emerging Markets Fixed Income China’s activity gauges point to a faster pace of recovery, but the global growth backdrop remains more mixed. China Reopening China’s faster recovery thesis got some major support from February’s activity gauges. All PMIs (Purchasing Managers Indices) improved significantly last month, with the vast majority in the expansion zone [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Africa’s largest economy is in the early stages of a monetary experiment that could be coming to the U.S. sooner than you think. Nigeria may not be on a lot of people’s radars, but it should be. Africa’s largest economy is in the early stages of a monetary experiment that could be coming to the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Natalia Gurushina Chief Economist, Emerging Markets Fixed Income Upside inflation surprises in DM push bond yields and expectations for peak rates higher. Can EMs escape the inflation “curse”? DM Peak Rate Expectations Developed markets (DM) inflation worries are back, and this means that global rates are under pressure yet again, while the market expectations for DM peak rates are [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Looking to increase your exposure to gold? The precious metal has had an up and down time of it in the market over the last two years as the Fed has raised rates to fight inflation and drain liquidity. Gold still presents a safe haven option with inflation still a big issue and the Fed [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

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Troy Cates, co-founder and managing partner at NEOS Investments, recently appeared on “ETF IQ” to talk about the NEOS Enhanced Income Cash Alternative ETF (CSHI), a fund that launched at the end of August last year and is benefiting from the current interest rate hiking regime of the Fed, as well as NEOS S&P 500 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Friday, shares of the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (Symbol: XOP) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $138.96, changing hands as high as $141.81 per share. SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production shares are

In trading on Friday, shares of the Invesco Solar ETF (Symbol: TAN) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $76.73, changing hands as high as $78.85 per share. Invesco Solar shares are currently trading up about 3.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year perfor

In trading on Friday, shares of the ARK Innovation ETF (Symbol: ARKK) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $40.06, changing hands as high as $40.70 per share. ARK Innovation shares are currently trading up about 3.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year per

In trading on Friday, shares of the WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund ETF (Symbol: IHDG) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $38.51, changing hands as high as $38.62 per share. WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund sh

Vanguard — few can question the company’s stature as an asset manager, but it’s not number one in everything. The firm’s ETF-specific AUM sat at $1.97 trillion over the last week or so, close but just behind the $2.2 trillion in the iShares suite of ETFs, according to the ETF Issuer League table. Not to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Mark Hackett People don’t like to experience recessions, much less look forward to them. Recessions often arrive unexpectedly, even for investors tuned in to the latest economic news. However, the likelihood of an upcoming recession – whether in the form of a soft landing, hard landing, or a rolling recession – seems an obsession [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

While investors have been pumping money into investment-grade corporate fixed income, some bond managers are concerned that they aren’t being adequately compensated for the risks associated with such bonds when a recession may be on the horizon. At Morningstar, Sandy Ward wrote that while corporate bonds are seeing strong yields, a potential recession could lead [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.