Nasdaq ETFs

We dive into the different ways to segment stocks and build portfolios that might outperform the market for specific periods of time.

Ryan Lehman, CFA, CAIA “What has fundamentally changed is inflation. Once you bring in an inflation rate of 8.5%, suddenly the ability of the market to hold the Fed hostage dissipates. And that’s what I think the market is starting to realize. This is not the old days. Inflation has fundamentally changed the equation.” -Mohamed [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Michael Paciotti, CFA “The Federal Reserve’s job is to do the right thing, to take the long-run interest of the economy to heart, and that sometimes means being unpopular. But we have to do the right thing.” – Ben Bernanke 2022 has turned out to be a painful year for investors. US stocks have declined [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

NextEra Energy (NEE) announced plans to double its own renewable energy portfolio in the wake of the Inflation Reduction Act. As part of the plan, the energy company could develop up to 42 GW of commissioned renewable energy and storage projects for non-utility customers by 2026. “By incorporating the IRA benefits, we expect the post-2025 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Elisabeth Kashner, CFA, VP, Director of Global Fund Analytics, FactSet Research Systems “I am thinking of launching an ETF business. I’d like to believe that investors would benefit from more differentiated products. With the right marketing strategy, I could get $500 million-$1 billion AUM within three to five years. I’d love to pick your [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon discussed the Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (RSP) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” RSP returns for its second appearance as ETF of the Week, though to a different world for equal-weight strategies. Equal weighting seemed like a “novel concept” when [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The night effect has the potential to provide investors strong returns with lower risk. Night has delivered much of U.S. large cap equities’ return with much lower volatility over the past 20 years. While the night session does not always outperform the day session, the night effect has been shown to be persistent across multiple [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Author: J. Keith Buchanan, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager This week is one of turning points.  Over the past several months, declining inflation data, negative earnings revisions, and anticipation of a decreasingly hawkish Fed has led to shifts in market sentiment to start the year. Corporations continue to report fourth quarter results. According to our thinking, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Are we seeing the soft landing markets wanted? That’s the question that’s prompting a tech stock rally to start the year, with disruptive innovation-type strategies benefitting from investors in a buy low mood. But such a rally could be “fool’s gold” according to Richard Bernstein, CEO of Richard Bernstein Advisors (RBA). If so, it could [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

ExxonMobil (XOM) announced in its full-year 2022 results that its annual free cash flow reached $62.1 billion in 2022, an increase of nearly $23 billion, or 64%, from 2021. Meanwhile, ExxonMobil’s cash flow from operating activities was nearly $77 billion for the year, up nearly $29 billion, or 60%, from 2021. “Excluding asset sales, we [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Investors may be excited by yesterday’s Fed meeting and market upswing, but this year’s volatility is far from over. That merits a look at current income in the form of dividends, which exploded in popularity at the turn of the year and are still popular, with the third-highest inflows over the last three months for [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Gains in Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA), Zoom Video Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) and Exact Sciences Corp. (NASDAQ: EXAS) are propelling the Ark Innovation ETF (NYSEARCA: ARKK) to better-than-ever monthly gains. Does that mean the Ark Innovation ETF, which notched one of the best

By Mark Hackett The start of a new year presents opportunities for clients to make positive changes for their financial futures. Last year’s considerable losses and market fluctuations underscore the need for clients to assess their retirement plans to ensure it aligns with their objectives, financial situations, timelines, and attitudes toward market volatility. According to a [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 506,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 50,000. Shares of XHE were up about 3.6% on the day. Components of that ETF with the highest vo

In trading on Thursday, the ARK Innovation ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 7.3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Coinbase Global, up about 19.4% and shares of Invitae, up about 17.4% on the day. And underperforming oth

One month into the new year, the S&P 500 Energy index is up almost 3% to start 2023 and up near 40% for the past year. The energy sector was one of the rare shining stars in 2022, but what goes up must eventually come down, which warrants an equal weight strategy. As indicated in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

First Trust Advisors announced that it has launched the First Trust Multi-Strategy Alternative ETF (NYSE Arca: LALT), an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide long-term total return. The fund will primarily gain exposure to alternatives by investing in exchange traded products, including ETFs, exchange traded notes, and trusts backed by physical commodities or currencies. LALT seeks [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

More than half of Americans are anticipating a major recession, and over three-quarters believe pronounced market volatility with be a mainstay for 2023, according to a recent survey from Allianz Life. Managed futures remain a compelling investment in 2023 for their ability to capitalize and outperform during times of market volatility and downturn. Allianz Life [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Thursday, shares of the SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF (Symbol: SPTL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $31.54, changing hands as high as $31.64 per share. SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury shares are currently trading up about 0.3% on the day.

In trading on Thursday, shares of the ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF (Symbol: TQQQ) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $26.18, changing hands as high as $26.34 per share. ProShares UltraPro QQQ shares are currently trading up about 7.8% on the day. The chart below show