Nasdaq ETFs

This year started with rock-bottom interest rates, limiting the yield of fixed income investments and leading investors to search for income through dividends. Then, as inflation reached decades-high levels and the Fed began its aggressive interest rate hikes, dividend-paying companies were seen as more stable and of higher quality. Notably, 2022 was a year in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

2022 put immense pressure on retirement portfolios as equity all around fell, and bond yields rose. While many of the challenges of the last year are anticipated to begin leveling off in 2023, there are still a great number of unknowns that could see volatility continue into at least the first few months of the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Financial advisors appear to be increasingly warming up to the importance of having actively managed ETFs in their client’s portfolios. In a post-viewer poll following the VettaFi webcast, Active Fixed-Income Answers to Tight Monetary Policy, half of the respondents said that they are very likely to increase their exposure to active ETF strategies in the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Domestic equities struggled as volatility remained high. Rising prices may be causing a decline in personal savings and a turn to retailers like Walmart. Volatility remained elevated as Domestic equities struggled to find direction during the recent period between Index selection dates (November 10, 2022, to December 8, 2022, the “Period”). The U.S. midterm elections [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Matt Wagner, CFA Associate Director, Research The Energy sector has been just about the only bright spot for U.S. equities in 2022. The sector has been one of just three with positive returns, and the only one with returns greater than 2%. Unlike nearly every other sector, Energy companies have had a tailwind from [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Sunny Bokhari Associate Product Manager India appears to be on the cusp of a growth trajectory similar to China propelled forward by domestic demand and the development of digital and manufacturing infrastructure. India is expected to surpass Japan and Germany to become the world’s third-largest economy by 2027 and the third-largest stock market by [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Natalia Gurushina Chief Economist, Emerging Markets Fixed Income Slower growth can free room for EM rate cuts and potentially lead to better current account outcomes. Still, EM is not a monolith, and slower growth will pose policy challenges for many. Market Rates Expectations The market stepped up its expectations for the implied policy rate in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Scientists at the Energy Department’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California announced the first-ever demonstration of fusion “ignition.” This means that more energy was generated from fusion than was needed to operate the high-powered lasers that triggered the reaction. More than 2 megajoules (MJ) of laser light were directed onto a tiny gold-plated capsule, resulting in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Natalia Gurushina Chief Economist, Emerging Markets Fixed Income EM and DM tightening cycles are getting less synchronized. Can EMs handle earlier exits and rate cuts? Global Tightening Cycle The market is still digesting the Japanese central bank’s (BoJ) unexpected decision to widen the yield curve control band, which re-set all major rates higher and propelled the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Friday, shares of the J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF (Symbol: EMLC) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $24.46, changing hands as high as $24.48 per share. J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond shares are currently trading up about 0.2% on the day.

In trading on Friday, shares of the Junior Gold Miners ETF (Symbol: GDXJ) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $35.94, changing hands as high as $36.45 per share. Junior Gold Miners shares are currently trading up about 0.8% on the day. The chart below shows the one

It hasn’t been the easiest of years for investing in tech, with megacap tech firms in particular taking a lot of hits in the broad market selloff. Longer term disruptive tech investing, meanwhile, could present an interesting opportunity in firms like L3Harris (LHX), a defense industry company that has made some notable buys in its [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The SPDR S&P China ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 1.3 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 255,000. Shares of GXC were down about 0.8% on the day.

In trading on Friday, the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Permian Resources, up about 5.3% and shares of Silverbow Resorces, up

Dividends have picked up a lot of steam towards the end of 2022, and rightly so, offering current income to buoy investors’ portfolios ahead of an uncertain new year. With the domestic U.S. market facing the risk of a rising rate-instigated recession next year, it could be a good moment to revisit ex-U.S. equities, available [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

It’s been a challenging year for investors, with high inflation, the Federal Reserve aggressively raising interest rates, and war in Ukraine driving volatility in both stock and bond markets. In particular, fixed income markets have been especially battered in 2022, with some forecasting it as perhaps being the worst year for bonds ever. But there’s [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Central banks in England, Europe and Japan are growing more hawkish at the close of a historically bad year for bonds. What does that mean for fixed income strategies heading into 2023? VettaFi contributor Dan Mika spoke with Gene Tannuzzo, global head of fixed income for Columbia Threadneedle. The following interview has been edited for [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Friday, shares of the Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (Symbol: VTIP) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $46.73 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical an

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI China ETF (Symbol: MCHI) where we have detected an approximate $216.4 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.9% increase week over week in

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (Symbol: IEF) where we have detected an approximate $262.4 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.1% increase week