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While they may not have had the best year thanks to rising global inflation and a stronger dollar, emerging markets (EM) can still add a dose of growth as well as diversification to a portfolio heading into the new year. That said, investors may want to give Vietnam a closer look. The macroeconomic environment wasn’t [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Agricultural commodities like soybeans have witnessed a rollercoaster ride with inflation and geopolitical events like Russia’s invasion of Ukraine providing a heavy dose of volatility. Heading into the new year, soybean prices will still hinge upon those factors, but also the production aspect in the country of Brazil. It appears consumers may get a much-needed [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Previewing the kind of insight and analysis that will be on display at Exchange, VettaFi vice chairman Tom Lydon, head of research Todd Rosenbluth, and financial futurist Dave Nadig appeared at the Investment Insights Summit last week. Speaking to what VettaFi does, Rosenbluth said, “I view a lot of what we do from a research [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Chinese market continues to attract investors from all around the world, lured by comparatively low valuation ratios and the prospect of strong earnings growth. However, it also remains highly volatile and suffered numerous steep losses in 2022. Risk factors this year included: Contagion in China's real estate market due to the Evergrande credit crisis. Crackdowns on the Chinese technology sector from the government. Political risk after President Xi Jinping secured an unprecedented third term in office.  Retail closures due to lockdowns and quarantines from China's strict zero-COVID policy. Protests against the government's strict zero-COVID policies.  Despite these challenges, investors continue to pour money into Chinese equities. A good reason to do so is based on the country's historically strong performance when U.S. stocks falter. Case in point, from 2000 – 2007 the U.S. market stagnated, while the Chinese market took off.  Currently, Chinese equities have a 0.52 correlation with U.S. markets, which coupled with their high volatility and positive expected returns could make them a good diversifier. Here are three ETFs holding Chinese equities to bet big on a comeback with. iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) With assets under management (AUM) of $7.5 billion, MCHI is one of the most popular broad-market Chinese equity ETFs available. The ETF tracks the MSCI China Index which holds roughly 630 Chinese equities based on their market-cap weights.  Value investors will quickly notice the low valuation ratios of this ETF. Currently, MCHI has an average price-to-book ratio of 1.59 and price-to-earnings ratio of 11.02, far lower than its U.S. counterparts. While this does look undervalued, it could also be a value trap given that political risk is hard to price. Currently, the top holdings in MCHI include Tencent at 12.20%, Alibaba at 8.33%, Meituan at 4.79%, and JD.com at 3.18%. Over 31% of the ETF is held in the consumer discretionary sector, with communications and financials coming in second and third. MCHI costs an expense ratio of 0.57%.  KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) KWEB tracks the CSI Overseas China Internet Index, which holds Chinese equities whose primary business or businesses are focused on internet and internet-related technology. The ETF rallied strongly by 34% over the last month as the Chinese government began to relax its zero-COVID policies. KWEB is the ETF to buy if you're looking for a concentrated sector play. According to Kraneshares, this sector has great growth potential, with Chinese retail web sales totaling $2 trillion in 2021 compared to $870 billion in the U.S., and online shopping accounting for 25% of retail purchases in 2021. The top holdings are similar to MCHI with Alibaba, Tencent, JD.com, and Meituan once again making an appearance. However, the sector breakdown is much more focused on consumer discretionary and communication services. Surprisingly, information technology only came in at 2.5%.  Global X MSCI China Consumer Discretionary ETF (CHIQ) I think the Chinese market sector with the most to gain from a re-opening of the economy and a relaxation of the zero-COVID policies is consumer discretionary. The retail, restaurant, entertainment, and travel companies in this sector have been hamstrung in recent years and are due for a comeback.  An ETF that targets the Chinese consumer discretionary sector is CHIQ, which holds large and mid-cap China A, B and H shares, red chips, P-chips, and foreign listings. Currently, this includes 73 holdings, with names like Yum China Holdings, NIO, and Alibaba making an appearance.  Unsurprisingly, CHIQ is more volatile than its benchmark, with a beta of 1.20 compared to the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. However, its beta compared to the S&P 500 is much lower at 0.42, making it a potentially good diversifier. The ETF costs an expense ratio of 0.65%. 

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (Symbol: XBI) where we have detected an approximate $393.4 million dollar inflow -- that's a 5.0% increase week over week i

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 $720.8 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.7% 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 JPST ETF (Symbol: JPST) where we have detected an approximate $619.7 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.7% 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 Russell 1000 Value ETF (Symbol: IWD) where we have detected an approximate $433.9 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.8% increase week over

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 $589.6 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.0% 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 SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (Symbol: SPYD) where we have detected an approximate $479.5 million dollar inflow -- that's a 6.5% incr

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (Symbol: VMBS) where we have detected an approximate $365.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.6% increase

Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the ProShares Short S&P500, which added 13,475,000 units, or a 7.7% 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 15,900,000 units were destroyed, or a 3.8% decrease week over week.

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (Symbol: IGSB) where we have detected an approximate $304.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the USO ETF (Symbol: USO) where we have detected an approximate $331.1 million dollar outflow -- that's a 13.2% decrease week over week (from 37,823,603

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the JEPI ETF (Symbol: JEPI) where we have detected an approximate $321.8 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.0% increase week over week in outstanding u

In recent trading, shares of Oceaneering International, Inc. (Symbol: OII) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $15.00, changing hands for $15.30/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: do

In recent trading, shares of Greif Inc (Symbol: GEF) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $67.00, changing hands for $67.05/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuation,

In recent trading, shares of International Business Machines Corp (Symbol: IBM) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $141.22, changing hands for $141.28/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to re

In recent trading, shares of Nucor Corp. (Symbol: NUE) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $132.67, changing hands for $133.97/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuati