Stock and bond markets have failed to provide strong returns this year, with the S&P 500 down more than 21% year-to-date while long-dated U.S. Treasuries are dropping about 34% and funds tracking the U.S. fixed income market losing roughly 16% in value. Supply-chain issues, high inflation, and a hawkish Federal Reserve are among the headwinds [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Investors who are looking into growth opportunities in Asia can consider quality dividend growth ETF strategies to better access the region. In the recent webcast, Look No Further Than Pan Asia For Growth & Income, Brendan Ahern, chief investment officer at KraneShares, explained that The S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index Series focuses on companies that have [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Innovator Capital Management, the creator of the Defined Outcome ETFs, announced the listing of the Innovator Equity Managed Floor ETF (NYSE Arca: SFLR) on the New York Stock Exchange. SFLR seeks to deliver to investors U.S. equity upside and income potential while limiting a shareholder’s potential for maximum loss through a sophisticated options overlay. SFLR’s portfolio [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Markets are risk-on, then they’re risk-off, then they’re risk-on again. It’s the continuing pattern this year as investors grapple with uncertainty on the strength of the economy, Fed interest rate hikes, and persistent, entrenched inflation. In a time of market volatility that is likely to extend into next year as the U.S. heads toward a [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Flows into the utilities, healthcare, and consumer staples sectors surged last week as investors moved into defensive sectors. Last week, the Federal Reserve raised the Federal Funds rate by 75 basis points for the fourth consecutive time in an effort to lower inflation. The target rate is now between 3.75% and 4%, the highest since [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The SPDR SSGA Fixed Income Sector Rotation ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 136,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 50,000. Shares of FISR were trading flat on the day.
Technological innovation has a habit of kick-starting disruptive movements across the global economy. And one of the reasons why we believe that decentralized finance, or DeFi, has such vast disruptive potential is that it offers inclusion and innovation.
➢ Wednesday’s Federal Reserve “Fed” meeting drove up volatility, as markets first rallied when the Federal Open Market Committee statement was released, containing a passage about the Fed “taking into account cumulative tightening” as a sign that the Fed could start winding down its hiking campaign, but then fell 30 minutes later during Chairman Powell’s [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The ALPS Clean Energy ETF (ACES) outpaced weak U.S. equities last week on strong earnings from clean energy companies despite a challenging macroeconomic backdrop. With the Federal Reserve boosting interest rates another 75 basis points last week to the range of 3.75%–4%, investor fears of a 2023 recession were slightly eased by a stronger-than-expected U.S. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
With Exchange: An ETF Experience coming February 5–8 in Miami, Florida, advisors are going to have an opportunity to flex their networking muscles. Whether you are a seasoned networking pro or tend towards introversion, here are four tips to help you make the most of the opportunity. 1. Be Prepared but Not Too Prepared Going [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Wednesday, the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 0.9% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Array Technologies, up about 13.7% and shares of Shoals Technologies Group, up about 8.1% on
DWS has launched three new exchange traded funds that provide exposure to U.S. equity investment styles with ESG-screened U.S. dividend-, growth-, and value-oriented equities. The funds, which are listed on the CBOE BZX Exchange today, are: The Xtrackers S&P ESG Dividend Aristocrats ETF (SNPD) The Xtrackers S&P 500 Growth ESG ETF (SNPG) The Xtrackers S&P [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (Symbol: ESGU) where we have detected an approximate $186.6 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.9% decrease week ove
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 Metals & Mining ETF (Symbol: XME) where we have detected an approximate $101.7 million dollar outflow -- that's a 5.1% decrease wee
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (Symbol: IJJ) where we have detected an approximate $105.7 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.4% decrease we
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (Symbol: XLK) where we have detected an approximate $167.7 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.4% decrease w
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (Symbol: MTUM) where we have detected an approximate $274.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.2% increase wee
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 $222.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.1% 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 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (Symbol: EMXC) where we have detected an approximate $130 inflow -- that's a 5.8% increase 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 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF (Symbol: TLH) where we have detected an approximate $175.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 3.4% increase week