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 Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (Symbol: BMY) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $79.23, changing hands for $79.98/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade

In recent trading, shares of EOG Resources, Inc. (Symbol: EOG) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $147.95, changing hands for $148.26/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on

Inflation Isn’t Everything, It’s The Only Thing By Thomas A. Martin, CFA, Portfolio Manager It’s been quite an adjustment. Inflation had been averaging 2% or less from 2007 to 2020. You could say that the experience of low inflation had become “entrenched.” Some said inflation was dead. The worry was that we couldn’t get enough [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Tuesday, November 8 marks the arrival of the most anticipated midterm election in recent memory. Perhaps in U.S. history. While it could be a few days before the results of all the hotly contested races are known, some market observers are speculating that if Republicans make gains in both houses of Congress, that could be [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

VettaFi’s editor-in-chief Lara Crigger appeared on the recent ETF Prime hosted by Nate Geraci and highlighted recent interest around Dow Jones Industrial Average ETFs. Geraci was also joined by Capital Group’s Holly Framsted to discuss the rise of actively managed ETFs and how their firm is approaching this market. Additionally, Emerge Capital’s Lisa Langley explained the motivation behind their EMPWR [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

This year has brought about some major policy support for climate change initiatives, as well as a number of challenges. The KraneShares Global Carbon Transformation ETF (KGHG) launched earlier this year, and Roger Mortimer, KGHG’s portfolio manager, dug into the Q3 performance, changes, and outlook for the fund and space broadly in a recent paper. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Dread it, run from it – the value argument still arrives, and it came back in a big way in October, according to ETF flows data from YCharts. Last month’s mini-market rally topped off a July to September stretch in which growth subfactors beat the market while value subfactors struggled. Markets have been buoyed by [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Investors of foreign securities are also investing in a foreign currency as well. And with global markets being volatile and currencies likely to fluctuate substantially, it would be wise to engage in a hedge for currency —provided the investor doesn’t have a strong view of the U.S. dollar. Currency hedging looks to reduce exposure to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

As a decade of low-interest rates ends, investors are increasingly searching for income, in addition to growth in their portfolios. Adding dividend growers to an investment portfolio may result in lower volatility, compounded growth on dividend reinvestment, and dampened drawdown in declining markets. At the same time, Pan Asian economies are growing faster than developed [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

It’s been a good year for some active managers, but none more so than those at the forefront of managed futures funds. Andrew Beer, co-portfolio manager of the highly popular iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF), and managing member of Dynamic Beta investments, recently appeared on ETF Edge alongside Andrew McOrmond, managing director of WallachBeth [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Much of the headlines surrounding emerging markets investing have been negative. Funds benchmarked to indices like the J.P. Morgan Emerging Market Bond Index Global Diversified Index has seen a year-to-date performance of -24%. But while broad emerging market bond indexes have been negatively impacted by rising interest rates and widening credit spreads in 2022, intermediate-term [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Investors should consider the potential benefits of a low-volatility exchange traded fund strategy in an uncertain market environment to manage risk in their core investments. In the recent webcast, How a Low-Volatility Strategy Can Help Mitigate Risk, Chris Dahlin, Factor & Core Equity Strategist, ETFs and Indexed Strategies, Invesco, described the current market environment as [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Given the losses seen across asset classes this year, now is an opportune time for advisors to consider tax-loss harvesting. With the end of the year approaching quickly, tax-loss harvesting is becoming a large focus among advisors and clients. Tax-loss harvesting can help lower clients’ tax bills and enhance overall investment returns by offsetting realized [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Tuesday, shares of the Lithium ETF (Symbol: LIT) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $72.55, changing hands as high as $72.91 per share. Lithium shares are currently trading up about 2.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of LI

In trading on Tuesday, shares of the Invesco S&P MidCap Low Volatility ETF (Symbol: XMLV) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $53.10, changing hands as high as $53.26 per share. Invesco S&P MidCap Low Volatility shares are currently trading up about 0.6% on t

In trading on Tuesday, shares of the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (Symbol: HEFA) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $32.58, changing hands as high as $32.59 per share. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE shares are currently trading up about 0.8% on the day.

In trading on Tuesday, shares of the SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (Symbol: XAR) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $108.83, changing hands as high as $109.23 per share. SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense shares are currently trading up about 0.5% on th

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability are two distinct investing styles, but in the fund universe, including exchange traded funds, the two themes often converse under the umbrella of a single fund. Take the example of the IQ Candriam ESG US Large Cap Equity ETF (IQSU). IQSU, which follows the IQ Candriam ESG US [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Compared to other asset classes, bitcoin is young, but the largest digital asset by market value isn’t a stranger to jaw-dropping price forecast. In the form of a reiteration, another recently arrived for bitcoin when venture capitalist and noted bitcoin bull Tim Draper reiterated his view that the cryptocurrency could surge to $250,000 next year. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.