Investors who are interested in capitalizing on the growing focus of carbon emissions in the ongoing fight against climate change can consider an exchange traded fund strategy targeting the burgeoning Californian carbon allowance market to access a rapidly expanding marketplace that was historically inaccessible to retail investors. In the recent webcast, The California Carbon Opportunity: [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
With the market facing extreme uncertainty and numerous headwinds, commodities offer investors a non-correlated asset class that can diversify a traditional stock and bond mix. In the upcoming webcast, The Case for Broad-Based Commodities, Hakan Kaya, Managing Director, Neuberger Berman, will outline the benefits of a broad-based commodities approach and why it is critical in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Ultra-short treasuries are becoming more relevant and attractive in the current environment than in years past. As advisors look to bolster portfolios with fixed income ETFs, the lesser-known Invesco VRDO Tax-Free ETF (PVI) and the Invesco Treasury Collateral ETF (CLTL) should be considered. CLTL is a vanilla, low-cost offering, charging just 8 basis points. The [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Bull vs. Bear is a new, once-weekly feature where the VettaFi writers’ room takes opposite sides for a debate on controversial stocks, strategies, or market ideas — with plenty of discussion of ETF ideas to play either angle. For this inaugural edition of Bull vs. Bear, Evan Harp and Nick Peters-Golden debate the strategic and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Tuesday, shares of the iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (Symbol: IHF) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $269.48, changing hands as high as $271.11 per share. iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers shares are currently trading up about 1.1% on the day.
While global markets remain in a holding pattern on several key issues, there have been several notable geopolitical developments in the last week. Invesco chief global market strategist Kristina Hooper delved into the recent geopolitical developments, and why they matter, in an October 24 insight. U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned last week, only days [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Confluence Investment Management’s Fourth Quarter 2022 Asset Allocation Outlook In its battle against inflation, the Fed’s unrelenting tightening through the balance of this year and into next will be a major contributor to dampening demand. A worldwide economic contraction, inclusive of the U.S., is built into our three-year forecast. Our expectations are for a garden-variety [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Quality European stocks are demonstrating more strength than expected as companies report third quarter earnings. The ALPS O’Shares Europe Quality Dividend ETF (OEUR) gained 3.94% last week, boosted by a better-than-feared earnings season so far for quality European stocks, ALPS wrote in an October 24 insight. OEUR is designed to provide efficient and transparent access [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
IndexIQ has launched two new ESG-focused exchange-traded funds on the NYSE Arca today: the IQ MacKay ESG High Income ETF (NYSE Arca: IQHI) and the IQ Candriam ESG U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF (IQSM). IQHI is an actively managed ESG-focused high yield strategy benchmarked to the Bloomberg Very Liquid High Yield Index, which seeks to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week’s top-performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly. Always do your homework. Ticker Name 1 Week Return (KOLD C+) ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas 44.79% (ONG C) Direxion Daily Oil Services Bull 2X Shares 33.24% (MSOX ) AdvisorShares MSOS [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Barring an epic rally over the last two months of 2022, this will go down as a forgettable year for bitcoin price action, but there are some arguably encouraging signs emerging for beleaguered crypto investors. While bitcoin and other digital assets have long been associated with volatility, recent data indicate bitcoin’s volatility is declining below [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
At first glance, the VanEck Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO) doesn’t appear to be an exchange traded fund with a strong technology profile or significant tech inroads, but further examination to that effect is warranted. With that deeper examination, investors will discover that agriculture is increasingly an epicenter of technological advancement, and that theme is accessible [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Cyberattacks have become an unwanted, but now common occurrence as the world increasingly becomes more digital and operations are moved online. The high-growth potential of blockchain technology could play a pivotal role in helping to counter cyberattacks. There’s not one specific way, but a plethora of ways blockchain could help defend against a cyberattack. From [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In the latest episode of ETF 360, VettaFi head of research Todd Rosenbluth is joined by DoubleLine’s Scott Thomson to discuss the newest ETFs from DoubleLine, the DoubleLine Shiller CAPE U.S. Equities ETF (CAPE) and the DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond ETF (DBND). “We launched our ETF business in March of this year,” Thomson said, noting [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Angel Oak Capital Advisors, an investment management firm specializing in value-driven structured credit, has launched its debut exchange-traded fund. The Angel Oak UltraShort Income ETF (NYSE Arca: UYLD), which begins trading on the NYSE Arca today, invests in short-duration structured credit assets and cash-like instruments that seek to provide higher yield without sacrificing credit quality. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF, where 13,450,000 units were destroyed, or a 5.3% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying com
Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares MBS ETF, which added 19,900,000 units, or a 9.2% 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 Invesco Senior Loan ETF (Symbol: BKLN) where we have detected an approximate $361.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 11.2% increase week over week