By Dan Weiskopf What is Goldilocks? Who knew the fairy tale Goldilocks has three versions? (History of Goldilocks) Funny truth, on “Wall Street” as views change around the economy, there are many more! Stay tuned investors! Keep your rainy-day money safe with an umbrella! What we want may not be perfect. What we get may need [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Russia ceased all natural gas flows to Europe last week via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, keeping supply cut off indefinitely and citing Europe’s sanctions as the catalyst, reported CNBC. It’s a huge blow amid an already overwhelming energy crisis in much of Europe, and the reverberations are being felt in European carbon markets as [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The recovery rally staged by U.S. equities in July reversed course in August, with all major indexes posting losses for the month. As investors hunted for opportunities, four funds in ALPS’ lineup of ETFs saw notable inflows during the month, including the ALPS Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL), ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (IDOG), the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
After a challenging year, investors can utilize an effective tax management process with exchange traded funds to potentially assist in adding additional value to investment portfolios. In the recent webcast, Seek to Minimize Your Clients’ Tax Bills With ETFs, John Q. Frank, head of ETF specialists at Invesco, outlined two ways to help your clients [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The positioning decisions investors make among industry sectors in U.S. high yield can have material performance implications for their portfolios. Over the past 25 years, U.S. high-yield bonds have exhibited wide variations in returns across industry sectors. And if the returns these sectors have demonstrated this year so far are any indication, 2022 is no [...] 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 (SOXS B) Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares 23.49% (SSG B) Proshares Ultrashort Semiconductors 19.24% (BERZ ) MicroSectors Solactive FANG & Innovation [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
While broader markets fell in August, investors strategically allocated to certain sectors. The three equal-weighted sector ETFs in Invesco’s lineup that took in the greatest inflows during August were the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF (RCD), the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF (RHS), and the Invesco S&P 500 Equal [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The market rally that began in the summer came to an end after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed that the Fed was to continue aggressively raising rates to combat inflation. After Powell said at the Jackson Hole symposium, “our responsibility to deliver price stability is unconditional,” investors sold off risky assets, realizing that the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Most investors now believe that the Federal Reserve implementing its third consecutive rate hike of 75 basis points when it meets later this month is practically a certainty. After Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said that increases will continue and higher rates will likely stay in place, CNBC is reporting that the CME Group’s FedWatch Tool placed [...] 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 The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (Symbol: XLP) where we have detected an approximate $306.6 million dollar outflow -- that's a 2.0% decr
This year has been the year of challenges and changes, for investment strategies, advisors, and portfolios as the strong growth outperformance of the last decade finally comes to a screeching halt and investors pile out of growth and into value. It’s one of the many trends that Jeremy Schwartz, global CIO of WisdomTree, discussed with [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The First Trust SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 214,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 50,000. Shares of FCVT were up about 0.6% on the day.
Following the recent launch of its first four single stock leveraged and inverse ETFs, Direxion today announced the launch of six additional single stock leveraged and inverse ETFs, listing on the Nasdaq, which allows active traders to obtain magnified, or inverse, exposure to the daily performance of the common stocks of Amazon, Google or Microsoft. The new [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Wednesday, the Invesco Solar ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.8% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Azure Power Global, up about 25.9% and shares of Sunpower, up about 9.6% on the day.
In trading on Wednesday, shares of the GSG ETF (Symbol: GSG) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $21.52, changing hands as low as $21.27 per share. GSG shares are currently trading off about 1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of GSG shares
In trading on Wednesday, shares of the DBC ETF (Symbol: DBC) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $25.04, changing hands as low as $24.76 per share. DBC shares are currently trading down about 0.8% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of DBC sha
Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF, which added 16,930,000 units, or a 9.8% 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 MSCI ACWI ETF (Symbol: ACWI) where we have detected an approximate $135.2 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.8% decrease week over week (f
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 $132.6 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.8% decrease week over week