Investors are feeling the squeeze this year in the challenging environment of soaring inflation and rising interest rates. This year’s mid-year check-in with clients will likely be fraught with questions and worry, particularly for those who have seen their wealth and retirement planning impacted by the underperformance of stocks and bonds, and being able to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
At Exchange: An ETF Experience 2022, Stephanie M. Pierce, CEO of Dreyfus, Mellon & Exchange-Traded Funds at BNY Mellon Investment Management was celebrating the two-year anniversary of the issuer’s index ETF suite. BNY Mellon announced the launch of eight ETFs in April 2020, which were designed to cover the core exposures in a typical [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 113,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 27,000. Shares of EFIV were up about 1.3% on the day.
The S&P 500 EWI outperformed the S&P 500 by 2% during Q2, continuing equal weight’s trailing 12-month relative outperformance, with key performance contributors for equal weight in the second quarter being the underweight to communication services and the overweight to utilities, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. Eight out of 11 equal-weight sectors outperformed their [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Thursday, the Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Gogoro, up about 12.9% and shares of Evgo, up about 12.5% on the day.
After noting that most active U.S. equities funds topped their benchmarks for the year-to-date through June 30, Morningstar’s chief ratings officer Jeffrey Ptak broke down the success rates of active U.S. stock funds during this period by category. According to his calculations, value fared better than growth, and small-cap did better than large-cap. “Value, blend [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Thus far, 2022 has proven to be the antithesis of 2021. Whereas last year was characterized by easy money, peak economic growth, and peak corporate profits, 2022 has seen a tightening of financial conditions, lower economic growth, and slower corporate profits. Our view is that markets are experiencing a vicious negative feedback loop. Higher inflation [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The Night Effect is not unique to the US equity market with overnight returns having been shown to beat intraday returns in at least 23 different countries, highlighting the potential for the firm to further expand its product suite.
Given a strong dollar combined with a lot of economic uncertainty around rising inflation and a potential recession, investors may be hesitant to jump into emerging markets (EM). However, blockchain technology could be making EM countries more investable in terms of locating opportunities that could propel long-term growth. “International investors do not understand or trust [...] 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 SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF (Symbol: SPTI) where we have detected an approximate $165.5 million dollar outflow -- that's a 4.1% de
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 $130.1 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.3% decrease w
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 $242.2 million dollar outflow -- that's a 6.1% 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 Semiconductor ETF (Symbol: SOXX) where we have detected an approximate $170.8 million dollar outflow -- that's a 2.8% decrease week over wee
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (Symbol: IWM) where we have detected an approximate $411.6 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.8% 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 U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (Symbol: GOVT) where we have detected an approximate $174.8 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.0% 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 Invesco QQQ (Symbol: QQQ) where we have detected an approximate $693.1 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.4% decrease week over week (from 549,050
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares TIPS Bond ETF (Symbol: TIP) where we have detected an approximate $512.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.7% increase week over week in o
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 $275.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.4% 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 SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (Symbol: JNK) where we have detected an approximate $344.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 5.9% 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 iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (Symbol: SHY) where we have detected an approximate $744.5 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.9% increase week o