Actively managed exchange traded funds are “picking up steam with investors,” with more holding active ETFs in their portfolios now than two years ago, according to Trackinsight’s Global ETF Survey 2022. A report from Pensions & Investments reveals that 37% of survey respondents said that for 2022, they planned to boost the share of actively [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
With rising inflation, “crazy stock valuations,” soaring home prices, and even booming commodities prices “after a 10-year low… it’s increasingly challenging to find pockets of value in this environment,” according to Cullen Roche, chief investment officer at Discipline Funds. “This is, in my opinion, one of the hardest investment environments we’ve experienced in a long [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Top Performing Unleveraged ETFs Last Week These were last week’s top-performing ETFs. We’ve excluded funds that use leverage or make inverse bets on their underlying assets. Ticker Name 1 Week Return (MJIN) ETFMG 2X Daily Inverse Alternative Harvest ETF 8.84% (CYA) Simplify Tail Risk Strategy ETF 7.93% (VIXY A) ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF 6.87% (PGM B-) [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Summary The strength in LNG markets has spurred a resurgence in long-term offtake agreements, which are key to advancing LNG export projects towards Final Investment Decision (FID). The strong macro environment for LNG and improved outlook for projects has translated into strong equity performance for those energy infrastructure names focused on liquefaction. Potential FIDs in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Fortescue Metals Group, located in Western Australia, is one of the leading iron ore companies worldwide, and has rapidly become an industry leader in the net-zero emissions transition while also pivoting part of its business model to look ahead to the future it sees in green hydrogen. Fortescue is leading the clean energy transition within [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Introduction Despite perceptions of a booming economy with strong consumer demand and low unemployment, U.S. GDP reported a surprise contraction in the first quarter of 2022. High inflation is forcing the Federal Reserve to rapidly raise rates ushering in a new, higher, interest rate environment and causing a volatile market with loss of asset values. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 1.5 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 654,000. Shares of REM were up about 0.4% on the day.
In trading on Wednesday, the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Scholar Rock Holding, up about 16.8% and shares of Vbi Vaccines, up about 15.4% on the day.
Financial advisors tout commodities as an ideal inflation hedge when it comes to getting tactical exposure to the markets. One such way is via the Direxion Auspice Broad Commodity Strategy ETF (COM). Commodities certainly make for a bullish, long strategy at least through the end of the year given that it appears inflation won’t be [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Real estate investments trusts (REITs) have the potential to give investors monthly income to get an added dose of yield to hedge inflation, which is almost imperative in the current market environment. A combination of monthly distributions and price appreciation in a rising real estate market can open up these types of opportunities. “REITs are [...] 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 Invesco S&P 500 GARP ETF (Symbol: SPGP) where we have detected an approximate $185.9 million dollar inflow -- that's a 22.1% increase week over
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (Symbol: DIA) where we have detected an approximate $656.4 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.5% increa
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the KWEB ETF (Symbol: KWEB) where we have detected an approximate $295.4 million dollar inflow -- that's a 4.0% 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 DIREXION DAILY STANDARD AND POORS 500 BULL 3X SHARES (Symbol: SPXL) where we have detected an approximate $175.4 million dollar inflow -- that's a 9
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core High Dividend ETF (Symbol: HDV) where we have detected an approximate $184.8 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.5% increase week over
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SCHF ETF (Symbol: SCHF) where we have detected an approximate $203.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.8% increase week over week in outstanding u
Fixed income environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds are still in their early stages of growth, and that’s encouraging, but some data points indicate that market participants still need to be illuminated on the benefits of the ESG/bond marriage. Recent research by risk assessment firm Verisk Maplecroft indicates that some professional investors are buying bonds [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In this market environment, investors of all stripes should be prioritizing companies with strong balance sheets. For those with longer time horizons, evaluating some beaten-up names with disruptive growth traits could be rewarding. Some exchange traded funds provide market participants with avenues to both varieties of equities. Enter the Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF (GINN). [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The world continues to move towards reducing its carbon footprint, especially amid rising oil and gas prices. In fact, this move towards energy efficiency is being reflected in construction with the increase in smart buildings — growth in the sector could reach as much as $78 billion in less than 10 years, according to research. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Investors flocked to fixed income ETFs on June 13 even as the yield on the 10-year Treasury yield spiked above 3.4% on rapid anticipation that the Federal Reserve would more aggressively raise interest rates later that week. Fixed income exchange traded products traded $58 billion last Monday — more than double the 20-day average daily [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.