Nasdaq ETFs

In trading on Tuesday, shares of the FNDX ETF (Symbol: FNDX) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $56.85, changing hands as high as $56.89 per share. FNDX shares are currently trading up about 1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of FNDX shar

The Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 1.0 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 53,000. Shares of VIOO were up about 0.5% on the day.

By Rob Williams, Director of Research This year has been a rough ride for fixed income investors. The good news is that we expect fixed income investors to be rewarded with positive returns in the near term and meaningful upside potential over the intermediate term. The following are a few compelling reasons to be bullish [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

It’s a dismal time for many that are watching their retirement portfolios, and while those that have decades left until retirement can afford to ride out the current volatility and downturn, for those at or near retirement, it’s a much more urgent matter. Bonds have been a sturdy investment choice for retirement income over the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Solar energy stocks rallied after Reuters reported that President Joseph R. Biden declared a 24-month tariff exemption for solar panel products from four countries and announced the use of the Defense Production Act to promote domestic production. The Biden administration will suspend tariffs on solar panel components from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Tariffs on China and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Investors’ risk-off sentiment continued through May, with concerns focused on inflation, monetary tightening, and geopolitical tensions. Equity ETFs saw a combined $32.4 billion and fixed income ETFs saw $33.7 billion in May inflows. Three funds in particular in FlexShares’ ETF range saw impressive inflows as investors looked for defensive strategies and funds that offer generous [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Over the last 20 years, including the onset of the pandemic in 2020, companies with strong dividend payout ratios have outperformed companies that pay smaller percentages of earnings in dividends and companies that engage in buybacks, reported Barron’s. Investors utilize the dividend payout ratio (the percentage of earnings that are paid in dividends, calculated per [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In times of heavy market volatility, large caps are proving their mettle when it comes to leveraging exchange-traded fund (ETF) products from Direxion Investments. These larger cap companies typically have the financial wherewithal to blunt the heavy movement of a market downward given their relative stability in volatile times. Inflation fears and talks of a [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Equal weighted funds provide enhanced diversification and often outperform market cap-weighted counterparts. The S&P 500 EWI, which weights each individual security equally, outperformed the S&P 500 by 0.8% in May, a continuation of the 2% outperformance demonstrated in April.  Funds that weight each security equally are picking up steam. However, investors are missing out on [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Active managers are on a winning streak so far this year, with almost 70% of the 2,850 actively managed U.S. stock mutual funds beating the S&P 500 Index. By comparison, just 15% of U.S. large-cap stock pickers beat the market last year, according to S&P’s latest SPIVA report. On average, roughly 35% of managers have [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Uruguay’s first unicorn DLocal Ltd. (Nasdaq: DLO) is accelerating its expansion plans now that it’s more than tripled its cash reserves. The payment services firm’s CEO Sebastian Kanovich told Bloomberg that they’re looking to expand into Africa and Asia through possible acquisitions. “We continue to explore the M&A market on a weekly basis,” Kanovich said. “We [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

On Tuesday, May 31, 2022, Astoria Portfolio Advisors and AXS Investments rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange for the AXS Astoria Inflation Sensitive ETF ($PPI). We brought along a few of our clients; we wish we could have invited them all. We are humbled and grateful. We know that we could [...] 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 (CWEB) Direxion Daily CSI China Internet Index Bull 2x Shares 10.51% (UCO A) ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil 8.86% (YINN B) [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Retail earnings were the big story this week, as reports of falling margins led to pain in the consumer staples and consumer discretionary sectors. Periods of increasing high inflation have produced poor equity returns, but the odds are in your favor once inflation begins to fall. Investors are getting more bearish, which has historically been [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel