Investors looking for concentrated exposure to the materials sector of the S&P 500 may consider this ETF. While the S&P 500 is down nearly 13% as of the end of April, the S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials Index has been able to mitigate losses, returning 0.12% during the same period, according to data from Invesco’s [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Hedge funds that rely on mathematical models and use computing power to invest in trend-following strategies are experiencing a revival after a decade of weak performance. The current environment of rising rates, inflation, and an aggressive Fed have created prolonged volatility, something that managed futures (this style of fund) thrive in. By following mathematically derived [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The Federal Reserve minutes were released earlier this week, and they indicated that the central bank is ready to deliberately slow the economy through interest rate increases in order to tame inflation, reported the Wall Street Journal. While the Commerce Department reported that personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased by 6.3% year-over-year for the month of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Thomas A. Martin, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager – GLOBALT Investments, The eponymous Emergency is inflation. The patient is the U.S. (and for that matter, the whole world) economy, the inducers (doctor? mother?) are the central banks, the Syrup of Ipecac being forced down the throats of the hapless patient is the raising of those [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The distribution phase of retirement begins when the retiree starts using the savings and investments built up during the accumulation phase to supplement regular income from Social Security, pensions, and other income streams. While this new stage of life can be fun, the idea of spending money with no income from work can also be [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Friday, the Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 5.4% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Archer Aviation, up about 14.5% and shares of Livent, up about 13.2% on the day.
Fixed income served as a strong diversifier in times of equity drawdowns over the past two decades — see the dot-com bubble and burst of the early 2000s and the global financial crisis of 2008. However, that’s not been the case during the first four months of this year, with the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Investors looking at the growth stock rout, particularly when it comes to the tech sector, may be wondering if the worst is over. Either way, to help mitigate risk, investors can opt for active management instead of trying to re-position a portfolio themselves. An exodus from growth is seeing value pick up. It’s been a [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund (RAVI) is a short-term debt fund that is an ideal fit for investors who want to preserve capital while wringing out a bit more income than they can get from Treasuries. RAVI offers investors a vehicle with stronger return potential than money market funds, while retaining the liquidity [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
A look at the weighted underlying holdings of the Vanguard Extended Market ETF (Symbol: VXF) shows an impressive 10.5% of holdings on a weighted basis have experienced insider buying within the past six months.
Blackstone Inc (Symbol: BX), which makes up 1.26% of the Vanguard
ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reported today that equity-based Smart Beta ETFs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$11.35 Bn during April, bringing year to date net inflows to US$63.02 Bn
Realty Income Corp (Symbol: O) has been named to the Dividend Channel ''S.A.F.E. 25'' list, signifying a stock with above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 4.3% yield, as well as a superb track record of at least two decades of dividend growth, according to
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
In recent trading, shares of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (Symbol: SFM) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $25.86, changing hands for $26.15/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgra
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
In recent trading, shares of RLI Corp (Symbol: RLI) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $120.00, changing hands for $120.19/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuation,
In recent trading, shares of Cyxtera Technologies Inc (Symbol: CYXT) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $13.50, changing hands for $13.51/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrad
In recent trading, shares of Antero Resources Corp (Symbol: AR) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $42.58, changing hands for $42.96/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on