Nasdaq ETFs

In trading on Wednesday, shares of the iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (Symbol: EWL) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $45.545 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used t

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Portfolio TIPS ETF (Symbol: SPIP) where we have detected an approximate $178.5 million dollar outflow -- that's a 5.3% 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 Silver Trust (Symbol: SLV) where we have detected an approximate $141.6 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.1% decrease week over week (fro

For this episode of ETF 360, ETF Trends’ CEO Tom Lydon speaks with Ed Rosenberg, senior vice president and head of ETFs at American Century Investments, to discuss investing in bond ETFs in a rising rate environment. Rosenberg explains that the Bloomberg Aggregate Bond Index dropping more than 6% in the first quarter has created an [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

On this week’s ETF Prime, host Nate Geraci speaks with ETF Trends’ editor-in-chief Lara Crigger about the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) proposal regarding “complex” products and the SEC investigation into ETF revenue-sharing practices. Later Geraci is joined by Ben Slavin, global head of ETFs-asset servicing at BNY Mellon, to discuss the Vanguard share class [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

It has not been a good quarter for FAANG stocks. While the S&P 500 dropped 10.4% in 2022, Barron’s reported that Facebook parent Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:FB) has declined 45.3%, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has fallen 13.4%, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) dropped 8.9%, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) plummeted 64.2%, and Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) fell 17.4%. Adding to the bad news for these tech giants, MarketWatch reported that the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Doug Sandler, CFA, Head of Global Strategy SUMMARY Falling stocks, stubborn inflation and worsening geo-politics have made investors fearful. Long-term positives like more attractive valuations and persistent earnings offset the short-term negatives, in our view. We are avoiding undue risk, holding extra cash, and focusing on security selection. The Good, The Bad, and Our [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

With markets under pressure and people opening their statements in disbelief, ETF Trends’ head of research, Todd Rosenbluth, has thoughts about the trends investors should be looking for. He went over these thoughts and more on the TD Ameritrade Network with host Nicole Petallides. After a tough April, as Rosenbluth explains, people are rotating to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Summary While recent, counter-seasonal price spikes have made headlines, the long-term fundamental outlook for US natural gas remains strong. For midstream, the expected growth in natural gas production and demand will require additional energy infrastructure, including pipeline and processing capacity. The outlook for US LNG has only strengthened given recent geopolitical events, and more LNG [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Denis Rezendes, CFA Partner, Portfolio Manager GameStop is the largest video game retailer worldwide. At its 4,816 stores, customers can purchase new or used video games, gaming consoles and accessories or trade in their old items for cash or credit. It’s a simple business, but one that, like many other businesses, is being supplanted [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Commodities, particularly agriculture commodities, saw healthy gains in April. According to the S&P Dow Jones Indices, the S&P GSCI Agriculture gained 5.8% over the month, driven up by strong performance across the grains and oilseeds complex. Corn was the stand-out performer for the month, with the S&P GSCI Corn rallying 9.6%. Meanwhile, the S&P GSCI Soybean [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The federal funds rate is expected to jump again for the second time this year, bringing interest rates higher across the board. The FOMC today kicked off its two-day May policy meeting, in which committee members are expected to raise the target range of the federal funds rate by 50 basis points to 75–100 basis [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Advisors looking to exit their fixed income positions should think twice, at least when it comes to the WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund (USFR), which brought in $1.12 billion in net inflows in April alone and over $2 billion in total inflows in 2022. Many of the more traditional allocations within fixed income have proved to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Be careful making too much of ETF flows. In April 2022, ETFs had net outflows of $6.1 billion, breaking a monthly string that dated back to August 2019. Even in March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, the ETF industry pulled in slight net inflows of $175 million. So, there is reason to wonder what [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The risks of global warming have been increasingly mapped out in recent months, highlighting the impacts weather events and a warming world would have on populations and industries. A recent study published in the Harvard Business Review did a more detailed analysis of the impacts of climate change on supply chains located in the U.S., [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Despite the grim headlines on active management, active U.S. stock funds have fared better thus far in 2022 than they have in years past. In a tweet posted on Sunday, Morningstar’s chief ratings officer Jeffrey Ptak wrote that roughly “60% of such funds posted higher returns than their style-specific benchmark YTD through 4/30/22.” Ptak added [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

It has not been a good year so far for the bond market. Amidst Federal Reserve rate hikes, a rise in Treasury rates, and record inflation, a report from MarketWatch notes that the investment-grade corporate bond market’s total return was -12.3% year-to-date through April 29, while high-yield bonds returned -8% during the same period, according [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 69,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 53,000. Shares of PRFZ were up about 0.9% on the day.

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF (Symbol: STIP) where we have detected an approximate $283.5 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.5% 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 The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (Symbol: XLRE) where we have detected an approximate $138.3 million dollar inflow -- that's a 2.5% increase