In trading on Friday, shares of the iShares Global Healthcare ETF (Symbol: IXJ) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $86.11, changing hands as low as $85.69 per share. iShares Global Healthcare shares are currently trading down about 2.5% on the day. The chart below
In trading on Friday, shares of the iShares MSCI Australia ETF (Symbol: EWA) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $25.32, changing hands as low as $25.28 per share. iShares MSCI Australia shares are currently trading off about 3.5% on the day. The chart below shows t
In trading on Friday, shares of the DIVO ETF (Symbol: DIVO) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $36.83, changing hands as low as $36.77 per share. DIVO shares are currently trading off about 1.9% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of DIVO sha
In trading on Friday, shares of the Invesco Solar ETF (Symbol: TAN) entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $64 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum
Cryptocurrencies are continuing to gain mainstream and institutional acceptance, but the question of environmental impact still looms over the industry. The U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee has recruited nearly two dozen Democratic lawmakers to push for further scrutiny into the environmental impacts of crypto mining. “We have serious concerns regarding reports that cryptocurrency [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Friday, shares of the iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF (Symbol: USMV) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $76.61, changing hands as low as $76.04 per share. iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor shares are currently trading down about 1.9% on the day. The
In trading on Friday, shares of the SCHV ETF (Symbol: SCHV) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $70.58, changing hands as low as $69.75 per share. SCHV shares are currently trading off about 2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of SCHV share
The retirement crisis is real for a huge swath of Americans, with COVID-19 impacts heavily affecting retirement planning and saving. Americans have the least amount of savings in years, with 40% reporting that they have less than $300 saved away, according to GOBankingRates. With many looking for guidance in turbulent markets, understanding the retirement savings [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Up nearly 11% year-to-date, the VanEck Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO) is turning heads, particularly as broader equity benchmarks notch negative performances. Much of MOO’s strong 2022 is showing is attributed to agribusiness equities strutting their stuff against an inflationary backdrop and fertilizer producers getting a lift from crimped supplies — a scenario amplified by Russia’s war against [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has indicated that the central bank will be increasing interest rates by half a percentage point in May, the first such increase in over 20 years, reports the Wall Street Journal. Powell made comments at a panel that was hosted by the International Monetary Fund, signaling a half point increase [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Omar Aguilar, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Schwab Asset Management discusses personalized direct indexing with Margareta Hricova and Deborah Fuhr on ETF TV
Real estate is a prime example of a sector that could use some refreshing, and that’s particularly true of many of the related exchange traded funds. In recent years, some real estate ETFs modernized the sector for everyday investors. Add the WisdomTree New Economy Real Estate Fund (WTRE) to that list. WTRE, which tracks the CenterSquare New [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Komson Silapachai, Research & Portfolio Strategy The first quarter of 2022 marked one of the worst quarters for the U.S. fixed income market since the Aggregate Bond Index’s inception in 1976. The worst quarters were Q1 and Q3 1980, during the hiking cycle in which Paul Volcker raised the fed funds rate to 20%. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
FlexShares Exchange Traded Funds has launched a new ESG ETF focused on climate with exposure to emerging markets. This is an area with limited product offerings to date. The FlexShares ESG & Climate Emerging Markets Core Index Fund (FEEM), listed on the NYSE on April 21, is the newest addition to FlexShares’ existing climate suite [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Tesla (NasdaqGS: TSLA) rallied Thursday on record quarterly profits, paring some losses in the consumer discretionary sector-related exchange traded funds. On Thursday, the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLY) fell 1.0%, the Vanguard Consumer Discretionary (NYSEArca: VCR) dropped 1.3%, and the Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary Index (NYSEArca: FDIS) was down 1.3%. Meanwhile, Tesla shares advanced 3.2%. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
An Airline sector-specific exchange traded fund soared Thursday after United Airlines Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL) provided an optimistic outlook on this year’s profits. The U.S. Global Jets ETF (NYSEArca: JETS) advanced 2.7%. Meanwhile, United Airlines shares were 9.2% higher. UAL makes up 11.3% of JETS’s underlying holdings. United Airlines anticipates a return to profits in 2022 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Not only is socially responsible investing a way to help toward a cleaner future, but it can also be suitable for your investment portfolio. As global governments try to steer their economies away from high-emission energy sources, the shift toward a greener future may present investment opportunities with return potential. In the upcoming webcast, This [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Commodities are outperforming amid the recent chaos, and the asset class may be a critical component of a well-balanced exchange traded fund investment portfolio, both in turbulent times and as a strategic, long-term allocation. In the recent webcast, How Global Tension Has Fueled Inflation and Commodities, Robert Minter, Director of ETF Investment Strategy, abrdn; and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.