Nasdaq ETFs

The issuer of the Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF (NYSEArca: EMQQ) and the Next Frontier Internet & Ecommerce ETF (FMQQ) has rebranded the company as EMQQ Global. EMQQ Global’s founder and CIO Kevin T. Carter said in an email to investors that the company is doing this to better represent its expanded holdings and wider reach [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Tom Lydon, CEO of ETF Trends, recently appeared on TD Ameritrade to discuss flows and performance in the first quarter of 2022 with host Nicole Petallides. Lydon explains that 80% of advisors are currently concerned with geopolitical risk, inflation, and rising interest rates. These fears and concerns were reflected in how advisors and investors were [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Friday, shares of the BBUS ETF (Symbol: BBUS) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $81.67, changing hands as low as $81.38 per share. BBUS shares are currently trading off about 0.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of BBUS sha

In trading on Friday, shares of the SRVR ETF (Symbol: SRVR) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $39.81, changing hands as high as $39.87 per share. SRVR shares are currently trading up about 2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of SRVR share

Treasury bond exchange traded funds resumed their retreat, with benchmark yields climbing after a strong March jobs report provided further support for a rising interest rate outlook. On Friday, the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) fell 0.4%. Meanwhile, yields on benchmark 10-year Treasury notes rose to 2.358%. Bond yields and prices have an [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Advisors looking to learn how global dividends are positioned should look at their notable rebound in 2021, momentum that is expected to continue through this year.  There are many dividend ETFs currently available to investors, with each one offering different exposure, income generation, and total return. Finding standouts in the group is difficult, but by [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (ENFR) offers investors a high dividend yield and strong returns. ENFR provides exposure to the AMEI Index, a composite of North American midstream energy infrastructure companies, including corporations and MLPs, engaged in the pipeline transportation, storage, and processing of energy commodities, according to SS&C ALPS Advisors. ENFR has returned 10.25% [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Nextera Energy is one of the energy companies driving innovation and the clean energy transition in the U.S. as it continues to commit to research and development of new technologies and strategies that can help provide solutions for the energy sector in the decarbonization transition. The energy giant, with extensions throughout the U.S. and Canada, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI have conducted their annual review of the Global Industry Classification Standard structure, resulting in changes to the current structure. The GICS revision is the result of a consultation with market participants. Various GICS Industry and Sub-Industry names will be updated to increase clarity and consistency across the GICS structure, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

When it comes to planning for retirement, investors often make overly rosy — and incorrect — assumptions. These assumptions can be damaging to a retirement plan, since by the time an investor recognizes their mistake, it may be too late to fix it. Over at Morningstar, the research and analytics firm’s director of personal finance [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The iShares U.S. Insurance ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 306,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 39,000. Shares of IAK were up about 0.5% on the day.

In trading on Friday, the ARK Genomic Revolution ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.4% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Burning Rock Biotech, up about 15.7% and shares of Accolade, up about 7.6% on the day.

U.S. stocks of Chinese companies have bounced back from their downward trend after word that China is potentially considering access to audits for foreign-listed companies, reports CNBC. The China Securities Regulatory Commission acknowledged meeting this week with major accounting firms in China and requested that they consider getting ready for joint inspections from China and the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

During periods of rising interest rates, investors have generally tilted toward the short end of the bond duration curve to reduce interest rate risk. Looking at fund flows into long-term and short-term bonds over the last four-week period, however, unfolds an unusual story, suggesting that investors believe the Fed will act less aggressively than it [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Businesses shouldn’t fear the blockchain. The underlying technology of digital assets like cryptocurrency is set to transform businesses, but in a positive way. It’s easy to dismiss it as some newfangled approach to business, but that’s what many thought when the internet first arrived. The blockchain could have that same impactful result that spans across [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

OneAscent Investment Solutions announced the launch of its second exchange traded fund, the OneAscent Core Plus Bond ETF (NYSE Arca: OACP). The fund, which began trading on the NYSE Arca on Thursday, seeks total return, with an emphasis on income as the source of that total return, while giving special consideration to certain values-based and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Interest rates are rising, and there’s more to come. There’s no denying that. There’s also no denying that government bond yields remain low. As a result, there’s ample interest among income investors in dividend stocks and the related exchange traded funds, including the WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (NYSEArca: DHS). Home to north of $1 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

There was a time when naysayers derided bitcoin because the cryptocurrency couldn’t be used for basic functions such as grocery shopping. That time is in the past, and little by little, the usage case for bitcoin is increasing with the help of some boring but useful endeavors. Over the long haul, that could be constructive [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

U.S. bond exchange traded funds are having a rough 2022, with U.S. debt markets suffering their worst quarter in over 40 years. Year-to-date, the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) has fallen 5.9%. The widely observed Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which is comprised of U.S. Treasuries, highly rated corporate bonds, and mortgage-backed securities, has returned [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

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