Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA) reported mixed results with its quarterly earnings on Thursday. While revenues were up just 10% year-over-year, adjusted earnings per share came in slightly better than expected. Although adjusted earnings were down 23% year-over-year, the company performed better than consensus estimates. Sales for the e-commerce giant were up 9.7% year-on-year, with [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Thursday’s trading session induced a lot of seasickness in the capital markets. The major stock market indexes were rocking up and down following the invasion of Russia into Ukraine. That said, amid volatile markets, it can be tempting to simply watch your portfolio shrink and then expand, hoping for the best. As opposed to simply [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Komson Silapachai, Research & Portfolio Strategy In the two years since the onset of the pandemic, ESG ETFs have seen tremendous growth in both adoption and the breadth of options available to investors. As the space continues to evolve rapidly, we believe it’s important to identify major developments within the space, review performance, and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Spot crypto prices have been rocky since Russia began a full scale war with Ukraine. Prices fell on Thursday, wiping out $150 billion of wealth, but have recovered somewhat today. “The current geopolitical situation will inevitably have an effect on the already elevated prices in the commodities market and aggravate the already-serious supply chain issues [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The ETF marketplace has become flooded with options as the popular investment vehicle continues to experience a wave of launches. Navigating all the choices and building strategies can be a daunting task for advisors, but representatives from VShares, Emles Advisors, and Dynamic Shares gave a webcast on both the challenges of the current economic cycle [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the JEPI ETF (Symbol: JEPI) where we have detected an approximate $115.9 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.8% increase week over week in outstanding u
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (Symbol: IVW) where we have detected an approximate $72.0 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.2% decrease week over
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Convertible Bond ETF (Symbol: ICVT) where we have detected an approximate $81.3 million dollar outflow -- that's a 5.1% decrease week over w
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (Symbol: GOVT) where we have detected an approximate $143.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.9% 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 First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund (Symbol: FTGC) where we have detected an approximate $140.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 5.
Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares U.S. Industrials ETF (Symbol: IYJ) where we have detected an approximate $65.7 million dollar outflow -- that's a 4.6% decrease week over we
Bonds showed their nature as a safe haven following the invasion of Russia into Ukraine. Investors sought the safety of the bond markets as uncertainty entered the stock market indexes, especially in the Eurozone and Germany in particular. Amid rising global inflation and central banks looking to start implementing a tighter monetary policy, yields took [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Solar stocks and sector-related exchange traded funds surged Thursday, alongside a broader rally in growth stocks. On Thursday, the Invesco Solar ETF (NYSEArca: TAN) advanced 8.6%, and the Global X Solar ETF (RAYS) increased 6.0%. The solar industry may be strengthening the broader rally in growth stocks as some investors bet that the Federal Reserve won’t [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The events of the last few weeks have certainly rattled even the most composed investors. We take this opportunity to remind those who have placed their trust in us as stewards of their assets – your portfolio is not the market. News outlets will undoubtedly sensationalize today’s move in U.S. and international equity markets but [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Russia has attacked Ukraine, launching missiles and airstrikes in several cities within Ukraine in an offensive that Russian President Vladimir Putin has said has goals of demilitarizing the country and toppling the government in Kiev, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors have scrambled out of stocks and into safe haven allocations such as government bonds and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Oil commodity-related exchange traded funds maintained their momentum Thursday, with crude oil futures briefly trading above $100 per barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatened to disrupt supply. On Thursday, the United States Oil Fund (NYSEArca: USO), which tracks West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures, and the United States [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Russia country-specific exchange traded funds plunged on Thursday after Russian troops crossed over into Ukraine. On Thursday, the Franklin FTSE Russia ETF (FLRU) declined 10.6%, the VanEck Vectors Russia ETF (NYSEArca: RSX) decreased 19.1%, and the iShares MSCI Russia Capped ETF (NYSEArca: ERUS) dropped 19.1%. Russia country-specific ETFs were already down close to 30% year-to-date before Thursday’s decline. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. growth stocks and related exchange traded funds rallied toward the end of Thursday’s session after President Joe Biden revealed new sanctions against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Biden outlined measures to impede Russia’s ability to do business in the world’s major currencies, along with sanctions against banks and state-owned enterprises, Reuters reports. The equity markets [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Amidst Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, several of the top holdings in the Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF (NYSEArca: EMQQ) are seeing their valuations plummet. Despite still having strong fundamentals and potential for growth, companies like Tencent Holdings Ltd. (TCEHY), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA), and Prosus NV (PROSF) saw record drops in their PE ratios. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shifted investors’ primary fear from the Federal Reserve to geopolitical risk as tensions between NATO countries and Russia over Ukraine have fueled the latest bout of market volatility. According to a recent Gallup survey, 75% of investors worry about geopolitical risk. Unfortunately, since geopolitical risks are impossible to accurately model, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.