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Retail investors remain undaunted by the new year’s volatility, throwing more money into U.S. equities via exchange traded funds. According to VandaTrack, mall traders have been net buyers of U.S. equities and ETFs for every trading day of January, with the scale of daily inflows above the 2021 average on all but two trading days [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Grayscale, the biggest global crypto asset manager, is evaluating 25 new crypto coins for potential products in the future and adding one crypto asset to its DeFi fund, according to an update on products on the Grayscale website. The firm is currently considering 25 different coins, including BitTorrent (BTT), Algorand (ALGO), IOTA (IOTA), Secret (SCRT), [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
A palladium exchange traded fund has been quietly outperforming this year as the specter of a Russian invasion into Ukraine puts supply of the precious metal at risk. The Aberdeen Standard Physical Palladium Shares ETF (NYSEArca: PALL) increased 26.1% so far this year, with palladium futures hitting their highest level in over four months. Russia, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Natural gas futures and related exchange traded funds climbed on Friday as cold weather fueled a spike in heating demand for the next two weeks. The United States Natural Gas Fund (NYSEArca: UNG) surged 7% and rose almost 13% earlier in the session on Friday. Meanwhile, Nymex natural gas futures advanced 10.0% to $4.71 per million [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Bank of America economists said on Friday that they expect the Federal Reserve to hike rates by 25 basis points seven times this year, beginning in March, adopting one of the most aggressive views on Fed tightening among major banks, Reuters reports. The updated figure came after the Fed issued a statement on Wednesday, holding [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Over 70 private equity firms have signed an agreement to collect and report data on emissions, workplace fatalities, and gender diversity on the boards of companies contained in their portfolios. This move could help push regulatory talks forward in Washington, reports Bloomberg. The initial group committing to data gathering was created by the California Public Employees’ [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
After being largely ignored during the pandemic as investors focused on growth stocks, dividends are back in a big way. Mega-cap tech firms have been sucking all of the oxygen out of the room for the past few years, but there’s a shift underway. With markets in a place of volatility, inflation running rampant, and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Markets ended last year volatile and have had a difficult start to this year thus far; the S&P 500 is down 8% after recording a high on January 4, highlighting the extremity being seen in both market volatility and investor sentiment, writes Mark Hackett, chief of investment research for Nationwide’s Investment Management Group. The current [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Since their introduction in 1993, exchange traded funds have exploded in popularity. In 2020, there were 2,204 ETFs in the U.S. alone. By holding a diversified basket of securities, ETFs reach into corners of the market that were previously inaccessible to the average investor. But as with any investment, due diligence, patience, and discipline are [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds rebounded on Friday as strong quarterly earnings from Apple and Visa helped fuel the positive sentiment to help close out a volatile week. On Friday, the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP), which follows the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index (EWI), rose 0.4%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
ESG funds saw a rapid growth of inflows in 2021 as increasingly more advisors and investors focused on investing sustainably and ethically. Yasmin Dahya Bilger, head of ETFs for Engine No. 1, and Michael O’Leary, managing director at Engine No. 1, joined Dave Nadig, CIO and director of research for ETF Trends, to discuss the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The ETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5x Leveraged Alerian MLP Index ETN (MLPR) offers enhanced exposure to MLPs, an area well-positioned for rising interest rates. MLPR is the only leveraged fund that tracks the Alerian MLP index. The fund was first available to investors in June 2020 and has gathered $35 million in assets under management, as [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
WisdomTree is launching a new digital wallet designed to hold digital assets. Unveiled during the company’s quarterly earnings call on Friday, WisdomTree Prime is a blockchain-native financial services mobile app that will allow users to invest, save, and spend with digital assets. This includes certain crypto assets like bitcoin or ether, blockchain-enabled funds (which may [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Getting more yield amid rising inflation is possible without sacrificing credit quality with the Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (BLV). The equities markets have been whipsawing with volatility amid inflation fears as everyone tries to guess how aggressive the Fed will be with regard to interest rates. That’s also causing bond investors to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Getting intermediate bond exposure can help investors toe the line between getting more yield while limiting credit risk using an ETF like the FlexShares Credit-Scored US Corporate Bond Index Fund (SKOR). SKOR seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust US Corporate Bond [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
As inflation intensified in 2021, commodities proved their mettle, ranking as one of the year’s best-performing asset classes. That was accomplished without the benefit of assistance from gold, but even though the yellow metal sat out the 2021 rally, commodities are entering 2022 with momentum, and that could prove beneficial to exchange traded funds, such [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Friday, the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Twilio, up about 7% and shares of SNAP, up about 5.9% on the day.
Investors looking for investments that are well-positioned for inflationary and higher interest rate environments should consider adding a merger arbitrage strategy to their portfolios. The Federal Reserve issued a statement on Wednesday, holding short-term interest rates steady but signaling intentions to raise them in mid-March, the latest update on plans to remove stimulus to temper [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
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