Nasdaq ETFs

While the fund industry is expected to see slower growth ahead, exchange traded funds could maintain their blistering push forward. According to ISS Market Intelligence forecasts, long-term fund assets could expand by 7.4% annually over the next five years, compared to their 13.1% average rate for the five-year period ending this year, the Financial Times [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Gold exchange traded funds are about to end at their worst annual percentage decline in years. Over 2021, the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) fell 5.5%. Moreover, the SPDR Gold Shares was among the most hated ETFs of 2021, experiencing about $10.9 billion in net outflows, according to ETF Database data. Despite a surge in consumer prices [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The energy sector and related exchange traded funds are on course for their biggest annual percentage gain on record after the segment took a beating during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the world put greater attention on fighting against climate change. The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca: XLE) has increased 53.9% in 2021. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

ETF Trends’ CEO Tom Lydon discusses the iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) on this week’s ETF of the Week podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. Lydon opens by describing the novelty of the inflationary environment that we are currently in with regards to ETFs and how inflation remains a key concern for advisors going [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Advisors remain leery of the crypto space for a variety of reasons, but perhaps one of the most uncertain aspects for most advisors is the classification of cryptocurrency. Current regulations are largely lacking, and advisors are left wondering if cryptocurrencies are securities or not, and for good reason, reports CoinDesk. The meteoric growth within crypto in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Gold had made modest gains lately, but it has recently been struggling to hold on to the $1800/oz price point despite increasing fears about inflation. The number of jobless claims dipped to their lowest average since October 25th, 1969. Some economists believe that this low jobless claim will give the Fed confidence to quicken its [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

This season of “The Switch” is focused on how innovation performs in times of market turmoil. For this final episode of the season, host Dan White, client portfolio specialist for ARK, is joined by ETF Trends’ CEO, Tom Lydon, and CIO and director of research, Dave Nadig, to discuss why innovation should be a key [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Growth stock-related exchange traded funds pushed higher on Thursday after the weekly jobless claims assuaged concerns over the potential economic fallout from the surge in COVID-19 cases over the winter. The Labor Department’s latest data revealed that the number of Americans filing for first-time applications for unemployment benefits, a proxy for layoffs, dipped to 198,000 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Cade Irwin and Derek Horstmeyer Buffered ETFs have come onto the scene in the last four years, promising near equity returns while minimizing downside exposure. These new ETFs are constructed to track an index but also to minimize downside volatility through the use of collar options, providing as much as 30% downside protection. While [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The ETF industry has been growing at a torrential pace in 2021, with the vast majority of new funds coming online under active management. In the past two years alone, actively managed ETFs have made up nearly 60% of all new ETFs, while AUM within active ETFs has more than tripled, according to Dividend.com. With [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

A Bloomberg article notes that the top 10 richest tech tycoons in China have lost a combined net worth of $80 billion in 2021, highlighting the increased governmental scrutiny on the industry. “The country’s 10 richest tech tycoons lost $80 billion in combined net worth in 2021, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, amid widescale [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Disruptive growth strategies, including the ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEArca: ARKK), took plenty of lumps in 2021, but this style of investing could be rejuvenated in 2022 as investors look for deals among previously high-flying growth names. Of course, it would be helpful for ARKK and its components to start the new year on a strong [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The real estate sector is poised to be the second-best performer among S&P 500 sectors this year, behind only energy. Some market participants are preparing for real estate investment trusts (REITs) to retreat next year, and the conventional wisdom, at least for today, is that it’s unlikely that the group repeats its 2021 showing in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Thursday, the Invesco China Technology ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 4.1% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Tencent Music Entertainment Group, up about 13.7% and shares of Autohome, up about 11.2% on the

It’s fair to say that renewable energy stocks are among 2021’s biggest disappointments. At the industry level, solar equities are, unfortunately, part of that conversation. The Invesco Solar ETF (TAN), the original and dominant solar exchange traded fund, is saddled with a year-to-date loss, but investors should be careful of selling low with TAN. That [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Cybersecurity stocks and exchange traded funds delivered for investors in 2021. It’s not a spectacular showing, but the First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR) is up 20%. CIBR, which tracks the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index, is the original cybersecurity ETF, and, amid a seemingly never-ending spate of cyberattacks on corporate and government entities, the fund [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

For all the talk about equity weakness in various developing economies this year, there are some pockets of strength, too. Consider Vietnamese stocks and the VanEck Vectors Vietnam ETF (VNM). The lone Vietnam exchange traded fund is higher by more than 20% year-to-date, comfortably outpacing the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. To be fair, Vietnam is [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Thursday, shares of the JPHY ETF (Symbol: JPHY) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $51.87, changing hands as low as $51.75 per share. JPHY shares are currently trading off about 0.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of JPHY s

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares National Muni Bond ETF (Symbol: MUB) where we have detected an approximate $221.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.9% increase week over