Hallmarks of the quality factor include robust profitability, strong cash flow, and durable, growing dividends. Those characteristics usually aren’t had on the cheap. With that in mind, it’s unusual (and compelling) when quality stocks, including the lineup of the WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW), are attractive on valuation, but that is the case [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Intro Vocals [00:00:01] You’re watching The Blockchain Interviews hosted by Dan Weiskopf. Each episode features interviews with leading industry experts so that viewers can have a deeper understanding of today’s quickly evolving blockchain marketplace. Dan Weiskopf [00:00:19] Jaime Leverton, thank you very much for being with me on the blockchain CEO interview series. Look forward [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Markets are currently rallying once more, but the most recent three-day pullback is a reflection of investor concerns around Fed hawkishness, Omicron uncertainties as the new variant surges, continuing supply chain issues, and the failure of the Build Back Better plan to garner enough votes. All of these fears, coupled with a holiday week that [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Residential real estate investment trusts-related exchange traded funds could continue to outperform as rents rise at record rates and many Americans are forced to rent for longer in a pricey housing market environment. Rental building owners have capitalized on strong apartment demand over the coronavirus pandemic. Looking ahead, household formations that were delayed during early [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
While investors remained cautious of the increasing infection rate of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, energy sector-related exchange traded funds strengthened on Tuesday following a rebound in risk appetite. On Tuesday, the ALPS Alerian MLP ETF (NYSEArca: AMLP) increased 2.5%, and the JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN (NYSEArca: AMJ) advanced 2.2%. The more widely observed Energy Select [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The Turkey country-specific exchange traded fund dipped after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed a rescue plan to protect the local currency by encouraging Turkish citizens to put their money back into the lira. The iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (NasdaqGM: TUR) fell 10.7% on Tuesday after surging 21.2% on Monday and declining 13.7% on Friday. In [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Tuesday, shares of the iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF (Symbol: FALN) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $29.78, changing hands as high as $29.80 per share. iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond shares are currently trading up about 0.4% on the day. The c
My three-day rule states that upon any news-driven market crisis, wait three business days to move money.Anyone who spent the weekend after Thanksgiving pondering risk from Black Friday's omicron shock benefited by standing pat.
In trading on Tuesday, shares of the ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (Symbol: REGL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $71.49, changing hands as high as $72.27 per share. ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats shares are currently tr
In trading on Tuesday, shares of the iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (Symbol: EFG) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $107.89, changing hands as high as $108.05 per share. iShares MSCI EAFE Growth shares are currently trading up about 1.1% on the day. The chart below
Quadruple witching day comes four times a year, and this most recent one brought with it record trading volume during the closing auction for the NYSE. “Last Friday’s Quadruple Witching (12/17/21) was historic in the sense that it was the heaviest trading volume day on the NYSE Closing Auction ever at 2.4 billion shares (previous [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week’s top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly. Always do your homework. Ticker Name 1 Week Return (YANG A-) Direxion Daily FTSE China Bear 3X Shares 17.60% (DRIP ) Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds rebounded on Tuesday after suffering a steep three-day decline as the COVID-19 Omicron variant fueled uncertainty and volatility. On Tuesday, the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP), which follows the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index (EWI), rose 2.0%. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 was up 1.6%, the Dow [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
On Tuesday, IndexIQ, a leading provider of innovative investment solutions, announced the launch of the IQ MacKay California Municipal Intermediate ETF (MMCA), the latest addition to the firm’s fast-growing suite of municipal bond ETF offerings. MMCA is actively managed by subadvisor MacKay Municipal Managers™, the municipal bond team at MacKay Shields LLC, led by co-CIOs [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Within one week, Omicron has become the most prevalent variant in the U.S., overshadowing Delta in areas where both strains are actively spreading. It’s an increase that even the CDC and health officials didn’t expect, and with much still unknown about the health impacts of this newest COVID variant, it could have bigger economic impacts [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
With a wide array of thematic funds to choose from, exchange traded fund (ETF) provider Global X has investors covered with one fund: the Global X Thematic Growth ETF (GXTG). GXTG seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Thematic Growth Index. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
As measured by the Morningstar U.S. Large, Mid and Small Cap indexes, small-cap equities were the worst performers this year. With cyclical value stocks rallying earlier in the year, small-cap stocks started 2021 on strong footing, but as volatility rose in the second half of 2021, investors sought the comforting embrace of large- and mega-cap [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The Invesco Water Resources ETF (PHO) has been a sneaky good industry exchange traded fund in 2021, and some market observers believe that this trend could continue next year. Up 25.45% year-to-date, PHO is handily beating the largest traditional industrial and utilities ETFs — relevant comparisons because water ETFs are usually heavily allocated to those two [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.