Nasdaq ETFs

The global cryptocurrencies market pushed lower following news of a new COVID-19 strain reported in South Africa after Thanksgiving eve. The stock market index didn’t fare much better with Dow Jones Industrial Average futures falling as much as 700 points before a shortened trading session. COVID cases were already ticking higher, but this new strain [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Cyber Monday is here, which, after Black Friday, ushers in the start (or extension) of the holiday shopping season. This American tradition often prompts investors to examine retail stocks and exchange traded funds. The Goldman Sachs Future Consumer Equity ETF (GBUY) is a newly minted addition to the latter group. What makes GBUY relevant now [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Experienced advisors and investors know that exchange traded funds, in most cases, are significantly more tax-efficient than actively managed mutual funds. Much of ETFs’ tax advantage over mutual funds stems from the creation/redemption mechanism used by ETFs. When investors in mutual funds make redemptions, shares held within the fund need to be sold in order [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

It’s been a rough year for disruptive growth stocks, but there could be a silver lining emerging from the struggles of this beloved investing style. A “blood in the streets” mentality could develop, meaning that some prescient investors could buy the dips — of which there are plenty to be had — in innovative growth equities and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The recent risk-off retreat that sent U.S. equities markets plunging is an example of why Treasury bond exchange traded funds still have a place in investors’ portfolios. On Friday, the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares (VGIT) was up 0.8% and the Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares (VGLT) rose 2.33%. Meanwhile, broad U.S. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

With stock markets at record highs and bond yields near historic lows, hedged equity and structured outcome solutions have become increasingly popular. But as new alternatives flood the market, investors are understandably overwhelmed by their choices. In the upcoming webcast, Know What You Own: Understanding the Risks and Rewards of Hedged Equity, Swan Global’s client [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Russia country-specific exchange traded funds reflected some of the better performing areas of the market on Monday after the ruble rebounded off a seven-month low and the oil supply outlook stabilized. Among the top performing non-leveraged ETFs of Monday, the Franklin FTSE Russia ETF (FLRU) advanced 3.2%, the VanEck Vectors Russia ETF (NYSEArca: RSX) gained 2.4%, and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Moderna (NasdaqGS: MRNA) jumped on Monday after announcing that a higher dosage booster of its vaccine could help mitigate COVID-19 Omicron risks before a tailor-made shot is finalized, lifting biotechnology sector-related exchange traded funds. On Monday, the Invesco Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (IBBQ) rose 1.4% and iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) gained 1.7%. Moderna shares climbed 11.8% [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Growth stocks and related exchange traded funds led the rebound Monday after the precipitous plunge on COVID-19 Omicron fears at the end of the last week opened up an opportunity for bargain hunters to sift through cheap picks. “People are looking at it as a little bit of a sale on Friday and an opportunity [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the Schwab Ariel ESG ETF (SAEF) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. A recently launched fund, SAEF is an active, semi-transparent (also known as non-transparent) ETF that invests in small- and mid-cap stocks that have been screened based on environmental, social, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Equal weighting is old enough to vote in the U.S., but not yet old enough to purchase alcohol. The S&P 500 Equal Weight Index debuted in January of 2003, creating a novel investment strategy that transformed the index fund industry. The market cap-weighted index approach will favor larger firms with higher market share. Equal weighting [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

A risk-off sentiment could help feed into stronger gold prices amid renewed uncertainty about the newly identified COVID-19 variant dubbed “Omicron.” Gold prices started to ease as a stronger dollar took over for much of 2021. Rising inflation should have helped gold’s cause, but the markets have been rallying off a strong greenback — but [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

While the U.S. struggles to bring a spot bitcoin ETF to the market, Singapore is marching forward with a physical fund comprised of the leading cryptocurrency. Bitcoin Magazine reports that Singapore-based fund manager Fintonia Group will offer a bitcoin and yield fund that will be government-regulated courtesy of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) — [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

How digital assets work and ways investors can gain exposure to them Authored by: Rene Reyna, CFP Head of Thematic and Specialty Product Strategy for ETF and Indexed Strategies, Invesco Steve Kurz Partner and Head of Asset Management, Galaxy Digital Robert Hughes Chief Commercial Officer, Alerian Brett Boor, CFA Senior ETF Analyst, Invesco David Davenport, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 365,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 63,000. Shares of EEMA were up about 0.1% on the day.

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Russell 1000 ETF (Symbol: IWB) where we have detected an approximate $64.3 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.2% decrease week over week (

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR— S&P— Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (Symbol: XOP) where we have detected an approximate $118.3 million dollar

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco Solar ETF (Symbol: TAN) where we have detected an approximate $65.3 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.7% decrease week over week (from 41

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ARK Innovation ETF (Symbol: ARKK) where we have detected an approximate $85.8 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.5% decrease week over week (from