Nasdaq ETFs

China’s recent moves to curb monopolistic overtures by its big tech companies put a bearish spin on the country’s internet sector, but that could be changing. Large tech companies like Alibaba came under scrutiny by the Chinese government, which then levied a $2.8 billion antitrust fine on the online retail giant. According to China’s antitrust [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Nasdaq and the S&P 500 opened at record highs on Monday, lifted up by Tesla and energy stocks, reported Reuters. The Nasdaq Composite rose 42.87 points (0.28%) to 15,541.26, the S&P 500 was up 5.24 points (0.11%) to 4,610.62, and the Dow Jones Industrial gained 14.09 points (0.04%) to 35,833.65 at opening, starting a [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

A variety of factors have received plenty of attention at various points over the course of 2021, but investors looking for a factor idea to close out the year and ride into 2022 may want to consider momentum. Enter the Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF (SPMO), which follows the S&P 500 Momentum Index. Momentum as [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

As companies, consumers, and investors know, brands have value, and that value is often material to investors. Along those lines, brand equity is something that Tesla has and that’s a plus for its shareholders and exchange traded funds with large allocations to the stock, including the ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEArca: ARKK). The actively managed ARKK [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Conventional wisdom says that higher interest rates can hinder dividend stocks. In theory, that makes sense because higher yields on lower risk government bonds could compel income investors to dial back risk and eschew equities and even dividend stocks, which are often less volatile than their non-payout counterparts. “Higher bond yields pose more competition to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, kicked off on Sunday and runs through Nov. 12 in Glasgow, Scotland. Held since 2015, COP26 is one of the world’s marquee climate conferences, and with that status comes opportunity for investors. Although it’s fresh on the scene at just a few months old, the Goldman [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Corning Inc (Symbol: GLW) has been named a Top Socially Responsible Dividend Stock by Dividend Channel, signifying a stock with above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 2.7% yield, as well as being recognized by prominent asset managers as being a socially r

By Brandon Rakszawski, Senior ETF Product Manager, VanEck Investors have increasingly been turning to sustainable investments. Mutual fund and ETF strategies focusing on climate issues, social causes or built with broad ESG considerations have grown rapidly in recent years. Those identified as a sustainable fund by Morningstar have seen assets increase by nearly 175% over the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Thompson Clark, Mauldin Economics There are no shortcuts in investing. Well, maybe one… This “shortcut” is really just a simple strategy. But it can easily boost your returns by 6% or more every year. That might not sound like much. But when a $100K portfolio beats the market by 6% for a decade straight, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Shawn Reynolds, Portfolio Manager, VanEck Mind the Gap in Commodities and Resource Equities There was a stark divergence between the performance of commodities and resource equities in the third quarter. On the one hand, commodities (as measured by the Bloomberg Commodity Index1) rallied to six-year highs off August’s lows while, on the other hand, resource [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By VanEck The sharp economic recovery from the depths of the pandemic coupled with continually evolving expectations in terms of future impact have recast the spotlight on natural resources and commodities. While this short-term attention after a prolonged period in the background is a welcome change in sentiment and acceptance, the long-term rationale for investing [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Scott Welch, CIMA ®, Chief Investment Officer – Model Portfolios, WisdomTree This article is relevant to financial professionals who are considering offering model portfolios to their clients. If you are an individual investor interested in WisdomTree ETF Model Portfolios, please inquire with your financial professional. Not all financial professionals have access to these Model Portfolios. Cart [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Natalia Gurushina, Chief Economist, Emerging Markets Fixed Income Strategy, VanEck Poland’s nasty inflation print signals that it is too early for the central bank to relax. Brazil’s might have been one of EM’s fiscal stars this year – can the government resist temptation to spend more? Some central banks pretended for far too long that inflation [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

  To learn more about Main Management and how some of our strategies could help you with your investment needs, please contact Darol Ryan, our Head of Sales and National Accounts, at ryan@mainmgt.com. Also check out Main Management CEO Kim Arthur on Twitter and Main Management on LinkedIn. Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Investors become myopic during bubbles.  They believe the universe of attractive investment opportunities is small and growth can be found only in a few select sectors.  As we’ve repeatedly highlighted, it is exactly that narrow-mindedness that presents opportunities because investors ignore the broad range of potential investments outside the bubble. Today’s bubbles are following that [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Advisors are finding it increasingly difficult to rely on their traditional fixed income portfolios to fill the dual role of generating income and providing real portfolio diversification. Focusing only on U.S. Treasuries and corporates means that advisors are missing a huge part of the bond market — the $12 trillion market for securitized assets. In [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds were clawing back late on Friday after reeling in early morning trading on a pessimistic holiday outlook from e-commerce giant Amazon and iPhone maker Apple. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP), which follows the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index (EWI), dipped 0.1% on Friday. Meanwhile, the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Exchange traded funds now offer exposure to some compelling themes that investors need to watch. In the recent webcast, Evolution and Revolution? The Role of Thematic ETFs in Today’s Portfolio, Scott Helfstein, executive director of thematic investing at ProShares, explained that we are in midst of the next evolution of the ETF universe, or what [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

“1993 is remembered for the first equity ETF, 2002 for the first bond ETF, and 2004 for the first gold ETF. 2021 will be remembered for the first cryptocurrency-linked ETF”. – ProShares CEO Michael Sapir It finally happened… sort of.  The first bitcoin-linked ETFs have arrived, with the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) and Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Rod Smyth, Chairman of the Board of Directors SUMMARY Interest rates are at historic lows… In our view, this presents tough choices, which are best handled by an active manager than a  passive index. Few Good Choices in Fixed Income Make Active Management Imperative, in Our View When playing cards, you have the excitement [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.