Nasdaq ETFs

Inflation is commanding plenty of attention, and rightfully so, with much of the conversation revolving around which assets will be vulnerable to an extended period of rising consumer prices and which ones could prove durable. Bank stocks and exchange traded funds, such as the Invesco KBW Bank ETF (NASDAQ: KBWB), belong in the durable camp. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 1.1 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 78,000. Shares of FTXR were up about 2.3% on the day.

On Thursday, Fount Investment Co., Ltd. launched two new thematic ETFs: the Fount Metaverse ETF (MVTR) and the Fount Subscription Economy ETF (SUBS). MVTR looks to provide exposure to companies related to metaverse technology. SUBS seeks to provide exposure to companies offering subscription services. “We believe that new technologies are creating seismic changes in the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Simon Property Group, Inc. (Symbol: SPG) has been named a Top Socially Responsible Dividend Stock by Dividend Channel, signifying a stock with above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 4.2% yield, as well as being recognized by prominent asset managers as bei

International Business Machines Corp (Symbol: IBM) has been named to the Dividend Channel ''S.A.F.E. 25'' list, signifying a stock with above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 5.2% yield, as well as a superb track record of at least two decades of dividend

Converting mutual funds to exchange traded funds (ETFs) has been a trend gathering pace on Wall Street. We recently covered some of the differences between these two types of funds as well as the mechanics of the process. The Investment Company Institute highlights that as of May, combined assets in ETFs in the US were over $6.3 trillion, showing [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

With markets chasing all-time highs, perhaps a different approach to your asset allocation is in order. But how can you find areas of value and real opportunities to generate alpha for your clients? In the upcoming webcast, Why Sector and Factor Rotation May Solve Today’s Market Puzzle, Matthew Bartolini, head of SPDR® Americas research at [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Solar sector exchange traded funds jumped on Wednesday after Enphase Energy Inc. (ENPH) revealed third quarter earnings that were well above expectations. On Wednesday, the Invesco Solar ETF (NYSEArca: TAN) advanced 5.0% and the Global X Solar ETF (RAYS) increased 4.7%. Meanwhile, Enphase shares surged 24.7% on Wednesday. ENPH makes up 11.4% of TAN’s underlying portfolio [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The fixed income ESG market continues to grow, and in the first three quarters of this year there were over $300 billion of new corporate issuances of bonds that had defined guidelines on responsible investing, according to a white paper by State Street Global Advisors. With a variety of options available in environmental, social, and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Growth stock exchange traded funds continued to push higher on Wednesday after Microsoft’s positive outlook helped bolster optimism for the third quarter earnings season. Microsoft Corp pointed to a strong end to the calendar year, highlighting its booming cloud business, Reuters reports. Google-owned Alphabet Inc. also revealed a record quarterly profit on a surge in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Stacey Morris, CFA Summary Public producers have been committed to capital discipline and limiting growth, which could actually set up a goldilocks US production scenario for midstream in 2022. Modest volume growth by producers would contribute to a stronger macro backdrop and improved sentiment for energy broadly while allowing midstream to potentially enjoy some incremental [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Passive fixed income investing alone can’t create the stability, diversification, and return potential that investors expect from their bonds, leaving them vulnerable to the changing investment characteristics of fixed income indexes. Alternatively, investors can turn to active bond exchange traded fund strategies to better navigate the changing markets ahead. In the recent webcast, Solving the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Evergrande, China’s foremost real estate developer, continues to cobble together interest payments on debts as the company teeters on the edge of defaulting on $300 billion in liabilities. In the midst of the economic fallout it is causing, smaller developers facing their own default have purportedly met with Chinese regulators to propose a debt restructuring [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

It’s easy to only focus on the major companies when investing, to get pulled into growth or value seeking within large-cap companies, or to search out the next up-and-comers among small-caps. Too often, the middle ground gets forgotten, but often that’s where the sweet spot can lie, and one analyst believes that this seems to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Recent shortages are not only due to COVID-19 related lockdowns restricting supplies. In many cases, demand is also running far stronger than it did during the previous business cycle. As the following chart illustrates, retail sales spiked as the U.S. economy reopened and demand has remained elevated. At the end of August, retails sales were [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

On Wednesday, Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ), a leading global asset management firm, announced the expansion of the Invesco QQQ Innovation Suite with the introduction of two new environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ETF offerings. The launch of the Invesco ESG NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQMG) and the Invesco ESG NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF (QQJG) advances the firm’s goal of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Bargain hunters are wise to pay careful attention to insider buying, because although there are many various reasons for an insider to sell a stock, presumably the only reason they would use their hard-earned cash to make a purchase, is that they expect to make money. Today we

The Invesco PureBeta MSCI USA ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 1.8 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 32,000. Shares of PBUS were down about 0.1% on the day.

The global asset management industry has managed to do something that very few other industries have in pandemic times; it experienced its strongest growth in 10 years, hitting an all-time high of $114.7 trillion in assets under management in 2020, according to a McKinsey and Company report. One of the areas that experienced the most [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Investor sentiment in emerging markets (EM) appears to be improving, and one country that may offer up opportunities for growth plays is India. The pandemic was certainly a thorn in the side of emerging markets as COVID-19 ravaged economies, large and small. However, more investors could be dipping their toes back into EM assets as [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.