Nasdaq ETFs

There has been much discussion about inflation over the past few months, though many analysts assume the current spike is temporary. According to a white paper from Tim Murray, Capital Market Strategist, Multi-Asset Division at T. Rowe Price, “10-year-forward inflation expectation for most developed market countries remains relatively muted, reflecting widespread assumptions that the inflation [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Retail investors can now access systematic exchange traded fund solutions backed by Dimensional Fund Advisors’ time-tested investment approach. In the recent webcast, Why Systematic Active Over Either Active or Passive, Gerard O’Reilly, co-CEO and CIO of Dimensional Fund Advisors, explained that Dimension’s ETF strategies are broadly diversified, have low turnover, and are transparent. Its strategies [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

ProShares announced in a press release yesterday its plans to launch the first ETF within the U.S. tied to the largest cryptocurrency, bitcoin. That ETF launched today, reaching over $264 million within twenty minutes of trading. “It’s an incredibly bullish week — there’s been really positive sentiment around the ETF in particular,” said Sam Bankman-Fried, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

On this special edition episode of ETF Prime, host Nate Geraci speaks with Simeon Hyman, global investment strategist at ProShares, on the launch of their cryptocurrency ETF, the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO). The launch is a historic one for the crypto space; BITO is the first cryptocurrency-related ETF to be approved by the SEC [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

All federal agencies were issued directions in January by President Biden to prepare plans for climate change that would identify the impacts of a warming world on their operations and what steps the agency would take to help mitigate those impacts. The USDA released their plans on October 7th that outlined what the threats were [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Broadly speaking, 2021 is proving far more kind to equity income investors than it is to those who overweight bonds. A simple but accurate view of the matter is that interest rates are low across the fixed income landscape, while both domestic and foreign dividends are rising as some countries, including the U.S., are witnessing [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Milken Institute recently hosted a global conference that saw executives from a variety of industries speaking on major concerns they are seeing within investing, reported Pensions & Investments. Environmental, social, and governance topics kept popping up in multiple panels as executives discussed the role they play for investing and also as a recognition of their [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The European energy crisis might not be due to a mistimed or mismanaged pivot to clean energy, but rather geopolitical circumstances and gambles that did not pay off, according to an article from World Politics Review. In an interview with the Financial Times, Fatil Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, said, “Some people are trying to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

It’s a big day — the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) has launched, giving everyone a chance to somehow invest in cryptocurrency. ETF Trends’ CEO, Tom Lydon, was on hand to discuss this bitcoin event with TD Ameritrade’s Nicole Petallides. As noted, this event has been a long time coming, and it’s very important. The financial advisor community has [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Tuesday, shares of the Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (Symbol: EDV) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $135.50, changing hands as low as $134.91 per share. Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury shares are currently trading down about 1.8% on the

In trading on Tuesday, shares of the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (Symbol: TLT) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $144.33, changing hands as low as $143.72 per share. iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond shares are currently trading off about 1.3% on the day. The

Being tactical with asset allocation can help investors better adapt to shifting markets and sudden risks. In the recent webcast, Long Term but Tactical Aware: A Better Approach to Your 60/40 Allocation, Matthew Bartolini, head of SPDR® Americas research at State Street Global Advisors, pointed out that a medley of investor concerns from supply chain [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

With an array of disruptive megatrends still in their infancies, it’s an exciting time to be a growth investor. Fortunately for investors, a growing number of exchange traded funds are up to the task of delivering megatrends exposure. That group includes the Goldman Sachs Future Tech Leaders Equity ETF (GTEK). GTEK, which debuted last month, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Following a modest loss by the S&P 500 in September and amid escalating concerns that the current bout of inflation could prove more persistent than transitory, it stood to reason that investors may have been short on optimism coming into October. However, that might be starting to change for the better as third-quarter earnings season [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

More global leaders are making ransomware defense a priority, and that could carry with it positive implications for cybersecurity assets, including the  First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR). Last week, the White House hosted the Counter Ransomware Initiative, a two-day conference that brought together 30 global leaders to discuss bolstering defenses against what they view [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Grayscale Investments continues the conversion of their digital currency investment to exchange traded funds with the announcement in a press release of NYSE Arca’s filing with the SEC to convert their flagship Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into an ETF. Grayscale is the biggest global digital currency asset manager, and GBTC is the largest bitcoin trust [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

For this week’s episode of ETF 360, ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon and CIO Dave Nadig spoke with Nick Cherney, the Head of ETFs at Janus Henderson, about the latest ESG news coming in the form of ETFs and portfolios strategies. Watch the Full ETF 360 Episode Here: “We’re pretty excited,” Cherney states, with Janus [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Silver prices are tethered to gold’s performance in the current market environment, but looking at its three-year chart, the precious metal is actually keeping pace with the S&P 500. The apex of the pandemic’s negative effects on the markets in 2020 saw silver prices skyrocket close to 90% before coming back down to earth in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Roughly half of stocks within the automotive industry are made up by Tesla and 15 top electric vehicle (EV) makers, reports Barron’s. This dichotomy is at odds with the breakdown in actual sales of cars, with more traditional companies such as Toyota and General Motors currently accounting for roughly 99% of car sales worldwide. Top [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The stock market continues to rally back from 2020 with the S&P 500 gaining almost 20% year-to-date, but investors wanting more can look to ETFs like the FlexShares Quality Dividend Dynamic Index Fund (QDYN). The ETF’s strategy is tailored towards selecting companies that can provide a sustainable dividend-producing record. As such, stability often skews towards [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.