Nasdaq ETFs

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (Symbol: SHY) where we have detected an approximate $60.4 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.3% decrease week o

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (Symbol: TLT) where we have detected an approximate $74.8 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.4% decrease week o

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR— Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF (Symbol: SPIB) where we have detected an approximate $117.7 million dollar outflow -- tha

By Richard Bernstein Advisors It’s time for our annual August report, “Charts for the Beach.” Each year we highlight five of our favorite charts we think consensus is currently overlooking. Load up the cooler, get your towel and chair, and enjoy the charts! As The Happenings sang, “See you in September.” The Fed has cornered the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Container ship orders are up 149% this year, mirroring a surge in shipping costs, pointing to another inflation relief valve in the economy Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell repeated his view at last week’s Jackson Hole meeting1 that the jump in inflation would be “transitory’’ as supply bottlenecks clear. Horizon Investments would largely agree, as our Q2 Focus [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the T. Rowe Price Equity Income ETF (TEQI) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. TEQI Invests at least 80% of its net assets in common stocks, with an emphasis on large-capitalization stocks that have a strong track record of paying dividends [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Exchange traded fund investors are throwing money into strategies that help hedge against a rising inflationary market environment. For example, ETF investors poured a combined $1.1 billion into the iShares US Real Estate ETF (IYR) and iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) on Wednesday, according to Bloomberg. Meanwhile, ETF investors yanked $900 million out of the iShares [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

International bond exchange traded funds could be in trouble as investors think about cutting exposure to Eurozone debt with the European Central Bank looking to taper its emerging bond-purchasing program. Over the past three months, the iShares International Treasury Bond ETF (IGOV) fell 1.3%, and the SPDR Bloomberg Barclays International Treasury Bond ETF (BWX) dropped [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Hurricane Ida devastated New Orleans, leaving the city without power indefinitely. The remnants of Ida went on to pummel the East coast, causing tornados and flash floods in New Jersey and New York. The storm has highlighted the need for climate-resilient infrastructure. As Congress prepares to vote on a massive infrastructure bill, investors have a [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

A lithium sector-related exchange traded fund has powered up as prices on lithium-based chemicals that go into rechargeable batteries jumped this year on the increasing demand for electric vehicles. The Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (NYSEArca: LIT) increased 36.1% year-to-date. LIT offers efficient access to a broad basket of lithium mining, refining, and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Value stock-related exchange traded funds advanced with the broader U.S. markets hitting another record high on Thursday as cyclical sectors rallied in response to data that showed the economic recovery is still on target. The Wall Street Journal reports that jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, declined to 340,000, marking a new pandemic low. The [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Ford stock is down slightly today, amid news that U.S. sales of the auto manufacturer’s new vehicles in August declined by 33.1% from the year prior. The company claims that the decline results from an ongoing global shortage of semiconductor chips that’s causing a plethora of issues for the automotive industry. According to auto data firm [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Companies are seeing record cash flow and all signs pointing to dividends soaring in the coming months. Whether you are a conservative investor looking for retirement income or an aggressive investor seeking capital gains, dividends should be a staple of your investment diet. If you don’t have dividend ETFs in your portfolio, you are quite [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Oil-related exchange traded funds were among the best performers on Thursday as traders grew more optimistic about the economic growth outlook. On Thursday, the ALPS Alerian MLP ETF (NYSEArca: AMLP) increased 1.7%, and JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN (NYSEArca: AMJ) advanced 2.0%. The more widely observed Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEArca: XLE) gained 2.5%. Meanwhile, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 792,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 77,000. Shares of EEMA were down about 0.1% on the day.

Private payrolls data missed its expectations, which caused a slight uptrend for silver. It remains to be seen whether the precious metal can break out of a year-to-date funk. The Bloomberg Silver Subindex is down about 9% for the year, but silver could have more catalysts up ahead for the rest of 2021. A rising [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The strong interest in cryptocurrencies is further evident in the number of crypto transactions crossing the $1 trillion mark, which focuses on ETFs like the Global X Blockchain ETF (BKCH). Furthermore, companies like Blockchain.com going public are driving even more interest into the space. “In a Forbes interview released on Monday, Kgil said Blockchain.com could consider [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Getting high yield exposure doesn’t mean fixed income investors have to settle for the riskiest debt when you add a value-added strategy to the mix with ETFs such as the FlexShares High Yield Value-Scored Bond Index Fund (HYGV). This year, value has been a strong performing factor, and it only makes sense to apply that metric [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Cloud computing equities and exchange traded funds are taking breathers this year. In this case, “breathers” mean trailing tech-heavy benchmarks, not wilting away.

With the rising adoption rate of blockchain technology and the increased popularity of cryptocurrencies, investors can consider a targeted exchange traded fund strategy that capitalizes on this trend. For example, the Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF (BLOK) is one of a handful of funds that invests in blockchain technology, the technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.