Nasdaq ETFs

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— Bank ETF (Symbol: KBE) where we have detected an approximate $66.3 million dollar outflow -- that's a 2.3% decrease week

With the recent launch of the Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (TSX: U.UN), Ed Coyne sat down with WMC Energy’s Per Jander and Sprott Asset Management CEO John Ciampaglia to discuss the new trust on the latest episode of Sprott Talk Radio. In the interview, Ciampaglia explained that the new fund will hold the equivalent of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

A look at the weighted underlying holdings of the Invesco S&P SmallCap Financials ETF (PSCF) shows an impressive 11.5% of holdings on a weighted basis have experienced insider buying within the past six months. Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc (Symbol: PPBI), which makes up 1.4

A look at the weighted underlying holdings of the iShares Core High Dividend ETF (Symbol: HDV) shows an impressive 10.4% of holdings on a weighted basis have experienced insider buying within the past six months. Dominion Energy Inc (Symbol: D), which makes up 1.25% of the iS

Extracting maximum yield in this low rate environment is difficult when rates are at the whims of the Federal Reserve, but there are solid options available to investors, including the Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF (VRB). It’s one thing to seek higher yield, but it’s another matter entirely to get quality exposure. That’s where preferred [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The S&P 500 has notched a solid performance, but with earnings season winding down and the chance for more summer lethargy to set in, market participants may be pondering what the next sparks are for equities. They’re right to ponder what’s next. After all, the S&P 500 is higher by 17% year-to-date – an impressive [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Eva Ados, COO of ERShares, recently appeared on Yahoo! Finance to discuss tech’s hyper-growth stocks and their outlook for the second half of the year. “It’s a very interesting thing now what’s happening in the markets. The hyper growth high flyers, the technology stocks with high PE ratios, or high market cap to revenue, the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Thomas A. Martin, CFA, Senior Portfolio Manager Is the market on edge? Monday, July 19, the S&P 500 went down -1.6% and to hear the talk, you would have thought the bottom had fallen out. The next day, one strategist used the word “carnage,” and a morning radio talk show suggested we shouldn’t overreact [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

It’s been said that past performance is not a guarantee of future results. But many dividend strategies screen strictly for historical dividend growth without any forward-looking indication of a company’s ability to sustain – much less grow – its dividends. A more sensible approach includes both historical and forward-looking factors to screen for high-quality dividend-growers. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The $550 billion U.S. infrastructure bill currently awaiting Senate approval could have major tax implications for crypto.  According to a Thursday report from Coindesk, a new amendment to the bill would require brokers to report digital asset transactions of more than $10,000.  The draft bill defines digital assets as “any digital representation of value…recorded on [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The outlook for the global economy continues to hinge on health outcomes. In our annual economic and market outlook published at the end of 2020, Vanguard economists expected that the path to recovery would be uneven and varied across industries and countries, even once effective vaccines for COVID-19 became available. Fast forward half a year. The pandemic [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Eurozone government bonds have been rising in recent weeks on fears of a slowdown in Europe. Fixed income investors can also diversify with the strengthening global debt markets through international bond exchange traded funds. Yields on the benchmark 10-year German bund dipped to negative 0.483% Monday, its lowest level in over five months, the Wall [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Investors are increasingly relying on environmental, social, and governance exchange traded funds to easily access socially responsible investments, but with more ESG money being managed by fund providers, some warn that shareholder democracy is now at risk. RIAs, fund trackers, hedge funds, and ESG advocates warn that as BlackRock, Vanguard Group, Fidelity Investments, Capital Group, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

International stock exchange traded funds were higher Monday after European markets posted record highs on growing mergers and acquisitions, along with a string of strong financial sector earnings. European equities were off to a strong start to August with the pan-European STOXX 600 index ending at a record closing high of 464.45, Reuters reports. Among [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

After a nearly $10 run-up from last month, crude oil prices tumbled almost 4% on Monday as anemic economic data from top oil consumers, China and the United States, coupled with increased crude output from OPEC producers, generated worries that there will be a fall in crude oil demand and a surfeit of oil. Chinese [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Breadth and depth are critical when embracing investment strategies purporting to focus on innovative market segments. However, many options in this still-young space are more focused and narrow than investors may realize. The Goldman Sachs Innovate Equity ETF (GINN) is a fund that solves that conundrum. GINN, which turns a year old in November, follows [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The healthcare sector has always been seen as a safe investment, but given the way the pandemic has affected the industry, there may remain dynamic trading opportunities with the Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF (CURE). The pandemic itself was already roiling the markets with volatility and 2021 was supposed to be the year of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The First Trust Lunt U.S. Factor Rotation ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 778,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 47,000. Shares of FCTR were up about 0.6% on the day.

In trading on Monday, the iShares Latin America 40 ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.1% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Itau Unibanco Banco Holding, up about 3.9% and shares of Ambev, up about 3.5% on the day.

For this week’s episode of ETF 360, ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon and CIO Dave Nadig spoke with Sarah Kjellberg, Head of US iShares Sustainable ETFs for BlackRock, who discusses the process of integrating ESG into finance, specifically with climate considerations, to help create a low-carbon economy. Watch the Full ETF 360 Episode Here: With strong [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.