Nasdaq ETFs

On Wednesday, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler revealed that he had asked his agency’s staff to look into making companies disclose their climate-change-related risks, reported The Wall Street Journal. Staff is evaluating if companies should file the statements with their annual reports, the Form 10-K, which includes financial data and various information that investors use. Making [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Government debt and bond-related exchange traded funds logged their best monthly rally in July in 16 months, as the Covid-19 Delta variant scare and the Federal Reserve’s assurances to maintain its loose monetary policy helped support the Treasuries market. Over the past month, the PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon US Treasury Index ETF (NYSEArca: ZROZ) advanced [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

With record growth and a more detailed look into digital assets, the WisdomTree earnings call left advisors with a lot of information to digest, going into what executives believe to be a positive third quarter. According to Jonathan Steinberg, CEO, the second quarter saw “continued growth and strong execution” for WisdomTree Investments. WisdomTree had a record [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Confluence Investment Management offers various asset allocation products which are managed using “top down,” or macro, analysis. We publish asset allocation thoughts on a weekly basis in this report, updating the report every Friday, along with an accompanying podcast and chart book. The availability of ample investment capital is vital for economic growth in both rich, well-developed countries [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

It’s long been said that fans of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies favor the asset class due to decentralization and the fact that central bank interference isn’t part of the equation. It’s also frequently noted that the world of digital assets often looks like the Wild West and could benefit from more regulation. Some policymakers are [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Autonomous ride-hailing isn’t yet ready for mass consumption, but a disruptive technology once seen as far-flung is inching closer to becoming a reality, and that reality carries with it a slew of investment implications. The ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (CBOE: ARKQ) is one of the exchange traded funds most well-positioned to capitalize on [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Globally listed environmental, social, and governance exchange traded funds have enjoyed record inflows over the first half of the year. According to ETFGI data, global ESG-related ETFs attracted $293 billion, and related exchange traded products brought in $83 billion. ESG ETFs brought in net inflows of $9.09 billion over June, bringing year-to-date net inflows to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

If you follow us on LinkedIn, you will notice our desire to improve our vocabulary through the launch of the Auour Word of the Day (AWOTD). Within this note, you will see demonstrations of our fresh learnings. As with our last note, however, we are going to keep text to a minimum and not perorate [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

ARK Invest’s Ren Leggi, Client Portfolio Manager for ARK, sat down with ETF Trends’ CEO Tom Lydon and CIO Dave Nadig to continue their conversation on the four market inefficiencies found within the public equity markets for innovative stocks. In this week’s episode of The Switch, they discuss passive public markets. Nadig begins by explaining [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Confluence Investment Management offers various asset allocation products which are managed using “top down,” or macro, analysis. We publish asset allocation thoughts on a weekly basis in this report, updating the report every Friday, along with an accompanying podcast and chart book. The pandemic-related expanded benefits for the unemployed are expected to end in September. States that have [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Fixed-income exchange traded funds gained Friday as bond yields dipped on easing inflationary pressures. The personal consumption expenditures index, which the Federal Reserve looks at to gauge inflation, rose 3.5% in June year-over-year, or slightly below economists’ expectations of 3.6%, CNBC reports. The core PCE index was also up 0.4% month-over-month, compared to the 0.6% [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

On the basis of yield, emerging markets debt stands out compared to U.S. Treasuries. These days, that’s not particularly difficult, but it’s alluring for many income-starved investors. However, there are risks associated with bonds in developing economies, and some related central banks are starting to hike interest rates, indicating that investors considering this asset class [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

A change in leadership in the Oval Office often stirs talk about the regulatory environment for the healthcare sector. That talk is often elevated when one party controls the presidency and both houses of Congress, as is the case today. That doesn’t mean investors need to fret about exchange traded funds, such as the VanEck [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

While not as large as some clean energy proponents previously hoped for, the Biden Administration’s infrastructure bill contains a fair amount of funding for renewable energy projects and bolstering the nation’s power grid. If executed properly, spending over time could be beneficial to exchange traded funds, including the First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF (FAN). FAN, which [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Robinhood Markets Inc, the trading app used by retail investors and the driver behind many of the hot stocks of this year, received a less than stellar reception in its debut on the stock markets. While it initially opened at IPO price of $38, it rapidly fell, ultimately to close down 8.4%, reports The Wall [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The S&P 500 gained 3% for the month ending July 29. Treasury yields are declining, and earnings growth is mostly notable. In other words, many market participants think it’s a great time to be long equities. Obviously, it’s a fool errand to fight price action, but investors should prepare for potential headwinds. Some, including the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Factor leadership is constantly changing, but one of the great things about the quality factor is that it’s usually sturdy and practically never out of style. Those are points worth remembering with smaller stocks, and it’s easy to put that into practice thanks to the WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Growth Fund (NasdaqGM: DGRS). Home to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Friday, the Invesco Solar ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.7% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Sunnova Energy International, up about 5.1% and shares of First Solar, up about 2.5% on the day.

Global real estate prices continue to soar, including China, where investors can get exposure with exchange-traded funds (ETFs) like the Global X MSCI China Real Estate ETF (CHIR). Meanwhile, prices continue to reach newer highs in China’s real estate market, prompting the government to step in to try and reverse the trend. “After a years-long [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.