Nasdaq ETFs

Fixed income investors fretting over whether to chase yield or quality can capture both with the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares (VIG). “It’s hard to criticize markets for setting records seemingly every other day, but all-time highs do pose something of a challenge for yield-hungry income investors: High-quality stocks with dividends that offer [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Grains-related exchange traded funds strengthened Wednesday on growing supply concerns. Among the best-performing non-leveraged ETFs of Wednesday, the Teucrium Corn Fund (CORN) rose 2.4% and the Teucrium Wheat Fund (NYSEArca: WEAT) gained 2.9%. Meanwhile, CBOT corn futures were up 3.5% to $5.595 per bushel and wheat futures were 3.3% higher to $6.5475 per bushel. Traders fueled gains [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

A South Africa country-specific exchange traded fund surged Wednesday, with bigger companies that have a large international footprint leading the charge, as the country suffers through its worst unrest in years. The iShares MSCI South Africa ETF (NYSEArca: EZA) was among the best-performing non-leveraged ETFs of Wednesday, advancing 3.6%. Rand-hedge giants like BHP Group Plc, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

While junk bonds have often been considered the pariah of the bond market in the past, a robust fundamentals setting is helping to bolster what is frequently seen as one of the riskiest products in the financial markets. Bond yields, which run inversely with bond prices, for the lowest-grade bonds are near historic lows after [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 735,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 103,000. Shares of IYC were up about 0.2% on the day.

On Wednesday, Jacob Asset Management (JAM) launched its first exchange traded fund, the Jacob Forward ETF. Shares of the ETF will begin trading today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol JFWD. The Jacob Forward ETF invests in innovative, forward-thinking companies that the team believes leverage technology to create significant competitive [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Growth stocks and related exchange traded funds continued to outperform after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reassured investors that inflation is temporary and that the central bank will maintain its monetary policies. Powell told members of Congress that U.S. monetary policy will provide “powerful support” to the economy “until the recovery is complete,” arguing that [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Charts, charts, charts.  Let’s briefly examine what is happening in the markets through the use of a few charts. Chart #1: The Nasdaq 100 The Nasdaq 100 index represents mostly technology stocks, such as Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Tesla, Google, etc.  You can see in the chart below, that the Nasdaq, or technology stocks, have had [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The first half of 2021 brought a torrid pace of exchange traded funds debuts, with 200 rookie ETFs coming to market. As CFRA Research Director of ETF & Mutual Fund Research Todd Rosenbluth points out, more than a quarter of that tally, 51 funds to be precise, debuted in June alone. Another interesting fact: two-thirds [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Commercial real estate has been dramatically altered by the coronavirus pandemic. Many of those changes will be long-lasting. As such, investors may not want to rely on traditional real estate exchange traded funds, which are often slow to react to seismic shifts. The ALPS Active REIT ETF (NASDAQ: REIT) is an idea for investors when [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

With mergers and acquisitions activity yet to heat up, healthcare stocks are lagging the broader market to this point in 2021. The ARK Genomic Revolution Multi-Sector Fund (CBOE: ARKG) hasn’t been immune to that trend, but the ARK fund also stands out as one of the exchange traded funds in this category that could rapidly [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Faith Investor Services, LLC (FIS), in partnership with Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors (KoCAA), announced the launch of its inaugural ETF today on the New York Stock Exchange. The new fund, the FIS Knights of Columbus Global Belief ETF, will trade under the ticker symbol KOCG. As more investors look to align their investments with [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Working in a hospital is tough work. But it’s safer and easier with the right personal protective equipment—including uniforms. FIGS is a company that manufacturers stylish, durable, comfortable scrubs for people working in the healthcare field. It was co-founded by Trina Spear and Heather Hasson, who now serve as co-CEOs.  Led by their personal drive, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Wednesday, the Junior Gold Miners ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.9% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Oceanagold, up about 7% and shares of Discovery Silver, up about 4% on the day.

A few months past its sixteenth birthday, the Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF (PBW) is one of the more battle-tested renewable energy exchange traded funds on the market today. Although it’s one of the more seasoned options in this category, the Invesco ETF still provides ample exposure to some of the macro themes driving the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (Symbol: ARKG) where we have detected an approximate $86.4 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.9% decrease week over wee

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Symbol: HYG) where we have detected an approximate $175.4 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.9% dec

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 $72.3 million dollar outflow -- that's a 2.2% decrease week

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (Symbol: ITB) where we have detected an approximate $83.5 million dollar outflow -- that's a 3.6% decrease week o

Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF, which added 6,950,000 units, or a 3.5% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of