Nasdaq ETFs

Amid a recent flurry of initial public offerings (IPOs), special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) may be back in style again. Sort of. In the first half of the year, blank-check firms endured a cooling off period as many saw shares slide below the $10 floor. Market participants increasingly scrutinized the post-deal performance of a slew [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Clean energy products like solar panels and wind turbines may be easy to spot, but investors aren’t always thinking about what’s inside. There is opportunity to be had with producers of the materials that power clean energy technologies. Enter the VanEck Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF (REMX). REMX, the original and still only exchange traded [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

With millions of people now vaccinated and easing COVID-induced lockdowns, the global stock market ended first half 2021 on a high note.American stocks have powered the global rally with the S&P 500 posting the second-best start to a year since 1998. Rapid vaccine rol

In trading on Tuesday, shares of the HTRB ETF (Symbol: HTRB) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $41.12, changing hands as high as $41.13 per share. HTRB shares are currently trading up about 0.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of HTRB sh

In trading on Tuesday, shares of the ASHR ETF (Symbol: ASHR) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $39.37, changing hands as low as $39.30 per share. ASHR shares are currently trading down about 0.5% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of ASHR s

The U.S. economy added 850,000 jobs in June 2021 (after rising 559,000 in May), beating market expectations of a rise of 700,000 thanks to easing business restrictions amid reopening of economies, falling coronavirus infection rates and vaccine distribution from multiple

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel

By Jared Dillian I get this a lot. People say, “We are experiencing inflation, so stocks should go down! Because that’s what happened in the 1970s.” This isn’t the 1970s. This is a different sort of inflation. What we are experiencing now is a monetary inflation, compounded by big government interventions in the labor market. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Global infrastructure investing and funds like the FlexShares STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Index Fund (NFRA) offer many benefits investors may not be aware of. A recent FlexShares blog post revealed that getting infrastructure exposure on a global scale can afford more rewards beyond serving as a utilities play. One of those benefits is income, which is [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The last week was moderately upbeat for Wall Street. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq Composite added 1.7%, 1% and 1.9%, respectively and the Russell 2000 index lost about 1.2%. Against this backdrop, below we highlight a few ETF areas that were the most gain

An interesting dynamic is developing in the factor world. First, momentum strategies have gained a lot of media attention. They had garnered a reputation for being growth strategies, since growth was working for so long. Recently, value has taken over. Twitter has caught on to the declining pprice-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of the MSCI World Momentum Index as evidence. For instance: Source: https://twitter.com/michael_venuto/status/1404062272323035138?s=20 Another interesting dynamic [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

For this week’s episode of ETF 360, ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon and CIO Dave Nadig spoke with Amy Zhang, executive VP and portfolio manager for Alger, who discusses the company’s mid-cap approach. Watch the Full ETF 360 Episode Here: Coming out of the financial crisis, it seems as though smaller stocks are coming into their [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Ed Lopez, Head of ETF Product I continue our special bitcoin podcast series by exploring the perceptions, realities and implications of bad actors in bitcoin with Jake Chervinsky. In addition to serving as General Counsel at Compound Labs, he works on regulatory policy for the crypto industry through the Blockchain Association. So, he spends a [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The last week was moderately upbeat for Wall Street. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq Composite added 1.7%, 1% and 1.9%, respectively and the Russell 2000 index lost about 1.2%. Against this backdrop, below we highlight a few leveraged ETF areas that were the

By Kevin Flanagan, Head of Fixed Income Strategy Is it too early to be considering Federal Reserve “exit strategy” protection for your fixed income portfolio? I’ve been focusing a lot on this topic of late, and for good reason. Think about it. If I had asked you your thoughts on monetary policy a few short months ago, the more likely [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Legendary global investor John Templeton once said that the best time to buy was when there was “maximum pessimism,” and the best time to sell was when there was “maximum optimism.” This type of contrarian investing takes great conviction and nerves of steel, but its practitioners—Templeton included—can be rewarded handsomely. The trick is to find [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Chris Wood Stephen’s note: Today, I’m passing the reins to my friend Chris Wood, our in-house microcap stock expert. A couple months ago, Chris revealed his microcap “incubator” for the first time. Based on your feedback, you loved hearing about the extremely early-stage disruptor stocks that Chris monitors. So today, he’s sharing two more tiny picks. As [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Natalia Gurushina, Chief Economist, Emerging Markets Fixed Income Strategy A massive drop in Malaysia’s activity gauges is a reminder that the pace of vaccinations and vaccines’ efficacy can have material implications for the near-term growth outlook in EM. We begin today’s blog with a cautionary tale. It comes from Malaysia, and it shows the impact of very low [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.