Nasdaq ETFs

The coronavirus pandemic has transformed the way we interact with the world, supporting a shift toward online shopping and e-commerce. In the upcoming webcast, The Whale of Retail: Investing in E-Commerce, Christian Magoon, Founder and CEO, Amplify ETFs; and Jane Edmondson, Founder & CEO, EQM Indexes, will discuss how they believe the growing presence of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Wall Street shrugged off the rising pricing pressure worries and rallied on Jun 10. The S&P 500 Index rose 0.5% to hit a record closing high of 4,239.18. It also touched an intraday record of 4,249.74. Moreover, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq composit

Natural gas exchange traded funds led the charge on Friday as natgas prices hit a high for the June series on prospects of extended supply disruptions and potentially higher demand to combat the summer heat. Among the best performing non-leveraged ETFs of Friday, the United States Natural Gas Fund (NYSEArca: UNG) increased 4.8%, while Nymex [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By John A. Forlines III, Chief Investment Officer, Donoghue Forlines February 25, 2021 Bitcoin keeps gaining momentum in price and institutional interest. The world’s favorite cryptocurrency has gone stratospheric since late last year and recently eclipsed the $50,000 level. Such mind-boggling returns have caught the public’s attention, including Elon Musk. Tesla, the 5th largest company [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Crude oil futures and ETFs jumped to multi-year highs on Friday, targeting a third straight week of gains, as the projections for global demand continue to climb amid rising vaccination rates and easing pandemic restrictions. International benchmark Brent crude futures rallied 35 cents to $72.87 a barrel this morning, a day after closing at their [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

It’s not just standard growth stocks that are being hindered by the growth-to-value rotation this year. Disruptive growth counterparts are being, well, disrupted by investors’ sudden value embrace. Remembering that factor leadership is fluid and that many emerging technologies are just scratching the surface of their long-term growth potential, so investors shouldn’t be frustrated by [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Low interest rates and a tepid dollar could only last for so long, and now bullishness could be back for the greenback, which bodes well for exchange traded funds (ETFs) such as the Invesco DB US Dollar Bullish (UUP). In looking at the ICE U.S. Dollar Index, a dose of volatility thanks to inflation fears [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Investors can always use more income, and there exist several ETFs that are paying out over 7% in annual dividend yields. Dividend yield is a measure of how much of security’s value is returned to shareholders in the form of dividends. Any ETF may hold one or many stocks that pay out dividends; those dividends [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

On Thursday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said consumer price inflation surged 5% on a year-over-year basis in May, good for the largest monthly increase since the global financial crisis. That comes after an uptick in prices in April and as prices for everything from used automobiles to home furnishings are rising. Over the past [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By DeFred Folts III, Managing Partner, Chief Investment Strategist, and Eric Biegeleisen, CFA, Managing Director, Research Portfolio Manager Equities: ▶ U.S. Equities: The U.S. equity market outlook is a bit more neutral currently given the tug of war between the positive impact of the global economic rebound and concerns about whether robust economic growth will [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

U.S. markets were stuck in sideways trading Friday, with growth stocks and related exchange traded funds holding up better than their peers after new inflation data helped calm concerns over a long-term surge in consumer prices. “We would continue to recommend a diversified equity allocation with a barbell approach that has growth exposure on one [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The global economy is changing, yet many investors seem to have static portfolios. The ongoing popularity of the so-called “secular growers” despite the stocks’ meaningful underperformance as the economy has started to change indicates investors generally have not understood the powerful secular macroeconomic forces fueling those stocks. Whereas most investors have focused on companies’ supposed [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

When it comes to biotechnology benchmarks, the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (NBI) has set the standard. NBI, which has a track record spanning nearly three decades, is now the underlying index for the newly minted Invesco Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (IBBQ). That’s one of eight globally listed ETFs that use NBI as the benchmark. For fund issuers, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index (SOX) – the most widely observed chip equity benchmark – has a new home among U.S.-listed exchange traded funds. The Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXQ) debuts today, providing access to the 30 components in the PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index that serve as the backbones of an array of disruptive [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

For many investors, credit risk is usually the primary concern when evaluating high-yield corporate bonds and their related exchange traded funds, including the Invesco Fundamental High Yield® Corporate Bond ETF (PHB). After all, there are reasons why these bonds sport junk ratings and high yields and those reasons often revolve around issues such as balance [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In his recent appearance on Mornings with Maria on Fox Business, founder and CIO of ERShares Joel Shulman shared his thoughts on meme stocks and speculative investing. Stocks like Wendy’s (WEN) and Clover Health (CLOV) fall into new “speculative buckets,” says Shulman. “We’ve identified six or seven speculative buckets, which include the emerging markets, hot [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Obtaining net zero emissions by 2050 without massive disruption to the global energy supply is challenging but possible, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report details over 400 milestones on how to move from current energy consumption and emissions to net zero emissions in less than 30 years. The [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Conservative income-seeking investors, including plenty of retirees, often flock to municipal bonds. However, the asset class encountered some headwinds earlier this year as 10-year Treasury yields spiked. Fortunately, those yields are steadying and the iShares National Muni Bond ETF (NYSEArca: MUB) is getting its groove back. MUB, the largest municipal bond exchange traded fund by [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Peter Grosskopf, Chief Executive Officer, Sprott Inc., Managing Director, Sprott Resource Lending This year will mark the 50-year golden anniversary of the “Nixon Shock,” when the world’s reserve currency was last partially tethered to gold. It seems an apt time to reflect on where we stand on the gold trade. Considering the exponential leveraging [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

With an increasing focus on the environment and conservation, markets around the world are adopting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. The Invesco MSCI Green Building ETF (GBLD) is one example of a fund that has built on this growing popularity. One unique and developing part of the ESG ETF space however, is in exchange traded [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.