Nasdaq ETFs

While there have been rumblings about inflation fears, with consumer prices spiking to a record in May, investment demand for Treasuries and related exchange traded funds remains robust. Despite data on Thursday that showed U.S. consumer prices rose in May to a 13 year high, yields on 10-year bonds slipped back toward recent lows amid [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The world’s largest economy is gradually gaining control over the coronavirus outbreak with the help of accelerated vaccine distribution. However, the euphoria surrounding the reopening of the U.S. economy and expectations of a faster economic recovery are weakened by w

U.S. markets pushed higher Thursday with the growth style and related exchange traded funds taking charge despite data that revealed a surge in consumer prices and a recovery in the labor market. The Labor Department announced that consumer prices rose 5% in May year-over-year, the highest annual inflation rate in nearly 13 years, the Wall [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Exchange traded fund investors should consider the role commodities can play in a well-balanced investment portfolio. In the recent webcast, Commodities: Disrupted Demand, Disrupted Supply, Continued Opportunities, Robert Minter, Director of ETF Investment Strategy, Aberdeen Standard Investments; and Stan Kiang, Director of Strategic Accounts, Aberdeen Standard Investments, argued that while commodities have always rounded out [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Business intelligence company MicroStrategy, Inc (MSTR) has begun buying Bitcoin using the proceeds from sales of junk bonds, reported Bloomberg Tuesday. MicroStrategy had initially planned to issue $400 million in junk bonds, but after initial demand had already matched that at launch on Monday, the company increased its offering to $500 million. The bonds were [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

While investing in international equities comes with inherent risks, exchange traded fund (ETF) investors can sleep easier with the FlexShares Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund (QLVD). “Investing in low volatility international stocks is often used as a defensive strategy by investors who want to participate in some of the market’s growth while [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By now, many investors know that value has been the king of investment factors this year. Up 32.25% year-to-date, the Invesco S&P 500® Pure Value ETF (RPV) proves as much. Some investors currently mulling value exposure may be concerned about two things. First, how much more upside is available after an exchange traded funds jumps [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Pacer ETFs, an ETF provider that offers strategy-driven, rules-based ETFs, is celebrating crossing the $7 billion mark in assets under management, as well as the firm’s six-year anniversary. Since Pacer’s inception with the flagship Trendpilot strategy in 2015, the firm has grown its offerings to 36 unique, exchange traded funds while also expanding to 92 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

On Thursday, as digital connectivity expands across the globe and transforms how society interacts with technology, BlackRock announced the launch of the iShares Cloud and 5G Multisector ETF (NYSE: IDAT). IDAT seeks to track the investment results of the Morningstar® Global Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity Index. Morningstar’s forward-looking index uses fundamental Morningstar research to assess [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Experienced investors know that talk of mergers and acquisitions activity is a near constant in the healthcare industry. Due to the sluggish pace of deal-making last year owing to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as a bright post-pandemic outlook for some pharmaceuticals companies, the back half of 2021 has the potential to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Revenue ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 181,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 39,000. Shares of RWK were off about 0.3% on the day.

The coronavirus pandemic has shifted how people conduct business and where they choose to live, resulting in massive disparities in both income and lifestyle. But while the period has been a challenge for many Americans, some homeowners are actually growing more affluent simply by owning a home, as prices continue to rocket this year. Homeowners [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Thursday, the Silver Miners ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.1% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of First Majestic Silver, up about 4.3% and shares of Hecla Mining, up about 3.1% on the day.

Although 10-year Treasury yields have steadied a bit in recent weeks, the prior rise by those yields has hindered technology stocks. The tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) is in the green on a year-to-date basis – an impressive feat when considering tech was the sector most inversely correlated to 10-year yields in the first quarter. In [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

A previous spike in 10-year Treasury yields and the arrival of inflation are among the factors making life difficult for advisors on the fixed income front in 2021. Interest rates are also still low, making some previously beloved income-generating assets difficult to justify in client portfolios. The good news is that there are still places [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Autonomous transportation is still a work in progress, but there are plenty of reasons to believe that progress will gain momentum. Sure, there are the obvious investment implications, which could potentially benefit assets like the ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF (CBOE: ARKQ). Then there are the practical outlets for autonomous vehicles, including safer driving [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The S&P 500 is hovering near record highs as inflation fears have subsided and the economy is witnessing a speedy recovery with millions of Americans fully vaccinated and pandemic restrictions being rolled back. The expanded stimulus and strong corporate earnings are

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SCHF ETF (Symbol: SCHF) where we have detected an approximate $214.8 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.8% increase week over week in outstanding u

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (Symbol: DGRO) where we have detected an approximate $119.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.6% increase week ov

Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares, where 8,600,000 units were destroyed, or a 6.8% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying