Nasdaq ETFs

By Kevin Nicholson, CFA Since the beginning of the year, the yield on the ten-year Treasury has risen by approximately 80 basis points, delivering a return of -6.37%, which brings to the forefront that bonds can lose value when yields rise, especially when yields start at such low levels (see table below). While this is [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Stocks and index ETFs were a mixed bag on Tuesday following a better-than-expected March CPI report and a pause on the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.5%, while the S&P 500 inched up 0.15% to score a fresh intra-day record high. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.76% thanks to moves from [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) investing trend has remained a hot favorite among investors since the pre-outbreak period. Wall Street had recorded the worst quarter to start 2020 since the fourth quarter of 2008. But ESG ETFs had appeared somewhat resilient

A lot has been said about oil price recovery over the past few months. U.S. crude ETF United States Oil USO and Brent crude United States Brent Oil BNO gained 13.9% and 13.4% in the past three months (as of Apr 12, 2021).

Early cancer detection is an emerging frontier for healthcare companies. The ARK Genomic Revolution Multi-Sector Fund (CBOE: ARKG) is among the exchange traded funds best positioned to capitalize on that trend. ARKG includes companies that merge healthcare with technology to capitalize on the revolution in genomic sequencing. These companies try to better understand how biological [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

What do Cannabis, Build America Bonds and Crypto Mining have in common? Answer: all three could be a part of the solution to solve state deficits and lead to continued economic growth in America. Last Friday, U.S. job growth in March showed an improvement of 916,000, and February employment was revised up to a 468,000 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Invesco S&P 500® Pure Value ETF (RPV) is one of this year’s best-performing factor-based exchange traded funds. Good news for investors that missed RPV’s hot start to the year: there could be more to come. RPV holdings and value stock ETFs usually trade at lower prices relative to fundamental measures of value, like earnings [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The hunt for dividend in the equity market is always on irrespective of how it is behaving. After all, who doesn’t like a steady stream of current income along with capital gains? And if investors are mired in a web of equity market uncertainty and global growth worries, the lu

ARK, the investment firm founded by Cathie Wood, launched the much-awaited ARK Space Exploration & Innovation ETF (ARKX) on March 31. The fund was able to attract more than $500 million within a week, making it one of the most successful ETF launches ever.

A Bitcoin exchange traded fund, assuming one (or more) is approved in the U.S., would be considered a derivative. For now, Bitcoin futures are the primary derivative linked to the world’s largest cryptocurrency. They are playing an increasingly prominent role in the Bitcoin market. “As has often been the case in the past, the growth [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 1.2 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 213,000. Shares of IYZ were down about 0.2% on the day.

In trading on Tuesday, the Silver Miners ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.7% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Endeavour Silver, up about 6.3% and shares of Coeur Mining, up about 6.2% on the day.

The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) is a prime example of an asset benefiting from this year’s resurgence in value stocks. The good news is that some market observers believe there’s more room to run for previously undervalued names. SDOG tries to reflect the performance of the S-Network Sector Dividend Dogs Index, which applies [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Some market observers believe the U.S. dollar is poised for upside, to the benefit small cap assets like the ERShares NextGen Entrepreneurs ETF (ERSX). ERSX selects the most entrepreneurial, primarily non-U.S. small cap companies that meet the thresholds embedded in its proprietary Entrepreneur Factor (EF). ERShares’ ETF delivers strong performance across a variety of investment [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF, which added 13,200,000 units, or a 9.0% increase week over week.

Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the SCHO ETF, where 7,100,000 units were destroyed, or a 4.6% decrease week over week.

A look at the weighted underlying holdings of the Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) shows an impressive 12.1% of holdings on a weighted basis have experienced insider buying within the past six months. Evergy Inc (Symbol: EVRG), which makes up 1.32% of the Vanguard Utilities ETF (V

In recent trading, shares of Nuance Communications Inc (Symbol: NUAN) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $52.00, changing hands for $52.85/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgra

In recent trading, shares of Patterson Companies Inc (Symbol: PDCO) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $32.75, changing hands for $32.95/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade

In recent trading, shares of Visteon Corp (Symbol: VC) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $120.44, changing hands for $120.80/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the analyst logically has two ways to react: downgrade on valuati