The momentum behind the home construction sector and homebuilder-related exchange traded funds could still have legs as investors continue to target the housing market. According to the Federal Bank of New York’s latest survey, people view purchasing a primary residence as a better and less risky investment than the stock market, Reuters reports. The survey [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (Symbol: WBA) has been named to the Dividend Channel ''S.A.F.E. 25'' list, signifying a stock with above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 3.3% yield, as well as a superb track record of at least two decades of dividend growth,
Copper-related exchange traded funds jumped Monday as investors raised bets on the improving economy. Meanwhile, Chile, a major copper producer, closed its borders in response to a spike in Covid-19 infections. Among the better performing non-leveraged ETFs of Monday, the United States Copper Index Fund (NYSEARCA: CPER) was up 3.0% and iPath Series B Bloomberg [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In today’s rapidly changing investing environment, a rational approach to long-term value creation dictates that diversification serve as the foundation of a robust core allocation and not just a constituent piece of the puzzle. In the upcoming webcast, 99 Problems, but Concentration Isn’t One: A New Approach to Diversification, Dr. Tatjana Puhan, Managing Director, Deputy [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds climbed Monday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting record highs, as the services sector reflected an economy that is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) was up 2.0%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEArca: DIA) rose 1.1%, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
For this week’s episode of ETF 360, ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon and CIO Dave Nadig spoke with Arne Noack, DWS Head of Systemic Investment Solutions for the Americas, to chat about the DWS strategy for ESG and how to incorporate into your portfolio with SNPE. Watch the Full ETF 360 Episode Here: ESG assets [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The first quarter of 2021 has mostly been decent for investors. This eventful quarter saw President Joe Biden’s swearing-in ceremony, the passage of the $1.9-trillion coronavirus relief package, the Reddit mania which completely surprised the Wall Street players, accelerated co
Stocks and index ETFs are surging higher on on Monday, continuing the strong run from last week, as a key spike in U.S. job growth last month elevated anticipation for a faster economic recovery from the pandemic. Two of the three major stock indexes are hitting fresh highs on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The first quarter of 2021 has been quite satisfactory amid the pandemic. Notably, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 surged 7.8% and 5.8%, respectively, in the period, witnessing their fourth straight positive quarter (per a CNBC article).
To say it’s not easy investing in bonds these days is an understatement, but investors can increase their chances of success with the right strategies. The FlexShares Ready Access Variable Income Fund (RAVI) may help with that challenge. RAVI primarily invests in investment-grade debt securities with a heavy tilt toward U.S. corporate bonds. According to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) is a high dividend/value asset. With both styles soaring this year, the ETF boasts considerable momentum. SDOG tries to reflect the performance of the S-Network Sector Dividend Dogs Index, which applies the “Dogs of the Dow Theory” on a sector-by-sector basis using the S&P 500 with a focus [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Wall Street was extremely upbeat last week with the S&P 500 (up 2.82%), the Dow Jones (up 1.64%), the Nasdaq (up 3.87%) and the Russell 2000 (up 3.24%) offering stellar gains. The S&P 500 even hit the 4,000-mark last week. Solid U.S. economic data points led to this upsur
Some of the air came out of the clean energy trade in the first quarter, but with the Biden Administration prepared to spend big on this issue, renewable energy funds like the ALPS Clean Energy ETF (ACES) could get another boost. ACES follows the CIBC Atlas Clean Energy Index. That benchmark is comprised of U.S.- and Canada-based companies that primarily operate in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Advisors are quickly discovering that traditional fixed income strategies just aren’t cutting it, particularly with significant exposure to long-dated Treasuries. WisdomTree’s U.S. Conservative Growth Model Portfolio is an option for higher quality income with equity exposure. The model portfolio allocates 60 percent of its weight to fixed income exchange traded funds, many of which aren’t [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The U.S. economy added 916,000 jobs in March 2021, after an upwardly revised 468,000 rise in February and breezing past market expectations of a rise of 647,000 thanks to easing business restrictions amid reopening of economies, declining coronavirus infection rates, vaccine dist
With rates having been so low for so long, savers have been hurt by the lack of available safe income in the market. Conventional wisdom says that these savers will either be pushed into risker assets or forced to take the historically low interest rates offered by low-risk debt. A more novel solution is also [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Wall Street was extremely upbeat last week with the S&P 500 (up 2.82%), the Dow Jones (up 1.64%), the Nasdaq (up 3.87%) and the Russell 2000 (up 3.24%) offering stellar gains. The S&P 500 even hit the 4,000-mark last week. Solid U.S. economic data points led to this upsur
The iShares Global 100 ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 697,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 107,000. Shares of IOO were up about 1.7% on the day.
In trading on Monday, the Uranium ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.8% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Fission 3.0, up about 14.3% and shares of Uranium Energy, up about 10% on the day.
In the United States, healthcare is a dynamic sector home to defensive value stocks, disruptive growth names, and plenty of in-between. China offers a comparable level of healthcare dynamism, which investors can access with exchange traded funds such as the KraneShares MSCI All China Health Care Indes ETF (KURE). KURE invests in a variety of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.