Nasdaq ETFs

As the new year approaches, investors can look to cheap index-based exchange traded fund strategies to create a well-rounded, diversified investment portfolio for 2021. “Diversification helps investors to navigate fast-changing markets and stay the course to pursue their financial goals. This year offered a masterclass in how diversification through index-based ETFs could have helped the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

As the popularity of exchange traded funds explodes, some traditional mutual fund providers are trying to convert their products to ETFs, but they will have a tough slog through uncharted regulatory roads. Three fund companies have already revealed plans to convert mutual funds to ETFs, and more are likely to follow suit, the Financial Times [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The wind seems to be blowing in favor of the market now. Though 2020 has been roiled by the coronavirus pandemic, 2021 might see a turnaround in the U.S. economy. Despite the pandemic-led obstacles, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 5.8% for the year. Going on, the S&P 5

There’s no question environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing has been one of the shining stars in a dull, gloomy 2020. ESG is more than likely here to stay and investors can access that staying power with ETFs like the SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETF (EFIV). The fund seeks to provide investment results that, before [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Precious metals like gold, silver, platinum, and palladium can help add diversification to an investor’s portfolio with real assets, but they’re not the only metals play on the block. Investors can also look at rare earth metals in the convenience of an ETF wrapper via the VanEck Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF (REMX). REMX seeks [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The United States can’t have all the fun when it comes to introducing new ETFs into the marketplace. Global X, a purveyor when it comes to innovative and thematic ETF offerings, is giving the United Kingdom what they want with a pair of new funds for the London Stock Exchange. “US exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

After finding support near the $22 per ounce level late last month, silver rallied more than 20% throughout December to reach over $27.50, before pulling back to the $25 area on Tuesday. The industrial metal is down over 3.29% on Tuesday, dragging down the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) a similar percentage, as the holiday week continues, but [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds were mixed as renewed coronavirus concerns and a weak economic update both offset optimism over the latest stimulus package. On Tuesday, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) rose 0.2%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEArca: DIA) was down 0.3%, and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: IVV) was flat. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Stock market bears get a shot in the arm. A new virus strain is the bad-news catalyst sinking stocks worldwide. Yet, it comes as investor sentiment was quite bullish and positioning was extended. For the last two weeks, Horizon Investments’ Market Notes compiled the ways investors were putting themselves in a precarious position: PIIGS Fly and Other [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Traders understand that when you add leverage to the mix, the results can be explosive gains, but on the flip side, it could be losses and a blown trading account. Yahoo Finance focused on top leveraged ETF performers and three of the funds featured Direxion Investments products. Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bull 3x Shares (LABU) [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The broad health care sector was a strong outperformer as front line workers became the focus of attention amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Small cap equities have been gaining as of late, posting a strong November, which brings us to an ETF that combines the worlds of health care and small caps: The Invesco S&P SmallCap [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Getting international exposure is a typical way to get uncorrelated market movements relative to the United States, but at a time when a pandemic has the whole world in its grasp, it becomes a quandary. That’s when it’s time to get smart as in smart beta with multi-factor strategies used in ETFs like the Xtrackers [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Sudipto Banerjee, Ph.D., Senior Manager, Retirement Thought Leadership; Judith Ward, CFP®, Senior Financial Planner Key Insights Workers have been focusing on building up their emergency funds and cutting household expenses during the coronavirus pandemic. Retirement saving is still a priority. Savings rates remain steady in workplace plans. Saving outside of employer plans has also gained [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In a surprise for many investors, U.S. stocks and index ETF continue to languish on Tuesday despite Congress finally approving a coronavirus relief package after months of protracted negotiations. The S&P 500 slipped an additional 0.4%, dropping for its third straight trading session along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which fell 0.7%. Meanwhile, the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Not all dividend stocks are value plays and not all value stocks are dividend payers, but there are often intersections between the two concepts, meaning the recent value rebound is good news for dividend investors. Advisors can position client portfolios for payout-based value rebound with WisdomTree’s Global Dividend Model Portfolio. “This model portfolio seeks to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Late in 2020, enthusiasm for dividend and value stocks is being reborn, potentially setting the stage for an earnest rebound in 2021 by the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG). 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 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The SPDR S&P Bank ETF (NYSEArca: KBE) and the broader Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLF) are among the financial services exchange traded funds that are taking flight amid the value resurgence and these ETFs are also finally getting some help from the Federal Reserve. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. central bank earlier [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The year 2020 has been beneficial for equities with SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY gaining about 15.2% (as of Dec 18, 2020), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF DIA adding about 5.9%, Invesco QQQ Trust QQQ gaining about 46.3% and iShares Russell 2000 ETF IWM advancing about 17.9%.

Up 82.44% year-to-date, the VanEck Vectors Video Gaming and eSports ETF (NASDAQ: ESPO) is proving the validity of the video game and esports investment thesis. For investors that missed out on ESPO’s 2020 run, the good news is that the esports industry and related investment thesis are still in the early innings. ESPO seeks to [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Small-cap equities and the related exchange traded funds are getting plenty of notoriety these days, but one ETF meriting more consideration, owing to a unique approach, is the ERShares International Equity ETF (NYSEARCA: ERSX). ERSX is benefiting from the rally in domestic small-caps, but investors shouldn’t let home country bias get in the way because [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.