By Brie Williams, Head of Practice Management, State Street Adoption of ESG investing and asset growth has accelerated. You can help clients pursue their goals by effectively integrating ESG principles into portfolios. Environmental social and governance (ESG) investing tends to land in the spotlight during extreme events like the global pandemic. However, the trend line [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Shawn Reynolds, Portfolio Manager, VanEck Modest Recovery Though the global economy continues to be plagued by the demand shock from COVID-19, the rebound has been significant, with some commodities reaching all-time highs during the last quarter or at least, in most cases, trading at or near levels seen prior to the onslaught of the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By George Prior Relying on guidance from historical returns is the number one investment mistake made by millionaires, reveals a new global survey. The survey was carried out by deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organizations, and queried 752 investors with investable assets of more than £1m (or the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Nicolas Fonseca, CFA, ETF Product Analyst, VanEck Despite the pandemic shutting down live sporting events for most of the second quarter in 2020, according to the American Gaming Association (AGA), revenue from legal sports betting through July remains up 19% year-over-year, partially due to legal sportsbooks going live in 12 states over the past year.1 Q1 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Johannes Müller, Head of Macro Research, and Peter Doralt, Political Analyst, Macro Group In our base case scenario, we see a 60% probability of Biden winning the Presidency and a 42% chance for Democrats winning the Presidency and both Houses of Congress. That leaves a divided government the most likely overall outcome. We also explore some of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By VanEck In this New York Times article, Portfolio Manager Shawn Reynolds discusses why renewable energy has become one of his biggest bets. The top three holdings of the VanEck Global Hard Assets Fund (“the Fund”) currently are solar power companies. As of 9/30/20, Sunrun Inc. is 9.5% of net assets, SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. is 7.5% and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Frank Holmes With two weeks remaining until the November 3 election, national polls show that former Vice President Joe Biden maintains a lead over President Donald Trump. You would be excused for not putting any faith in such polls, as they only misled voters four years ago. What’s more, even though Trump has a historically [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Frank Holmes “Resilience” was last week’s theme as better-than-expected market data came to light. Earnings season has begun, and so far reports have proven the doomsayers wrong. Even industries that have been hardest hit by the economic downturn, including air travel, are expressing optimism that we’re at the “end of the beginning” in terms [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Ryan Krystopowicz, Associate, Asset Allocation, and Kara Marciscano, Senior Research Analyst, WisdomTree COVID-19 has sparked a lot of global innovation and market disruption. A variety of thematic ETFs have been able to capture publicly traded companies leading the charge, and investor demand for these products has skyrocketed. It raises the question: Are thematic ETFs just a [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
By Justin Spittler Super-genius Albert Einstein called it “the eighth wonder of the world.” Legendary investor Warren Buffett attributes his $81 billion fortune to this force. And it’s how investors from all over the world have turned small stakes into millions of dollars. I’m talking about “compounding.” But not in the way you’re probably thinking. Most [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Overseas investors are now able to access China’s $157 billion exchange traded fund market as the Hong Kong Connect program provides a direct link to the mainland Chinese market. Four “feeder” ETFs started trading in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, marking the first batch of what is expected to be the beginning of a connection between [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Philippine country-specific exchange traded fund has enjoyed a strong week, with Philippine stocks gaining on their best week since June, as the number of coronavirus cases slowed and foreign investors returned to this southeast Asian emerging market. The iShares MSCI Philippines ETF (NYSEArca: EPHE) was among the best performing non-leveraged ETFs of Friday, rising 2.6%, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Based on a sliding dollar and relatively low overseas valuations, non-US equities have become more attractive in recent weeks. On Thursday, EntrepreneurShares Founder & CIO, Joel Shulman, appeared on Fox Business’ “Mornings with Maria” to discuss the merits of investing in non-US Equity ETFs at this time. Shulman notes that an upcoming stimulus package will generate [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Energy sector-related exchange traded funds suffered a blow from the presidential debates after Democratic challenger Joe Biden said he aimed to transition away from crude oil. The Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSEArca: XLE), the largest equity-based energy exchange traded fund, declined 1.5% on Friday. Biden, who has been leading in the polls, stated he planed [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.