If the California summer taught investors anything it’s that smart grid investing could be an exceedingly smart idea in the years ahead. The First Trust/Clean Edge Smart Grid ETF (NasdaqGM: GRID) is avenue for accessing that theme. In August, California is implementing rolling blackouts to conserve power as temperatures surge across the state. Part of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Gold and exchange traded funds such as the iShares Gold Trust (IAU) are often viewed as avenues to diversify into commodities for hedging exposure to riskier assets. However, IAU and friends are increasingly relevant because of low interest rates throughout the world, including here in the U.S. IAU seeks to reflect generally the performance of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
How riskier assets perform following Election Day remains to be seen, but some market observers believe the safest bet will remain domestic stocks. Advisors can tap into that theme with WisdomTree’s Core Equity Model Portfolio, which is part of the issuers broader suite of Modern Alpha model portfolios. “This model portfolio is designed for growth-oriented [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Already scorching hot this year, the ALPS Clean Energy ETF (ACES) could be in for more good times if the former Vice President Joe Biden wins the upcoming presidential election because investors widely believe a Democratic regime will be favorable to renewable energy stocks. ACES follows the CIBC Atlas Clean Energy Index. That benchmark is comprised of U.S. and Canada-based companies [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Things are perking up in the green bond market and that should be of assistance to the VanEck Vectors Green Bond ETF (NYSEArca: GRNB), the first exchange traded fund dedicated to this asset class. GRNB tracks the S&P Green Bond Select Index, which is “comprised of labeled green bonds that are issued to finance environmentally [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
While it doesn’t have immediate or direct implications for actively managed exchange traded funds, Morgan Stanley’s $7 billion acquisition of mutual fund manager Eaton Vance underscores the point that active management is still desirable on multiple fronts. Eaton Vance has some experience with actively managed exchange traded funds, previously listing some products under the NextShares [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
“This is the most expensive sentence in finance,” said my Professor. He went to the whiteboard and wrote out: “This time it’s different.” This was my very first class in business school, circa 1990: Remedial Math. My acceptance to Boston University had been contingent on me completing this summer course, as I went into B-school [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
With equity valuations stretched, core fixed income yields near zero, and cross asset-class correlations increasing, traditional portfolio management and diversification methods are presenting investors and allocators with critical challenges. How do you keep portfolios exposed to risk assets while navigating these challenges? In the upcoming webcast, Adding Convexity To Your Core Equity Portfolio, Paul Kim, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The widespread proliferation of environmental, social and governance investments will require global data standards and regulations to further progress. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s latest 2020 business and finance outlook report, Sustainable and Resilient Finance, ESG scoring and reporting has the potential to unlock a significant amount of information on the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds continued to strengthen on Thursday as hopes of a new coronavirus stimulus package fueled the momentum. On Thursday, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) increased 0.5%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSEArca: DIA) was up 0.4% and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: IVV) rose 0.8%. On [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
As investors consider the political ramifications of the upcoming presidential election, exchange traded fund investors should be prepared for what the market implications may be of either outcome and what that could mean for investment portfolios. In the recent webcast, An Election Playbook for Client Portfolios, Liz Young, Director of Market Strategy, BNY Mellon Investment [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. This ETF offers exposure to the U.S. homebuilding industry and, as such, offers exposure to a corner of the domestic economy that tends to be cyclical in nature. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Crude oil is ramping up once again this week as oil futures and ETFs continue to move higher on Thursday, as analysts suggest that the crude market may have already priced in the sluggish global demand recovery, and the broadening economic uncertainties about the economy as the coronavirus continues to ravage the globe. West Texas [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Stocks and index ETFs are mixed to higher again on Thursday, building momentum following a decline in sentiment that was related to a potentially smaller coronavirus assistance package. After a pullback earlier in the session from over 155 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is now just 0.27% higher. The S&P 500 advanced by 0.63%, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.