AFLAC Inc (Symbol: AFL) has been named to the Dividend Channel ''S.A.F.E. 25'' list, signifying a stock with above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 2.1% yield, as well as a superb track record of at least two decades of dividend growth, according to the mo
China’s economic outlook has been something of a mixed bag over the last several weeks as the country’s real estate uncertainty lingers. That said, China investing remains a major consideration for investor portfolios in the U.S. and around the world. Not all sectors in the country’s economy have the same real-estate-related uncertainty looming over them, [...]
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By John Lunt, President, Lunt Capital Management, Inc. Liquidity. It is admired as one of the most valuable attributes of any financial asset. The ability to quickly turn an investment into cash provides flexibility to respond to needs and opportunities. For an investment to be volatile in the short term, it must be liquid. Therefore, [...]
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In trading on Wednesday, shares of the Vanguard Large-Cap ETF (Symbol: VV) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $193.50, changing hands as high as $193.87 per share. Vanguard Large-Cap shares are currently trading up about 1.1% on the day. The chart below shows the o
In trading on Wednesday, shares of the First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund ETF (Symbol: FTGC) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $23.63, changing hands as low as $23.61 per share. First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund shares are current
In trading on Wednesday, shares of the iShares Core International Aggregate Bond ETF (Symbol: IAGG) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $48.87, changing hands as high as $49.04 per share. iShares Core International Aggregate Bond shares are currently trading up about
In October, the price of gold rose significantly. On the first of the month, the value of the precious metal was around $1,834 according to Kitco. In the days leading up to the end of October, the price could be seen just above $2,000, an increase of more than 9%. At the start of October, [...]
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In trading on Wednesday, shares of the Invesco MSCI USA ETF (Symbol: PBUS) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $42.23, changing hands as high as $42.24 per share. Invesco MSCI USA shares are currently trading up about 1.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one y
In trading on Wednesday, shares of the iShares Latin America 40 ETF (Symbol: ILF) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $25.41, changing hands as high as $25.48 per share. iShares Latin America 40 shares are currently trading up about 2.7% on the day. The chart below
In trading on Wednesday, shares of the iShares MSCI Japan ETF (Symbol: EWJ) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $59.78, changing hands as high as $59.93 per share. iShares MSCI Japan shares are currently trading up about 1.6% on the day. The chart below shows the on
On this episode of ETF Prime, host Nate Geraci speaks with a pair of individuals discussing several different ETF-related topics. His guests include VettaFi’s Lara Crigger, who discusses ARK Invest’s future, Fiedlity’s share class filing, and more. Geraci also speaks with etf.com’s Jeff Benjamin about how media outlets cover ETFs. ARK Invest’s Future To open the podcast, [...]
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Major U.S. stock market benchmarks declined for the third consecutive month in October. U.S. equities struggled last month due to volatile and increasing bond yields, third-quarter earnings reports, and geopolitical conflict. Notably, last month marked the worst October for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 2020, and the worst October since [...]
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The Chinese government is injecting a dose of stimulus measures to try and revive economic growth. That should bode well for the Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X ETF (YINN) if a recovery happens sooner rather than later. Given the response from China’s highest leadership levels, a fast recovery is preferable. The second largest economy [...]
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It’s been interesting attending the Sam Bankman-Fried trial at the same time that the industry is gearing up to launch spot bitcoin ETFs.Roughly a year ago, the collapse of FTX was the capstone to a brutal year for the crypto markets. It was like a nuclear bomb going off in
The Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 661,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 32,000. Shares of DJD were off about 0.3% on the day.
Components of that ETF with th
More investors are turning to active management for their fixed income exposure. In a poll conducted by VettaFi, a third of respondents have more than half of their fixed income exposure tied to active management. That’s because within fixed income, many more structures lead to inefficiencies, and therefore more opportunities. Additionally, the number of active [...]
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In trading on Wednesday, the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Builders Firstsource, up about 8.1% and shares of Trex, up about 5.2% on the day.
Equal weighting at the sector level has provided compelling returns and diversification benefits for investors. Strategies that provide equal exposure to every security in a benchmark have garnered significant investor interest in recent years. The largest equal weight ETF, the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP), has accreted $8 billion in net flows year [...]
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In trading on Wednesday, shares of the SGOV ETF (Symbol: SGOV) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $100.41, changing hands as low as $100.28 per share. SGOV shares are currently trading off about 0.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of SGO
In trading on Wednesday, shares of the BBJP ETF (Symbol: BBJP) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $49.57, changing hands as high as $49.84 per share. BBJP shares are currently trading up about 1.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of BBJP