Nasdaq ETFs

 All eight indexes on our world watch list posted gains through May 1, 2023. France’s CAC 40 finished in the top spot with a YTD gain of 15.72%. Germany’s DAXK finished second with a YTD gain of 13.34%, and Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 finished in the third spot with a YTD gain of 11.61%. India’s BSE SENSEX moved [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Monday, shares of the iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF (Symbol: FALN) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $24.91, changing hands as low as $24.89 per share. iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond shares are currently trading down about 1.1% on the day. The c

In trading on Monday, shares of the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Symbol: HYG) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $74.78, changing hands as low as $74.60 per share. iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond shares are currently trading off about 1%

In trading on Monday, shares of the Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (Symbol: VMBS) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $46.39, changing hands as low as $46.10 per share. Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities shares are currently trading down about 1.2% on the d

In trading on Monday, shares of the iShares MBS ETF (Symbol: MBB) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $94.44, changing hands as low as $93.71 per share. iShares MBS shares are currently trading off about 1.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performanc

In trading on Monday, shares of the Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (Symbol: BNDX) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $48.73, changing hands as low as $48.65 per share. Vanguard Total International Bond shares are currently trading down about 0.6% on the day.

In trading on Monday, shares of the JMBS ETF (Symbol: JMBS) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $46.38, changing hands as low as $46.03 per share. JMBS shares are currently trading off about 1.4% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of JMBS sha

In trading on Monday, shares of the iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (Symbol: HEFA) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $30.38, changing hands as high as $30.46 per share. iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE shares are currently trading up about 0.5% on the day.

In trading on Monday, shares of the iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (Symbol: IGLB) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $51.48, changing hands as low as $51.20 per share. iShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond shares are currently tradin

After an historically bad year for bonds, many are now saying that fixed income is living up to its name. Yet many investors are still waiting for credit spreads to widen. However, with yields now double what they were at the beginning of last year, now could be a good time to add some fixed [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

With May flowers blooming, is the “crypto winter” also done thawing? While last year was a particularly rough time for digital assets of all kinds – perhaps best illustrated by Bitcoin’s big drop off – 2023 has been a much better showing for digital assets with almost half the year gone. That was true over [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Upside to an Equal-Weight Approach

Identifying investment opportunities may take a sharper focus going forward. Fears about banks’ financial health have dominated many investors’ thoughts for weeks. But as we make our way through first-quarter earnings season, it’s clear that some of those banks are feeling fine while others need a shot in the arm—a fact that has important investment [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Since its launch 20 years ago, the Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (RSP) has generated 10,500 basis points in excess returns for investors compared to the S&P 500. When RSP launched in April 2003, it reinvented the ways that investors were able to access the S&P 500. RSP continues to add value to portfolios, helping [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Invesco PureBeta MSCI USA ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 671,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 62,000. Shares of PBUS were up about 0.5% on the day. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Mon

Let’s have a look at a long-term perspective on Treasury yields as of the April 28, 2023 close. The chart below shows the 10-year constant-maturity yield since 1962 along with the Fed funds rate (FFR) and inflation. The range has been astonishing. The stagflation that set in after the 1973 Oil Embargo was finally ended [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

By Thomas Urano, Co-Chief Investment Officer The debt ceiling has a long and turbulent history. The US debt ceiling was established in 1917 through the Second Liberty Bond Act. As it turns out, modifying the debt ceiling is more of a forced negotiation tool rather than an actual long term economic constraint. In fact, legislators [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Every stage of the investing journey is full of lessons. Financial professionals have the skill and expertise to go into the weeds and be tactical and crunchy when they share their investment wisdom, but many clients are still new to investments or green in their understanding. There can be value for even experts to reflect [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Monday, the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 1.2% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of TG Therapeutics, up about 16.1% and shares of Day One Biopharmaceuticals, up about 15.6% on the day.

In trading on Monday, shares of the IBTD ETF (Symbol: IBTD) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $24.77, changing hands as low as $24.69 per share. IBTD shares are currently trading down about 0.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of IBTD sh