Nasdaq ETFs

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itsel

BlackRock’s head of iShares U.S. wealth advisory Michael Lane is frequently asked by clients about how to respond to the confluence of two big issues happening in the ETF industry: consolidation of the financial advisor business and the model marketplace. Speaking with NYSE’s Judy Shaw for ETF Leaders, powered by the New York Stock Exchange, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Recession risk looms ever larger on the horizon for the U.S. as the Fed continues to raise interest rates and the banking sector wobbles. For advisors looking for income opportunities and exposure to growth companies that will benefit on the other side of economic drawdown while applying a risk-managed lens, the Nationwide Nasdaq-100® Risk-Managed Income [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Capturing the night effect is one way that advisors can enhance risk-adjusted returns and add value to client portfolios. While the night effect has been studied academically for over two decades, many advisors are unaware of the phenomenon. Only 53% of advisors recently polled said they were aware of the difference between overnight and day [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Wednesday, shares of the SCHO ETF (Symbol: SCHO) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $48.53, changing hands as low as $48.52 per share. SCHO shares are currently trading off about 0.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of SCHO

ETFs continue to grow in popularity because of their tax efficiency compared to other investment vehicles, but not all tax-efficient ETFs are created the same. There are a number of income-seeking funds that offer further tax advantaged distributions that can be leveraged within portfolios to optimize taxable income at the end of the year, such [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In this week’s asset class flows, equity ETFs added $10 billion in just one week overall, more than doubling up on bond ETFs at about $4 billion. That said, equity ETF inflows could largely be credited once again to the sheer size of the SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (SPY) which added more than $5.2 [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

VettaFi is thrilled to announce the Exchange Advisor Council, a group of financial advisors who will help make Exchange 2024 the most important FA event of the year. The Exchange Advisory Council will be a guiding force in how the next evolution of Exchange manifests. The council will help plan content, brainstorm speakers and agenda, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Both the world and markets have changed a lot since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. 2020 threw the U.S. and the world for a loop, and advisors had to adjust not only to a rapidly shifting market but also to interacting with clients virtually to address all kinds of new priorities and needs. New [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) remain a fraction of the total global financial market in both equities and fixed income, ranging from 4.1% – 12.7% of equities and 0.3% – 2.7% of fixed income assets by region.

The exuberance of a long bull market, combined with the recent years of market turmoil, may have culminated in the simplest "bubble" of all.

Investors continue to turn to exchange traded funds as their preferred vehicle of choice, with actively managed ETFs and fixed income funds, in particular, gaining momentum, according to Brown Brothers Harriman’s 10th Annual Global ETF Investor Survey. After surveying more than 300 global investment professionals, BBH found that ETFs are continuing to see healthy inflows, [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 129,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 43,000. Shares of PBP were down about 0.3% on the day.

Biotech comes with a great many positive externalities for society, and can be a big positive for portfolios right now. Just because tech and innovation took some big hits in last year’s selloff doesn’t mean that biotech can’t perform right now, or even in a possible looming downturn — and looking at biotech ETFs’ performance [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Wednesday, the iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.5% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Intuitive Surgical, up about 12.1% and shares of Abbott Laboratories, up about 7.5% on the

The U.S. is the world’s largest e-commerce/online retail market, and thanks to the likes of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), it is one of the most desirable investment destinations for the next generation of consumer spending habits. However, emerging markets have something to say in the matter, indicating that there could be long-term opportunity with exchange traded [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Looking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF, where 16,100,000 units were destroyed, or a 5.3% decrease week over week.

Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the DIREXION DAILY 20-YR TREASURY BULL 3X SHARES, which added 15,250,000 units, or a 10.0% increase week over week.

The global lumber and timber industry probably doesn’t strike many investors as a prime destination for sustainable investing. A deeper examination reveals something different. On that note, and with Earth Day right around the corner, the Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF (CUT) is an interesting exchange traded fund to consider. CUT, which turns 16 years [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF (Symbol: SPIB) where we have detected an approximate $278.8 million dollar inflow -- that's a 4.