Allianz Investment Management announced new upside caps for the April series of its Buffered Exchange Traded Funds suite. The series includes two ETFs with a 12-month Outcome Period: the AllianzIM U.S. Large Cap Buffer10 Apr ETF (NYSE Arca: APRT) and the AllianzIM U.S. Large Cap Buffer20 Apr ETF (NYSE Arca: APRW), as well as the [...]
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The S&P 500 Equal Weight Index lagged its cap-weighted parent S&P 500 in March for the second consecutive month but maintains its trailing 12-month lead. March was characterized by high volatility and concerns for the global economy. Equal weight lagged after U.S. large-caps had their strongest start to the year since 2019, and the second-strongest [...]
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Is real estate back in play for ETF investors? Recent ETF flows data, backed by a surge in pending home sales, suggests that mortgage rate issues may have leveled off and that the tight supply of housing in the U.S. may have reinvigorated the asset class and real estate investment trusts (REITs). As such, it [...]
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Here’s something we have only seen once in 20 years In a true study of contrasts, the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index has soared 6.3% during March while the Russell 2000 index of small-cap stocks has tumbled 7.5%. That’s left the performance gap (known as the spread) between these two indices at nearly 14 percentage points—the [...]
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Our work suggests that the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) is likely done raising short-term interest rates for the current business cycle. Although the Fed has made clear that they expect to increase interest rates an additional 25 basis points (0.25%) this year and then hold them at that level for some time, we expect the [...]
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The iShares Morningstar Multi-Asset Income ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 263,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 42,000. Shares of IYLD were up about 0.2% on the day.
With the volatility in global equity markets this year, it may be comforting for investors to focus solely on US markets. However, it may be riskier to be geographically myopic now. Global markets tend to go through cycles when US stocks or international stocks outperform, and investors’ decisions how to position across these markets can [...]
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In trading on Monday, the Oil Services ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 5.4% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of U.S. Silica Holdings, up about 11.6% and shares of Propetro Holding, up about 10.7% on the day.
Key Takeaways You and your clients are probably feeling the pressure of inflation and the anxiety of a potential recession—and now can be a good time to discuss financial security. Financial security can mean different things to different people, but in general having an emergency fund is a good place to start, and slowly building [...]
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In trading on Monday, shares of the The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (Symbol: XLV) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $130.35, changing hands as high as $130.37 per share. The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund shares are currently trading up about 0.6%
In trading on Monday, shares of the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (Symbol: VYM) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $105.72, changing hands as high as $106.53 per share. Vanguard High Dividend Yield shares are currently trading up about 0.9% on the day. The chart
In trading on Monday, shares of the MINT ETF (Symbol: MINT) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $98.98, changing hands as low as $98.86 per share. MINT shares are currently trading down about 0.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of MINT sh
In trading on Monday, shares of the Vanguard Energy ETF (Symbol: VDE) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $114.85, changing hands as high as $120.35 per share. Vanguard Energy shares are currently trading up about 5.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year
In trading on Monday, shares of the GBIL ETF (Symbol: GBIL) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $99.81, changing hands as low as $99.79 per share. GBIL shares are currently trading off about 0.3% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of GBIL sha
In trading on Monday, shares of the NULV ETF (Symbol: NULV) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $34.21, changing hands as high as $34.30 per share. NULV shares are currently trading up about 0.7% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of NULV sha
In trading on Monday, shares of the First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund ETF (Symbol: EMLP) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $26.81, changing hands as high as $26.95 per share. First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund shares are curre
In trading on Monday, shares of the iShares Core High Dividend ETF (Symbol: HDV) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $101.88, changing hands as high as $103.07 per share. iShares Core High Dividend shares are currently trading up about 1.3% on the day. The chart bel
In trading on Monday, shares of the iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (Symbol: VLUE) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $92.70, changing hands as high as $93.34 per share. iShares MSCI USA Value Factor shares are currently trading up about 0.8% on the day. The char
In trading on Monday, shares of the SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF (Symbol: BIL) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $91.53, changing hands as low as $91.47 per share. SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill shares are currently trading down about 0.4% on the day. The
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 MSCI Canada ETF, where 7,600,000 units were destroyed, or a 6.9% decrease week over week.