Nasdaq ETFs

At a time when equity markets are continuing to wobble, high-yield bonds are currently benefiting from elevated coupon income and are less risky than equities in the current economic environment. The latest rate hike from the Federal Reserve has also contributed to an environment in which high-yield bond funds have become increasingly attractive to investors. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Stocks stand to benefit if the Fed eases up on the brakes Continued concerns about the health of the U.S. banking system and economy have some investors convinced that the Fed would soon end its campaign of inflation-fighting interest rate hikes in an effort to support overall financial conditions. Expectations about Fed policy have shifted [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon discussed the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” Bitcoin has been moving in interesting directions recently, making BITO a timely play. “We’ve seen a nice trend here, Chuck, and it’s interesting. When you look at the inception of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Alibaba (BABA) made a big announcement this week that may have gotten lost in ongoing bank crisis and Fed-related media coverage. The firm plans to split into six main groups as a first step towards stock listings for some, an expansionary move that arrives just as the firm’s founder, Jack Ma, returned from months abroad. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, reported today that assets of US$457 billion are invested in ETFs industry in Japan at the end of February.

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, reported today that ETFs industry in Europe gathered net inflows of US$8.61 billion during February.

UBS has launched the ETRACS Solactive Whitney US Critical Technologies ETN (NYSE Arca: WUTC) as part of the bank’s ETRACS platform of exchange traded notes. The ETN consists of senior unsecured debt securities issued by UBS that mature on March 13, 2053. According to the prospectus, WUTC provides unleveraged long exposure to the performance of [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 3.0 million shares traded versus three month average volume of about 425,000. Shares of IEZ were off about 0.9% on the day.

In trading on Thursday, the Invesco Solar ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.8% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Sunnova Energy International, up about 6.5% and shares of Emeren Group, up about 6.1% on the day.

Summit Global Investments announced the launch of its debut exchange traded fund, the SGI Dynamic Tactical ETF (Nasdaq: DYTA). The new active, semi-transparent ETF trades on the Nasdaq. DYTA is a tactical ETF looking for long-term capital appreciation focused on mitigating risk. The fund seeks to participate in rising equity markets, reducing risk when fundamental [...] 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 ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF, where 14,750,000 units were destroyed, or a 8.5% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying comp

Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF, which added 17,150,000 units, or a 8.8% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of Q

In trading on Thursday, shares of the iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (Symbol: SHYG) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $41.19, changing hands as high as $41.20 per share. iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond shares are currently trading up abou

In trading on Thursday, shares of the INFL ETF (Symbol: INFL) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $30.58, changing hands as high as $30.75 per share. INFL shares are currently trading up about 0.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of INFL s

In trading on Thursday, shares of the First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund ETF (Symbol: FXH) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $105.97, changing hands as high as $106.43 per share. First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund shares are currently trading up about 0.5% on

In trading on Thursday, shares of the SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF (Symbol: SJNK) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $24.51, changing hands as high as $24.53 per share. SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond shares are currently trading up about

In trading on Thursday, shares of the iShares MSCI Canada ETF (Symbol: EWC) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $33.81, changing hands as high as $33.92 per share. iShares MSCI Canada shares are currently trading up about 0.6% on the day. The chart below shows the o

In trading on Thursday, shares of the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund ETF (Symbol: DLN) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $61.09, changing hands as high as $61.31 per share. WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund shares are currently trading up about 0.4% on

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco QQQ (Symbol: QQQ) where we have detected an approximate $2.6 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 1.6% increase week over week in outstanding u

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (Symbol: IJH) where we have detected an approximate $612.9 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.9% decrease week ov