Nasdaq ETFs

Let’s face it — it wasn’t easy to be green last year for environmental, social, and governance or ESG investing. Last year’s selloff took its toll with a majority of ESG-focused strategies failing to beat the broader market through much of 2022. Add in the recent spike in the politicization of ESG, spreading from states [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In the latest episode of ETF Prime, VettaFi’s Financial Futurist Dave Nadig spoke with host Nate Geraci about Credit Suisse ETNs, the recent banking crisis, and crypto regulation, among other topics. Plus, State Street’s Matt Bartolini discussed first-quarter ETF flows and performance. ETNs: Mostly Harmless Exchange traded notes (ETNs), which are unsecured debt securities, are back [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

In trading on Tuesday, shares of the iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (Symbol: ESGU) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $87.18, changing hands as low as $86.86 per share. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA shares are currently trading down about 0.5% on the day. The chart be

Markets pivoted sharply in early February, so investors may be surprised to learn the top-performing factor last month is still outpacing broader U.S. indexes in March. Quality was the top performing factor in February across the S&P factor index. While all factors declined during the month, quality limited losses to 1.9%, nominally outperforming growth. The [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

The Invesco S&P 500— Enhanced Value ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 339,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 36,000. Shares of SPVU were trading flat on the day.

In trading on Tuesday, the Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 5.9% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Standard Lithium, up about 15.4% and shares of Piedmont Lithium, up about 6.3% on the day.

The U.S. real estate market has been flexing its muscles in recent weeks. Unexpected strength in the real estate market this week is the latest sign that U.S. consumers keep charging forward even in the face of high prices and interest rates. As seen in the chart, the growth of pending home sales in January beat [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Investors will understand by now the value of looking outside the U.S. for equities exposure. Yes, U.S. stock indexes are mostly up so far in 2023, but they’re largely overvalued and beset by several looming challenges, from the recent bank crisis drama and all that portends to stubborn, sticky inflation and increasingly tight interest rates. [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

U.S. large-cap equal weight ETFs introduce sector tilts to a portfolio. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) is the oldest single-factor ETF available to investors, accreting $32.6 billion in assets under management since its 2003 inception. RSP is based on the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index, comprising all constituents in the S&P 500 but giving [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Thought to ponder… “…be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a very foreign tongue. Do not seek the answers which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, reported today that ETFs industry in Asia Pacific ex Japan gathered net inflows of US$559 million during February, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$1.99 billion.

Simplify Asset Management announced the launch of the Simplify Commodities Strategy No K-1 ETF (NYSE Arca: HARD), an actively managed ETF designed to serve as both a core commodity holding and an inflation hedging vehicle. Simplify built HARD around two models of “price trend” and “fundamental reversion,” which balance one another while at the same [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Top Performing Levered/Inverse ETFs Last Week These were last week’s top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly. Always do your homework. Ticker Name 1 Week Return (YINN B) Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X Shares 13.33% (MEXX C+) Direxion Daily MSCI Mexico Bull 3X Shares 13.07% [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.

Global investment firm Goldman Sachs forecasts more strength for gold as well as broader commodities once the Fed’s hawkishness starts to dissipate. That, in effect, should bring the U.S. dollar down and subsequently, gold prices higher. Additionally, a flight to safety in assets like precious metals adds an extra catalyst amid the banking system turmoil. [...] 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 Morningstar Wide Moat ETF, where 9,650,000 units were destroyed, or a 8.7% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying component

Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which added 17,850,000 units, or a 2.0% increase week over week. Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in m

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (Symbol: IWM) where we have detected an approximate $1.1 billion dollar inflow -- that's a 2.3% increase week over week in

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 500 ETF (Symbol: IVV) where we have detected an approximate $637.1 million dollar inflow -- that's a 0.2% increase week over we

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the iShares MBS ETF (Symbol: MBB) where we have detected an approximate $406.0 million dollar inflow -- that's a 1.6% increase week over week in outstan

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. ETF (Symbol: PXF) where we have detected an approximate $175.2 million dollar inflow -- that's a 13.0% i