Many advisors avoid allocating to emerging markets over concerns the asset class will bring significant risk to a portfolio; however, this is a common misconception. Looking at the risk profile of emerging markets from an academic perspective, they are still volatile – albeit less than the asset class used to be. Emerging markets’ role as [...]
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The CEF Muni Income ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 442,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 51,000. Shares of XMPT were off about 0.7% on the day.
In trading on Thursday, the Invesco China Technology ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3.9% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Weibo, up about 14.8% and shares of Tuya, up about 13% on the day.
Where did that fall rally go? Whereas markets were boosted by a soft CPI report, investors are now faced with increasingly foreboding words from banks like Bank of America, JP Morgan, and more warnings of economic slowdown or even contraction in 2023. That may present an opportunity for gold to prove its worth in a [...]
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Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR Bloomberg Short Term High Yield Bond ETF (Symbol: SJNK) where we have detected an approximate $66.3 million dollar outflow -- that's a 1.8% dec
A weakening dollar to end 2022 is exactly what bullish emerging markets (EM) traders need, especially if the momentum carries over into the new year. Looking at the ICE U.S Dollar Index, the greenback has been losing its steam over the past few months with the index falling about 4%. That runs counter to the [...]
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Heading into 2023, supply continues to be a prime concern when investing in agricultural commodities. This includes fertilizer, which has been going through a brewing supply crisis apart from the actual commodities at stake. According to a Modern Farmer article, the fertilizer crisis “has been steadily growing since 2021—when the World Bank reported a 66-percent [...]
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Mid-cap stocks are often said to be overlooked relative to their large- and small-cap peers. Throw environmental, social, and governance (ESG) into the equation, and it’s not a stretch to say that many investors aren’t aware of this potentially potent combination. Thanks to the newly minted IQ Candriam ESG U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF (IQSM), [...]
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A variety of equity strategies are disappointing investors this year, prompting market participants to evaluate “less bad” as potential leadership groups when the market eventually rebounds. One way to go on that front is wide moat stocks. Just look at the VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT), which is beating the S&P 500 by 420 [...]
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Small-cap stocks usually aren’t inexpensive. Throw in an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) overlay, and that price of admission can increase. Interestingly, those factors aren’t at play today. Actually, small-cap stocks, including those with favorable ESG traits, are attractively valued at the moment. That could direct attention to exchange traded funds such as the SPDR [...]
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While the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) was down 15% as of early December, advisors have been rewarded by taking an equally weighted approach to the prominent large-cap benchmark in 2022. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weighted Portfolio (RSP) declined only 9%, aided by relatively strong performance in the last three months. Yet, when advisors [...]
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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