By Chris Konstantinos, Director of Investments, Chief Investment Strategist SUMMARY Recession fears are rampant. However, our ‘Recession Dashboard’ tells a different story. Six of seven indicators suggest the US economy will continue to grow, in our view. Our Recession Dashboard’: Seven Indicators to Watch Going Forward As inflation rages and interest rates move higher, equity [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Advisors are using active management for their typical client portfolios, according to results for a post-viewer poll following an on-demand VettaFi webcast, indicating a stronger than expected interest in active strategies among investors and advisors. All told, nearly 90% of viewers of the “Dividend Growth Opportunities: Identifying Growth-At-A-Discount” webcast said they incorporated actively managed strategies [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The Securities and Exchange Commission aims to change the investment experience for retail investors by reworking stock trading that would increase competition and provide more transparency regarding prices while shaking up the way that wholesalers and the like operate. The changes would be some of the biggest ones to U.S. equity markets in over a [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
PIMCO is expanding its actively managed fixed income exchange traded fund suite with the addition of a new ETF that may help diversify fixed-income allocations for investors concerned about rising rates. The PIMCO Senior Loan Active Exchange-Traded Fund (NYSE Arca: LONZ) aims to find compelling opportunities in the senior loan market where investments may offer [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
As investors search for exposure to more defensive names Amidst high market volatility and record inflation, the Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF (SPLV) and the Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF (SPHD) are both leading Invesco’s positive ETF inflows quarter-to-date as investors search for exposure to more defensive names. SPLV netted $2 billion in [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 164,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 79,000. Shares of EEMA were down about 2.2% on the day.
Rising inflation is certainly producing a strong year for gold, translating into what could potentially be record-breaking average prices in 2022 for the precious metal. That said, gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) could see more strength ahead. Per a Kitco News report, analysts from the U.K.-based precious metals research firm Metal Focus foresee gold prices [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In trading on Thursday, the SPDR S&P China ETF is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.8% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of SOS, up about 10.3% and shares of Qutoutiao, up about 6.1% on the day.
Returns for U.S. high yield fixed income is leading most fixed income sectors so far this year. High yield returned -7.7% year-to-date as of May 31, according to BondBloxx Investment Management co-founder and CIO Elya Schwartzman in a monthly update on the U.S. credit markets. Meanwhile, interest rates battered higher-rated and longer-maturity sectors, with investment-grade [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Despite inflation remaining at decades-high levels, the rebounding travel industry has yet to see a pullback in demand from consumers. The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) announced its newest economic modeling earlier this year, projecting that U.S. travel and tourism could rebound strongly this year, reaching nearly $2 trillion in U.S. GDP contribution and [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
The bear sentiment that is being seen in markets of late could be partially driven by the no-win situation investors feel themselves to be in when it comes to the wellbeing of the U.S. consumer, believes Mark Hackett, chief of investment research at Nationwide’s Investment Management Group. The U.S. consumer is responsible for over 70% [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
In the latest Sprott Insights, market strategist Paul Wong explored what happened in the world of precious metals in May. Gold declined 3.14% to close out the month at $1,837.35. Like April, May saw an across-the-board reduction in exposure to most asset classes. The Fed maintained a hawkish stance, impacting liquidity and growth. The Russia-Ukraine [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
Ultima Genomics has claimed that its first instrument, the UG100, will sequence a human genome for under $100. The news surprised and perhaps delighted the life sciences community, as the price to sequence a human genome using Illumina (ILMN) technology essentially plateaued once it crossed the $1,000 barrier in 2014, according to ARK Invest. According [...] Read more at ETFtrends.com.
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
Comcast Corp (Symbol: CMCSA) has been named as a Top 25 ''Dividend Giant'' by ETF Channel, with a stunning $23.87B worth of stock held by ETFs, and above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 2.52% yield, according to the most recent Dividend Channel ''Dividend