This Week in ETFs: iShares Dives Into Buffer Funds
The week ending June 30 was marked by some key launches and a continued stream of ETF closures. In all, the ETF industry gained 13 new products. BlackRock stormed into the defined outcome ETF space...
View ArticleIlliquidity Concerns May Be Unnecessary With Smaller ETFs
Advisors interested in incorporating new ESG and other specialty ETF strategies into their clients’ portfolios may have concerns about the size of the fund and its potential illiquidity. ESG and...
View ArticleThis Week in ETFs: A Pickup in Launches
This was a busy week in the ETF industry, with both Fidelity and T. Rowe Price rolling out families of five actively managed ETFs. There were additional launches from firms like Aptus, Defiance and...
View ArticleTop Small-Cap ETFs for High Growth Potential
Small-cap ETFs are a great way to gain exposure to companies that have high growth potential but may not yet be on the radar of larger investors. These companies are often in the early stages of their...
View ArticleQ&A: AXS’s Greg Bassuk on the Long Inflation Game
The inflation rate has tumbled in 11 months. Still, the consensus is growing that prices will keep rising above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target for reasons more resistant to easing supply chain...
View ArticleLast Week in ETFs: 15 Launches, Closures Continue Rapid Pace
It was a busy week for ETF launches and closures. A total of 15 ETFs launched during the week shortened by the Juneteenth holiday, defying the typically slow launch count for weeks surrounding...
View ArticleETF of the Week: Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF (CALF)
VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon discussed the Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF (CALF) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” For more news, information, and...
View ArticleiShares Jumps Into the Buffer ETFs Market
With the launch of its first two buffer ETFs today, iShares is poised to help expand the pool of advisors managing risk better in a volatile market. Given their broad industry leadership and scale, we...
View ArticleVettaFi Voices On: What’s Ahead for Economy, Markets?
This week the VettaFi Voices discuss what lies ahead for the U.S. economy and U.S. markets. Consumer confidence ticked up significantly from 102.5 in May to 109.7 in June. It hasn’t been this high...
View ArticleNYSE’s ETF Leaders: Invesco’s John Feyerer
Invesco’s head of innovation and commercialization John Feyerer spoke with NYSE’s Judy Shaw at Exchange 2023 about managing volatility. Feyerer said that 2022 was fraught with market drawdowns, Fed...
View ArticleMoving Averages: S&P Finishes June Up 6.5%
Valid until the market close on July 31, 2023 The S&P 500 closed June with a monthly gain of 6.47%, after a gain of 0.25% in May. At this point, after closing on the last day of the month, one of...
View ArticleFidelity Poised to Be an Active ETF Leader
Fidelity’s two largest ETFs are index-based. However, that might be short-lived as the firm increases its commitment to ETF industry through active products. Given Fidelity’s prominence in active...
View ArticleNYSE’s ETF Leaders: Charles Schwab’s Eliot Bishop
Charles Schwab’s senior portfolio strategist Eliot Bishop told NYSE’s Judy Shaw that income was a “big focus” for clients. “Fixed income is back in the back in the conversation,” Bishop said at...
View ArticleIs Now the Time To Consider India ETFs?
Earlier this year, the investing world buzzed with excitement over the reopening of China and its economy. Which led many to believe it was a promising bet for emerging market investments. However, as...
View ArticleETF of the Week: NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF (SPYI)
VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon discussed the NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF (SPYI) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” For more news, information, and...
View ArticleThis Week in ETFs: Innovator Adds to Buffered Lineup
It was a fairly quiet week for the U.S. ETF industry, largely because of the Fourth of July holiday that fell in the middle of the week. Launches and closures were muted, as were filings for new funds....
View ArticleMeta’s New Threads Fuels Growth In Communication Services ETFs
The development of new social media platforms seems to occur at an increasingly breakneck pace and Meta’s new Twitter competitor, Threads, is no exception. The freshly released platform ushered in 70...
View ArticleWhat’s Inside QQQ and QQQM Is Going to Change (a Little)
Last week, Nasdaq announced an upcoming special rebalance of the Nasdaq-100 Index. Most investors in the Invesco QQQ (QQQ) and its younger sibling the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) will likely not...
View ArticleNYSE’s ETF Leaders: John Hancock’s Steve Deroian
In the months leading up to Exchange 2023, John Hancock Investment Management was focused on income, said co-head of U.S. retail product Steve Deroian. In an environment of rising interest rates,...
View ArticleChart of the Week: Quality Growth Coming Into Focus
Aided by a hot start, growth stocks led the broader market in the first half of 2023. However, many advisors believe other equity factors will be stronger in the second half. In late June, during a...
View ArticleVettaFi Voices On: What the Major Sectors Are Doing
This week the VettaFi Voices discuss sectors (beyond technology, as we just discussed that sector recently) this week. Everything but consumer staples, energy, healthcare, and utilities are up YTD if...
View ArticleInterest in Equity ETFs Remains Strong
Equity ETFs have typically dominated the ETF universe in terms of the sheer number of funds and the amount of assets invested in them. The category represents more than three-quarters of the total...
View ArticleVettaFi Viewpoints: Nadig, NewEdge CIO Dawson on CapEx, Valuations
2022 and 2023 have both seen plenty of wild market ups and downs, but where are markets going next? Are we now breaking free from a market driven almost entirely by Fed watching? What can investors and...
View ArticleA Decade of U.S. Stock Dominance
U.S. stocks have managed to flip one of the main tenets of economics on its head in the wake of the Great Financial Crisis. The U.S. stock market produced a world-leading annualized return of 12% from...
View ArticleIs Now the Time to Look to Europe ETFs?
European equities have been attracting interest from U.S. investors who may be nervous about the future of domestic markets and looking to diversify by investing overseas. Two of the largest ETFs...
View ArticleState Street Slashes Fees on Portfolio Suite ETFs
Today, State Street Global Advisors cut the fees on 10 of its already-rock-bottom-priced “Portfolio” ETFs representing core asset classes. Most notably, the $19.7 billion SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF...
View ArticleU.S. ETF Fee Compression Slows
By Elisabeth Kashner, CFA | August 2, 2023 In the U.S., ETF fee compression slowed dramatically in the first half of 2023. This year in the six months through June 2023, ETF expenses fell just 0.001%,...
View ArticleVettaFi Voices On: International Investing’s Revival
There’s been more talk lately about aiming for diversification through international investing, which wasn’t a major topic of discussion for a while. What’s making investors pay more attention to that...
View Article4 ETFs For Investors Looking For International Dividends
With so much uncertainty remaining around the Fed’s rate cycle and the potential for recession, many investors are beginning to look toward international equity markets for the means to build income....
View ArticleChart of the Week: Small Cap ETFs Come in Different Packages
This year has been the year of innovation, with artificial intelligence (AI) all the rage. Yet, many advisors are focusing on other investment styles to round out client portfolios. Year-to-date...
View ArticleNVIDIA Stock Could Push This Leveraged AI ETF Even Higher
Graphics processing unit (GPU) company NVIDIA (NVDA) is the top constituent in the index underpinning the Direxion Daily Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & Automation Index Bull 2X ETF (UBOT)....
View ArticleGold Miners’ Cash Flow Prospects Look Attractive
As of Wednesday, gold is on an eight-day losing streak, its longest such skid in six years. Not surprisingly, gold miners are feeling the pain, too. For example, the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX), the...
View ArticleBull vs Bear: Using Single-Country ETFs to Build an International Allocation
Bull vs. Bear is a weekly feature where the VettaFi writers’ room takes opposite sides for a debate on controversial stocks, strategies, or market ideas — with plenty of discussion of ETF ideas to play...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Combining Active ETFs With AI
Active ETFs have had a big year so far in 2023 by several metrics. From institutional investor interest to advisors planning to up allocations, active strategies have grown in popularity. With their...
View ArticleActive Managers Have Edge in Capturing AI Opportunities
There is a plethora of AI-related investment opportunities, with the winners and losers yet to be determined. With AI still in the early innings, active managers are able to capture unique...
View ArticleLooking Beyond the Big Names For AI Opportunities
When discussing artificial intelligence, the large companies like Microsoft, Tesla, or NVIDIA typically take up most of the oxygen. But Matthew Bartolini, managing director at State Street Global...
View ArticleAI an “Incredibly Powerful Theme” of Next Decade: How to Invest
Artificial intelligence is one of the top investment themes this year and is the new megatrend likely to last for at least the next decade. BlackRock’s Jay Jacobs and Global X’s Pedro Palandrani joined...
View ArticleHow Qraft and Kaiju Are Using AI to Enhance Returns
Some ETF issuers are not only investing in AI, but are instead investing with AI. Utilizing machine learning, AI-driven strategies can adapt to market environments better than human managers. Notably,...
View ArticleVettaFi’s Dave Nadig on AI: “We Should Be in That Critical Learning Phase”
When it comes to AI, VettaFi’s financial futurist Dave Nadig said that thanks to ChatGPT, “we’re in this bit of a hype cycle.” But we’re also “in a bit of the reality-check cycle.” Nadig likened...
View ArticleHow Analysts Look at Trends to Invest in Stocks and ETFs
Some investment trends seem obvious — people are watching more streaming movies, consumers like shopping online, and more people are buying electric cars. So why don’t these ETFs always work? ETFs...
View ArticleWhy Today’s Equity Symposium Is Can’t Miss
Today’s Equity Symposium will bring together industry leaders and experts to discuss the foundation of any portfolio – equities. The free symposium begins at 11am ET. According to Todd Rosenbluth,...
View ArticleThe Case for Mid and Small-Cap Stocks Right Now
Just about 10 “mega-cap” firms have driven more than 80% of the S&P 500’s growth in 2023. For some, that’s proven to be a source of robust returns, but that statistic also means heightened...
View ArticleThere’s Value in Dividend ETFs. Investors Just Need to Know Where to Look
Broad-based dividend strategies haven’t performed very well in 2023. But panelists at VettaFi’s Equity Symposium argued that there is value in dividend ETFs — investors just need to know where to look....
View ArticleThematic ETF Trends to Watch Entering 2024
Thematic ETFs have come a long way since they made their full debut in the ETF ecosystem. Thematics, which apply a slew of different views to the equity landscape, come in all shapes, sizes, and...
View ArticleLooking to Large-Caps: Where Do We Grow From Here?
The biggest growth companies continue to increase their concentration in major equity indexes this year. It’s not surprising that investors are starting to rethink their exposure to large-caps, given...
View ArticleThe Importance of Valuations in High Concentration Markets
Given concentration risk, understanding what a strategy and portfolio owns is more important than ever in current markets. Todd Rosenbluth, head of research, VettaFi, hosted a discussion with Columbia...
View ArticleWhat You Might Have Missed at Yesterday’s Equity Symposium
Yesterday’s Equity Symposium brought together industry thought leaders. Attendees were treated to actionable information. Additionally, the panels presented cutting-edge thinking around equities. It...
View ArticleWhy Investors Are Gravitating Toward Active Management In 2023
Active management in ETFs are gaining market share in 2023, as leading managers bring their best ideas into the ETF industry. As of July 31, 169 active ETFs had launched in 2023, comprising nearly 70%...
View ArticleBull vs Bear: Are the Best Equity Opportunities in SMIDcaps?
Bull vs. Bear is a weekly feature where the VettaFi writers’ room takes opposite sides for a debate on controversial stocks, strategies, or market ideas — with plenty of discussion of ETF ideas to play...
View ArticleBlackRock’s Lineup Expansion and What’s Ahead
The health of the $7 trillion U.S. ETF remains strong, with many advisors and investors pairing ETFs with other investments and new entrants joining the market. BlackRock remains the industry leader...
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