The underlying index tracks the performance of companies engaged in five industries – iGambling, eGaming, sports equipment & apparel, event bookings & entertainment, and professional sports.
Category: Equity
VanEck unveils Europe’s first ‘smart home’ ETF
VanEck has launched an actively managed equity ETF in Europe providing exposure to companies aligned with the ‘smart home’ theme. The fund is the first ETF in Europe to target the ‘smart home’ megatrend. The VanEck Vectors Smart Home Active UCITS ETF has been listed on London Stock Exchange in US dollars (Ticker: CAVE LN ) and pound sterling ( CVGB LN ) and on Xetra ( VCAV GY ) and Euronext Amsterdam ( CAVE NA ) in euros.
Play the Rise of International Unicorns With This ETF
Investors in the U.S. are familiar with the term “unicorn.” It’s applied to startup companies valued at $1 billion or more. Usually, these firms hail from high-octane sectors and industries, such as technology, consumer internet, fintech, and the like.
Rize launches thematic ETF for the digital payments economy
European thematic specialist Rize ETF has unveiled a new fund providing exposure to companies forming the backbone of the digital payments economy. The fund is the only ETF in Europe to combine conventional fintech with exposure to companies in the crypto-asset ecosystem.
Play the Electric Vehicle Hype Indirectly With This ETF
The default play to get exposure to the hot electric vehicle (EV) market would be to target the automakers like Tesla, but there are other options for investors wanting indirect exposure. “Many investors these days want to add exposure to the burgeoning electric-vehicle industry, but finding the right option can be difficult,” The Street says.
Twitter’s Crypto Ambitions Meaningful for This Internet ETF
Social media giant Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) is forging into the cryptocurrency and blockchain arenas, potentially the latest sign that major companies see long-term utility in these still-nascent concepts. San Francisco-based Twitter has previously floated crypto-related ideas, but the formation of Twitter Crypto is a meaningful expression of the company’s intent to become a blockchain/crypto player.
VanEck Launches Green Metals ETF, GMET
On Thursday, VanEck announced the launch of the VanEck Green Metals ETF (GMET) , a new fund that provides comprehensive global exposure to the producers, refiners, processors, and recyclers of the green metals that are essential to the world’s ongoing transition to a low-carbon economy. “New technologies, from electric vehicles to offshore wind farms, cannot function without green metals such as lithium, copper, zinc and manganese.
With Holiday Travel Beckoning, It is Time for JRNY
The upcoming holiday travel season would appear to be an opportune time to consider an exchange traded fund such as the ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF ( JRNY ), but investors might not want wait much longer because some JRNY components are already surging.
Midstream Growing and Maintaining Its Dividends
The third quarter proved to be a financially sound one for midstream companies, with many maintaining or else increasing their distributions, and the outlook appears to be overwhelmingly positive for the upcoming year, wrote Stacey Morris, CFA for Alerian, in an insights paper .
Growth ETFs Rebound as Investors Look Past Inflation
Growth stocks and related exchange traded funds rebounded on Thursday as technology shares led gains. The record-setting rally in U.S. markets paused this week after updated data revealed that inflation spiked to a 31-year high, suggesting that consumer prices will remain elevated for a period of time amid the ongoing global supply chain hurdles and lower employment participation rate.