By Brian Manby , Senior Analyst, Research For the first time in a while, we’re growing more optimistic on the European economy. My colleague Aneeka Gupta from WisdomTree Europe recently provided some commentary on European macroeconomics that outlined a few valuable insights.
Fixed income investors who want to satiate their appetites for yield can opt for emerging markets (EM) using an actively managed strategy with ETFs like the Global X Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMBD) . EMBD aims to provide investors with strategic exposure to the growing universe of emerging market debt.
Foreign investors actively participate in U.S. equity markets, but like their American counterparts, the international investors tend to be partial to large caps. That means they’re missing out on opportunities with smaller stocks, including mid caps.
The fixed income investing climate remains fraught with challenges, but advisors can deliver superior approaches with model portfolios One option to go on the offensive with the WisdomTree Fixed Income Model Portfolio . “This model portfolio is focused on a diversified stream of income.
Cathie Wood, the founder of ARK Invest, is taking Wall Street by storm with her unconventional thematic investing. Namely, she follows an innovative fund style to find hyper-growth stocks with game-changing technology. Certainly, her unique method is working.
The notion of a commodity supercycle is exciting for commodity investors. The term supercycle is used for a bull run that may extend for many years.
When looking to allocate funds to the consumer goods or services sectors, one pair of funds worth considering is the Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF (PSCD) and the Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples ETF (PSCC).
Until the last several months of 2020, value stocks had languished. The situation is finally improving, bringing with it better things for certain actively managed ETFs like the Fidelity Blue Chip Value ETF (FBCV) .
Getting pure value in today’s market environment has been the prevailing trend with ETFs like the Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF (RPV) rising over 20% as the second quarter of 2021 gets underway. RPV seeks to track the investment results (before fees and expenses) of the S&P 500® Pure Value Index.
SVB Financial Group (NasdaqGS: SIVB) first quarter earnings beat and positive guidance helped lift bank sector-related ETFs on Friday. Among the best performing non-leveraged ETFs of Friday, the iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF (NYSEArca: IAT) advanced 3.9% and Invesco KBW Bank ETF (NASDAQ: KBWB) increased 2.9%.
Semiconductor assets like the iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (NasdaqGM: SOXX) are benefitting from supply shortages. Those shortfalls are, in large part, attributable to a rapidly evolving technology landscape, one that includes technologies like data centers, electric vehicles, and much more.
As thematic ETFs see a spike in popularity, one the funds that is seeing heavy inflows is the Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (LIT) .
Exchange traded fund investors should consider how real estate can play a part in their portfolios. The same investors can look to a focused real estate investment trust strategy that targets sustainable income and predictable growth.
The following concepts are working this year: dividends, cyclical/value stocks, and international equities. That trifecta is efficacious for the ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF ( IDOG B+ ). ALPS identifies the five highest-yielding securities in the 10 GICS sectors on the last trading day of November.
