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California is mired in a drought, the likes of which some experts say hasn’t been seen in centuries. That’s just one example, but it underscores the potential of water equities and their related exchange traded funds. On Wednesday, both the Invesco Global Water Portfolio (NASDAQ: PIO) and the Invesco Water Resources ETF (PHO) hit all-time highs.
Brazil exchange traded funds were among the best performers on Monday as the central bank planned its biggest rate hike in 18 years, strengthening the real currency. On Monday, the iShares MSCI Brazil Capped ETF (NYSEArca: EWZ) increased 2.9% and the iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (NasdaqGM: EWZS) advanced 3.2%.
Amidst regulatory crackdowns and volatile Chinese markets, Brendan Ahern, COO of KraneShares, and Dr. Xiaolin Chen, Head of International at KraneShares, hosted a webinar to discuss the current state of investing in China and their overall outlook on Chinese markets today.
The MSCI China Index slumped almost 5% last week, extending its July loss to 13.55% as Beijing continues its regulatory crackdown on internet companies. In recent weeks, hundred of billions of dollars of market capitalization have evaporated at Chinese internet companies, such as Alibaba, Didi, Meituan, and Tencent, but some investors are using the calamity to embrace related exchange traded funds and that devotion could benefit products like the Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF (PGJ) .
Bank loans and high-yield bonds both offer some of the highest yields in the fixed income market today. Both are worth consideration for those investors who are willing to take additional risks to earn higher yields, but bank loans are starting to look a bit more attractive than high-yield bonds today.
KraneShares has unveiled an actively managed fixed income ETF on NYSE Arca targeting opportunities in Asia Pacific’s high-yield bond market.The KraneShares Asia Pacific High Yield Bond ETF (KHYB US) has been created by repurposing the previously launched KraneShares CCBS China Corporate High Yield Bond USD Index ETF.
Treasury yields started off the trading week by ticking lower, but more yield can be had with greater risk and the Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares (EDV) . A scramble toward safe-haven bonds took place, putting downward pressure on yields and upward momentum for bond prices.
The Biden Administration wants 40% to 50% of cars sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2030. Count the First Trust NASDAQ Global Auto Index Fund (CARZ) among the exchange trade funds that should benefit from that push. CARZ, which tracks the NASDAQ OMX Global Auto Index, has long been levered to the electric vehicle (EV) investment thesis due to its status as one of the ETFs with among the largest weights to Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA).
On Wednesday, SonicShares™ announced the launch of the SonicShares™ Global Shipping ETF (NYSE Arca: BOAT) , which seeks to track the Solactive Global Shipping Index. BOAT provides investors with pure-play exposure to a portfolio of global companies engaged in maritime shipping.
Many diversified infrastructure exchange traded funds feature healthy allocations to the utilities sector, but investors looking to play a new round of massive infrastructure spending with utilities stocks may want to go straight to the source.
Income-minded investors can turn to an innovative exchange traded fund strategy that may help enhance yield generation by up to 4X the S&P 500 dividend yield with modestly lower exposure to the broader equities market. In recent webcast, Is Your Client Getting Enough Yield?
In the hunt for ex-US dividends, income investors often focus on Europe, while Asia has steadily been climbing the ranks of payout potency and growth. The actively managed SmartETFs Asia Pacific Dividend Builder ETF (ADIV) is a premier avenue for accessing quality dividend companies in Asia.
Dividend growth is a compelling indicator of a company’s financial strength. Investors can target this disciplined business model through exchange traded fund strategies. In the recent webcast, ETF Strategies for Rising Dividends from High Quality Companies , Dan Waldron, Senior Vice President, ETF Strategist, First Trust, warned that traditional bond assets generate low yields, are exposed to greater rate risk, and have lower returns relative to equities.