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Goldman Sachs Asset Management has debuted its first actively managed ETF with the launch of the Goldman Sachs Future Planet Equity ETF (GSFP US) on NYSE Arca . Katie Koch, co-Head of Fundamental Equity at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
As rail companies come out with strong quarterly earnings and gain steam on the economic reopening, investors could look to transportation exchange traded funds to capture the expanding economic activity. An index of the largest U.S. freight rail companies just enjoyed its best three-day advance since March, outperforming the S&P 500 after Canadian National Railway Co., CSX Corp., and Union Pacific Corp. reported quarterly earnings week, Bloomberg reports.
The VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF (NYSEArca: OIH) is retreating due to a sharp pullback in oil prices, but the famed oil services exchange traded fund could be primed for a rebound. There’s no denying that the proliferation of COVID-19 cases around the world due to the new delta variant is hampering oil prices.
Travel industry exchange traded funds led the market rebound on Tuesday after the Covid-19 Delta variant dealt a blow to the leisure and entertainment sectors. Among the best-performing non-leveraged ETFs of Tuesday, the U.S. Global Jets ETF (NYSEArca: JETS) increased 5.5% and the AdvisorShares Hotel ETF (BEDZ) increased 4.5%.
Often overshadowed by Bitcoin in the news, Ethereum offers unique opportunities for investors and is on track for a bullish 2021, said VanEck in a recent webinar . Ethereum Is Rapidly Growing While Ethereum often trends in the same direction as Bitcoin, it is more than just a cryptocurrency token.
Surging real estate prices and the popularity of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing make a for a potent combination with the Invesco MSCI Green Building ETF (GBLD) . GLBD poses a unique investing opportunity as the global movement toward energy efficiency slowly permeates into the real estate industry.
Exchange traded fund investors may be gearing up for a turnaround in the healthcare sector. Healthcare stocks have been underperforming. The Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEArca: XLV) has gained 13.9% year-to-date while the S&P 500 has increased 17.1%.
Lyxor Asset Management has expanded its range of sustainable fixed income funds with the launch of the world’s first ETF tracking green bonds from eurozone sovereign issuers. François Millet, Head of ETF Strategy, ESG and Innovation at Lyxor Asset Management
There’s a lot to like about European equities, but for investors who were previously lured into the asset class only to be left disappointed, a more restrained, income-based approach could merit consideration. The SmartETFs Dividend Builder ETF (DIVS) checks those boxes.
Asian growth cubs are a critical component of any emerging markets (EM) portfolio. The Cubs are now directly accessible to U.S. investors through an innovative and pioneering exchange traded fund strategy. In the recent webcast, Beyond China and India: Investing in the Next Generation of Emerging and Frontier Markets , Maurits Pot, Founder & CIO, Dawn Global Management, highlighted the growth opportunity of the emerging markets, notably the so-called Asian growth cubs.
Invesco has launched a new fixed income ETF providing socially responsible exposure to the US dollar high-yield corporate bond market. Gary Buxton, Head of EMEA ETFs and Indexed Strategies at Invesco. The Invesco USD High Yield Corporate Bond ESG UCITS ETF has listed on London Stock Exchange in US dollars ( UHYD LN ) and pound sterling ( UHYP LN ). It is referenced to the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI USD High Yield Liquid Corporate ESG Weighted SRI Bond Index which is derived from the Bloomberg USD High-Yield Corporate Bond Index .
With the recent move into higher-yielding, longer-dated bonds, one corporate debt fund to consider is the FlexShares Credit-Scored US Long Corporate Bond Index Fund ( LKOR C+ ).
In scrambling for more yield, investors are, not surprisingly, embracing high-yield corporate debt. However, inflation is taking a bite out of junk bond returns, indicating investors could get selective in this corner of the bond market.