Tag: ETF tactical allocation

The utilities sector isn’t setting the world on fire this year. For example, the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ( XLU A ) , the largest exchange traded fund dedicated to the sector, is up just 7.26% year-to-date while the S&P 500 is higher by 21.19%.

The blockchain is the foundation on which much of the digital assets universe is built, and a growing number of exchange traded funds provide access to that theme. However, not all of those ETFs are cut from the same cloth. The new Invesco Alerian Galaxy Blockchain Users and Decentralized Commerce ETF ( BLKC )  is an example of a blockchain ETF with the potential to stand out in a crowded field.

Aberdeen is building on its range of commodities ETFs with the launch of a new fund that will track an index of industrial metal prices. The abrdn  Bloomberg Industrial Metals Strategy K-1 Free ETF (BCIM)  will seek to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the Bloomberg Industrial Metals Total Return Subindex SM .

VanEck has launched a new ETF in Europe targeting companies that mine and process rare earth minerals and so-called strategic metals, such as lithium and cobalt. Rare earths and other strategic metals are key inputs for many advanced technological and environmental products.

This week brings the second week of the 2021 NFL campaign and the third week of college football. With that in mind, it may not be surprising that the VanEck Vectors Gaming ETF ( BJK B ) is higher by about 6% over the past month.

September has often been a challenging month for stocks. Over the last few days, volatility has been climbing as stocks have sold off, prompting some financial experts to ponder if this is the beginning of a stock correction or just another pullback. “Perhaps,” said Nancy Tengler, chief investment officer at Laffer Tengler Investments. “We think that maybe we are getting close to a correction that may be meaningful,” Tengler said on the CNN Business’ digital live show Markets Now .

If there’s something to be said about the outperformance of companies run by their founders, then the Global X Founder-Run Companies ETF (BOSS)  is making a bold statement by beating out the three major indexes. Thus far this year, BOSS is outdoing the Nasdaq Composite, S&P 500, and Dow Jones Industrial Average.

The VanEck Vectors Morningstar Wide Moat ETF ( MOAT A- ) isn’t a dedicated value exchange traded fund. It’s not explicitly dedicated to any of the prominent investment factors, but there are times when MOAT will lean toward growth, value, quality, or a mix of all three.

In the disruptive technology lexicon, whether it’s artificial intelligence, electric vehicles, healthcare innovation, video games, and much, much more, semiconductors are vital. Given the ubiquity and necessity of chips to power the technologies of tomorrow, investors looking for a more conservative approach to disruptive and thematic investing may want to opt for a tried-and-true standby with the VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) .

Last month, billionaires Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos each participated in space flights, stoking the flames of the viability of space tourism. That’s a boon for exchange traded funds like the ARK Space Exploration and Innovation ETF (ARKX) .

The trillion-dollar infrastructure plan looking to push through Congress calls for bridging the gap in the digital divide, which could benefit assets like the  Global X Data Center REITs & Digital Infrastructure ETF (VPN) .

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.

The largest funds investing in private equity are having a banner year, and investors can get in on the action with exchange-traded funds (ETFs) like the  Invesco Global Listed Private Equity ETF (PSP) . Private equity exposure was once the realm of the uber-wealthy, but ETFs have given investors access to this niche corner of the capital markets.

Years of depressed interest rates on government bonds are sending income investors scrambling, with many embracing alternative sources of yield, including business development companies (BDCs). Known for high yields, BDCs make loans to small and medium enterprises, many of which carry junk credit ratings.