ETF thematic investment

  • The NUHY ETF: ESG Virtue without the Low Yield

    NUHY is the industry’s first high yield corporate bond ESG ETF and complements Nuveen’s existing ETF offering, which is among the most comprehensive suite in ESG ETFs. The fund fills an industry-wide product gap, developed in response to investors’ desire for income in a historically low-yield environment.
    Just over a year old, NUHY provides investment results, before fees and expenses, similar to those of its primary benchmark, the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI US High Yield Very Liquid ESG Select Index (the “Index”).

  • Global X ETs Launches New Funds, VPN & CTEC

    Connectivity across billions of Internet of Things devices, alongside increased utilization of cloud storage, ultrafast 5G mobile networks, and sophisticated artificial intelligence algorithms, is expected to drive robust demand for digital infrastructure, like data centers and cellular towers.
    The common denominator for game-changing technologies like 5G, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence is the physical digital infrastructure that enables the seamless transfer, computation, and storage of data.

  • ETF of the Week: Amplify Online Retail ETF (IBUY)

    Deloitte predicts eCommerce holiday retail sales to grow between 25% to 35% from November through January, reaching $182 billion to $196 billion in total.
    To put this in perspective, eCommerce shopping levels during Covid-19 lockdowns from April through May accounted for $153 billion, compared to the 2019 holiday season from November to December of $142 billion.

  • In Uncertain Markets, Dividends Are a Steady Option

    QDIV gives investors: Focus on Quality : QDIV invests in companies that score in the top 200 of the S&P 500 based on a variety of quality metrics including return-on-equity, accruals, and financial leverage.
    The fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P 500® Quality High Dividend Index.

  • Race for a COVID Vaccine Bodes Well for BTEC

    “There are 198 coronavirus vaccine projects in the works, according to the World Health Organization,” reports Business Insider.
    BTEC seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before expenses, to the performance of the Nasdaq Healthcare Innovators Index

  • BlackRock Calls for Global ESG Conformity

    “We believe that this could be resolved by aligning and converging to establish a globally recognized sustainability reporting framework and set of standards.”
    For example, the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation, a non-profit that sets accountancy rules, proposed to establish a sustainability standards board and work with the existing initiatives.