ETFs
Aerospace & Defense ETF Showdown – ITA, PPA, XAR
In today’s ETF showdown, we’re taking a look at Aerospace & Defense ETFs. As you know, ETF providers like iShares, State Street, ProShares, and many others offer ETFs that sound similar. But just because they have a similar name, doesn’t mean they’ll have the same performance. When your hard-earned money is on the line, selecting […]
Stocks Are Hot… Guess What’s Not – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Today we’re taking a look at ETF fund flows in SPDR S&P 500 (SPY), iShares Russell 2000 (IWM), and SPDR Gold (GLD). ETF fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions of dollars into or out of individual ETFs. Fund flows […]
Weekly ETF Winners – EPHE, EWW, ECH
Stocks staged a dramatic comeback last week after the Fed-induced selloff sent stocks off a cliff. Amazingly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has soared nearly 500 points from last Monday’s low of 14,551. That’s an impressive 3% rally for the blue chips over the last few days. But US stocks aren’t the only stocks rebounding […]
Homebuilder ETF Showdown – XHB, ITB, PKB
Earlier this week, the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing-market index rose to 52 in June. It was also the first time the index came in above 50 since 2006. What’s so special about a reading above 50? A reading above 50 indicates builders are optimistic about sales trends. In other words, people on […]
Leveraged Small Cap ETFs Gain While Volatility ETFs Lose – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Today we’re taking a look at ETF fund flows in – ProShares Ultra Russell 2000 (UWM) and ProShares Ultra VIX Short Term Futures (UVXY). ETF fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions of dollars into or out of individual ETFs. […]
May ETF Winners – TAN, CQQQ, CARZ
The month of May is in the books! The bull market rally pushed the S&P 500 and Dow to new all-time highs… again and again. But they’re not even close to the performance of the hottest ETFs. Let’s take a closer look at three of the best performing ETFs during the month of May. Guggenheim […]
Japan’s Hot But Gold’s Not – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Today we’re taking a look at ETF fund flows in – WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity (DXJ), iShares MSCI Japan (EWJ), and SPDR Gold (GLD). ETF fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions of dollars into or out of individual ETFs. […]
Last Week’s ETF Winners – REMX, CPER, GREK
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an impressive milestone last week – Dow 15,000! The blue chip average was up again last week and an eye-popping 16% year-to-date. Let’s take a closer look at three of the best performing ETFs from last week… Market Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF (REMX) REMX’s 10% gain made it […]
3 ETFs That Tanked In April
The S&P 500 finished the month of April at an all-time high of 1,597. But it wasn’t all sunshine and teddy bears. Some ETFs aren’t enjoying the same success as the large cap index. Understanding why these ETFs struggled in April will give you some insight into whether they’re a buy or sell at this […]
New Dividend ETFs – IQDF, IQDE, IQDY
FlexShares launched three new ETFs this week. And there’s definitely a theme to the new ETFs – international dividends. Let’s take a closer look… FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund (IQDF) IQDF provides exposure to large cap non-US dividend paying stocks. And it has a reasonable expense ratio of 0.47%. The top five countries in […]
