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ETF News and Commentary: Archive

Sanghamitra Saha

5 Best Leveraged ETFs of Last Week

The S&P 500 hit to record close last week, as investors gained optimism from some of President Joe Biden's encouraging announcements regarding booster shots and testing kits.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Will Nasdaq ETFs Win in 2022 After 3-Years of Double-Digit Gains?

The Nasdaq clocked double-digit gains for three years in a row in 2021.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Santa Rally Made These ETFs Toppers Last Week

The S&P 500 hit to record close last week thanks to the Santa Clause rally.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF) Hits New 52-Week High

The healthcare providers ETF IHF hit a 52-week high. Can it soar higher?

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Sanghamitra Saha

6 Smart-Beta ETF Areas That Topped S&P 500 in 2021

These smart-beta ETF areas have made the most of the ongoing virus-inflicted recovery and managed to beat the broader market by a wide margin.

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

S&P REIT Index Fund (FRI) Hits a 52-Week High

The First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund (FRI) has hit a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store?

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

Pfizer ETFs to Rise on FDA's EUA for COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Pill

Here we highlight some ETFs with high exposure to Pfizer (PFE) that can gain from the receipt of EUA for the antiviral COVID-19 pill.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Will Real Estate ETFs Beat Homebuilding in 2022?

The U.S. real estate sector is in the pink this year due to high inflation. Rentals and occupancy are also at the record levels. Market watchers believe that the demand for renting is currently higher than the for-sale markets.

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Sweta Killa

Santa Arrives! High Beta & Momentum ETFs to Tap the Rally

With the Santa Claus rally, high-beta and high-momentum ETFs are expected to outperform in the seven-day period and are intriguing choices for a short spell.

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Sweta Killa

Shipping ETF Tops in 2021: What's Behind the Surge?

Inside the top performing ETF of 2021.

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Sanghamitra Saha

5 Successful ETF Launches of 2021

After a smashing 2020, the pace of ETF launches has been robust in 2021. In 2021, we saw about a record 445 new products (per a Bloomberg article).

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

Equity REIT ETF (KBWY) Hits a 52-Week High

The Invesco KBW Premium Yield Equity REIT ETF (KBWY) has hit a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store?

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Sanghamitra Saha

4 Top-Performing Sector ETFs of Q4

The fourth quarter of 2021 has been marked with events like eruptions of Omicron variant of COVID-19, renewed lockdowns in several parts of globe, sky-high inflation in the United States and the start of Fed pretty-fast QE tapering.

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

Ride Wall Street's Rebound Rally With These ETFs

Investors gained optimism from some of Biden's encouraging announcements relating to the Omicron variant.

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Sweta Killa

5 Most-Heavily Traded ETFs of Fourth Quarter

The liquidity of the ETF is determined by its composition and trading volume of the underlying securities that make up its portfolio.

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Sweta Killa

5 Best-Performing ETFs of December

A few are still in green with most of them from the defensive sectors like utilities, healthcare and consumer staples.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Santa Rally Set In? 4 Best ETF Areas to Tap the Likely Rebound

Santa seems to have arrived at Wall Street as the key equity indexes jumped on Dec 21. These 4 ETF areas look hot this December.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Top-Performing Broad Foreign ETFs of 2021

Broad foreign ETFs underperformed the S&P 500 in 2021. Still, some funds scraped through the volatility.

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Sweta Killa

Secret Santa ETFs That Could Surprise You

These Secret Santa ETFs could surprise investors with big returns this Christmas.

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Sweta Killa

Small-Cap and Consumer Staples: 2 ETFs to Watch for Outsized Volume

DWAS and FSTA saw massive trading volumes in yesterday trading session.

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Sweta Killa

ETFs to Make the Most of Oracle-Cerner Deal

These ETFs could be the best ways for investors to tap the opportunity arising from the proposed Oracle-Cerner deal.

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Sanghamitra Saha

5 ETF Areas Up At Least 70% in 2021

The S&P 500 hit a record high of 4,743.83 for the first time. The index is up now 21.6% this year. But these ETFs topped the key U.S. index.

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Sanghamitra Saha

5 Best Inverse/Leveraged ETF Areas of Last Week

Wall Street was downbeat last week with all notable U.S. indexes being in the red. Rising inflation, hawkish Fed and fast-spreading Omicron variant of COVID-19 led to this bloodbath.

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Sanghamitra Saha

ETFs & Stocks to Win Despite Slowing November Retail Sales

U.S. retail sales gained 0.3% sequentially in November 2021, following a 1.8% rise in October and well below market expectations of 08% as shoppers cut back on their discretionary spending due to the price inflation.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Buy These Dividend ETFs to Beat Inflation & Omicron in 2022

The hunt for higher current income amid extremely low rate environment may make dividend ETFs a winner in early 2022.

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