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ETF News and Commentary: Archive

Sweta Killa

5 ETFs That Deserve Special Thanks in 2021

As consumer confidence rises and the pandemic-stricken economy improves, some ETFs deserve special thanks.

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Sweta Killa

ETFs to Fly High With Surge in Thanksgiving Travel

A higher number of Americans are gearing up for Thanksgiving travel by road or air this time encouraged by a wider reach of vaccinations, lifting of pandemic restrictions and increasing consumer confidence.

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Sweta Killa

Dollar ETF (UUP) Hits New 52-Week High

This dollar ETF hits a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store for this ETF?

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Sanghamitra Saha

A Spread of ETFs to Dig Into On Thanksgiving

While Thanksgiving dinner is costlier this year, thanksgiving travel will likely gain speed. These ETFs should benefit of this trend.

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

Will Pfizer ETFs Soar on Positive COVID-19 Vaccine Updates?

Here we highlight some ETFs with high exposure to Pfizer (PFE) that can gain from the encouraging updates in the coronavirus vaccine.

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

How Are Industrial ETFs Reacting to Mixed Q3 Earnings?

The industrial sector is expected to rebound from the coronavirus-led slump as the U.S. economy is expected to keep recovering in the rest of 2021.

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Neena Mishra

ETFs to Gain from a Supercharged Consumer

We highlight 3 ETFs poised to benefit from record holiday sales

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

Nasdaq Retail ETF (FTXD) Hits a 52-Week High

The First Trust Nasdaq Retail ETF (FTXD) hits a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store?

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Sanghamitra Saha

Will Thanksgiving Help Oil & Energy ETFs Despite Covid Fears?

Higher Thanksgiving demand should help oil and energy ETFs despite the renewed COVID fears.

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Sweta Killa

Bet on Small-Cap ETFs for Outperformance

While the broad market is expected to rally, small caps could have the edge, given their cheap valuation and pure domestic exposure.

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Sweta Killa

Retail ETFs to Gain on Q3 Earnings Wave

The overall earnings picture for the retail sector this earnings season has been robust. Total earnings from 94.7% of the sector's total market capitalization reported so far are up 8.4% on 11% higher revenues, with 85.2% beating EPS and revenue estimates.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Will ETFs Win During Thanksgiving Week Amid Virus Fears?

Powell's renomination, solid retail earnings and upbeat monthly retail sales data and seasonal uptrend may keep the ongoing Thanksgiving Week charged-up for investors.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (LIT) Hits New 52-Week High

Lithium & Battery Tech ETF hit a 52-week high. Can it soar higher?

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

Bet on These Video Gaming ETFs to Ride the Surging Sales Trend

The video games industry continues to see growing demand since the pandemic began last year.

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

Ride the Thanksgiving Rally With These ETFs

Impressive third-quarter earnings and upbeat economic data releases are spreading optimism among investors. Also, market analysts are upbeat about the Wall Street rally in the holiday-shortened Thanksgiving week.

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Sanghamitra Saha

5 Best-Performing ETFs of Last Week

While new COVID-19 restrictions overseas weighed on the broader market at the end of the week, solid retail earnings, monthly retail sales data and investors' love for technology amid the renewed lockdown fears boosted the Nasdaq meaningfully.

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

Moderna ETFs to Rally on Positive COVID-19 Booster Shot News

Moderna is expected to gain approval for booster shots for its COVID-19 vaccine.

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Sanghamitra Saha

6 Stay-at-Home ETFs Likely to Gain on Renewed Lockdown Fears

COVID-19 lockdowns in Europe once again stirred fears of further spread of infections. This raises the chances of another wave of COVID-19 in other parts of the world, which could boost the demand for stay-at-home stocks and ETFs.

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Sweta Killa

5 ETFs That Gained Investors' Love Last Week

ETFs overall gathered about $10.4 billion capital last week (ending Nov 12-18), bringing in inflows of $772.4 billion year to date.

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Sweta Killa

5 ETFs to Binge on This Thanksgiving Week for Solid Gains

According to Bespoke Investment Group, Thanksgiving week has returned modest gains for stocks dating back to 1945.

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Sanghamitra Saha

4 Best-Performing Inverse/Leveraged ETFs of Last Week

Wall Street was mixed last week with the S&P 500 (up 0.32%), the Dow Jones (down 1.4%), the Nasdaq Composite (up 1.24%) and the Russell 2000 (down 2.85%) displaying a mixed performance.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Technology ETF (XLK) Hits New 52-Week High

The technology ETF hit a 52-week high lately. Can this soar further higher?

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) Hits a New 52-Week High

The iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (IVW) hits a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store?

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

Gift These 5 Top-Ranked ETFs This Holiday Season

Take a look at some top-ranked ETFs that might help strengthen your portfolio and rake in some good returns.

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

Bet on These Retail ETFs to Ride the Holiday Sales Momentum

Considering the existing tailwinds, we highlight some ETFs that investors can consider to tap the holiday sales surge.

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