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ETF News and Commentary: Archive

Sanghamitra Saha

Looking for Earnings Surprise? 6 Sector ETFs to Play

These sectors have offered best median surprise so far this reporting season. Hence, related ETFs could offer smart gains.

XRTPositive Net Change CARZPositive Net Change FXONegative Net Change XLYNegative Net Change PKBNegative Net Change ITANegative Net Change

Sweta Killa

ETFs in Focus Post Solid Facebook Q1 Results

Investors seeking to bet on Facebook could consider ETFs having a larger allocation to the networking giant.

FBPositive Net Change VOXPositive Net Change FCOMPositive Net Change SOCLPositive Net Change IXPPositive Net Change XLCPositive Net Change

Sweta Killa

Value ETF (IWX) Hits New 52-Week High

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

IWXPositive Net Change

Sweta Killa

5 ETFs That Skyrocketed During Biden's 100 Days in Office

Biden's first 100 days have delivered the strongest post-election equity returns in at least 75 years.

XHBNegative Net Change SLXNegative Net Change PXEPositive Net Change URANegative Net Change BLOKNegative Net Change

Sweta Killa

Apple ETFs to Buy as 5G iPhones Power Q2 Earnings

Apple reported its highest-ever revenues for the quarter and biggest-ever quarterly haul for the Services business.

AAPLNegative Net Change XLKNegative Net Change FTECPositive Net Change VGTPositive Net Change IYWPositive Net Change IWYPositive Net Change

Sanghamitra Saha

Novavax Vaccine to Get U.S. Approval? ETFs to Benefit

Novavax (NVAX) is reportedly set to receive the fourth authorization for COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.

JNJNegative Net Change AZNPositive Net Change NVAXPositive Net Change IBBNegative Net Change XBIPositive Net Change BBHNegative Net Change BUZZNegative Net Change

Sanghamitra Saha

Airlines Earnings Mixed: What Lies ahead of ETF?

How will airlines ETF perform ahead as earnings came in mixed and fuel rise is a concern.

LUVPositive Net Change JBLUPositive Net Change DALNegative Net Change UALPositive Net Change AALPositive Net Change ALKPositive Net Change JETSPositive Net Change

Sanghamitra Saha

Likely Capital Gain Tax Hike a Buying Point for These ETFs?

President Joe Biden wants to raise capital gains tax to 39.6% from the current rate of 20% for those earning $1 million or more. Since the group is just 0.3% of total population, don't expect a severe market crash over the long term.

PTFPositive Net Change XRTPositive Net Change PSIPositive Net Change PBWNegative Net Change ARKWNegative Net Change IBUYPositive Net Change LITPositive Net Change IPOPositive Net Change ARKGNegative Net Change NERDNegative Net Change

Sweta Killa

Healthcare ETFs on Radar As Q1 Earnings Unfold

Further price movement of the healthcare ETFs depend on earnings releases from some big names like Pfizer (PFE), Merck (MRK), Thermo Fisher (TMO), AbbVie (ABBV), and Gilead Sciences (GILD) that dominate returns.

UNHNegative Net Change JNJNegative Net Change PFEPositive Net Change GILDNegative Net Change MRKNegative Net Change TMONegative Net Change ABBVNegative Net Change XLVNegative Net Change VHTNegative Net Change IYHNegative Net Change FHLCNegative Net Change

Sweta Killa

ETFs to Play the Strong Q1 Earnings Trend

The Q1 earnings are on track to reach a new quarterly record at $381.6 billion, surpassing the previous record of $373.7 billion set in Q4 2020.

EESNegative Net Change EPSPositive Net Change EZMPositive Net Change

Sweta Killa

6 ETFs to Bet on Microsoft's Q3 Earnings Strength

Microsoft continued a long track of beating earnings estimate and topped the revenue estimate driven by booming cloud-computing demand and video gaming sales.

MSFTPositive Net Change AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change XLKNegative Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change FTECPositive Net Change IXNPositive Net Change VGTPositive Net Change IYWPositive Net Change IETCPositive Net Change

Sanghamitra Saha

Copper at 10-Year High: Are ETFs Headed for Further Rally?

Copper prices have been on an uptrend for quite some time and is currently trading at a 10-year high level.

COPXPositive Net Change JJCPositive Net Change

Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

Housing ETFs to Shine Bright as New Home Sales Rise in March

Let's take a look at a few housing ETFs that might gain from the upbeat U.S. housing market scenario.

XHBNegative Net Change ITBNegative Net Change PKBNegative Net Change HOMZNegative Net Change

Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

ETF Strategies to Play the US Market Optimism

Here we discuss some ETF strategies that investors can play amid the upbeat outlook for the U.S. market.

MSFTPositive Net Change AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change VUGPositive Net Change PDPNegative Net Change SLYPositive Net Change MTUMPositive Net Change SCHANegative Net Change SCHGPositive Net Change

Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

United States Copper Index Fund (CPER) at a New 52-Week High

United States Copper Index Fund (CPER) recently hit a 52-week high. Can this soar further?

CPERPositive Net Change

Sanghamitra Saha

A Global Green Building ETF Hit Market

Invesco recently launched a new ETF called Invesco MSCI Green Building ETF (GBLD).

VNQPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change REETPositive Net Change VNQINegative Net Change

Sanghamitra Saha

Winning Sector ETFs on Biden's First 100 Days of Ruling

President Joe Biden's first 100 days of ruling has turned out to be a blessing for Wall Street. The S&P 500 has jumped 24.1% since Inauguration Day, the best for a President since 1950s.

XLINegative Net Change XHBNegative Net Change XTNPositive Net Change ITANegative Net Change KBWBPositive Net Change DUSLNegative Net Change BDRYNegative Net Change BNKUPositive Net Change

Sweta Killa

Proofpoint to Go Private: Cybersecurity ETFs Surge

Proofpoint is going private with a $12.3 billion buyout deal with Thoma Bravo.

CYBRPositive Net Change HACKNegative Net Change PFPTPositive Net Change CIBRPositive Net Change IHAKNegative Net Change BUGNegative Net Change WCBRNegative Net Change

Sweta Killa

Big Tech Earnings Wave to Push Nasdaq ETFs Higher

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index scaled new record highs ahead of the optimism over the big tech earnings wave with more room for upside.

MSFTPositive Net Change AMZNPositive Net Change AAPLNegative Net Change QCOMPositive Net Change TXNPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change QQQPositive Net Change FBPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change QQEWPositive Net Change QLDPositive Net Change ONEQPositive Net Change TQQQPositive Net Change QQQMPositive Net Change

Sweta Killa

ETFs to Buy on Tesla's Blowout Q1 Earnings

Tesla posted the biggest profit in its history shrugging off the global chip crisis when it released Q1 earnings.

GMPositive Net Change TSLAPositive Net Change XLYNegative Net Change ARKQNegative Net Change ARKWNegative Net Change IYKNegative Net Change ARKKNegative Net Change NIOPositive Net Change FNGSPositive Net Change

Sanghamitra Saha

Economic Readings Upbeat: Is It Time to Buy UK ETFs?

The British economy grew 1.3% sequentially in the final quarter of 2020, higher than the preliminary estimate of 1%.

SPYPositive Net Change EWUSNegative Net Change FKUPositive Net Change HEWUNegative Net Change EWUNegative Net Change ZGBRPositive Net Change

Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

How Has Philip Morris' Q1 Earnings Beat Impacted Staples ETFs?

Let's take a look at some staples ETFs with significant exposure to Philip Morris (PM) that can gain from its upbeat earnings.

PMNegative Net Change FSTANegative Net Change VDCNegative Net Change IYKNegative Net Change

Sanghamitra Saha

Best-Performing ETF Areas of Last Week

Last week was slightly downbeat for Wall Street on talks of a capital gain tax hike with three big U.S. indexes remaining in the red.

TANNegative Net Change BDRYNegative Net Change KUREPositive Net Change CHNAPositive Net Change

Sanghamitra Saha

Are These ETFs Headed for Pain as Bitcoin Dominance Falls?

The winning cryptocurrency just had an awful week and probably the worst since February due to the talks of capital gain tax hike.

IPOPositive Net Change BLOKNegative Net Change COINNegative Net Change

Sweta Killa

Why Agricultural Commodity ETFs Are Soaring This Year

Agricultural commodities are surging this year buoyed by weather-related supply concerns and higher demand that has encouraged investment fund buying.

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