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ETF News and Commentary: Archive

Sweta Killa

Blackrock Cuts Fee and Revamps Nine Style Investing ETFs

The world's biggest exchange-traded fund issuer has cut expense ratios on nine iShares Morningstar U.S. Equity Style Box ETFs to a range of 0.03% to 0.06% from 0.25% to 0.30%.

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Sweta Killa

Sports Betting ETFs to Rally on March Madness Gambling

With increased legalization of online sports betting, this year's tournament will be the most wagered-on sporting event in history.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Record Q1 for Global IPOs? ETFs in Focus

The global market for initial public offerings is on its way to see its biggest-ever first quarter.

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Sanghamitra Saha

International Dividend ETF (PID) Hits New 52-Week High

The international dividend ETF PID hit a 52-week high. Can it rally further?

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

Will Housing ETFs Suffer on Weak US Housing Starts in February?

The U.S. housing market is grappling with rising softwood lumber prices and low inventory levels.

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Neena Mishra

3 ETFs to Invest in Cheapest Value Stocks

Value is outperforming growth this year, here's why

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Sanghamitra Saha

Top Inverse/Leveraged ETF Areas of Last Week

Last week was downbeat for Wall Street due to rising rate worries and subdued retail sales data. Several inverse leveraged ETFs gained handsomely last week.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Time for Gold Mining ETFs?

Dovish Fed, cheaper oil and undervaluation could add strength to gold mining ETFs in the second quarter of 2021.

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Sweta Killa

5 ETFs Most Loved by Investors Last Week

ETFs gathered about $71 billion capital last week, bringing in year-to-date inflows of $252.5 billion, more than triple the $70.7 billion seen in the year-ago period.

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Sweta Killa

Tap Water With These ETFs

As water plays a major role in the evolution of economy and human life, let's dedicate Mar 22 to safe and sufficient water.

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Sweta Killa

Consumer Staples ETF (RHS) Hits New 52-Week High

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

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Sanghamitra Saha

Top ETF Areas of Last Week

The last week was downbeat for Wall Street due to rising rate worries.

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

Top-Ranked Value ETFs to Add to Your Portfolio

Accelerated coronavirus vaccine rollout, a fresh round of fiscal stimulus and the economic reopening may lead to faster U.S. economic recovery and present a strong case for outperformance by value ETFs in 2021.

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Sanghamitra Saha

5 ETFs to Tap to Earn At Least 4% Yield & Capital Gains

As economies are likely to rebound ahead and inflation rates may pace up, bond yields should soar. In such a scenario, benchmark-beating bond yields should come to your resuce.

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Sweta Killa

FedEx's Robust Results Put Transport ETFs in Focus

The solid FedEx earnings report put transport ETFs in focus.

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Sweta Killa

5 Tech ETFs Surviving Sell-Off Induced by Rising Yields

The sector outlook remains solid given the rapid adoption of cloud computing, big data, Internet of Things, wearables, VR headsets, drones, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital communication and 5G technology.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Another Streaming and Gaming ETF in the Making

First Trust recently filed for an ETF called The First Trust S-Network Streaming & Gaming ETF.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Bank ETF (FTXO) Hits a New 52-Week High

The banking ETF FTXO hit a 52-week high. Can the fund rally higher?

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

Industrial ETFs at Risk as US Industrial Output Weakens in Winter

Manufacturing activity in the United States largely took a hit due to the severe winter conditions in the south-central region of the United States in mid-February.

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

Ride the Latest Fed Minutes Optimism With These ETFs

Here we highlight some ETFs for investors to gain from the optimism surrounding the minutes from the two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting.

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Sweta Jaiswal, FRM

U.S. Basic Materials ETF (IYM) Hits a 52-Week High

The iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF (IYM) has hit a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store?

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Sanghamitra Saha

Winning ETF Arears Amid Downbeat February Retail Sales

Retail sales in the United States contracted 3% sequentially in February 2021, marking the biggest decline since the record slump in April 2020.

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Sanghamitra Saha

Time to Buy These Undervalued Tech ETFs on the Dip?

Tech stocks have been slumping lately on rising rate worries and overvaluation concerns. But that does not cut the demand and fundamental strength of the technology sector.

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Sweta Killa

1-Year Tour From Market Crash to Boom: 5 Top ETFs

The stock market staged a strong rebound from the lows and is currently hitting new highs with the major bourses crossing new milestones.

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Sweta Killa

Dow Jones Hits 33K: ETFs to Ride the Rally

The combination of factors will continue to push up Dow Jones, which has significant exposure to cyclical sectors.

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