In a week marred by more tragedy in the Ukraine and amid a deluge of earnings reports from some of the largest U.S. companies, stocks were able to post decent showings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average notched a triple-digit gain on Friday while the S&P 500 was mostly flat for the week despite the aforementioned geopolitical tensions.
Bottom line: It was an eventful week, particularly against the backdrop of summer, when many market participants expect things to be subdued, if not boring. With that, here is a look at some of this week’s biggest ETF stories.
Broad Market/Sector ETFs
Some company called Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL) reports earnings next week and investors are finally coming back to ETFs heavy on that stock. [Investors Flock Back to Apple ETFs]
Hot semiconductor ETFs cooled off a bit on Thursday and for a variety of reasons.
Solar ETFs got some pre-earnings love this week. [Solar ETFs Shine Ahead of big Earnings Reports]
Tactical usage of sector ETFs. [How One ETF Strategist Uses Sector ETFs]
Energy ETFs have more upside.
Global ETFs
More problems for President Rousseff means more good news for Brazil ETFs. [Brazil ETFs Win as Rousseff Loses Ground]
Chile ETF could get some central bank help.
Beat euro risk with this ETF. [A Professional Way to Hedge Euro Risk]
Bond ETFs
Bill Gross ETF topping its mutual fund counterpart.
Actively managed ETFs are growing. [Active ETFs are on the Rise]
Caution rules with junk bond ETFs as investors pull back. [Investors Approach Junk Bond ETFs With Kid Gloves]
ETF Trends editorial team contributed to this post. Tom Lydon’s clients own shares of Apple.