The Robo-Stox Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF (NasdaqGM: ROBO) made its first appearance on our most searched list this week thanks to the ETF’s status as one of the few funds that features decent exposure to 3D printer stocks. Rebounding 3D printer names, many of which are heavily shorted, have helped ROBO gain 6.6% in the past month.
For the first time in several months, a dividend ETF did not appear in among the 10 most searched ETFs on ETF Trends. However, that does not mean investors have forsaken income funds. International bonds ETF led the income brigade this week, paced by the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (NYSEArca: EMB) and the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond Fund (NasdaqGM: EMCB).
Emerging markets borrowers sold over $260 billion in new debt in the first half of this year with $60 billion coming from sovereign borrowers and $200 billion from corporations, Reuters reports, citing J.P. Morgan data.
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