In a week marked by a Federal Reserve meeting and the subsequent speculation regarding when the central bank will finally raise interest rates (some think June, but there is still talk of a September “lift off”), U.S. stocks notched impressive gains.
Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL) entered the Dow Jones Industrial Average mid-week and the blue chip index climbed nearly 2% on the week. The S&P 500 climbed more than 2% while the Nasdaq Composite added nearly 3% and is trading over the much ballyhooed 5,000 level.
Oil prices and the euro surged Friday, adding to the late-week risk-on rally. With that we head to some of the week’s biggest stories from the world of exchange traded funds.
Broad Market/Sector ETFs
Healthcare ETFs keep on grinding higher. [Behind the Sturdiness of Healthcare ETFs]
Small-cap ETFs now offer dividend growth. [The Dividend Growth Story of Small-Cap ETFs]
Beat rising interest rates with ETFs tracking cash-rich sectors.
Healthcare ETFs see rapid asset growth. [Investors Keep Piling Into Healthcare ETFs]
The right energy equity ETF for value investors.
Rising interest rates are welcome relief for insurance ETFs. [Insurance ETFs Like Rising Yields]
Alibaba ETFs deal with lockup expiration with aplomb.
International ETFs
Staying the course with India ETFs. [India ETFs Continue to Shine]
Investors keep piling into euro-hedged Germany ETFs.
South Korea hedged ETFs get their turn in the limelight.
The asset growth of this EAFE ETF is nothing short of jaw-dropping. [This ETF Continues its hot Asset-Gathering Pace]
Commodity ETFs
A dismal outlook for natural gas ETFs. [Dismal Outlook for Nat Gas ETFs]
Gold ETFs: It’s all about the dollar.
Oil ETFs loom large in commodity’s futures market. [Oil ETFs Control the Futures Market]
ETF Trends editorial team contributed to this post.