iShares Adds 7 Active A.I.-Backed Sector ETFs
Branching from its normal line of business, BlackRock’s iShares has launched seven actively managed sector-focused ETFs that implement artificial intelligence screens. On…
Consumer Staples
Sin Is In With New Vice ETF
AdvisorShares, an exchange traded fund provider known for its actively managed investment options, has launched a new ETF that capitalizes on vice…
A Safe Sector Could be Exciting Into Year-End
The Consumer Staples Select SPDR (NYSEArca: XLP), the largest ETF tracking the consumer staples sector, jumped about 2% and some market observers…
Amid Fears of Rising Rates, Staples ETFs at Risk
With higher beta, cyclical sectors leading U.S. equity markets higher this year, some defensive sectors are lagging. That is the case with…
On Demand Webcast: Looking Under the Hood of Smart Beta ETFs
As more consider the benefits of smart beta exchange traded funds, investors should also take the time to scrutinize the differences of…
Lower Downside Risk with a Customer Satisfaction ETF Strategy
Instead of repositioning an investment portfolio and potentially lose out in the reshuffle, investors should consider a smart beta exchange traded fund…
On-Demand Webcast: Emerging Market ETFs Are Too Big to Ignore
The emerging markets is a huge opportunity that many have overlooked as a rising middle class is set to contribute to a…
An ETF to Capture 3 Billion Emerging Market Consumers
Many exchange traded fund investors focus on U.S. equities, ignoring potential opportunities overseas. However, emerging markets, which represent the largest economy of…
Lingering Concerns for Consumer Staples ETFs
The Consumer Staples Select SPDR (NYSEArca: XLP), the largest exchange traded fund tracking the consumer staples sector, is up a tidy 6.3%…
Why Trump Administration Won’t Affect Emerging Market ETFs
As investors scramble to prognosticate President Donald Trump’s effect on equities, more investors are taking a second look at emerging market exchange…
With Greater Uncertainty, Leveraged/Inverse ETFs May Open Opportunities
As the U.S. continues along the extended bull run, the markets are at greater risk of an uncertain turn upending investment portfolios.…
Consumer Staples ETFs are Proving Sturdy Again
Consumer staples stocks and exchange traded funds, such as the Consumer Staples Select SPDR (NYSEArca: XLP) and the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF…
New Bearish ETF Bets on Widely Observed Consumer Staples, Utilities Sectors
Direxion has rolled out two new short or bearish exchange traded fund plays that track widely observed consumer staples and utilities sectors.…
Elkhorn Fills Out Underrepresented Mid-Cap Sector ETF Segment
There are plenty of broad middle capitalization-weighted index exchange traded funds, but there weren’t any that specifically targets market sectors until now.…