3 Rules for Dealing With Thinly Traded ETFs
I’ll confess that I once fell prey to the stigma that you have to avoid thinly traded ETFs at all cost. They…
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3 Marquee ETFs With Robust Options Activity
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEArca: SPY), PowerShares QQQ ETF (NasdaqGS: QQQ) and the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSEArca: IWM) are…
3 Reasons Why $1.3 Billion Flowed to T-Bill ETF
Outliers are making a comeback in an economy that is rewarding investors for short-term date fixed income ETFs like the SPDR Bloomberg Barclays…
ETF Industry Punched With Big Monthly Outflows
After years of steady growth, the ETF universe has been punched with big back-to-back monthly ETF outflows – the first since the…
ETF Issuer March Madness
By Toroso Asset Management In last week’s post, we paid homage to St. Patrick’s Day with a deep dive into Gold ETFs. Since it’s…
Quick Ebbs, Flows in ETFs Reveal Trading Reliance
ETFs experienced a record amount of inflows last week despite renewed volatility but was quickly pared with high outflows, revealing traders’ increasing…
5 Mistakes to Avoid With Your ETF Portfolio
As more and more investors adopt exchange-traded funds in their portfolios, it is becoming increasingly important to understand the opportunities and risks…
High Yield ETFs Demonstrate Formidable Strength
There is a saying on Wall Street that “credit leads.” The meaning of this adage is that high yield investments are often…
Celebrating 25 Years of ETFs
Today we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the first exchange traded fund to hit U.S. markets. As we look back at…
SPY – The Birth of ETFs and a Whole New Way of Trading
This year marked the 25th anniversary of the first U.S.-listed exchange traded fund that changed the investment landscape as we know it.…
An Innovation that Sparked the ETF Revolution
Twenty-five years ago, State Street Global Advisors came out with the little known SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: SPY). Since then, the…
Rising Interest Rates Does Not Spell Doom for Stock ETFs
The Federal Reserve typically hikes interest rates to obviate an overheating economy during the later stages of an economic cycle, typically foreshadowing…
How to Invest in the S&P 500 ETF
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) is the oldest and most successful ETF in the world and tracks 500 of the…
Filing Reveals Bridgewater’s Largest Positions are ETFs
By Matt Hogan Ray Dalio’s firm just released its quarterly 13F filing with the SEC on February 13th. With the value of…