ETF Analysis & Opinion

This year tracks as a record for ETF launches among US issuers Investors have demanded high-yield, protection, and crypto-related funds in 2024 New strategies emerge, including innovations in the...

Since the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs, the amount of BTC held by exchange-traded funds has reached 961,000. It is worth approximately $66 billion of on-chain Bitcoin holdings. Currently, Bitcoin ETFs...

Bond ETFs have seen record inflows this year. The interest in bond ETFs is spurred by lower interest rates. Investment managers have introduced 120 new bond ETFs this year, 52% more than last...

Every week, we review the big picture of the market's technical condition as seen through the lens of our Big View data charts. Today, I want to focus on 3 key relationships ahead of this week’s...

If there was a "Stock of the Year" award, it would certainly go to Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). As a result of the continued AI boom, the market cap of this semiconductor manufacturer has soared to over $3...

A data provider tracks the stocks trades of members of Congress An asset management firm created two ETFs tracking how Congress members invest The Democratic and Republican-focused ETFs have had...

Below we can see how the top stocks in the S&P 500, as tracked by the Invesco S&P 500® Top 50 ETF (NYSE:XLG), have gained 22.5% in 2024. That easily beats the SPDR® S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY)...

Market pundits love giving stocks nicknames. Before the 21st century, there was the "Nifty Fifty" (not to be confused with the Indian market index of the same name), and then the "Dogs of the...

Two of the major ex-U.S. central banks have begun loosening their monetary policy ahead of the Fed. The first was the Bank of Canada (BoC), which on Wednesday, June 5th, cut its policy interest rate...

ETF investors are quick to jump from one trend to another, and the latest focus is on companies responsible for new weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. These medications have captured...

The options-based ETF segment, currently valued at approximately $124.6 billion in assets under management and comprising 396 ETFs, continues to grow rapidly. Notably, on May 6th, 2024, this segment...

The real estate sector plunged by 3.70% this week, already being the worst performer (down 7.07%) within the S&P 500 benchmark index since the beginning of the year. Such a plunge can be...

Stagflation seems to be good for our portfolio, as we now have a dozen stocks and funds with double-digit-percentage returns. Almost every recommendation is profitable this year. So far, we have...

In a previous edition of my "ETF Buyer's Guide" series, I explored the differences between Vanguard and SPDR sector ETFs, highlighting that SPDR ETFs tend to be larger and more actively traded due to...