ETF Analysis & Opinion

While the northern hemisphere is getting ready to welcome summer in less than a month, warmer weather combined with increased vaccination levels means there will be more people enjoying leisure...

Investing in special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), does not feel as glamorous lately. 2020 will possibly be remembered as the year when investors’ risk appetite for SPACs hit a high.Yet...

May has seen market volatility return with a downward bias. Given the impressive double-digit increases in broader indices over the past year, as well as the sky-high valuations, investors may be...

Equal-weighted exchange-traded funds (ETFs) invest equal amounts in businesses irrespective of their market capitalizations. Conversely, a cap-weighted index, allows companies with larger market caps...

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) offer investors access to a range of asset classes and investment styles. For example, a technology ETF may appeal to investors who wish to invest in technology companies...

Inflation worries have been mounting on Wall Street. The US 10-year Treasury yield stands at 1.64%, and bond yields are rising. A year ago, the yield on the benchmark note was around 0.7%. US...

The first half of May has seen market volatility return. Tech shares and high-growth names have especially come under pressure. Investors worried about the next market downturn may wonder if there are...

US corporate share buybacks are on the rise. A company typically returns profits to shareholders in one of two ways—either via a dividend payout or a share buyback. Typically after a stock...

It seems consumers are keen to get back to shopping. As economies are reopening following COVID-19 lockdowns, shoppers are returning to stores, although there are some changes to the way they are...

Currency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) make the foreign exchange (forex) market more accessible for market participants. Individuals can buy or sell a currency fund similar to an equity...

The first US-listed exchange-traded fund (ETF) was the SPDR® S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY), which launched in 1993. Fast forward to about a decade ago, and there were about 1,000 ETFs trading in the US....

There are several thematic exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for investing in agricultural commodities. And we have previously discussed a few (here, here and here). Now, as soybean prices are at...

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with thematic strategies have become popular among retail investors. A number of these funds mainly concentrate on disruptive trends, which "offer a revolutionary change...

Numerous stock return patterns correlate to the annual calendar and make headlines every few months—think of the "Santa Rally" or "January Effect." Most investors are likely to have also heard...