The ETF Flowdown: Q2 2024
Markets steadily march on to record highs, as Q2 2024 wraps up. Many patterns that emerged earlier in the year once again prevailed through the fog of geopolitical and rate uncertainty.
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15 hours ago - ETF Trends
Tech Trend Still Looks Like a Friend
In financial markets, it's often said that “the trend is your friend.” That's an accurate sentiment as it pertains to the 2024 performance of the tech sector.
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15 hours ago - ETF Trends
AI Increasingly Prominent in Corporate Tech Spending
High interest rates and investors' desire to see strong balance sheets, buybacks or dividends can act as headwinds to corporate technology expenditures, but there's no getting around the point that so...
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2 days ago - ETF Trends
Active Managers Love Some Stocks in These Passive ETFs
Stock-picking is a difficult endeavor. But there are plenty of examples of active fund managers identifying winners.
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2 days ago - ETF Trends
Why ETFs Can Be Winning AI Bets
When it comes to stocks with the artificial intelligence (AI) label, Nvidia (NVDA) arguably takes the cake. So much so that earlier this week, the semiconductor giant briefly surpassed Microsoft (MSFT...
Other symbols: QQQM
5 days ago - ETF Trends
Murphy, Rosenbluth, Have ETF Halftime Report on Trillions
As 2024 reaches the midpoint, VettaFi Voices Todd Rosenbluth and Cinthia Murphy joined Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas and Joel Weber on the podcast Trillions. The four discussed the state of ETFs going in...
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6 days ago - ETF Trends
6 Best Growth ETFs To Buy Now
The best growth ETFs offer exposure to higher-risk, higher-reward stocks while lessening the risk of a single stock torpedoing your returns.
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6 days ago - Kiplinger
Buybacks Leaders Reside in These ETFs
In the first quarter, S&P 500 member firms repurchased $236.8 billion worth of their own shares. This marks a nearly 10% increase on a YoY basis.
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6 days ago - ETF Trends
AI Use Cases Haven't Reached Scale, But Are Vast
Use cases for generative artificial intelligence (AI) seemingly emerge on a daily basis, providing fuel for upside for AI-related equities. Of course, that's positive for investors.
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8 days ago - ETF Trends
Move on QQQ ETF: XLT and IYM are firing on all cylinders
Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ) has become the biggest technology ETFs with over $286 billion in assets. It has done this well by tracking Nasdaq 100, the most popular tech-focused Nasdaq 100 index in the world...
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9 days ago - Invezz
Weight Of Evidence Building
The stock market battled several key economic reports last week along with an FOMC meeting to finish the week lower overall. There were additional signs that the economy was weakening that encouraged ...
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10 days ago - Forbes
Last Week in ETFs: 8 New Defined Outcome ETFs Debut
Last week was a busy one for ETFs, with nine new ETFs launching on the first day of the week alone. Calamos, Innovator, AllianzIM, Direxion, Global X and ProShares were among the issuers rolling out n...
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16 days ago - ETF Trends
These ETFs Can Help Investors Avoid AI Disappointment
The history of financial markets swells with examples of investors being seduced by “the next big thing.” These days, many suspect that AI is overly touted.
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16 days ago - ETF Trends
One Stock Market Leader Is Diverging
Last week was another week of mixed performance for the stock market as the economic data, including the week-ending monthly jobs report, kept both stock and traders on edge.
17 days ago - Forbes
As 2024 Midpoint Nears, What's Next For Stocks, Metals, Options?
We're almost halfway through the year. So, where do things stand with stocks, precious metals, and the options markets?
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19 days ago - Forbes
Ideas to Tackle Risk in Hot Growth ETFs
Being an equity growth investor has been a rewarding experience in the past year. Whether you've focused on the Magnificent 7, or the Fabulous 5, or just bought the Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ) – one ...
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19 days ago - ETF Trends
QQQ Has Surprising High Interest Rates Benefit
A widely held investing belief is that growth and technology stocks are vulnerable to rising interest rates. That was confirmed in 2022.
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19 days ago - ETF Trends
Is the SPYG ETF a good alternative to Invesco's QQQ?
Growth investing has a good record of beating value in the past two decades. Invesco's QQQ has jumped by almost 170% in the past five years while the SPDR Dow Jones (DIA) and the Vanguard S&P 500 (VOO...
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19 days ago - Invezz
The S&P 500, Dow & Nasdaq Since Their 2000 Highs as of May 2024
The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow), and Nasdaq Composite are all stock market indexes used to measure the performance of various aspects of the U.S. stock market.
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20 days ago - ETF Trends
Concentrated Market Leadership Benefiting QQQ, QQQM
In what represents a familiar refrain to what investors have heard over the past several years, a small number of stocks account for a significant percentage of the S&P 500's 2024 upside.And owing to...
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20 days ago - ETF Trends
QQQ & QQQM Can Survive Summertime Blues
Experienced investors are familiar with the old financial markets saying: “Sell in May and go away.” While not always accurate from year to year, the message is simple.
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21 days ago - ETF Trends
June Historically A Weak Month For Stocks With Negative Average Returns Over Last 20 Years
There is an overall upward bias for the stock indices, as companies that perform poorly are dropped from an index while companies that are doing well are added. The S&P 500 has annualized yearly retur...
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22 days ago - Benzinga
Calamos Rolls Out Nasdaq-100® Structured Alt Protection ETF™ – June (CPNJ)
Calamos Investments has unveiled its new fund within the growing line of its Structured Protection ETFs. The Calamos Nasdaq-100® Structured Alt Protection ETF™ – June (CPNJ) is the second fund in the ...
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23 days ago - ETF Trends
AI Bubble Fears May Be Overstated
Investors' enthusiasm for artificial intelligence (AI) equities remains undaunted. Consider the following point courtesy of Wall Street Journal financial columnist James Mackintosh.
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23 days ago - ETF Trends
This Week in ETFs: Roster of 17 New ETFs Includes 6 Buffer Funds
The week ended May 24, 2024 saw the rollout of 17 new ETFs, including six defined outcome funds. The total count was the highest it's been in several weeks, with launches slowing notably in the weeks ...
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4 weeks ago - ETF Trends
