U.S. Stock ETFs Strengthen on Covid-19 Stimulus Bill

U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds pushed to new records after President Donald Trump signed the new coronavirus relief package and bill, alleviating concerns of a wide government shutdown and adding to bets of an economic recovery. On Monday, the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ: QQQ) was up 0.3%, SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average... READ MORE »

Value and SDOG Are Finding Their Groove Again

The resurgence of the value factor is supportive for dividend stock ETFs such as the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG). SDOG tries to reflect the performance of the S-Network Sector Dividend Dogs Index, which applies the “Dogs of the Dow Theory” on a sector-by-sector basis using the S&P 500 with a focus on high [...] READ MORE »

Yahoo Finance: A Different Approach To 2021 Portfolios

With 2021 quickly approaching, it’s important to consider how to positively evolve when it comes to properly structuring stock portfolios. ETF Trends’ Director of Research and CIO, Dave Nadig, spoke with Yahoo Finance’s Alexis Christoforous on “Yahoo Finance Presents,” presented by T. Rowe Price, about... READ MORE »

‘EMQQ’ Has Been Outperforming Other Emerging Markets ETFs

E-commerce has been an outperforming theme among exchange traded funds focused on the developing economies this year. The Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF (NYSEArca: EMQQ), which includes access to EM companies related to online retailers or the quickly expanding e-commerce industry, increased 74% in 2020, compared to the... READ MORE »

Increased Competition in ESG Category Has Dragged Down Fund Costs

With the rising popularity of socially responsible investments like environmental, social, and governance related funds, investors are benefiting from the increased competition as ESG fund managers try to undercut their competitors. For example, in Europe where European asset owners have shifted to all-ESG portfolios, fund managers... READ MORE »

The Greek ‘GREK’ ETF Is Up Almost 30% in Last 3 Months

The broad economy may not necessarily reflect what the market is doing, as in the case of Greece and the Global X MSCI Greece ETF (GREK). The ETF is up almost 30% when looking at its 3-month trailing returns, but can it maintain this positive momentum heading into 2021? The pandemic is doing a number [...] READ MORE »