Sector ETFs

This week, Tilray and Sproutly Canada went public, Sunniva announced plans to spin off its Canadian assets, Zynerba Pharmaceuticals posted positive data for its Phase 2 trial for ZYN002 in Fragile X syndrome, and Zogenix released positive top-line results from its second pivotal Phase 3 study...

The Supreme Court of the United States last month ruled in the case of South Dakota vs. Wayfair (NYSE: W) that states could force retailers based in other states to pay sales tax on purchases made by residents of the states where the retailer is not based. To clear that up using a hypothetical...

Second-quarter earnings season is already off and running, but the party really gets started today with a slew of reports from marquee names in the financial services sector, the second-largest sector weight in the S&P 500. The financial services earning party does not end today, either....

The energy sector is rebounding nicely this year, as highlighted by a year-to-date gain of 6.3 percent for the S&P 500 Energy Index — but better returns can be found in some of the group's subindustries. That includes exploration and production stocks. Exploration and production...

It feels like summer just started, but much to the chagrin of kids across the U.S., parents and retailers are already preparing for back-to-school shopping. Not surprisingly, back-to-school shopping season is big business for retailers. “Nearly half (47%) of parents say they expect to spend...

Second-quarter earnings is about to commence and the arrival of another earnings seasons brings opportunity for tactical traders to tap leveraged exchange traded funds (ETFs). “Fom the end of the quarter through the end of the earnings season, the earnings growth rate has typically increased...

After meandering through the first half of the year not doing much of anything, the Health Care Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLV), the largest health care exchange traded fund by assets, is surging to start the third quarter. Highlighting the newfound strength in the S&P 500's third-largest...

Higher oil prices, expectations for increased gasoline demand with the summer travel season in full swing and looming second-quarter earnings reports are among the catalysts that could spark the energy sector in the near-term. Thanks to rising oil prices and improved earnings, energy is one of a...

The consumer staples sector, the sixth-largest sector weight in the S&P 500, has been rightfully derided as one of this year's worst-performing groups. The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLP), the largest exchange traded fund tracking the sector, and other traditional cap-...

July has started and that could mean some turbulence for stocks. After all, the third quarter can be unkind to equities and July sits firmly in the middle of the worst six-month period for stocks. On a historical basis, July itself isn't always bad. Over the past two decades, the S&P 500...

Investors betting on continued good fortune for e-commerce companies and online retailers this year are being rewarded. A pair of exchange traded funds dedicated to the online retail theme are up an average of 26 percent. While that is well ahead of the S&P Retail Select Industry Index,...

Investors looking to access the clean energy theme have a new exchange traded fund to consider. The ALPS Clean Energy ETF (CBOE: ACES) debuted Friday. ACES follows the CIBC Atlas Clean Energy Index. That benchmark is “comprised of U.S. and Canada-based companies that primarily operate in the...

Vanguard has long had a well-deserved reputation for offering some of the most inexpensive index funds and exchange traded funds and the firm's 77 ETFs have been available to clients without commissions, but Vanguard is upping its commission-free ETF status in significant fashion. In a...