Specialty ETFs

Over the course of 2019, investors have heard plenty about the proliferation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies in the world of exchange traded funds. More recently, they have been hearing about the resurgence of small-cap stocks. Up almost 3%, the widely followed Russell 2000...

On the back of a stellar November jobs report, stocks raced higher Friday, reminding investors that U.S. equities are still the place to be and that value stocks have a long way to go to catch-up to their growth and momentum rivals. For investors bold enough to defy those trends, and there could be...

JPMorgan Chase's (NYSE: JPM) J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) unit added to its burgeoning lineup of exchange traded funds Thursday with the debut of the JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF (CBOE: BBIN). As its name implies, BBIN is a member of JPMAM's BetaBuilders suite of...

Through the end of November, investors allocated $133 billion to fixed income exchange traded funds, putting bond ETFs on pace to out-gather equity ETFs on an annual basis for the first time since the dark days of the global financial crisis. What To Know Strong inflows to bond ETFs are benefiting...

As has been widely over the course of 2019, emerging markets bonds are great sources of yield for investors that can handle the added risk and there is plenty of that go around. Emerging markets bonds yield noticeably more than developed markets equivalents, but for investors wanting even more...

Happy Cyber Monday and welcome to the final month of 2019. Major stock indices are on pace to post their biggest yearly gains since 2013 after November’s impressive performance, but there’s still plenty to plough through before the clock strikes midnight on Jan. 1. It does seem highly...

Traders looking for some excitement with exchange traded products offering exposure to bank stocks have plenty of options. One of the niftier ideas to consider is the MicroSectors U.S. Big Banks Index 3X Leveraged ETN (NYSEARCA: BNKU). What To Know About BNKU BNKU, a tripled-leveraged exchange...

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is planning to realign and streamline the Tokyo Stock Exchange — the world's third-largest by market cap — from four trading markets to three.  What's Happening With The Tokyo Stock Exchange? The TSE operates four cash...

The iShares MSCI Australia ETF (NYSE: EWA), the largest Australia exchange traded fund listed in the United States, could contend with an issue often reserved for single-country ETFs devoted developing economies: credit risk. The $1.72 billion EWA is up 19% year to date, good for one of the best...

Investors looking for areas of the fixed income landscape where environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles has legitimate expansion potential need not look too far beyond investment-grade corporate debt. The iShares ESG USD Corporate Bond ETF (NASDAQ: SUSC) proves as much. SUSC, which...

When many fixed income investors think of high-yield bonds, they think of corporates issued by American companies. Over the past six years, approximately half the world's junk-rated debt has been issued in China. What Happened Dollar investors looking to diversify high-yield bond holdings while...

Count preferred stocks and the related exchange traded funds among the beneficiaries of declining interest rates this year. Several preferred ETFs currently reside at or close to 52-week highs. The VanEck Vectors Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (NYSE: PFXF) is one of those funds. Up 13.12%...

Gasp. The SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD), the world's largest gold-backed exchange traded fund, is lower by 2.17% in the fourth quarter. What Happened To GLD Some of the air has come out of the gold trade as the dollar has remained peskily sturdy and as investors have gravitated toward riskier...

Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission turned back Bitwise Asset Management's proposal to launch the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF Trust, but the commission is reviewing that decision. In turning back the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF proposal, the SEC cited familiar concerns about market manipulation...

As investors look for equity market value, plenty of developed markets outside the U.S. are likely to appear on their screens, shining a light on some cost-effective exchange traded funds in the process. What Happened One of those ETFs is the $19.7-billion Schwab International Equity ETF (NYSE:...