ETF

An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is listed on an exchange and can be traded like a stock, allowing investors to buy or sell shares in the collective performance of an entire stock or bond portfolio or an index as a single security. ETFs are subject to risks similar to those of stocks, including short-...

April is National Financial Literacy Month, which means it’s a good time to ask: do you consider yourself financially “literate?” It’s an important consideration for investors, because markets are constantly changing, and everyone’s financial plans can use a thorough...

Picking the right mix of investments to add to your financial portfolio is a challenging undertaking. Most of us focus on the performance of financial instruments vis-a-vis the 52-week high and low figures, trading volume, bullish or bearish sentiment, charts, graphs, analyst opinions, et al. But...

This week’s Fintech Focus podcast looks at how one New York-based ETF sponsor is bringing the old and the new together.  Established in 2016, the Global X Fintech Thematic ETF (NYSE: FINX) seeks to invest in companies on the leading edge of fintech, including insurance, investing,...

Detroit-based Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) announced Monday that more than 100 commission-free ETFs are available to customers on the Ally Invest platform, including environmental, social and governance-focused funds.  What Happened Ally customers will now have access to WisdomTree...

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) is the exchange traded fund that started an investing revolution. SPY, the first ETF to trade in the U.S., celebrated its 25th anniversary on Monday while notching another milestone. SPY became the first ETF to hit $300 billion in assets under management,...

2017 had a bullish tone, as assets across categories shone the brightest, although cryptocurrency could be singled out as the standout performer. Marijuana stocks also joined the party, as reflected by the 18.5-percent advance by the U.S. Marijuana Index. Momentum Extending Into The New Year...

Financial stocks are in the midst of a rollercoaster 2017. After a strong start to the year, many bank stocks lost momentum in late March, only to regain momentum in June and July. Heading into Friday's trading session, the financial sector exchange-traded fund, Financial Select Sector SPDR...

U.S. stocks have been performing well under the "Trump rally" but not as well as many stock markets outside of the U.S. Consider the fact that the S&P 500 index and its corresponding exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) is up 8.1 percent since the start of 2017. By most...

State Street Corp (NYSE: STT), a provider of a range of financial products and services to investors, was added to Goldman Sachs' "Americas Conviction List" amid three compelling upcoming catalysts. Goldman Sachs' Alexander Blostein also maintains a Buy rating on State Street's stock with a price...

Sorry dog lovers, but investing in "cats" is clearly the better option. Given the seemingly never-ending list of exchange traded funds available to investors, Bloomberg News' Dani Burger created an exchange traded product designed for cat lovers. Burger's cat-themed ETF simply...

The utilities index and its corresponding exchange-traded fund, the Utilities SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLU) hit a new 52-week high on Tuesday and is up 10 percent in 2017. With that said, Evercore ISI's technician Rich Ross doesn't think it's too late for investors who sat on the sidelines to...

Six of the worst performing (non-leveraged) large exchange-traded funds as measured by their performance year-to-date have one thing in common: They are all tied to the price of oil. According to a CNBC "Trading Nation" segment, four of the worst performing ETFs are down by a double digit...

The S&P 500 index holds 500 stocks while the Russell 2000 index holds 2,000 stocks. Clearly, this means that in the entire stock market universe there are more stocks than indices, right? According to a Bloomberg report, there are in fact more indices than individual stocks. The math is simple...