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ETF News and Commentary: Archive
Where Could Oil Go From Here? ETFs in Focus
by Sanghamitra Saha
Oil prices may see a recovery in demand if global central banks start cutting rates by 2024-end, and if supply falls due to the replenishment of the US strategic petroleum reserve and continued OPEC+ output cuts. However, the growing thrust on clean energy is a negative for the long term.
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China Tech ETFs in Upbeat Momentum: Here's Why
by Sanghamitra Saha
China's tech investing has been gaining a lot of attention lately due to a notable impact on AI development and an increasing association with the EV industry.
TMPositive Net Change BIDUNegative Net Change TSLANegative Net Change KTECNegative Net Change CQQQNegative Net Change KWEBNegative Net Change KFVGNegative Net Change TCHINegative Net Change
electric-vehicles etfs
Should You Buy the Dip in Semiconductor Stocks With ETFs?
by Sweta Killa
Despite the slide, the outlook for the semiconductor sector is promising and given the diversification benefits of ETFs, investors may want to consider the recent slump a buying opportunity.
AMDPositive Net Change MUPositive Net Change NVDAPositive Net Change SWKSPositive Net Change MRVLPositive Net Change SMCINegative Net Change SMHPositive Net Change SOXXPositive Net Change FTXLPositive Net Change SOXQPositive Net Change SHOCPositive Net Change
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Rate Cut or No Rate Cut, Dividend ETFs You Should Buy
by Sweta Killa
The Fed, as expected, kept interest rates steady in its latest meeting and cited citing a "lack of further progress" on inflation. In such a scenario, we discuss several reasons why dividend investing seems to be a viable strategy.
SDYNegative Net Change VIGPositive Net Change NOBLNegative Net Change VYMPositive Net Change DGROPositive Net Change
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Should you Buy Europe Financials ETF (EUFN) on Upbeat Earnings?
by Sanghamitra Saha
Some of the big European banks have come up with upbeat results in the ongoing reporting season.
EZUPositive Net Change EUFNNegative Net Change VGKPositive Net Change HEZUPositive Net Change
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Fed Stays Put, Provides Nuanced Outlook: ETFs Likely to Win
by Sanghamitra Saha
The Fed kept key interest rates unchanged at 5.25%-5.50%. While the Fed ruled out the possibility of a rate hike going forward, it refrained from giving cues about a rate cut, due to sticky inflation and economic resilience.
QQQPositive Net Change IWMPositive Net Change XLUNegative Net Change SDYNegative Net Change FCPIPositive Net Change CTAPositive Net Change
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Social Media ETF (SOCL) Hit a 52-Week High
by Sanghamitra Saha
The social media ETF SOCL hit a 52-week high lately. Can it soar further?
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Should You Buy Social Media ETF (SOCL) Now?
by Sanghamitra Saha
Global X Social Media ETF (SOCL) has added 1.3% in the past week. While a huge crash in Meta weighed on the fund lately, strength in other constituents like Snap, Spotify and Pinterest should keep the fund steady.
SOCLPositive Net Change SNAPPositive Net Change SPOTPositive Net Change PINSNegative Net Change METANegative Net Change
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Will Apple Beat on Q2 Earnings Amid iPhone Slump? ETFs in Focus
by Sweta Killa
The tech giant has a reasonable chance to beat earnings estimates. It saw positive earnings estimate revision activity, which is generally a precursor to an earnings beat. However, Apple has been struggling with concerns about iPhone sales.
AAPLPositive Net Change XLKPositive Net Change FTECPositive Net Change IYWPositive Net Change VGTPositive Net Change MGKPositive Net Change
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5 Inverse ETFs That Gained More Than 20% in April
by Sweta Killa
The U.S. stock market wrapped up April with losses, snapping a five-month winning streak and marking the market's worst month of 2024. This has resulted in huge gains for inverse or inverse-leveraged ETFs.
LABDNegative Net Change TZANegative Net Change DRVNegative Net Change FLYDPositive Net Change CARDNegative Net Change
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ETFs to Buy as Eli Lilly Beats Q1 Earnings, Lifts Outlook
by Sweta Killa
Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) raised its outlook for 2024 on rapidly climbing sales of the new obesity drug Zepbound and its counterpart for diabetes, Mounjaro.
LLYPositive Net Change XLVNegative Net Change IYHNegative Net Change IHEPositive Net Change PPHPositive Net Change MEDXNegative Net Change
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ETFs to Tap Amazon's Q1 Earnings Beat, AI Growth
by Sweta Killa
Amazon (AMZN) reported robust first-quarter 2024 results, wherein it beat both earnings and revenue estimates driven by growth in its advertising and AI-powered cloud computing units.
AMZNPositive Net Change RTHNegative Net Change XLYNegative Net Change VCRNegative Net Change FDISNegative Net Change ONLNPositive Net Change
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April Emerges as Worst Month of 2024: Best ETF Areas
by Sanghamitra Saha
April became the worst month of 2024 for Wall Street with the key equity gauges retreating at least by 3%.
RATEPositive Net Change SILPositive Net Change TURPositive Net Change SLVPPositive Net Change CPERNegative Net Change PFIXPositive Net Change ALUMNegative Net Change
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What "Sell in May"? 5 ETFs That Could Defy the Adage
by Sanghamitra Saha
With April turning out downbeat, Wall Street will be striving hard to make an ascent in May, but the operating environment is not all smooth this time around.
XLKPositive Net Change RATEPositive Net Change PPAPositive Net Change SPYDPositive Net Change HEWJPositive Net Change
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Aerospace & Defense ETFs to Watch Amid Q1 Earnings
by Yashwardhan Jain
With escalating geopolitical tensions and an estimated surge in global military spending, look into Aerospace and Defence ETFs as they report Q1 earnings.
BAPositive Net Change LMTPositive Net Change NOCNegative Net Change GDPositive Net Change SHLDPositive Net Change ITAPositive Net Change PPAPositive Net Change XARPositive Net Change RTXPositive Net Change
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How Trend-Following ETFs Are Beating the Market
by Neena Mishra
Should investors use managed futures investment strategies for diversification?
DBMFPositive Net Change CTAPositive Net Change RSSTPositive Net Change
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Play These India ETFs to Bet on Modi's Likely Election Win
by Sanghamitra Saha
India's stock market has been a standout performer in recent times. The winning trend can continue in the coming months on the election hopes.
EPIPositive Net Change SMINPositive Net Change INCOPositive Net Change NFTYPositive Net Change GLINPositive Net Change INQQPositive Net Change
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Mining ETFs Win in Turbulent April With Double-Digit Gains
by Sweta Killa
Wall Street is on track for its worst month in 2024. The decline has been broad-based. Still, a few corners of the broad market, especially mining, have gained.
SILPositive Net Change RINGPositive Net Change NIKLPositive Net Change ICOPNegative Net Change ALUMNegative Net Change
basic-materials etfs
5 Most-Loved ETFs of the Best Week of 2024
by Sweta Killa
iShares MBS ETF (MBB), Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) and SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) dominated the top creation list last week.
MSFTPositive Net Change SPYPositive Net Change JNKNo Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change VTIPositive Net Change VOOPositive Net Change MBBNegative Net Change METANegative Net Change
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Tesla Turnaround in the Cards? Bet on These ETFs
by Sweta Killa
The fortunes for the electric carmaker seem to be turning around given the company's strong efforts of bringing autonomous driving in China.
BIDUNegative Net Change TSLANegative Net Change XLYNegative Net Change ARKQPositive Net Change FNGSPositive Net Change VCARNegative Net Change
auto-tires-trucks electric-vehicles etfs
Utilities ETF (IDU) Hits New 52-Week High
by Sweta Killa
This utilities ETF hits a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store for this ETF?
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4 ETFs to Tap the Renewed AI Craze on Wall Street
by Sanghamitra Saha
After a brief lull, the fervor for artificial intelligence (AI) investments is back with a bang on Wall Street.
MSFTPositive Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change BOTZPositive Net Change ROBTPositive Net Change IRBOPositive Net Change WISEPositive Net Change RBRKNegative Net Change
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5 ETF Winners of the Last Week
by Sanghamitra Saha
The batch of tech giants known as the "Magnificent Seven" regained some of its momentum at the end of last week.
MSFTPositive Net Change TSLANegative Net Change KTECNegative Net Change GOOGLPositive Net Change KWEBNegative Net Change BKCHPositive Net Change DAPPPositive Net Change CRPTPositive Net Change
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Worries About US Growth Slowdown? 3 Asia ETFs Look Appealing
by Sanghamitra Saha
The U.S. economy grew in Q1 of 2024 at the slowest pace in two years. Wall Street is also choppy past month. Investors thus might consider exploring ETFs from other countries that currently appear appealing.
DXJPositive Net Change FXINegative Net Change EPIPositive Net Change
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Energy ETFs in Focus Post Exxon, Chevron's Weak Q1 Earnings
by Sweta Killa
Two energy behemoths, Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) and Chevron Corp. (CVX), reported disappointing first-quarter 2024 results. Both companies lagged estimates on revenues, while Chevron managed to beat earnings estimates.
CVXNegative Net Change XOMNegative Net Change XLENegative Net Change IYENegative Net Change VDENegative Net Change FENYNegative Net Change DRLLNegative Net Change
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