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ETF News and Commentary: Archive
ETF Asset Report of April
by Sanghamitra Saha
Performance-wise April became the worst month of 2024 for Wall Street. However, the S&P 500, the total stock market and the total bond market ETFs witnessed maximum asset accumulation in the month.
SPYPositive Net Change HYGNegative Net Change XLPPositive Net Change XLVPositive Net Change LQDNegative Net Change VTIPositive Net Change VOOPositive Net Change RSPPositive Net Change AGGPositive Net Change VGTNegative Net Change SOXLNegative Net Change COWZPositive Net Change GBTCPositive Net Change IBITPositive Net Change
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Here's Why These Tech ETFs Are Worth Buying Now
by Sweta Killa
The technology sector suffered big losses last month due to a decline in mega-cap market caps. The beaten-down prices could be viewed as solid entry points.
CLOUPositive Net Change WFHPositive Net Change METAPositive Net Change TRFKNegative Net Change SHOCNegative Net Change IGPTPositive Net Change
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Coinbase Falls Despite Q1 Earnings Beat: ETFs in Focus
by Sweta Killa
Coinbase Global (COIN) surpassed estimates on both earnings and revenues, benefiting from the wave of revival in digital coin trading largely due to the launch of a series of new bitcoin ETFs in January.
ARKFNegative Net Change BKCHPositive Net Change COINPositive Net Change CRPTPositive Net Change FDIGPositive Net Change ARKDNegative Net Change
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ETFs to Buy on Apple's Q2 Earnings Beat, Largest-Ever Buyback
by Sweta Killa
Apple beat estimates on both earnings and revenues, and unveiled a record share buyback program amid the steep decline in iPhone sales.
AAPLPositive Net Change XLKNegative Net Change FTECNegative Net Change IYWNegative Net Change VGTNegative Net Change MGKPositive Net Change
earnings etfs tech-stocks
Online Retail ETF (ONLN) Hits New 52-Week High
by Sweta Killa
This online ETF hits a new 52-week high. Are more gains in store for this ETF?
AMZNPositive Net Change ONLNPositive Net Change
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These Top ETF Stories of April Worth a Look in May
by Sanghamitra Saha
April became the worst month of 2024 for Wall Street. However, on May 1, 2024, Fed Chair Powell kept the rates unchanged and indicated a move to ease back on balance sheet tightening. This very move may help U.S. stocks to regain their ground in May.
QQQPositive Net Change GLDPositive Net Change RATENegative Net Change RTHPositive Net Change SLVPositive Net Change XLYPositive Net Change PFIXPositive Net Change
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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.
USOPositive Net Change DBOPositive Net Change USLNegative Net Change BNOPositive Net Change OILKPositive Net Change
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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.
TMNegative Net Change BIDUPositive Net Change TSLANegative Net Change KTECPositive Net Change CQQQPositive Net Change KWEBPositive Net Change KFVGPositive Net Change TCHIPositive Net Change
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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.
AMDNegative Net Change MUNegative Net Change NVDANegative Net Change SWKSNegative Net Change MRVLPositive Net Change SMCINegative Net Change SMHNegative Net Change SOXXNegative Net Change FTXLPositive Net Change SOXQNegative Net Change SHOCNegative 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.
SDYPositive Net Change VIGPositive Net Change NOBLPositive 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 EUFNNo 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 XLUPositive Net Change SDYPositive Net Change FCPIPositive Net Change CTANegative 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 SNAPNegative Net Change SPOTPositive Net Change PINSNegative Net Change METAPositive 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 XLKNegative Net Change FTECNegative Net Change IYWNegative Net Change VGTNegative 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.
LABDNo Net Change TZANegative Net Change DRVNegative Net Change FLYDPositive Net Change CARDPositive 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.
LLYNegative Net Change XLVPositive Net Change IYHPositive Net Change IHENegative Net Change PPHPositive Net Change MEDXPositive Net Change
earnings etfs pharmaceuticals
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 RTHPositive Net Change XLYPositive Net Change VCRPositive Net Change FDISPositive Net Change ONLNPositive Net Change
earnings etfs internet
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%.
RATENegative Net Change SILPositive Net Change TURNegative Net Change SLVPPositive Net Change CPERPositive 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.
XLKNegative Net Change RATENegative 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 NOCPositive 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 CTANegative Net Change RSSTPositive Net Change
artificial-intelligence etfs
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.
EPINegative Net Change SMINNegative Net Change INCOPositive Net Change NFTYNegative Net Change GLINNegative Net Change INQQNegative 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 ICOPPositive 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 JNKNegative Net Change GOOGLNegative Net Change VTIPositive Net Change VOOPositive Net Change MBBPositive Net Change METAPositive Net Change
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