As oil prices plummeted in April, U.S. Oil Fund (USO) exchange-traded fund took it on the chin. And short-selling activity soared. The $3.2 billion futures-based ETF saw shorting activity pick up after a lull in early April. USO ETF is…
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WSJ.COM – Oil ETF Is Down 83% So Far This Year
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WSJ.COM – Strong Flows in Bond ETFs After Fed Interest
Exchange-traded funds focused on non-investment-grade bonds rallied in April after the Federal Reserve signaled interest in buying ETFs exposed to the sector to support the markets. Investment-grade bond funds benefited, too. To read the full story subscribe to WSJ.com 🔑🔒
WSJ.COM – SPY ETF Sees Spike in Volatility
Panic selling in many funds caused large inflows for some of the largest broad-market index funds. State Street’s SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) gained the highest inflows for the ETF industry at $11 billion for the month of March. To…
WSJ.COM – ETF Closures Continue at Brisk Pace
The first two months of 2020 saw a record number of exchange-traded funds close—a reflection of the flurry of new ETFs that have tried to attract investors in recent years, many of them unsuccessfully. To read the full story subscribe…
WSJ.COM – Passive Investing Gains Traction in Europe
The European appetite for exchange-traded funds has increased, and BlackRock iShares continues to dominate with the largest market share. Morningstar predicts European-listed ETFs will hit $1 trillion in assets under management this month. To read the full story subscribe to WSJ.com 🔑🔒
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Posted in ETFs, Exchange Traded Funds, Investments, Tanzeel Akhtar
WSJ.COM – Swiss ETFs Remain a Refuge
Investors consider Switzerland to be a relatively safe, steady and stable economy, and analysts expect exchange-traded funds exposed to Swiss equities to continue to shine in 2020 as a result. To read the full story subscribe to WSJ.com 🔑🔒
WSJ.COM – Japan’s Topix ETFs Continue to Attract Cash
Japan doesn’t get nearly the attention from global investors that it did in the glory years for its stock market. But exchange-traded funds that track the Tokyo Stock Price Index (Topix) have attracted heavy buying during the past three years.…
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Posted in ETFs, Exchange Traded Funds, Investments, Tanzeel Akhtar
WSJ.COM – Brexit Jitters Trigger ETF Outflows
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) absorbed net outflows of $405 million in September 2019 amid continuing political turmoil in the U.K. as the government wrestled with how to leave the European Union. To read the full story subscribe to WSJ.com 🔑🔒
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Posted in ETFs, Exchange Traded Funds, Investments, Tanzeel Akhtar
WSJ.COM – Vegans May Soon Have an ETF
Investors who identify as passionate vegans and environmentalists may soon have an exchange-traded fund that invests according to those principles. To read the full story subscribe to WSJ.com 🔑🔒
WSJ.COM – ETFs Join the Socially Responsible Investing Surge
ETF issuers are jumping on the ESG bandwagon. But many haven’t had a chance to prove they can perform strongly over time. To read the full story subscribe to WSJ.com 🔑🔒
ETF for U.K. Stocks Feels the Brexit Impact. August 2018
The biggest U.K.-focused exchange-traded fund available in the U.S. has been losing investors amid the political turmoil in the United Kingdom.
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Posted in ETFs, Exchange Traded Funds, Investments, Tanzeel Akhtar
WSJ.com — Marijuana ETF Is In The Right Spot
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WSJ.com — Turkey ETF Draws Optimists
Some investors are seeing the recent instability in Turkey as a buying opportunity, with many piling into the $386 million iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (TUR).
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Posted in ETFs, Exchange Traded Funds, Investments, Tanzeel Akhtar
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