Nick Peters-Golden is a writer for ETF Database and its sister site, ETF Trends.
Having just launched this year, the active ETF TCAF is showing no signs of slowing down. The T....
U.S. investors who enjoy diversifying abroad have faced some complicated narratives this year....
In yet another sign of real estate’s strong end to 2023, the active real estate ETF REIT is...
Making the right core allocation stands out among an advisor’s many responsibilities. Core...
Real estate has faced a lot of negative headlines this year. Markets have feared the impact of...
Real estate headlines seem to only focus on bad news right now, from remote work’s impact on...
Markets seem to have fallen in love with the ETF wrapper. This year, ETF launches are on track to...
Commodities entered 2023 behind a strong performance in 2022. For investors revisiting their...
Many investors are very familiar, of course, with the Invesco QQQ Trust Series I ETF (QQQ )....
Small caps have been out of favor for a not-insignificant period. A rising rate and higher for...
Don’t look now, but markets are once again getting excited about the prospect potential rate cuts...
With 2023 drawing to a close, investors and advisors alike are revisiting their portfolios. While...
Covered call ETFs have proven to be one of the brighter spots in the ETF landscape this year....
If 2023 has been the year of active, the T. Rowe Price Blue Chip ETF (TCHP ) has been a key...
Investing in real estate overall hasn’t been the easiest time in 2023. A combination of rising...
Let’s face it: It hasn’t been the best year for clean energy strategies. Rising rates, supply...
In a testament to the success of active ETFs in 2023, T. Rowe Price’s active ETF suite has now...
In 2023’s market narrative, perhaps no factor impacted equities more than AI’s big moment. OpenAi...
Is now the time to buy small caps? Small caps haven’t exactly been the hottest investment area in...
Fidelity Investments has completed six mutual fund to ETF conversions, bringing its total ETF...
Successful ETFs can look back on key milestones, from anniversaries to debuts on popular...
Looking to make a China ETF allocation in 2024? The IMF recently upgraded China’s GDP outlook for...
Is now the time for a quality growth ETF? With inflation coming in much cooler than expected, it...
Inflation and the fight to tame it dominated market narratives throughout 2023. However, with the...
Amid President Xi Jinping’s visit to the U.S., two major Chinese firms saw exciting earnings...
Active ETFs have contributed significantly to this year’s record ETF launch pace. That makes some...
Is the Fed indeed bringing its rate hikes to an end? With the most recent inflation data coming...
Since the COVID lockdowns, one of the pervasive market narratives has been the demise of...
With news that inflation cooled significantly in October, rate hikes from the Fed may now be over...
Active investing advocates often tout the ability of active strategies to outperform...
If the market narrative in 2023 has meant anything, it’s the marked rise in interest and flows...
It’s the question that has beguiled markets throughout 2023 – when will the rate hikes end? After...
Taking another big step forward, the T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth ETF (TCHP ) surpassed...
Inflation has beguiled Americans this year, frustrating an overall story of economic growth....
Have you revisited tax loss harvesting in your portfolio for the end of 2023? With Halloween...
With the Fed once again pausing its rate hike scheme that has dominated market narratives this...
Whenever an ETF crosses an AUM threshold, markets take notice. Investors and advisors may want to...
The China investing narrative has had a rocky 2023, with geopolitical risk and a high savings...
Are interest rates finally taking their bite out of the economy? Friday’s news that hiring had...
Small caps haven’t had the easiest time over the last few years but could be positioned for a...
Having launched just months ago, the active ETF TCAF is on the precipice of $300 million in AUM....
Is the rate hike fight finally settling in for that “higher for longer” regime markets have heard...
China’s economic outlook has been something of a mixed bag over the last several weeks as the...
Has the time come to invest in small caps? Small-cap firms are pretty cheap on a historical basis...
2023 has been a strong year for active ETFs. So strong, in fact, that active fund launches are...
Actively managed ETFs have had a very strong 2023, picking up new interest. Active funds picked...
Looking to add a high yield bond ETF to your portfolio? You wouldn’t be alone. High yield ETFs...
Is now the time to revisit volatility as a key investing metric? Economic and political factors...
Are you looking to add exposure to clean energy technology and advancements? You’re not alone –...
Active strategies have had a big year, and that’s extended to new launches like the T. Rowe Price...
When investors think about Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA), two huge companies, they don’t...
Once again, gold ETFs have earned a place of prominence among the top-performing ETFs. Gold...
It’s been a complicated year so far for growth investing. On the one hand, value mavens entering...
Active ETFs have had a strong year in 2023, including the blue chip growth ETF, TCHP. The T. Rowe...
Are markets actually set for a recession? That was the narrative that dominated entering 2023,...
The semitransparent active ETFs structure is already three years old. Several products that...
Few market challenges may pose as intriguing a one right now as concentration risk. While...
With the U.S. economy facing brewing headwinds despite inflation slowing by some metrics, it may...
Small caps may not have been a popular theme for investors over the last year or two, but their...
With just over 11 weeks left in 2023, investors may want to look a bit deeper at their...
AI has been one of, if not the key drivers not only of market returns this year but also of...
Tech firms have been a key contributor to the S&P 500 this year. While tech has been a huge...
In this week’s edition of the top-performing ETFs, gold, commodities, and income options...
Is now the time to add an active foreign equities allocation? Investors have likely already...
Yet again, the Federal Reserve’s battle to tame inflation has hit a speed bump. This week’s jobs...
What’s the global growth outlook next year? The picture, like so much else facing markets right...
Have you checked your fixed income allocations recently? The bond market is changing as we scroll...
A recent projection from the United Nations Trade and Development Report paints a positive...
U.S. investors are beset by ongoing government logjams, expensive stocks, concentration risk, and...
The U.S. stock market has presented some conflicting trends this year. On the one hand, investors...
Energy and information technology are the two sectors most top of mind for investors, according...
Are markets now seeing rate hikes’ lagging impact finally start to pinch? While the economy...
When investors think of an equal-weight ETF, they may initially think of their defensive...
Are you looking for an active ETF? In a strong year for active, retail and institutional...
In this week’s edition of the top-performing ETFs, income and Asia ETFs each saw representatives...
Looking for a dividend growth ETF? Adding a strategy that considers dividends when seeking out...
Despite an up and down last few months, China remains a key market to consider for investors....
Is the Fed actually done with rate hikes? The answer is far from clear. While the Fed did pause...
ETFs have their ups and downs, and 2023 has proven no exception. While investors expected one...
Investors may not always think about the geopolitics happening in their portfolios, but managers...
Once again, parties in Congress are once again at odds over extending funding for the U.S....
Active management has had a strong 2023 so far, attracting about 30% of inflows, despite...
Approaching the final quarter of 2023, investors can look back on most of the year and assess...
This week in the top-performing ETFs data drop, carbon ETFs took the lead. While it was not...
Fidelity Investments offers a suite of ETFs covering a variety of investment styles and...
Looking to potentially add some current income to your portfolio? With the U.S. economy facing...
Concentration risk remains one of investors’ key concerns about the U.S. stock market right...
Thematic ETFs have come a long way since they made their full debut in the ETF ecosystem....
Just about 10 “mega-cap” firms have driven more than 80% of the S&P 500’s growth in 2023. For...
Growth stocks roaring start to the year has been one of the key narratives year to date. It shows...
Looking for an international ETF? U.S. advisors and investors of all kinds are looking abroad for...
In this week’s edition of the top performing ETFs, both bitcoin and uranium ETFs led based on...
Investors entered the year fearing the worst — rising rates and earnings doubt cast a...
Looking for a strategy that can mitigate some of the big risks impacting the S&P 500? The...
AI has been one of the biggest stories of the year so far. At a time when the earnings narrative...
Investors and advisors may have seen some slowing China growth and grown concerned, but recent...
What does the 2023 bank walk mean for the broader economy and the nature of banking? How should...
Looking for a managed futures ETF? Managed futures strategies appeal to investors looking for...
The inflation story has been one of the market’s key narratives this year. Investors, advisors,...
Investors have a lot to consider right now, with one of the chief problems being a top heavy...
Investors have moved assets abroad this year at least in part due to a tumultuous U.S. economic...
Few market stories have stood out this year as much as the Japan investing narrative has. For so...
Investors facing an expensive, top-heavy U.S. stock market may be looking for sources of...
This week, cannabis ETFs took the top performing ETF positions, according to Logicly. Eight of...
Many investors and advisors have likely already thought long and hard about their big tech...
AI has been one of the biggest themes in the market this year. It’s helped boost the stock market...
ESG has dominated advisors’ minds when it comes to looking at the current generation of young...
With its latest strategy launch, KraneShares has added a new global luxury ETF to its roster. The...
Are you looking to add more active investing to your overall portfolio? You’re not alone —...
Investors and advisors are seeing headwinds rising on the horizon, and in turn are rotating into...
Of all the drivers of the S&P 500’s growth so far this year, internet-focused firms have...
Active ETFs have had a strong turn of the cards in 2023 all kinds of investors take new interest...
Are the economic data turning on the “soft landing” narrative? U.S. stocks dropped on Tuesday...
Investors can find all kinds of advantages by looking abroad right now. Facing overvalued...
Are you looking for an active growth ETF? While some market watchers are considering a shift away...
Investors and market watchers have all kinds of ways to understand the market, but one powerful...
Active ETFs have had a big year so far in 2023 by several metrics. From institutional investor...
Looking for REITs? Yes, real estate has had a difficult time so far this year amid rate hikes....
Not all that glitters is gold, but in 2023, certain parts of tech have come close. At the same...
Nvidia (NVDA) has done it again. The firm beat expectations and forecasts after an already...
2023 has thrown many conflicting narratives and data points at market watchers. The Fed, even,...
Is the rate cycle coming to an end? The Fed has set a blistering pace of rate hikes over the last...
2023 has been the year of conflicting market narratives. Entering the year, markets feared rising...
Is the rate cycle really coming to an end? That’s what some market watchers are anticipating,...
Yields make the world go round, and that may be truer now than ever. U.S. investors and advisors...
Dividend growth ETFs have a role to play in markets right now. With their ability to guide...
SS&C ALPS Advisors launched a new ETF on Wednesday, an active large-cap ETF to add to its...
Investors have faced some contrasting narratives this year. Entering 2023, the narrative...
The job of the market maker is one of the most important roles in an ETF ecosystem. Market makers...
Active ETF investing has had a big year so far, but it can still play a big role in closing out...
Where should investors be looking right now as a busy summer for equities draws to an end? In a...
U.S.-based retail sales rose for a fourth consecutive month, rising 0.7% on a seasonally-adjusted...
Following up on an already strong YTD performance among the $100 million-plus active ETFs, TCHP...
The S&P 500 has grown more than 17% YTD, but is that rise deceptive? A significant amount of...
VettaFi writer Nick Peters-Golden sat down with Paul Baiocchi, CFA, Chief ETF Strategist,...
Active management has had a strong year so far, with investors planning future allocations based...
Tech has proved to be a very resilient source of growth this year and for good reason. It may...
In this edition of the top-performing ETFs rundown, metals and commodities ETFs both took leading...
Entering 2023, both rising rates and recession loomed over the U.S. economy. However, inflation...
Earnings season has turned to Alibaba (BABA), one of China’s biggest firms. The major e-commerce...
The S&P 500 has beaten expectations throughout 2023, up more than 17% year to date. Whereas...
The Biden administration looks set to implement another set of China investing rules this week....
In this edition of the VettaFi Viewpoints series, VettaFi financial futurist Dave Nadig continued...
August has arrived, with markets getting ever closer to the next Fed meeting in September. The...
In this edition of the top-performing ETFs, a wide variety of strategies proved their worth in...
August has come and with it comes concern about the “September Effect.” For nearly a century,...
Concentration risk is the name of the game right now for those looking at the S&P 500. The...
ETFs of all varieties hit certain milestones in their lifetimes, whether based on time or AUM....
In the wide world of ETFs, few milestones matter more than hitting key AUM milestones. Reaching a...
While the U.S. economy remains stubbornly hot, much to the Fed’s chagrin, China’s may be...
ETF investors have seen many flashy names launch over the last few years, with active strategies...
The world of U.S. ETFs is a busy one, with new funds, structures, and trends emerging every day....
With the Fed raising rates once again, and further rates possible, investors may be looking for...
Why have markets seemed so paradoxical this year? Advisors are used to uncertainty, but this 2023...
Recession risk is still looming large over markets, no matter how much digital ink is spilled,...
In this week’s edition of the ETF Issuer League, WisdomTree Investments crossed a new ETF AUM...
What would a boom in Indian equities mean for investors? Foreign markets have offered significant...
Active management has had a big 2023 so far, with investors and advisors alike upping their...
With the Fed preparing to meet once again this week for a much anticipated rate hike, how should...
VettaFi’s Fixed Income Symposium finished on Monday with a conversation about alternative income,...
VettaFi’s Fixed Income Symposium kicked off Monday morning with a discussion about the state of...
The VettaFi Fixed Income Symposium continued apace on Monday, turning to the subject of growing...
Interest in India ETF strategies has risen lately, and that’s already made an impact on EPI, an...
When investors and advisors consider adding an ETF to their portfolios, a few key attributes...
The ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (IDOG )hit 10 years of operation last month....
Treasuries are all the rage this year, but what are they, really? Other fixed income asset...
2022 and 2023 have both seen plenty of wild market ups and downs, but where are markets going...
Dividends had a great year last year but have fallen off in 2023 – right? While some bigger...
What next for the Fed? Talk around the financial water cooler suggests markets may pull off a “...
With earnings week well underway this Tuesday, investors have much to look forward to in stock...
Earnings news is back on the menu for investors this week, and with that news comes ETFs to play...
In this week’s review of the top ETFs of the last week, crypto ETFs dominated once again....
2023 is more than halfway complete, including a “mini bank crisis,” rising rates, and a soft vs....
If 2023 has been the year of actives, which strategies have shown out? With a tumultuous 2023...
Is 2023 truly the year of active ETFs? Yes, active ETFs have become more popular. However, not...
In this week’s ETF Issuer League table, State Street and T. Rowe Price Investments stood out in...
Burgeoning investment in clean energy sources may be driving returns for one clean energy ETF....
India equities ETFs are seeing a significant uptick in interest in VettaFi’s ETF Database as...
With 2023 more than halfway done, the time has come to revisit advisors’ portfolios. Markets...
Yes, REITs have had a rough go of it for a while now — but now could be the time to get...
It’s rare to have the opportunity to talk with someone as knowledgeable on ETFs as FactSet’s...
ETF milestones often focus on track records by themselves, but that can miss out on other key...
Energy ETFs took center stage over the last week in performance, with oil ETFs stepping up. That...
Launching just a few weeks ago, the quality active ETF TCAF has picked up significant flows in a...
Disruptive investing has stood out in the stock market for years, driving significant growth in...
The bank “crisis” that stormed the headlines looks much smaller in hindsight. That doesn’t mean...
With more than half of 2023 in the books, advisors may want to take a broader look at their...
The fourth of July has come and gone, and with it, summer has really hit its stride. With the...
Actives ETFs have come a long way from their first years in operation. Indexed ETFs can still...
AI Investing – it has taken the 2023, and the ETF market, by storm. AI investing of course...
In this edition of the top-performing ETFs, climate change investing stood out via the carbon...
In the latest edition of the ETF Issuer League, some of the ETF market’s more intriguing firms...
Dividends have stood out as a key investing theme over the last 12 months. Their ability to equip...
2023’s market narrative has passed the halfway point, but what do we really know? The market...
Hear that? That’s the sound of numerous advisors and investors looking around for a sign in fixed...
In the latest addition to the burgeoning ETF landscape, Fidelity has filed to convert six mutual...
This week, VettaFi’s financial futurist Dave Nadig sat down with BMO ETFs president and chief...
Looking out for dividends? With the potential for future volatility only rising, it may be...
Yields make the world go round, and that may be truer now than ever. U.S. investors and advisors...
Once again, crypto ETFs led the way among the top weekly ETFs according to data from Logicly. The...
In this week’s edition of the ETF Issuer League, it’s State Street that has taken a big leap...
Dividends took the lead among investing themes towards the end of 2022, but megacap tech growth...
Where’s that recession investors were told to worry about? So much of the 2023 narrative focused...
With half of 2023 already in the books, active ETFs are still performing well among advisors,...
Fixed income is offering investors and advisors potent yields right now, but it isn’t always...
While the three-year ETF milestone has plenty of importance, consider the power of the ten year...
In the latest edition of the ETF Issuer League, VanEck and Capital Group stood out, hitting new...
How serious is the arrival of AI into not only the financial world, but the world overall? How...
In the latest addition to the burgeoning ETF landscape, T. Rowe Price has launched five new...
Dividends have become a popular theme over the last several months, adding current income to...
With news that inflation once again cooled arriving on Tuesday, investors may be feeling more...
Tech has proven to be a surprisingly durable source of returns so far this year, but how should...
Hear that? That’s the sound of yet another inflation report arriving this week for markets to...
In the latest big news for the burgeoning ETF landscape, Fidelity will convert six mutual funds...
In this edition of the top weekly ETF performers, KraneShares stood out with carbon offset ETF...
In this week’s edition of the ETF Issuer League, WisdomTree, Dimensional, Simplify, and Capital...
Where lies the future of the real estate sector? Yes, it’s facing challenges to its commercial...
Everyone’s talking about active ETFs this year, but what’s actually going on with their assets?...
ChatGPT and AI seem to be everywhere these days, but what do they really mean for asset...
Looking behind the curtain in VettaFi’s data, it’s small-cap dividend ETFs that are picking up...
Financial wellness and personal wellness have more than a few parallels. For both, advisors must...
What do investors think of when they think of active ETF investing? For some, active investing’s...
Some market watchers may have come into 2023 expecting value to have its moment, but growth has...
Summer’s arrived, and with it comes the opportunity to revisit allocations. Before clocking out...
Once again, crypto funds have taken their place among the top-performing ETFs of the last week....
With June now here, summer has truly arrived – in the northern hemisphere, at least. That means...
Currency-hedged ETFs are gathering notable investor interest right now, and the WisdomTree Japan...
Investors have plenty of tools to tackle market upheaval, but few compare to the power of a...
Strange market right now, huh? All year long, media, asset managers, and banks have touted the...
Artificial intelligence and generative intelligence programs, including ChatGPT and the like,...
ETF analysis relies on many indicators and patterns, but there’s one that offers a particular...
ETF data comes thick and fast every week, but when a signal emerges from the noise, it’s time to...
Investors understand very well the virtues of dividends. Current income investing in dividends...
If you haven’t been under a rock, you likely watched Nvidia (NVDA) soar last week. The firm’s...
In this week’s edition of the ETF Issuer League, firms across multiple ETF AUM tiers have reason...
Is this time different? U.S. debt ceiling negotiations are struggling, and with GOP members of...
This week, the VettaFi Voices come together for an abbreviated chat about an important topic: the...
What does it mean to live a meaningful life and find community? Financial advisors often have to...
Fixed income has roared back to life this year, as interest rate hikes in the U.S. upped yields...
Clients looking for more ESG? ESG investing has faced some hard times over the last year or so,...
Let’s not beat around the bush: Cryptocurrency has struggled over the last few months. The...
Many investors know the story about the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and its role in clean...
Japan is hot right now. Currency-hedged Japan ETFs saw significant engagement spikes across...
VettaFi’s head of ETF research Todd Rosenbluth joined CNBC’s ETF Edge program Monday to talk all...
Who’s afraid of mid-cap stocks? Turns out, lots of investors avoid mid caps without thinking too...
Crypto winter seems to really be thawing, according to the latest list of top-performing ETFs...
In this edition of the ETF Issuer League, WisdomTree Investments stood out thanks to its flagship...
Summer is approaching, and with it comes the Great American Cookout. Everyone has their preferred...
While the ETF industry has grown significantly in recent years, there are still “firsts” to be...
This week, the VettaFi Voices gathered to reflect on a year at VettaFi under the firm’s new...
Recession, rising rates, the debt ceiling, and inflation have roiled markets this year. That...
VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon joined Yahoo Finance Wednesday to discuss advisor survey data....
ETFs have come a long way since the ETF rule hit back in 2019. Still, investors look out for ETFs...
Investors and advisors know by now that fixed income is back. Yields have risen to places they...
Investors have taken to dividends over the last year or so, drawn in by current income....
Another week has gone, and it’s foreign equities that led in the week’s...
In this week’s edition of the ETF Issuer League, Bondbloxx stood out especially among its peers....
Market watchers have closely watched the Q1 2023 earnings season, seeking the first domino to...
Who’s afraid of tech stocks? In a year in which markets expected that tech would take a bigger...
Investors have plowed their assets into dividends over the last several last months. With their...
Avantis Investors’ ETFs have led the way among active equity strategies over the last several...
Investors are facing all sorts of risks this year, from inflation to rising rates. Markets have...
VettaFi’s head of ETF research Todd Rosenbluth joined Fox Business Tuesday to talk banks shorting...
Another week has passed, but crypto funds remain a leading source of return in ETFs right now....
Todd Rosenbluth, VettaFi head of research: Not only is this a timely topic because this might be...
Are REIT strategies hot again? According to VettaFi data, REIT-focused ETFs are picking up some...
Are we actually out of the woods yet on bank issues? The contagion seemed to reappear this week...
Tech has been one of the hottest investment areas for the past few years, and in part perhaps...
Dividends have been a hugely popular option over the last several months, with advisors and...
ETFs have exploded in popularity over the last several years, but it’s fair for investors and...
The bank crisis that defined the start of spring this year had wall to wall media coverage,...
U.S. equities have been somewhat surprising so far this year, with a birfucated tech market...
With May flowers blooming, is the “crypto winter” also done thawing? While last year was a...
This week, the VettaFi Voices gather around the water cooler and talk smart beta and equal weight...
Despite much hand-wringing about a potential recession this year, the market has yet to show the...
Confused by the markets so far this year? The big narratives in 2023 have seemed to conflict,...
Earnings season proper has well and truly arrived this week as the big tech names like Microsoft...
One of the big stories so far this year for the markets has been the somewhat striking...
ETFs are being filed all the time, with last year seeing another crop of hundreds of strategies...
Fixed income has been perhaps the big story so far this year in asset management, delivering on...
VettaFi’s Associate Director of Research, Roxanna Islam, joined the Active Investment Company...
In a somewhat surprising turn, biotech and life sciences-focused ETFs were the driving themes in...
So far, dividends and current income have been a very popular theme in 2023. Income offers an...
Once and a while, it’s worth taking a deep dive into why a particular ETF may be rising above the...
Emerging markets have been a popular place for equities-hungry investors wary of a looming U.S....
This year is already looking brighter for China than last, with projections of around 5% growth...
With Earth Day arriving this week, the VettaFi Voices had ESG investing on their minds —...
VettaFi’s director of ETF research, Todd Rosenbluth, joined TD Ameritrade’s The Watchlist and...
The much-dreaded earnings season has arrived, but somewhat surprisingly, the results haven’t been...
Fixed income has been all the rage this year, with yields at such low amounts of risk that many...
In this week’s asset class flows, equity ETFs added $10 billion in just one week overall, more...
Both the world and markets have changed a lot since the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020. 2020 threw...
Biotech comes with a great many positive externalities for society, and can be a big positive for...
What’s the go-to asset class right now? With the narrative still shifting — and many...
VettaFi’s financial futurist, Dave Nadig, joined “ETF Edge” and host Bob Pisani...
Crypto ETFs led the way in the top-performing ETFs of the last week or so, with strategies...
With earnings set to be a big indicator as to whether the U.S. economy has entered a recession or...
The start of earnings season proper provides investors with the opportunity to take stock and...
This week, the VettaFi Voices gathered around the water cooler to talk AI, robotics, and the...
Vanguard’s ETF suite hit $2 trillion weeks ago, but having dipped in value, once again reached...
Earnings season proper is very close at hand. While every earnings season is important, this...
Where does the Fed’s battle against inflation stand after the last week’s worth of economic data?...
The Fed released the minutes from its March meeting Wednesday, driving the U.S. Two-year Treasury...
VettaFi’s associate director of research, Roxanna Islam, appeared on TD Ameritrade’s The Watch...
Another edition of weekly ETF flows is in the book, and this week, it’s gold that stood out,...
Dividends are back in vogue right now, but current income alone may not be enough to make...
With inflation once again front of mind for markets over the last week or so as the bank crisis...
The past week has been all about economic data and what it means for the Fed’s ongoing campaign...
It’s a big week in economic data for the U.S. economy. Conflicting data from a decline in job...
Technical indicators can be a powerful tool for investors, helping identify signals in noisy...
Low volatility strategies have been on the radar at VettaFi recently, especially following last...
Dividends were hot to end last year and enter into 2023. While the year did start with a notable...
Believe it or not, there was a world before the smart phone, and indeed, before the iPhone. Apple...
Fixed income is one of the hottest asset classes right now, but with so many different types of...
VettaFi’s head of ETF research, Todd Rosenbluth, joined Yahoo Finance Tuesday to talk about Q1’s...
Treasury bonds have been a silent hero for investors so far this year, as the combination of...
Is the bank crisis over? Post mortems are already arriving, but the rising rates that pressured...
Despite a tough market selloff, firms paid out record numbers of dividends in 2022, offering...
VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon joined CNBC’s “ETF Edge” and host Bob Pisani on Monday along...
In a notable contrast to last year, and perhaps somewhat unexpectedly, it’s been tech names that...
Is real estate back in play for ETF investors? Recent ETF flows data, backed by a surge in...
Each week, readers can see a few distinct tiers, from the Vanguards and BlackRocks of the world...
Core allocations – they’re the bedrock of investor portfolios. With all sorts of big, indexed...
This week, the VettaFi Voices gathered around the water cooler to talk about fixed income. With...
Alibaba made a big announcement this week that may have gotten lost in ongoing bank crisis and...
Well-informed advisors are now well aware of the yields available in Treasuries, a trend that is...
ESG strategies haven’t had the easiest go of it over the last several months, with last year a...
With the NCAA Men’s Final Flour approaching this weekend, VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon...
Tried to buy a house lately? You wouldn’t be the only one – despite buyers waving goodbye to 3%...
Let’s face it — it wasn’t easy to be green last year for environmental, social,...
Investors will understand by now the value of looking outside the U.S. for equities exposure....
Banks, the Fed, and inflation continue to be the big stories in the market right now, with...
While recent top 10 performing ETFs of the past few weeks have been dominated by strategies in...
Model portfolios can be powerful tools — leveraging research, market insights, and years of...
Volatility took center stage last week, with increasing investor interest in strategies enabling...
Looking to get into the world of managed futures ETFs? Advisors may well be intrigued by a...
Leading into “Fed Day” on Wednesday, some market observers had suggested the Federal...
If volatility wasn’t the big theme of the last week already, here comes the ETF Issuer...
The bank crisis may be in a lull, but just as the bank contagion seems to have quieted, the Fed...
In a complicated quarter of 2023 so far, there have been a few investing styles and themes that...
As the bank crisis hots up for the U.S. ETF market, the contagion may now be impacting mortgages....
By now advisors have heard of the growing interest in international equities, and for good reason...
Yes, you read that right – the Franklin International Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF (DIVI ) has...
For advisors who were tired of the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation and its impact on...
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Crypto ETFs led the way in performance over the last week, continuing to rebound from the “crypto...
Amid the ongoing bank crisis, WisdomTree Investments hosted a webinar on Thursday titled “...
It’s not hard to guess what the hot watercooler talk was this week: the regional banking...
The last week has seen some potent volatility to put it mildly, but that hasn’t stopped the ETF...
Had enough of the volatility so far this year? Just a fourth of the way through 2023, and the...
All eyes in the market have turned towards a banking sector in crisis over the last week, from...
Another week on the books, and though the data may not have picked up all the recent...
What’s in an ETF, anyway? Investors are likely well aware by now of the benefits of the ETF...
VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon joined TD Ameritrade’s The Watchlist program with host Nicole...
Perhaps the key virtue of active management is its ability to respond to uncertainty — a real...
All eyes in the market right now are on the banking sector, as fear of contagion risk from...
A lot of research goes on these days assessing how anxious Americans are based on online...
As the viewing public turned towards the Oscars over the weekend, investors and market watchers...
Is it time to ditch the U.S. equities space? Whether it’s the prospect of even more rate hikes...
The ETF Issuer League Table includes ETF issuers of all sizes, from BlackRock’s iShares suite and...
Franklin Templeton is preparing a new multi-asset income ETF, the Franklin Income Focus ETF...
Not all that glitters is gold, but reader interest is high for ETFs that invest in the precious...
It’s been a strong last few months for Avantis Investors, the brand from American Century...
Here’s a question – what’s the better stock, Apple Inc. (AAPL) or Microsoft (MSFT)? There are all...
Some of the best performing ETFs over the last week have been focused on commodities, but don’t...
Actively managed ETFs have started 2023 well, seeing 40% of total ETF flows this year compared to...
Advisors have all kinds of arrows in their quiver, tuned for whichever scenario their clients are...
With news that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is perhaps looking at hastening the pace of...
Most investors know an asset class “performance quilt” when they see one – but they may not be as...
The COVID-19 virus may still be with us, but the economic impacts of the pandemic that raged...
Here’s a spooky thought — was the pandemic-era bounce for innovative tech and...
Looking to increase your exposure to gold? The precious metal has had an up and down time of it...
Vanguard — few can question the company’s stature as an asset manager, but it’s not...
Small-cap ETFs have started the year hot relative to other investment factors, whether thanks to...
The third month of the year is upon us, and with it comes another strong performance for bonds,...
Institutional investor worried about the looming wrath of the Fed? You’re not alone — a...
Spring is on the horizon, and although it may not feel like it across the snowy U.S.A., spring is...
Why invest in a fund of funds (FOF) ETF? With so many offerings available for investors right now...
Treasury yields started 2023 as an appealing play, thanks to particularly potent yields for a...
Investors have plowed funds back into dividend paying offerings over the last two weeks ended...
Are small caps the place to be right now? They look like better value than the S&P 500...
Soft landing, hard landing, or no landing at all? It’s the big question facing investors and...
Geopolitics, train derailments, inflation, the Fed … egg prices? There are more than a few big...
Franklin Templeton is continuing its quest to bring its breadth of asset management prowess to...
The pace of inflation easing slowed in January from December Tuesday, with the consumer price...
Investors in ETFs have come to know and love the wrapper very quickly over the last few decades,...
Where is VanEck looking this year? One major area for the busy ETF shop is collateralized loan...
Active management has stepped up in a topsy-turvy last few months, thrown for a whirl by rising...
The latest inflation news in the U.S. may have investors looking elsewhere, with international...
It’s hard not to notice the market hype around investment-grade corporates right now — at...
As one of the technologies that has the potential to revolutionize not just one or two...
Attending the Exchange conference in Miami last week, VettaFi had the chance to catch up with...
With a month and a half of 2023 in the books, it’s clear that fixed income is front and center....
Reopenings are a key theme this year, but not all economic restarts are created equal. Yes, China...
Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), the largest sub-$100 billion ETF issuer according to VettaFi’s...
It may not be Ross and Rachel, but this year does have a pretty big “will they or won’t they”...
Investors have a ton on their plate this year, from inflation to rising rates to the prospect of...
What’s next for the Fed? Despite the central bank’s rate hikes and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’...
Spread the word: the bonds are back in town, and they’re back with real income. That was the...
In a world that’s more technologically-equipped than ever before, where are the holes in the...
This is the second of two pieces covering the “Advanced Financial Planning — Real World...
Interested in learning more about attracting — and retaining — more high net worth...
The last year’s debate may have been whether inflation was sticky or not, but really, it’s the...
Just days since the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY ) celebrated its 30th birthday, investors may be...
Geopolitics came back to the fore of investors’ minds last year in almost the biggest way...
Investors have a lot on their plate to start a complicated 2023, with conflicting narratives...
What’s the best mix of ETFs, and how best to build a portfolio with ETFs that complement each...
Think more than 3,000 ETFs is a lot? Think even bigger because the industry is booming, with...
The Super Bowl has come around once again, at a time when tech stocks are trying their best to...
Two strategies from American Century Investments just celebrated their fifth birthdays in...
Disruptive innovation investing may have itself been disrupted by the past year’s broad market...
VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon discussed the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP ) on...
Are we seeing the soft landing markets wanted? That’s the question that’s prompting a tech stock...
Investors may be excited by yesterday’s Fed meeting and market upswing, but this year’s...
Municipal bonds, the subject of a recent debate here at VettaFi, are nonetheless an area that...
Another week has gone by in the wide world of ETFs, with notable flows that bucked a strong start...
VettaFi’s head of research Todd Rosenbluth appeared on Yahoo Finance Wednesday to chat...
It’s hard to imagine it now, but at the turn of the millennium, the big advancement in technology...
Earnings week is in full swing, and though the Fed’s latest meetings loom large, there are some...
Dividends were star players last year for investors, buoying portfolios with current income when...
It’s no secret by now that one of the bigger winners for January has been foreign equities....
One of the biggest rebound stories of the year so far has been investors coming back to Chinese...
While 2022’s broad market selloff was led by tech, January has in turn been a strong performance...
Rumors of a dip in holiday spending may have been greatly exaggerated — whereas some were...
You’ve probably seen a screenshot by now of the OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT responding to a prompt....
Another week went by, and there was a clear standout issuer in the ETF Issuer League: JPMorgan...
ESG has had a hard last few months, that much is true. It’s gotten politicized in a way that...
Have you heard? Gold prices are up and lifting the precious metal back into the conversation for...
Investors have understood by now that U.S. equities are overvalued right now and that’s driving...
This week’s ETF flows saw a strong performance from bond ETFs, but nothing like this – bond...
Happy birthday, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY )! The granddaddy of all ETFs just turned 30 and...
There are a lot of investing edicts to be found out there, whether in books, online, financial...
Times are tough right now, but the U.S. consumer is feeling a bit better this month with the U.S....
Investors have a lot on their plates right now, from the Fed’s messaging on interest rates to the...
U.S. investors may be wary of domestic equities right now, and they’d have good reason, given how...
Investors, managers, and market watchers alike were puzzled Tuesday morning as dozens of NYSE...
Representatives from VettaFi and TMX Group LTD. (X.TO) celebrated recent news that the latter had...
Tesla (TSLA) will report its most recent earnings Wednesday this week amid ongoing scrutiny not...
Earnings season is back and ready to really kick 2023 into gear for markets. All sorts of firms...
For a crypto winter, things certainly seem to be warming up for bitcoin ETFs in 2023. This week’s...
Are things looking up or looking down for the markets? Investors seem to be waiting for a clear...
Dividends have been a major boon for investors over the last few months, with current income...
Big time market uncertainty surrounding the Fed and a possible earnings recession didn’t stop...
Investors are looking abroad right now to escape overvalued U.S. equities and the looming threat...
Let’s face it — it hasn’t been an easy past few months for Tesla (TSLA). The firm that has...
Tax season is just around the corner, and government dues could well be on investors’ minds...
Looking for something different in ETF world? It may be worth taking a look at the investment...
Dividends have been one of the hottest investing themes in town over the last several weeks,...
Investors are probably well aware by now that fixed income is back in town. They’re so back, in...
Last year’s crypto winter was a harsh one for the world of digital assets, with the FTX affair...
Last year was a tough year for municipal bonds — a “bloodbath” according to at least one...
Has springtime come early in the world of crypto? The world’s most recognizable digital asset,...
Considering an active value ETF? With so much discourse surrounding markets, the Fed, and the...
Looking for the right short-term bond ETF? It may be a better use of one’s time than trying to...
Emerging markets are all the rage right now, and by at least one metric it’s easy to see why –...
Investors often reallocate money in between asset classes, whether to manage risk or simply to...
If fixed income is on the rebound, investors might be asking: Which bonds have the best potential...
2022 threw markets for a whirl, that’s for sure, but don’t discount the potential for uncertainty...
There are a lot of reasons to be skeptical of tech investing right now since last year’s broad...
If the fall saw investors panic about China possibly being “uninvestable” due to political...
Tired of all the Fed watch back and forth? Investors appear to be turning away from reading the...
This week’s top-performing ETF returns include five China-focused strategies, a far cry from the...
Cut the cord on cable yet? While some might suggest that the new streaming regime is just another...
2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the U.S. ETF industry, and with the year just begun, it’s a...
With a new year comes the opportunity to make changes, and that’s what ProShares has done by ...
Entering 2023, markets had reason for a dour perspective — a brutal 2022 market selloff and...
Still sticking to your New Year’s resolutions? The markets sure have — everyone’s talking...
Let’s face it – it’s tough to be in crypto right now. While the broader market has been pummeled...
Geopolitics was one of 2022’s biggest trends for markets, from the headline news of Russia’s...
Try as they might, markets have yet to will Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell away from...
Ready for the new year? It wouldn’t be surprising for most ETF investors to be excited to put...
In a year that saw major land-based warfare return to Europe for the first time since the...
Perhaps no news story defined the year for markets as thoroughly as the question of inflation...
Fixed income is back, with the Fed’s interest rate hikes stabilizing in a range that offers bonds...
If 2022 wasn’t part of a global pandemic, markets might look back on it as a peak of...
2023 is just around the corner, and investors of all stripes are considering how to position...
It hasn’t been the easiest of years for investing in tech, with megacap tech firms in particular...
Dividends have picked up a lot of steam towards the end of 2022, and rightly so, offering current...
Commodities — like them or not, they’re a traditional hedge during inflation for a reason....
Finding the right inflation commodities strategy has been one of the key challenges in investing...
With so much uncertainty looming in the markets, investors may be considering defensive plays to...
With hundreds of new ETFs seemingly launched every year, it isn’t getting any easier to stand out...
2022’s broad market sell-off hasn’t been easy for investors, to put it mildly. It’s not easy to...
Investors have had a lot of volatility to face when looking to their international equities slice...
Dividends: they’ve been hot towards the end of this year, and for good reason, offering equity...
There’s a new top-three player in ARK’s flagship ETF, the ARK Innovation Fund (ARKK ). Despite...
In a year that has seen ESG face some notable stumbling blocks, including rising politicization...
ARK Invest and CEO Cathie Wood have once again bought the dip on firms the company believes have...
Looking ahead to the new year, WisdomTree Investments has launched a new quality growth ETF to...
Building on previous news that the country would begin loosening its notably restrictive “Zero...
Speaking on a webinar titled “Is the Fed Embarking on an Irreversible Policy...
2022 hasn’t been a great year for all kinds of tech stocks, and certainly biotech has taken its...
Preferred stock ETFs haven’t had the best time through 2022’s selloffs. They’ve lost more than $4...
Markets swooned Tuesday thanks to a softer-than-expected CPI report, driving stocks higher with...
November’s CPI came in cooler than expected Tuesday, with inflation rising just 0.1% last month....
The end of a wild year brings with it an opportunity to reflect on the strategies and sectors...
Been on social media lately? You’ve probably seen at least one example of the AI photo trend in...
With the year drawing to a close, investors can take the opportunity to reflect on the ETF world...
Europe is going through it this year, from the return of a major land war on the continent for...
Volatility’s been the name of the game this year, ever since Russia invaded Ukraine and the...
While China’s Communist Party meeting earlier this year put fear into markets, recent news that...
The Russian war on Ukraine entered a new phase this week, with Ukraine launching a retaliatory...
Where did that fall rally go? Whereas markets were boosted by a soft CPI report, investors are...
Finding the right tech ETF right now isn’t the most straightforward task for investors and...
While news out of China might be complicating things for Asian-focused investors this week,...
While the headlines have focused on a crypto winter, it hasn’t exactly been an easy year for...
Have you heard? Bonds are back, with rising rates positioning debt securities from all sorts of...
It’s that time of year again, as advisors and investors look at how they can harvest losses from...
A difficult 2022 for big tech hasn’t exempted Tesla (TSLA), with CEO Elon Musk’s decision to buy...
It would be an understatement to say that 2022 has been a wild year in the markets. From Russia’s...
ESG’s been a complicated place lately, with a lot of serious issues in play – both regulators...
Technical analysis can tell investors a lot about both stocks and ETFs, including when some might...
Dividends are all the rage right now, with investors clamoring to add income to their equity...
With big questions about 2023 still looming for investors, investment cases abound for all sorts...
In a topsy-turvy year defined by a broad market selloff amid geopolitical and rising rate...
It’s been an up-and-down year for tech investing, with the Fed’s interest rate hikes corralling...
Is it time to dig into fixed income? For the Fed to reach its 2% inflation goal from its rate of...
On the lookout for dividends? You wouldn’t be the only one; investors are hungry for dividends...
VettaFi head of research Todd Rosenbluth appeared on the TD Ameritrade Network’s The Watch List...
It’s been a complicated 2022 for ESG investing, with flows dropping off compared to last year’s...
Investing in foreign equities amid such a complicated year for geopolitical and rising rate...
Gold futures rose Tuesday amid continued suggestions in the market that the U.S. dollar may be...
On the lookout for ETFs that aren’t estimating cap gains distributions this year? It’s that time...
You may have missed it over Thanksgiving week, but there’s reason to be excited about at least...
The world of innovative tech stocks has borne the brunt of a lot of this year’s uncertainty, as...
Even in the midst of a complicated market environment for growthy tech stocks, the future is...
It goes without saying that 2022 has been a tumultuous year in the markets, with geopolitical,...
It’s that time of year again, as firms start to share their estimated cap gain distributions for...
Interested in the biotech and medical device stocks with the global medical devices market...
Gold’s October rally may be about to face some hurdles with the Fed still intent on pumping up...
Over the weekend, VettaFi’s head of research Todd Rosenbluth was the subject of a piece by ETF...
Investors interested in crypto may understand that they may need to wait a while for the crypto...
Fresh off a recent award for innovation in robotics and technology for its automated tractor,...
This week’s FTX news is just the latest part of a wild and volatile year in finance, from...
You wouldn’t blame investors for being scared of the crypto world right now. The FTX drama that’s...
In a year defined by geopolitical and inflationary risk, it may be easy to miss one of the key...
The partisan swing – or lack thereof – in last week’s midterm elections dominated the news, but...
Semiconductor ETFs haven’t exactly had a year to write home about. They picked up a big boost...
Sometimes, bold contrarian calls can be more bold than profitable, but when an active manager...
Energy crises are one of the big storylines so far this year, which is why investors should stand...
Investors are hungry for tax loss harvesting opportunities as the 60/40 portfolio has taken hit...
Approaching Thanksgiving, Americans at and around retirement age don’t have much to be grateful...
No other event impacted markets this year like the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian...
Markets may have leapt with figurative joy this week following the softer-than-expected CPI...
The news that crypto platform FTX collapsed this week, failing to find a buyer to provide crucial...
Markets celebrated a soft CPI print Thursday with the biggest rally in two years as the Dow...
Thursday’s cooler consumer price index (CPI) print drove gold’s price to its highest point since...
It may not feel like it, but it was just three years ago that the SEC adopted its new ETF rules,...
Trading of the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO ) was temporarily halted on Wednesday as...
Investors this year can’t be blamed for being concerned about investing abroad. From the Russian...
October’s market rally was kind to more than just equities, as several bond categories rode...
Dread it, run from it – the value argument still arrives, and it came back in a big way in...
Are you worried about energy costs? You’re not the only one. Around the world, from sanctions on...
Not many young ETFs can claim to be top dog in their area, but the Donoghue Forlines Yield...
In a year when mega-cap tech firms have taken some serious hits, with big names like Meta, Inc....
China’s Community Party Congress last month set China equities strategies ablaze as investors...
October saw ETF flows brighten for previously beleaguered U.S. equities and fixed income ETFs...
Two earnings reports are set to arrive today from fintech firms accessible via the ARK Fintech...
With more earnings coming down the pipe, investors looking for a buying opportunity may want to...
Goldman Sachs is set to get into the ETF white label business via its Goldman Sachs’ ETF...
Telehealth options remain very popular with consumers for routine appointments, according to a...
Brazil held its run-off presidential election this past weekend, with President Jair Bolsonaro...
How far will the Fed go with interest rates? It remains unclear whether the market’s mini rally...
Investors bullish about the run of good news over the last two weeks in the market may want to...
Joining a key trend in the ETF space, Franklin Templeton announced Monday that it launched two...
Industry organization Women in ETFs announced Monday that it had surpassed 8,000 members around...
It’s no secret that communications firm stocks have been a tough place to be during a complicated...
Meta Platforms Inc. (META) stock saw a huge falloff this week following a more than 50% decrease...
Several Inverse and Leveraged ETFs have been notable players this year, and with the U.S. housing...
Investors looking for equities suddenly have more than a few options to consider in this...
With the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaching its eighth month, the Biden Administration and...
Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have had a difficult year, falling from the forefront of a...
Investors may want to hold China tech ETFs given the underlying numbers, despite the serious hit...
A long-running debate in asset allocation circles is how much of a portfolio an investor should...
In a digital age where information moves in milliseconds and millions of participants can transact...