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Small Cap Stock ETFs Have Taken the Reins
Small-capitalization stocks and related ETFs have been outperforming their large cap counterparts...
U.S. Stock ETFs Plunge as Investors Trim Risk
Not Sure Where to Go with Bonds? ‘IUSB’ Offers Total Exposure
The iShares ECNS ETF: Pair Small Caps with Access to China
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After 15 Weeks of Inflows, Emerging Markets and ‘IEMG’ Are Turning Heads
2021-02-17Capital keeps on flowing into emerging markets as more investors embrace a growing risk-on...
Timber ETFs Jump as Lumber Prices Hit New Records
2021-02-16Timber sector-related exchange traded funds continue to grow as lumber prices have surged over...
3 Actively Managed ETFs from iShares Are Thriving
2021-02-16With the dynamic ability to capture upside or to mute the effects of a downturn, active...
'EWY': Snare Solid Single-Country Exposure in Asia
2021-02-11Getting single-country international exposure to Asia doesn’t have to start or end in...
Reddit Traders Now Helping to Bolster Marijuana ETFs
2021-02-10Cannabis sector-related exchange traded funds maintained their momentum on Wednesday as the...
Behold! 2 iShares Funds Worth Their Weight in Gold
2021-02-09Look for growing gold strength in the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG )and the...
The IRBO Robotics ETF is One of iShares’s Top Performers
2021-02-08From the hospitals where they assist with Covid-19 patients to homes where they vacuum floors,...
A Gambling ETF Hits the Jackpot with Wynn Resorts
2021-02-05Gambling industry-related exchange traded funds were in the black Friday after Wynn Resorts...
As Silver Mania Fades, Focus on the Fundamentals, 'SLV'
2021-02-04As the excitement around Reddit users driving up silver prices starts to dwindle, investors can...
Bank Stock ETFs Surge as Yields Rise, Economic Outlook Improves
2021-02-04Financial stocks and sector-related exchange traded funds jumped Thursday as rising bond yields...
As Selling Pressure Subsides, Get Gold Exposure with ‘IAU’
2021-02-04A return to a risk-on sentiment helped to fuel a sell-off in gold, but as selling pressure begins...
3 ETFs from iShares Flexing Safe Haven Bond Strength
2021-02-01A flight to safe haven assets and a backstop from the Federal Reserve saw bonds rise to new...
With GameStop Running Wild, these ETFs Are Seeing the Highest Volume
2021-01-29As the capital markets continue to swarm with activity over a renewed risk-on from investors and...
An Airline ETF Soars as American Airlines Posts Earnings
2021-01-28Airline sector exchange traded funds caught a tailwind Thursday after American Airlines (AAL)...
GameStop Feeding Frenzy Lifting These ETFs
2021-01-27The buying frenzy in GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) has lifted a number of sector and thematic...
The iShares ECNS ETF: Small Caps but Large Gains
2021-01-27With the tailwind of a vaccine rollout, China’s economic recovery is helping to fuel its...
Every Step Counts: Fifty years of indexing have proven investing doesn’t need to be complex
2021-01-25By Salim Ramji, Global Head of iShares and Index Investments, iShares
DoorDash Has All the Makings of the “Next Amazon”
2021-01-22Can Amazon Make It? That was the headline plastered on the front page ofBusinessWeekmagazine in...
3 iShares ETFs. 3 Strong Investment Plays
2021-01-22Themes like clean energy are showing up in some iShares strong performers. Other sectors are...
The REMX Rare Earth Metals ETF: New Life under Biden?
2021-01-22A rare earth metals exchange traded fund has been rallying as the Biden administration looks to...
Mortgages, Not Assets: How 'REM' Invests in Real Estate
2021-01-22Covid-19 has changed the real estate investment trust (REIT) landscape, particularly commercial...
Micro Cap, Max Gains: iShares’ IWC ETF
2021-01-21Micro cap equities can give investors maximum gains, as seen in the iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC),...
Factors: Ain’t Misbehavin’
2021-01-20Prepared by Scott Opsal
Investment styles generally have an inherent tendency to outperform in...
Single-Country Funds in Asia? Go Beyond China with EWS
2021-01-20Getting single-country exposure to investment opportunities in Asia doesn’t have to be...
United Arab Emirates ETF Climbs on Plans to Attract Foreign Investors
2021-01-19A United Arab Emirates country-specific exchange traded fund rallied Tuesday as more foreign...
5 iShares ETFs Starting 2021 on the Right Foot
2021-01-15Small cap equities, emerging markets, and bonds are a few themes that are grabbing attention to...
U.S. Stock ETFs Wait on Biden’s Stimulus Speech
2021-01-14U.S. markets and stock ETFs were mostly higher Thursday, as investors waited on President-elect...
Already Up 20% YTD, Here’s An Alternative Way to Play Oil
2021-01-14Energy is rallying. The typical way to play a move is via oil prices or funds that top heavy with...
U.K. ETFs On the Up Without the Brexit Shadow
2021-01-13United Kingdom country-specific exchange traded funds have been outperforming since December as...
Inside the IHAK ETF: Cybersecurity for the Win
2021-01-12Investors can continue to pad their portfolios with a cybersecurity play through the iShares...
3 iShares Bond ETFs Seeing Strong Inflows to Begin 2021
2021-01-11Just because the early momentum favors equities, that doesn’t mean there’s no place...
U.S. Stock ETFs Slip after Troubling Jobs Report
2021-01-08U.S. stock ETFs began to slide Friday as a poor jobs report began to outweigh optimism over...
A Pair of ETFs To Consider After Huge 2020
2021-01-07Despite the Covid-19 pandemic wreaking havoc on the capital markets in 2020, the ETF industry...
Check Out This ETF As Tesla Has Better-Than-Expected Q4 Deliveries
2021-01-06Tesla Motors reported better-than-expected deliveries for the fourth quarter 2020 with the...
An ETF For Quality Exposure in Aerospace & Defense
2021-01-05Quality exposure in 2021 is a must given there’s still a lot of market uncertainty amid the...
3 iShares ETFs Finishing 2020 with Huge Gains
2020-12-31Here are three iShares ETFs that will finish 2020 with big gains and could be poised for even...
Silver ETFs Strengthen into Year End, With 2021 Looking Bullish
2020-12-30As the year comes to a close, precious metals and metals ETFs have take a well-deserved breather...
SLVer Bells Are Ringing for ETF Investors in 2021
2020-12-29When looking at precious metals, investors have plenty of choices, from the typical gold and...
3 iShares ETFs to Snag Low-Cost Bond Exposure
2020-12-28Investors not wanting to pay a premium can turn to low-cost bond ETFs like these three iShares...
Get a 60-40 Portfolio With These Two ETFs
2020-12-23There’s a lot of chatter in the personal financial space on whether a 60-40 allocation of...
Grab Corporate Bond Exposure Without Breaking the Bank
2020-12-21The discerning ETF investor is not only looking at what gains a fund can provide, but at what...
How Your Smartphone Can Fix America’s Healthcare Crisis
2020-12-19At 30,000 feet in the air, a passenger was suddenly crippled by severe chest pains. The flight...
It’s Not Just for Large-Caps: The Value-Driven IJS ETF
2020-12-18When it comes to rotating out of growth-fueled investments and into value-tilted assets,...
When Mid-Cap Growth Calls, the IWP ETF Answers
2020-12-17Investors who seeking a mid-cap fund slightly tilted toward growth can examine assets like the...
Reinvigorating income with equities
2020-12-16By Holly Framstad, CFA,U.S. Head of Factor ETFs, iShares
ETFs to Tap Into the ‘Globalization Rewired’ Theme
2020-12-16COVID-19 has accelerated geopolitical transformations like a bipolar U.S.–China world order and...
High Quality, Low Cost: Exploring the iShares QUAL ETF
2020-12-15Getting quality at a low cost can be a challenging endeavor when it comes to any product or...
U.S. Investors’ Home Bias Comes with Risk
2020-12-15By Todd Rosenbluth, Head of ETF & Mutual Fund Research, CFRA
The IXUS ETF Puts the Whole World in Your Hands
2020-12-14With major banks forecasting a rebound for the global economy, now’s a good time to give...
U.K. ETFs Face a Tough Weekend of Brexit Talks
2020-12-11United Kingdom markets and country-related exchange traded funds retreated Friday ahead of a...
An Attractive Dividend ETF Idea for Income Hunters
2020-12-10As income-minded investors look for ways to bolster returns in a low rate environment, various...
Go Beyond Trends: Healthcare Megatrends and IDNA
2020-12-09ETF investors looking ahead to 2021 tend to seek out current trends, but the megatrends run much...
ESG ETFs Punching Above Their Weight
2020-12-09Net inflows to Broad ESG ETFs, which focus on environmental, social and governance metrics, more...
For Small-Cap ETFs like IWN, a November to Remember
2020-12-08Small-cap market strength could lead an economic recovery in 2021 as evidenced by the Russell...
New Horizons for International Diversification in India
2020-12-07Getting international exposure via emerging markets doesn’t have to be a risky proposition...
The Truth About “6G”
2020-12-05I’m seeing them pop up more and more. Maybe you are, too. Bold headlines telling you to “forget...
A conversation with Nobel laureate William F. Sharpe about indexing
2020-12-04By Daniel Prince, CFA, iShares
Index investing was considered anathema to all but a handful of...
Use the IYK ETF to Play Tesla’s S&P 500 Debut
2020-12-04Now that electric car maker Tesla is wearing the S&P 500 member’s club jacket,...
Is This Time Different for Value?
2020-12-02The value factor has been beaten up for years, so much so that some market analysts were...
High-Yield Bond ETFs Could Be the Solution to Your Equity Woes
2020-12-02In this current low-yield environment, getting maximum with minimal risk is a challenging...
BlackRock Eyeing ETF Expansion into Brazil
2020-12-01There’s no doubt that the ETF explosion in the U.S. is unlike any other. In places like...
DGRO: This Dividend Growth Strategy Will Play Well In An Economic Recovery
2020-11-27By Dave Dierking, CFA
Get Total Market Exposure With the ‘ITOT’ ETF
2020-11-26Investors can build their portfolios the hard way, or get total exposure in an ETF like the...
Emerging Markets Poised to Bounce Back in 2021
2020-11-26By Debbie Carlson
It’s been a tough decade to be an emerging-markets investor, as this sector has...
Energy Sector Could Face Protracted Weakness
2020-11-25Oil markets have rallied on hopes of a return to a more normal global economy, but energy...
A Minimum Volatility ETF for Maximum Peace of Mind
2020-11-24The major indexes are roaring back as Biden’s new administration gets ready to take the...
U.S. Stock ETFs Strengthen with Investors Shifting to Cyclicals
2020-11-23U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds strengthened Monday, with cyclicals and more...
Pfizer and Moderna Give Investors a Shot of Hope
2020-11-22America, and the world, received another huge shot of hope this week.
Timber ETFs and Housing Demand Reaching New Heights
2020-11-20The timber industry and sector-related exchange traded funds have been rebounding as lumber...
Debunking Momentum Factor Investing Myths
2020-11-19When the momentum factor gets going, it’s tough to stop. Even with a major crisis like the...
Track Ongoing Winners with a Momentum Factor ETF
2020-11-18Investors can look to the momentum factor-based exchange traded fund strategy to capture...
Have You Considered a Bond-Laddering Investment Strategy?
2020-11-17Bond exchange traded funds with defined maturity dates have a strong place in a fixed income...
U.S. bond ETFs hit $1 trillion AUM
2020-11-17BySteve Laipply,U.S. Head of iShares Fixed Income ETFs, iShares
Seeking Mid-Cap Value ETFs In All The Wrong Places?
2020-11-16With market uncertainty still permeating, mid-caps can provide an opportunity for ETF investors...
Three Themes For 2021: An iShares & MSCI Investing Symposium
2020-11-13With so much going on and potentially about to change, there’s a lot to take in from experts who...
Earning Some Income While Sitting on the Sidelines
2020-11-13By Todd Rosenbluth, Head of ETF & Mutual Fund Research, CFRA
BlackRock Expands iShares Suite With Income ETF, ‘IBHF’
2020-11-12Looking at the current trajectory for iShares, the iShares iBonds suite has now crossed $10...
Election 2020 and implications for overseas stocks
2020-11-12By Jeff Spiegel, Director, iShares
Don’t SHY Away from Short-Term Treasuries Exposure
2020-11-12For investors wary of the bond markets with yields starting to show signs of life with recent...
The IEFA ETF: Global Moves Minus Your Current Holdings
2020-11-11Getting global diversification via equities can be a tricky endeavor now that the COVID-19...
The SCZ ETF: Avoiding U.S. and Chinese Volatility
2020-11-09As coronavirus cases start to rack up again and geopolitical events take hold of North America,...
Get Quality Factor Exposure in Uncertain Times with “QUAL”
2020-11-06One ETF that gives investors the necessary exposure to quality by capturing upside via companies...
Advisors Debate Short-Term Inflation Outlook, But Warn for Long-Term Impact
2020-11-05By Debbie Carlson
Inflation is currently tame, and with a few exceptions, there’s little...
Get a Small-Cap Value-Added Option with the SVAL ETF
2020-11-05As the market continues to roar back in an election week, ETF investors can’t forget about...
Get Crash-Proof Protection for 2021 with the ITOT ETF
2020-11-04As 2021 starts to creep into investors’ minds, the need to stave off a market downturn...
High Yields in a Low Rate Environment: The “HYG” ETF
2020-11-03Fixed income investors know by now that getting yield in the current market environment requires...
Outlook for renewable energy
2020-11-02BySarah Kjellberg,Head of U.S. iShares Sustainable ETFs, iShares
Eyeing regulation risk in tech
2020-11-02ByJeff Spiegel,Head of U.S. iShares Megatrend and International ETFs, iShares
A Happy Median for Mid-Cap Fans: The iShares IJH
2020-10-31When it comes to capturing small-cap growth and avoiding large-caps downturns, mid-caps provide...
BlackRock Calling for Global ESG Standards
2020-10-30The surge in popularity of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is sparking...
BlackRock Debuts iShares Factors US Small Cap Value ETF ‘SVAL’
2020-10-29BlackRock debuted the iShares Factors US Small Cap Value ETF (NYSE: SVAL) today, whichseeks to...
In Unprecedented Times, ‘GOVT’ Provides a Safe Haven
2020-10-29Just when it seemed safe to assume that economies will slowly transition back to normalcy, more...
If Silver Hits $100, Which ETFs Would Benefit?
2020-10-28As a Kitco News report explains, gold and silver typically move in tandem with one another, but...
A New ETF "TIP" for Inflation Concerns
2020-10-26Inflation fears have crept back into the capital markets, according to global investment firm...
Leverage the Booming Tech Sector with this iShares ETF
2020-10-23There’s no question that technology, pandemic or not, will continue to thrive as the world...
Retirement Portfolio Redux: Is the 60%-40% Portfolio Dead?
2020-10-22With the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hovering below 1% and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell...
Check Out iShares Core for Mid-Cap Exposure
2020-10-22With the market landscape caught up in interesting times with the Covid-19 pandemic and a...
An investor playbook for election uncertainty
2020-10-21By Holly Framsted, CFA, Managing Director, US Head of Factor ETFs, within BlackRock’s ETF...
Great Potential Upcoming for This Municipal Bond ETF
2020-10-20There’s been much talk lately about what opportunities can arise in the capital markets...
Building Portfolios Using ESG Criteria
2020-10-19By Todd Rosenbluth,Head of ETF & Mutual Fund Research, CFRA
Halliburton Earnings Lift Oil Services ETFs
2020-10-19Halliburton, the largest U.S. hydraulic fracturing service provider, beat estimates, earning 11...
U.S. Stock ETFs Retreat on Stimulus Uncertainty
2020-10-19U.S. markets and stock ETFs retreated as hopes for an economic stimulus package passing before...
IYW ETF A Novel Look for Large Tech
2020-10-16More than ever, financial advisors can’t stress enough about the importance of having large...
Portfolio Diversification Isn't Dead, It Was Just Sleeping
2020-10-15Investors could be forgiven to think there was no reason to invest outside of the U.S. for the...
ETFs Slip After Stimulus Bets Drop
2020-10-14U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds slipped Wednesday, giving up early morning gains, on...
Silver Poised for Comeback, Check Out These ETFs
2020-10-14Is it time to hop on board the silver bandwagon again? After fighting against greenback strength...
U.S. Stock ETFs Off to Rocky Start to the Earnings Season
2020-10-13U.S. markets and stock ETFs weakened Tuesday after a mixed start to the earnings season and a...
These ETFs Have Shone the Last 10 Years
2020-10-12An article in Financial Planning listed 20 ETFs that have been the head of their class the last...
Get Emerging Markets Exposure Down to the Core with ”IEMG”
2020-10-09Emerging markets are presenting themselves to investors willing to incur risk, including the...
BlackRock Launches BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF, HYBB
2020-10-08On Thursday, BlackRock announced the launch of the iShares BB Rated Corporate Bond ETF (NYSE:...
ETF of the Week: iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB)
2020-10-08ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB )on this week’s...
Get Quality Debt with This Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
2020-10-07With a helping hand from the Federal Reserve, corporate bonds got a nice boost as investors piled...
“IAU” ETF Gives Investors Gold Exposure in These Uncertain Times
2020-10-05Uncertain times in the capital markets call for a dash of portfolio certainty—something...
iShares Expands BlackRock Funds with Active Transparent ETFs
2020-10-01On Thursday, iShares released three new transparent actively managed ETFs, and an index ETF offer...
“ICLN” Tops List of Clean Energy ETF Options
2020-10-01A recent article in MarketWatch covered a bevy of clean energy ETFs that investors can look at to...
Be Active in Short-Term with Municipal Bond ETF
2020-09-30Municipal bond exposure gives access to government debt that investors were not able to prior to...
Paper Demand Bolsters Timber and Materials ETFs
2020-09-28With the recent flight from technology amid a September sell-off, exchange-traded fund (ETF)...
iShares Releases New Suite of ESG Screened ETFs
2020-09-24Today, iShares launched a new suite of ESG Screened ETFs,designed exclusively to track underlying...
Emerging Markets Investors Are Back, But Pickier
2020-09-24Emerging markets investors are once again back as world economies begin the recovery process from...
Looking overseas: The case for international investing
2020-09-23By Michael Lane, Head of iShares US Wealth Advisory for BlackRock
The debate about international...
Fed’s ETF Buying Shows It’s The “Buyer of First and Last Resort”
2020-09-22During the pandemic sell-offs in March, the Federal Reserve stepped in to shore up the bond...
Why it’s time for U.S. investors to consider overseas stocks
2020-09-18A Q&A with Jennifer Delaney, CFA, a product strategist representing the BlackRock Emerging...
Protect Yourself Against Extreme Volatility with This ETF
2020-09-18Wild market swings have returned and with a forthcoming election ahead, it could get even dicier,...
BlackRock, Vanguard Looking to Get Active in the ETF Game
2020-09-16Is the tide turning for actively managed funds? Two heavyweights in the capital markets seem to...
Is the Fed’s ETF Work Complete?
2020-09-15As a matter of course, I’m used to examining flows into ETFs to get some insight into...
More Active ETFs Will Hit the Market, Says J.P. Morgan
2020-09-15Recent survey results show that investor interest is growing for more active funds that can...
Indonesia ETFs Rebound Off Steep Plunge on Covid Fears
2020-09-11Indonesia ETFs led the charge on Friday, rebounding off a precipitous fall-off in the previous...
U.S. Stock ETFs Rebound After a Three-Day Rout
2020-09-09U.S. markets and stock ETFs rebounded Wednesday, following a three day back-to-back plunge, as...
Is EMB Emerging Markets ETF a Good Buy Amid Volatility?
2020-09-09An end-of-the-summer sell-off appears to be ensuing in the major U.S. indexes right now, which...
Oil Services ETFs Buck the Broad Negative Market Trend
2020-09-03Energy sector-related exchange traded funds stood out with positive gains and were among the lone...
Bank ETFs Rise as Analysts Upgrade Sector Outlook
2020-09-03Bank stocks and sector-related exchange traded funds strengthened Thursday, brushing off the...
Strong Manufacturing Data, Rebounding Economy Lift ETFs
2020-09-01U.S. markets and stock exchange traded funds climbed Tuesday after the latest manufacturing data...