ETF Trends

The ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (NASDAQ: ROBO), the first exchange traded fund dedicated to the robotics investment theme, is celebrating another milestone. ROBO, which tracks the ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index, will soon celebrate its fifth birthday and has more than $...

Investors have fixed-income exchange traded funds dedicated to hedging interest rate risk they can choose from. A new fund features a hedge of its own, but it is an inflation hedge. The actively managed iShares Inflation Hedged Corporate Bond ETF (CBOE: LQDI) debuted last week. The new fund can be...

The K-1 is the tax form used to report dividends, earnings and losses from entities structured as partnerships, a structure that applies to an array of commodities investments — including exchange-traded products. Many investors also view the K-1 as a tax time nuisance. In recent years,...

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK)'s, iShares unit, the world's largest issuer of exchange traded funds, added to its expansive lineup last week with the addition of two new funds. Those new ETFs are the iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF (CBOE: IFRA) and the iShares Bloomberg Roll Select...

One of the first fixed income exchange traded funds to come to market on 2018 is Deutsche Asset Management's Xtrackers Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (NYSE: SHYL), a lower duration spin on high-yield corporate debt. Deutsche Asset Management's latest ETF tracks the Solactive USD High...

The Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (NYSE: LIT) has been getting plenty of attention in recent weeks and rightfully so. LIT, the lone dedicated lithium equities exchange-traded fund, is seeing investors rush in as lithium demand skyrockets. LIT is responding with a one-month gain of almost...

An active approach to investing in sectors and the relevant exchange-traded funds can reward investors. That is the objective of the new Main Sector Rotation ETF (BATS: SECT), which debuted Wednesday, courtesy of Main Management. San Francisco-based Main Management “constructs customized...

Exchange-traded funds have made gold investing accessible to a broader swath of investors, a theme pioneered by the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD). Today, GLD is the world's largest bullion-backed ETF and that success has, predictably, invited plenty of competition. Typically, the most effective...

With U.S. interest rates still near historic lows and other major developed markets sporting even more piddly sovereign debt yields, income investors continue embracing unique, high-yield asset classes such as preferred stocks. The universe of preferred exchange-traded funds grew Thursday with the...

The First Trust CBOE S&P 500 VIX Tail Hedge ETF, which debuted in 2012, is no more. That ETF has been rebranded into the First Trust Dorsey Wright People’s Portfolio ETF (NASDAQ: DWPP). DWPP tracks the Nasdaq Dorsey Wright People's Portfolio Index. That ETF always one of the three...

For all the criticism surrounding its methodology and small roster, the Dow Jones Industrial Average remains a widely followed U.S. equity index. Among exchange traded funds tracking the Dow, the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (NYSE: DIA) is the dominant name. However, DIA's ETF...

Low volatility is one of the most popular investment factors, a fact reflected in the world of exchange-traded funds. Another ETF offering investors exposure to stocks exhibiting favorable volatility traits debuted Thursday. The VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF (NASDAQ: VSMV)...

Principal Financial Group Inc (NYSE: PFG) expanded its lineup of exchange-traded funds Wednesday with the debut of the Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF (BATS: GDVD). The actively managed Principal Active Global Dividend Income ETF is the seventh ETF in Principal's lineup. What Makes...

Legg Mason Inc (NYSE: LM) added to its stable of exchange-traded funds earlier this week with the debut of the ClearBridge All Cap Growth ETF (NASDAQ: CACG). Maryland-based Legg Mason partnered with New York-based ClearBridge Investments on the new actively managed ETF. CACG holds large-, mid- and...

With interest rates rising, income investors face some challenges, but the search for income and yield can involve some unique asset classes that can help investors reduced interest rate risk. That include business development companies (BDCs). For investors that do not want to stock pick among...