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The iShares MSCI Turkey ETF (NASDAQ: TUR) jumped 11.27 percent on more than five times the average daily volume Tuesday. While that sounds impressive, the lone U.S.-listed exchange traded fund dedicated to Turkish stocks is still down nearly 19 percent over the past week. Investors are apt to pin...

Large-cap value stocks are still struggling against growth equivalents and the broader market. Since 2012, the S&P 500 Value Index has topped the S&P 500 and the S&P 500 Growth Index just twice on an annual basis. Value stocks have recently been showing some signs of life, but the S...

With the World Cup finals looming, the following is not the occasion Brazil was hoping to celebrate, but there is a relevant milestone to acknowledge. On Tuesday, the iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSE: EWZ), the largest exchange traded fund dedicated to stocks in Latin America's biggest economy,...

Corporate bond exchange traded funds, both of the investment-grade and junk varietals, are struggling this year — and investors are growing impatient.  The iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (NYSE: LQD), the largest investment-grade corporate bond ETF, and the...

BlackRock, Inc.'s (NYSE: BLK) iShares unit, the world's largest issuer of exchange traded funds, entered the artificial intelligence and robotics arena Thursday with a new ETF. The iShares Robotics and Artificial Intelligence ETF (NYSE:IRBO) is the newest iShares ETF and the issuer's...

Investors focusing on U.S. equities can draw the conclusion that, between the White House's tariff efforts and the November midterm elections, there is some political risk with domestic stocks. Some ex-U.S. markets are rife with potential political risk, including that of the imminent variety....

More and more investors want to invest with a purpose and fund issuers are meeting that demand with a raft of exchange traded funds targeting the environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes. BlackRock, Inc.'s (NYSE: BLK) iShares unit, the world's largest ETF sponsor, offers U.S....

International exchange traded funds, particularly those providing access to developed markets, remain popular destinations for investors. Last year, four of the top 10 ETFs in terms of new assets added were international equity funds. Year-to-date, four international funds are also among the top 10...

The iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF (NASDAQ: EUFN) is down just over 1 percent year-to-date. While it's not alarming decline by any mean, it's a broad view: a more focused look at EUFN reveals the exchange traded fund resides about 11 percent below the 52-week high it set in February....

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...

Multiple exchange traded funds offer broad-based bond market exposure on the cheap. One of the funds sporting those traits is the iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (NASDAQ: IUSB). The $2.14-billion IUSB tracks the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Universal Index, which is something of an extension of...

The energy sector is shedding its laggard status in a big way. Last month, energy was the best-performing sector in the S&P 500 by a substantial margin. Even traditional energy exchange traded funds, which are typically heavy on a small amount of integrated oil stocks, delivered double-digit...

Gold exchange traded funds were decent performers in the first quarter, as the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) and iShares Gold Trust (NYSE: IAU) each gained 0.5 percent.  Those performances were arguably impressive in the face of slack demand. Recent data points from the World Gold Council...

Home to $36.58 billion in assets under management as of May 3, the SPDR Gold Shares (NYSE: GLD) is the world's largest exchange traded fund backed by physical holdings of gold. While GLD remains the go-to choice among gold ETFs for many professional investors due to robust liquidity and tight...

After eking out a modest gain in the week ended April 27, the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (ETF) (NASDAQ: IBB) pulled back this week amid some not-so-encouraging earnings reports and negative regulatory decisions. Will the lean trot end? Stay tuned to the upcoming week's...