Jeremy Schwartz

With the Guggenheim CurrencyShares Japanese (NYSE: FXY) up 10.5 percent year-to-date, ranking it as one of the best-performing developed markets currency exchange-traded funds, it's not surprising that Japan hedged ETFs are struggling. Japan, The Yen And The Market Not only is the yen...

On a year-to-date basis, Chinese stocks and the relevant exchange traded funds have been dogs. Those trials and tribulations could be set to intensify as foreign currency reserves in the world's second-largest economy continue dwindling, albeit at a slower pace. "The People's Bank...

WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF), the fifth-largest U.S. issuer of exchange-traded funds and the largest issuer of currency-hedged ETFs, expanded its lineup of those products on Thursday. The issuer introduced four new ETFs that have the ability to use complete or partial currency...

Last year was another banner one for U.S. dividend growth, but with higher interest rates in place and more rate hikes expected, S&P 500 dividend growth is anticipated to slow in 2016. Knowing that and following the struggles encountered by some dividend exchange-traded funds in 2015, income...

WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF), the fifth-largest U.S. issuer of exchange-traded funds, expanded its already substantial lineup of international ETFs Thursday with the introduction of three new funds. For investors looking for a dedicated play on the ongoing recovery in eurozone local...

The theme of hedging currency risk in the same wrapper as a basket of international stocks is one that WisdomTree has exploited to the fullest. Their wildly successful WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (NYSE: HEDJ) and WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSE: DXJ) have a combined $36.88...

It has been noted time again this year that stocks in select emerging markets are trading at substantial discounts to historical norms. Over the past month, the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE: VWO) and the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSE: EEM), the two largest ETFs by assets...

As U.S. stocks have been leaders this year, it is not surprising that ETF issuers have rolled out a steady stream of new dividend funds. The strategy makes sense as data indicates investors love income-oriented ETFs. As of the end of May, year-to-date inflows to dividend, preferred stock and REIT...

Large-cap U.S. value stocks are usually the first asset class investors look to in search of dependable, sturdy dividends. However, soaring payouts across all cap spectrums, due in part to today's low interest rate environment, have shown that growth stocks and even small caps can be legitimate...

Yields on 10-year U.S. Treasurys are trading lower Tuesday, but a one-day pullback does not entirely erase the 52-basis point increase that occurred from June 3 through July 8. Ten-year yields reside at just over 2.6 percent at this writing, but investors may not want too comfortable with that...

Until recently, investors have embraced, low-beta, high dividend sectors as a way of participating in the broader market's rally to new highs. The proof is in the pudding. In April alone, dividend/income ETFs attracted $3.4 billion in new assets to bring the group's year-to-date total to $10.9...

There are two certainties in life, death and taxes, and there are two certainties when it comes to income investing. First, dividends are great. Second, steadily rising dividends are even better. Simple math dictates that, over long-term time frames, stocks exhibiting positive dividend growth...

The proverbial they say it has been a bad year for emerging markets equities and ETFs. They are correct, but only to a limited extent as it has been the largest developing markets and the corresponding ETFs that have been real laggards. By focusing on large-cap emerging markets stocks and some of...

A hallmark of many of the most popular dividend ETFs focused on U.S. equities is that these funds are usually tilted heavily toward large-cap stocks. Venerable dividend-payers such as Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) are among the most...

The rise of China's shadow banking system and increased concerns about non-performing loans in the world's second-largest have prompted some global investors to be skittish about Chinese bank stocks. Although it is fair to say emerging markets financial services firms are riskier than their U.S...