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Utilities SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLU) and rival utilities exchange-traded funds are surging. XLU, the largest utilities ETF by assets, is higher by 6.6 percent and resides about half a percent below its 52-week high. The rival Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSE: VPU) is higher by 6.2 percent and is just 0.2...

Of life's many fields of endeavor, financial markets are among the most fertile grounds for the flawed logic that the longer something behaves in a particular way, the more likely it is that the trend will reverse. That is interesting because financial markets also brought us the logic that...

Ten-year Treasury yields are off just under 2 percent to start 2017, emboldening some bond bulls. Data confirm as much. Recent Prowess January was the best month of inflows to fixed-income exchange-traded funds since February 2015, as global bond ETFs hauled in $16.6 billion, according to recent...

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF), the largest exchange-traded fund tracking the second-largest sector weight in the S&P 500, has been on fire since Election Day, but closed slightly lower Tuesday. Upsides For XLF? Still, some data points suggest professional traders are expecting...

The iShares MSCI Brazil Index (ETF) (NYSE: EWZ) was one of 2016's best-performing single-country exchange-traded funds, but as was the case with many emerging markets ETFs, EWZ wilted in the fourth quarter as financial markets digested the results of November's U.S. presidential election. ¡...

As is usually the case, the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX) and the VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDXJ), the two largest gold miners exchange traded funds by assets, had interesting years in 2016. All That Glitters After soaring out of the gates to place as two of the best...

Mid-cap exchange-traded funds have been among this year's best-performing broad market ETFs. Broadly speaking, mid-cap ETFs have also been prolific asset gatherers, but that trend is changing as 2016 draws to a close. DON And MDY The WisdomTree MidCap Dividend Fund (ETF) (NYSE: DON) and the...

As is the case with other precious metals exchange-traded funds, the year-to-date performance by the iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (NYSE: SLV) looks pretty good. SLV, the largest silver ETF by assets, is up 13.5 percent year-to-date, but looks can be deceiving. The rising dollar, the Federal Reserve...

The Federal Reserve's final meeting of 2016 kicks off Tuesday, and many market observers believe an interest rate hike of at least 25 basis points is a sure thing. With that in mind, investors are heading to some predictable destinations in the exchange-traded funds landscape. Trend Plays Out...

Sector exchange-traded funds are increasingly important parts of investors' portfolios, and that sentiment includes both professional and retail investors. These ETFs can help investors steer clear of a familiar dilemma that confounds legions of investors: identifying the right stock in the...

Among sector exchange-traded funds, the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE: XLF) gets plenty of notoriety. Those are the breaks for the largest ETF tracking the financial services sector, which is now the third-largest sector weight in the S&P 500 following the separation of real estate...

There are plenty of total market exchange-traded funds on the market, and many are large in terms of assets under management — meaning it would be inaccurate to call these funds obscure. However, some do fit the bill as overlooked. Total Market ETFs That is the case with the iShares Core S...

Low volatility, for myriad reasons, is the investment factor stealing most of the limelight this year, but the quality factor is not too far behind. The iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (NYSE: QUAL) is clearly one of the exchange-traded funds benefiting from the flight to quality. While...

There are a few certainties in life. Death. Taxes. The sun rising in the east and setting in the west. All those things, and traders renewing their affinity for regional bank stocks and exchange-traded funds whenever there is a mere inkling that the Federal Reserve could be moving closer to raising...

India exchange-traded funds are lagging broader emerging markets indexes year-to-date, but that does not mean there is not momentum for the India trade. For example, the WisdomTree India Earnings Fund (ETF) (NYSE: EPI), one of the largest India ETFs trading in New York, is up an admirable 13.4...