This Week’s Big ETF Stories
It was a banner week for U.S. stocks as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite raced to record highs. With its 2.7% gain for the week, the Nasdaq Composite returned to levels not seen since the height of the dot-com bubble.
Adding to the risk-on feeling permeating markets, West Texas Intermediate futures, the benchmark U.S. crude oil contract, climbed 2.5% for the week, good for the sixth consecutive weekly gain. With that good cheer heading into the weekend, let’s get into some of this week’s most important ETF stories.
Broad Market/Sector ETFs
Investors are forcing fund fees lower and that’s a good thing. [Investors are Getting a Good Deal With ETFs]
Missing out on the latest Nasdaq party.
Equal-weight the Nasdaq way is working just fine. [This Equal-Weight ETF is Working Just Fine]
Plenty of fun for this pharma ETF.
Analyst says biotech run has more gas in the tank. [Biotech ETF Party not Over Yet]
Dividend ETFs wait on another payout hike from Apple.
Business is booming for smart beta ETFs. [Business is Booming for These ETFs]
International ETFs
Things are getting interesting for the leveraged Brazil ETF. [The Leveraged Brazil ETF is on Fire]
Now there’s a Pakistan ETF.
A different ETF avenue for exposure to Russian equities.
Investors continue piling into international ETFs. [Robust Appetite for International ETFs]
Fixed Income ETFs
These new bond ETFs generate income will thumping interest rate risk.
Big bets on a big TIPS ETF. [Is it Time for TIPS?]
Investors still love municipal bond ETFs.
ETF Trends editorial team contributed to this article.
