Tag: exchange-traded products
The 10 Best-Performing ETFs This Year
Some of the best-performing ETFs still have plenty of gas in their respective tanks As measured by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY), the world’s largest exchange-traded fund (ETF), domestic stocks are off to fine starts this year. SPY is up nearly 11%. Of course, some of this year’s best-performing ETFs are delivering returns well in excess […]
Investors Are Learning That Active ETFs Aren’t An Oxymoron
Anyone who reads financial media has heard time and again that active investing strategies are beginning to die while passive investing has become the law of the land, but things aren’t so simple. Active strategies have certainly been shedding assets at an accelerating pace since the global financial crisis, but there’s one area in which active managers […]
5 Low-Fee ETFs That Aren’t All That Great
Not all low-cost ETFs are great. Some have higher-fee competitors that are better. There is no doubt about it: when it comes to exchange-traded funds (ETFs), advisors and investors love the low-fee products. For several years, the top funds in terms of new assets added are low-fee ETFs. That trend is continuing in 2018. Of […]
7 ETFs That Aren’t For Everybody
There are lots of ETFs in the world, but not all ETFs are intended for every investor At the end of July, there were nearly 2,200 exchange traded products (ETPs), including exchange traded funds (ETFs), listed in the U.S. And there both are benefits and drawbacks to such a large number of ETFs being readily available to […]
A Diversified 3-Click Portfolio That Pays 11.1%
Why is it so difficult to find good yield these days? For the past half-decade or so, income ETFs and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) have exploded, to the point where ETFdb.com now lists some 130-plus dividend-focused equity products, 300-plus bond products and a host of other income plays on preferred stocks, alternative assets and more. But […]
