Exchange Traded Funds

On a year-over-year basis, more than 95% of the Alerian Midstream Energy Index (AMNA) by weighting has grown their dividends. No AMNA constituent has cut its regular dividend since July 2021.

With the Federal Reserve slated to continue tackling interest rates, fixed income strategies remain an ever-important lynchpin in an investor’s portfolios.

Biotech stocks and ETFs are among the assets that responded positively to last week’s presidential election results. As just one example, the ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (SBIO) is up 10% for the week ending November 11.

China continues to wrestle with its economy, adding stimulus measures to stave off the aftereffects of a real estate crisis a few years ago. But as a major corn and soybean consumer, it’s keeping prices in limbo. A potential trade war could add additional intrigue.

Options-based ETFs have surged in popularity recently. These unique offerings may serve as a solution for investors trying to balance the need to protect their portfolios from interest rate volatility while staying invested in the market and maintaining a reliable income source.

Bitcoin surpassed a record over the last few days, spurred on by results from the U.S. Presidential election. A crypto-friendly Trump administration has boosted the outlook for the space in a way that could still be underrated. Recent survey data from CoinShares highlighted growing concern from potential investors about crypto regulations. If that is addressed, the space could be poised for significant growth.

Macro and Market Scenarios for a 2nd Trump Presidency

During the first full week of November, the ETF industry saw 11 new launches, 1 ticker change, and 7 fund closures.

On this week’s episode of “ETF Prime,” host Nate Geraci was joined by Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi. Together, Rosenbluth and Geraci discussed ETF flows and how the recent 2024 election can impact ETF investing. Afterward, Rich Lee, head of program training at Baird, joined Geraci to talk about the future of crypto investing.

ETFs have exploded in popularity over the last several years. Since the ETF rule’s onset in 2019, no launches have proliferated and assets have accrued at a growing pace. Amid ETFs’ rise to relevance, the vehicle’s trademark flexibility has also fostered creative new strategies and use cases. Consider zero fee funds, for example. Zero fee strategies had existed in mutual funds, before, but are also available in the ETF wrapper. Zero fee ETFs seem too be good to be true, then, given the wrapper’s other advantages. Are they?