Frank Holmes of U.S. Global Investors to Join "Office Hours" Zoom Webcast Today

Frank Holmes of U.S. Global Investors to Join "Office Hours" Zoom Webcast Today

Frank Holmes of U.S. Global Investors will be today's special guest on our ETF Trends 'Office Hours' Zoom webcast at 4:30 pm ET. Holmes will join Tom Lydon and Dave Nadig to dig into the ETF news, the markets, and what's keeping them sane [...] READ MORE »

Infrastructure Needs Highlight Importance of This ETF

The U.S. is great at a lot of things, but infrastructure investment isn’t one of them. The need to change that and change it quickly puts a spotlight on ETFs such as the AGFiQ Global Infrastructure ETF (GLIF). The AGFiQ Global Infrastructure ETF uses a multi-factor investment process to seek long-term capital appreciation by... READ MORE »

We’re in a New Era in the Corporate Bond Market

Gone are the days when bonds could be used as a relative safe haven where a set it and forget it 60-40 stock-bond split served the majority of investors. Nowadays, bonds of the corporate variety have become much more popular and anything, but boring, especially given the Fed’s recent moves to shore up the bond [...] READ MORE »

Legg Mason Launches First Semi-Transparent ETF

Legg Mason today announced the launch of its first semi-transparent ETF using the Precidian ActiveShares structure. Legg Mason and its affiliate, ClearBridge Investments, LLC, launched the ETF using the semi-transparent technology of Precidian Investments LLC, ActiveShares®. The ClearBridge Focus Value ETF (CFCV), a series of Legg... READ MORE »

Income and Value Meet in This Defensive ETF

With quality taking on added importance for dividend investors in 2020 and talks of value stocks gaining steam mounting, the FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund (NYSEArca: QDEF) is one ETF that could soon enter the limelight. The steady income/value combination offered by QDEF could be alluring as some market observers... READ MORE »

BlackRock Debuts 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (SGOV)

BlackRock today announced the launch of the iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (SGOV). The fund will seek to track the investment results of the ICE 0-3 Month US Treasury Securities Index and is available on NYSE Arca. The underlying index is composed of U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds with maturities of three months or [...] READ MORE »