U.S. headline retail sales fell unexpectedly in July, down 0.6% to $763.6B in July, while core retail sales fell unexpectedly by 0.3%. Key Takeaways Headline retail sales fell unexpectedly in July, down 0.6% to $763.6 b…
The week ended August 13 saw nearly $50 billion in net inflows to the ETF space. Unsurprisingly, equity ETFs received the lion’s share of the new dollars. They pulled in nearly $31 billion, with $23 billion of that goin…
As investor interest in income ETFs continues to surge, asset managers have increasingly innovated to meet the demand. The market has expanded beyond traditional bond-focused offerings to include a variety of derivative…
Guessing what the Federal Reserve is going to do next is an increasingly difficult task. For some time, the war in Iran bolstered the possibility that the central bank would have to raise rates at some point this year t…
Investors seeking income are moving into active stock funds. The category gathered $36 billion in July, according to State Street Investment Management. That brought year-to-date inflows to $272.5 billion, keeping activ…
For decades, the investment industry has promoted diversification as the answer to risk. Own stocks. Own bonds. Add a few additional asset classes. Rebalance periodically. The assumption was simple: different investment…
SpaceX (SPCX) captured investor attention once again this week as investors digested a series of rapid developments that are fundamentally reshaping the company’s valuation story. What began as a pure-play commercial sp…
Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has shed more than a third of its value this year. Obviously, that’s bad news, but not unique — the broader crypto complex is struggling in 2026.
Two recent TMX VettaFi advisor polls found that unfamiliarity with free cash flow (FCF) yield and portfolio integration are the top hurdles to broader adoption of FCF strategies. The findings shape how VictoryShares and…
A common myth in the capital markets is that, in order to achieve growth, investors need to accept greater volatility. The VictoryShares Free Cash Flow Growth ETF (GFLW) solves this dilemma by targeting profitable, grow…
The AI revolution continues to drive market headlines, with a widening cast of companies carrying the banner of AI agents, infrastructure, and possibilities. Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS) surged this week following a notable…
Outperformance is only half the story of quality investing. As George Valantis, director of factors and dividends at S&P Dow Jones Indices, pointed out — the quality factor can also matter for how portfolios behave when…
As nuclear reactor developers race toward commercial deployment, securing a reliable fuel supply chain has become a top priority. Advanced reactor developer X-Energy (XE) recently signed a definitive supply agreement wi…
Midstream continues to build on its reputation as a generous source of yield in portfolios. This week, two category-leading midstream ETFs – the Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP) and the Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (ENFR) – …
Today’s market does not represent today’s economy. The ratio of market value dependent on future economic activity versus present activity has never been higher. These companies have earnings now, but those earnings ste…
As the BRICS bloc expands, efforts by BRICS policymakers to increase global use of non-dollar currencies—particularly the Chinese renminbi—are accelerating. Washington should take note of how frustrations with the dolla…
Whether fixed income investors are focused on locking in yield, managing duration risk, or building resilient core portfolios, bond ETFs have been seeing elevated demand this year. Data from State Street Investment Mana…
On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi’s Head of Research, Todd Rosenbluth, discussed the Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF (FBCG) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life.
Income ETFs are a huge category in the ETF landscape. Using a variety of derivatives, call strategies, and fixed income allocations, income strategies have thrived. They’ve drawn interest from investors at the start of …
Key Takeaways: Consumers remain resilient, but spending is increasingly shifting toward value, convenience, and frequent everyday purchases. Retail ETFs can bridge staples and discretionary exposure. E-commerce is evolv…
On July 15, Eastern Time, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that June PPI rose 5.5% year-on-year, significantly below expectations. Monthly core PPI also moderated to 0.2%, signaling broad-based disinflation.…
With no help from the Federal Reserve, the notoriously rate-sensitive real estate sector is delivering some impressive performances this year, as the largest ETF in the category is up 10%.
If anyone was expecting U.S.-China tensions over critical minerals to simmer down any time soon, August has already put those thoughts to rest.
The consortium behind Open USD is not competing on demand. It is competing on who keeps the reserve income.
