Vietnam was not added to MSCI’s watch list for a potential upgrade from frontier market to emerging market status in the index provider’s 2026 Annual Market Classification Review, despite a series of regulatory reforms …
The index underpinning the ALPS O’Shares U.S. Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF (OUSM) recently completed its annual reconstitution on September 18. Small-cap equities continue to navigate persistent macroeconomic shifts a…
Large-cap valuations continue to stretch toward unprecedented levels, which makes it difficult for traditional accounting-based metrics to locate true value. The VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF (VFLO) addresses this ch…
Some asset classes have well-earned inflation-thumping reputations. In this environment, advisors and investors are embracing segments such as commodities and Treasury Inflation Protection Securities (TIPS). Thanks to t…
Generally speaking, when an ETF that is relatively new to the market has already been accruing significant inflows, advisors and investors likely should begin paying more attention to what the fund is doing. Key Takeawa…
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds needed less than two years to approach $120 billion in assets, a pace that took gold ETFs well over a decade to match, Bloomberg Intelligence senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas sai…
Oracle (ORCL) has been garnering a lot of attention lately, and artificial intelligence (AI) is at the center of much of it. The tech giant is making a massive bet on AI and cloud infrastructure, while simultaneously cu…
Gold had a strong August, gaining 9.67% for the month and closing at $4,437.38 on August 31 — its best monthly performance since January. The month saw two distinct legs higher: an initial jump in early August driven by…
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The Financial Stability Review (FSR) assesses developments relevant for financial stability, including identifying and prioritising the main sources of systemic risk and vulnerabilities for the euro area financial syste…
The iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ:IBIT) and the Fidelity Crypto Industry and Digital Payments ETF (NASDAQ:FDIG) offer fundamentally different exposures. One holds bitcoin itself. The other holds companies that touch…
According to the latest SPIVA U.S. Scorecard report, broader isn’t always better for active managers. Following a volatile start to the year, the S&P 500 did rebound sharply in the second quarter to gain 10% through Jun…
By Jacob Bogage and David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said on Friday he is banning three major news outlets – CNN, MS NOW and Politico – from the White House in his latest threat…
Despite fears that artificial intelligence (AI) will disrupt the software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model, the approach of VFLO’s Index, centered on a free cash flow (FCF) screen, shows that mature software leaders l…
The race for positioning in the 2026 Sal’s NBL postseason remains wide open, with no team yet guaranteed a top-two finish and all 11 teams still mathematically alive in the chase for a top-six berth. But with four teams…
The 2025 crypto market review reveals a clear shift in how digital assets are now traded. Returns were driven primarily by ETF flows, macroeconomic liquidity conditions, regulatory clarity, and the concentration of netw…
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2026 has already offered plenty of headline impacts on portfolios, from wars to huge technological leaps to stubborn inflation in each CPI report. One calendar event that has loomed even since last year, the 2026 U.S. m…
Corporate bond spreads, the extra yield investors demand for default risk, have tightened for three years even as delinquencies and bankruptcies climbed, according to Thornburg Investment Management. Key Takeaways: Corp…
Tech equities have lifted countless portfolios to new heights amid the broader AI revolution. The hyperscalers have certainly done their part, but so much so that their massive market share has created notable concentra…
T. Rowe Price Group launched three active equity ETFs Thursday. The funds target biotechnology, small-cap and mid-cap stocks, the company said. Key Takeaways T. Rowe Price added three active equity ETFs to its lineup th…
In an environment marked by the Fed’s first rate hike in three years and ongoing market uncertainty, income-focused investors face a unique dilemma. While cash alternatives offer attractive yields in the short-term hori…
Record ETF inflows and a historic exchange debut were the focus on this week’s ETF Prime. Host Nate Geraci welcomed Todd Rosenbluth, head of research at VettaFi, followed by Brian Casey, CEO of Westwood Holdings Group. …