BIZD News and Press, VanEck Vectors BDC Income From 05/16/23

2023-05-16 14:15:00 ET Summary Lipper Financial Services ETFs recorded their largest weekly outflow of the year over the past fund flows week (-$1.4 billion). On top of the bank failures, market participants are worried about the largest U.S. banks gaining an increasing market sha...

2023-05-09 02:50:34 ET Summary We take a look at the passive BDC ETF BIZD. BIZD has a number of structural problems that create a consistent underperformance drag relative to the sector. The BDC sector lends itself much more to direct investing and the presence of passive fund...

2023-05-03 01:36:00 ET Summary Why there may be other small lenders set to fail. The Fed is sticking to plan and focusing on fighting inflation, and nothing else. Are niche banks bearing the brunt of interest rate hikes? JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ) has agreed ...

2023-05-02 08:00:00 ET Summary We buy mainly dividend growth stocks and try to steer clear of dividend cutters, no matter how juicy their yields may appear. Fortunately right now investors can enjoy both high yield and strong dividend growth in the same stocks. I highlight 5 h...

2023-04-28 06:49:50 ET Summary We want to be ready if a recession comes, but we don't want to sacrifice income or pay a heavy "opportunity cost" if the long-awaited recession fails to happen. Best of both worlds: Senior, secured corporate loans sit at the top of the balance sheet,...

2023-04-25 11:35:00 ET Summary Considering the pace and magnitude of interest rate hikes over the last year, it’s not surprising that issues in the banking industry have resulted in a confidence crisis. The swift and aggressive intervention by regulatory and private sector ...

2023-04-24 07:35:00 ET Summary The market is an unforgiving friend but an excellent employee. Even though inflation is cooling, prices are still higher than historical norms – this also applies to commodities. I want you to have a retirement that is paid for by the mark...

2023-04-19 15:05:43 ET Summary The ETRACS MVIS Business Development Companies Index ETN is an exchange-traded note from UBS Group. The ETN aims to track the return profile of a BDC index called the MVIS US Business Development Companies Index. As an exchange-traded note, the v...

2023-04-18 09:43:00 ET Summary Changes to the Global Industry Classification Standard adjusted the sector weights in the S&P 500. Sector futures provide a way to manage risk related to the 11 GICS sectors and gain exposure to changes impacting differing sectors of the market. ...

2023-04-16 04:42:06 ET Summary Despite the risk of a banking crisis and a worsening financial situation, BDCs appear to be well-positioned to maintain their investment income and dividend growth trend. Indeed, the banking crisis is likely to create new and appealing investment opp...