FTXH News and Press, First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF From 05/09/22

Healthcare, Staples, and Utilities continue to outperform as selling intensifies in the growth style. Investor positioning is still light in the space – even after a year of alpha. While absolute valuations have turned somewhat pricey, the defensive supersector shows decent...

AbbVie is a very high-quality company with strong cash flows, exactly the type of company you want to own if we fall into a recession. But it recently posted disappointing results that caused a selloff. Despite near-term pain, the long-term thesis remains strong. For further...

During the last Fed rate raising cycle, it took the Federal Reserve five years to raise the fed funds rate to 2.50%. The Fed kept rates far too low for far too long and now we are dealing with the consequences. Both fiscal and monetary policy have been highly inflationary, and we are ...

AbbVie reported Q122 earnings last night, and there was good and bad news - the bad led to a share price drop of ~10%. Revenues came in a little lower than Street expectations, at $13.54bn, and FY22 EPS was downgraded from $14.00 - $14.20 to $13.92 - $14.12. Nevertheless, forward ...

Typically, we look at net new highs as a way to confirm moves in the broader market. At the high last Wednesday, over 90% of S&P 500’s new highs came from defensive sectors. In other words, defensives have been a notable pocket of strength recently. For further de...

Stock markets fell in the first quarter as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine destabilized the growth outlook, amplified concerns about rising interest rates and unleashed geopolitical risks. While the conflict has created many uncertainties, we believe the impact of persistent infla...

The pending separation of consumer care businesses by pharmaceutical companies is understandable and may offer investment opportunities. Significant portfolio transitions centered around the separation of consumer health care businesses are underway among large pharmaceutical companie...

First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF (FTXH) - $0.0488. 30-Day SEC Yield of 0.61% as of Feb. 28. Payable Mar 31; for shareholders of record Mar 28; ex-div Mar 25. For further details see: First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.0488

The XBI biotech index peaked early last year, and it's now back to where it was in April of 2020. The biopharma stocks got powerfully inflated during 2020 by the pandemic. The biotech stocks are going to need some good news to get moving again. For further details see: B...

Inflation and its implications for real economic growth are the main portfolio positioning consideration of the conflict in Ukraine. On the 8th of March, the U.S. sanctioned Russian energy imports, giving companies 45 days to comply. Higher commodity prices are not the only factor...