FTXL News and Press, First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF From 04/02/23

2023-04-02 03:43:00 ET Summary Bank shares plunged in the wake of the SVB meltdown, for understandable reasons, while Big Tech was off to the races, for reasons we will explore in further detail below. Stock price valuations are heavily influenced by interest rates, and a reductio...

2023-03-31 09:06:57 ET For the fifth consecutive week financial participants were net buyers of fund assets which included both conventional funds and exchange traded funds as they pumped $39.8B into the fund space for the week ending on March 29. While investors were overall net pu...

2023-03-31 02:50:00 ET Summary Fund investors were net purchasers of money market funds while being net redeemers of equity funds, taxable bond funds, and tax-exempt fixed income funds for the week. On the domestic equity side of the equation, investors became more risk-seeking fo...

2023-03-30 13:45:00 ET Summary The divergence between semiconductor companies and B2B software is becoming hard to ignore. What is causing the wide divergence? Have B2B software expectations finally reset? In this report, we present our takeaways from the reported earnings (C4...

2023-03-30 00:14:00 ET Summary The technology business cycle could have a slower-than-expected recovery, though we remain constructive over the long term. Certain parts of the IT sector, such as PCs, are showing early signs of bottoming, although the pace of recovery is uncertain,...

2023-03-29 01:49:00 ET Summary The action in the bond market suggests that traders are increasingly betting on a recession and a Federal Reserve easing of rates in the US. When bond yield fell in December 2022, potential home buyers who had been on the fence took the plunge. T...

2023-03-25 08:00:00 ET Summary With turmoil in the banking sector spreading to the broader market, many investors are seeking safety in large-cap stocks, including large-cap technology stocks. Within large-cap technology, semiconductor stocks have done particularly well. At th...

2023-03-25 07:00:13 ET First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF ( NASDAQ: FTXL ) - $0.0889 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 0.92% as of Feb. 28. Payable Mar 31; for shareholders of record Mar 27; ex-div Mar 24. For further details see: First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF d...

2023-03-24 23:53:00 ET Summary Although the S&P 500 is up 2.84% on the year as of yesterday’s close, only three of the eleven sectors are higher. Consumer Discretionary posted the smallest gain of 10%; Technology and Communication Services have risen 17.2% and 18.1%, re...

2023-03-24 00:47:00 ET Summary Volatility has picked up, but is still tame by historic standards. Positive trend for semiconductors and homebuilders has continued. Luxury goods makers have also held up well. Amid the recent heightened volatility in the market...