FTXO News and Press, First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF From 05/18/21

While interest rates have stabilized in recent weeks, investors were unnerved when yields spiked 75 bps in barely 10 weeks. The potential for another surge in interest rates probably leads the list of investor anxieties. Different sectors respond very differently to rising rates. ...

Diversification remains key. Flexible strategies can also take advantage of a more uncertain yield and spread environment. We continue to find reasonable opportunity in both public and private credit markets. We find value in non-agency mortgages and prefer cyclicals to growth sto...

With greater clarity on the sustainability of the economic recovery, we also saw the opportunity set across markets broaden to include sectors beyond those seen as the primary beneficiaries of an economic reopening. As expected, the recovery hasn't been smooth sailing for all, with su...

JPMorgan reports Tuesday morning, April 14th, before the opening bell with Street consensus currently expecting $3.07 in EPS on $30.5 billion in revenue for expected y/y growth of 294% and 8% respectively. Goldman reports Tuesday morning April 14th before the opening bell and current ...

The financial sector is an integral segment of the macro market. Investors have seen a transition in 2021 from high growth names to value-based investments.Numerous institutions such as UBS, Blackrock, and Russell Investments have all called for market participants to look...

The expected 21Q1 earnings growth rate is currently 24.2%, which has increased from 16.0% at the beginning of the year. All but two sectors have seen positive revisions to 21Q1 growth expectations since the beginning of the year. In 2021, we expect to see a year of high expectatio...

First Trust Nasdaq Bank ETF (FTXO) declares $0.06/share quarterly dividend, -66% decrease from prior dividend of $0.18.Forward yield 0.8%Payable March 31; for shareholders of record March 26; ex-div March 25.See FTXO Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further detail...

The big news of the week was the spike in interest rates, which according to the press reports I read, "came out of nowhere". Last week's economic reports were mostly positive and better than expected. US stocks took a breather last week but global stocks managed a small gain. ...

The Financials sector continued to struggle premarket, but SVB Financial ([[SIVB]], +3.8%) is one of the best performers ahead of trading, giving some hope to regional banks as reflation trade enthusiasm wanes.SVB, the parent of Silicon Valley Bank, said Q4 loans grew and credit remained...

Stocks are expensive on all metrics besides those based on low yields. Yields are rising due to the economic reopening and the fiscal stimuli. The Fed will follow the market and lean hawkish. The most vulnerable stocks to rising yields are in the tech and consumer discretionar...