FXN News and Press, First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund From 10/08/21

Global equities rose through most of the third quarter but gave up most of their gains in a volatile September. As the forces driving stock returns rapidly change in our COVID-scarred world, we believe active managers can help investors effectively navigate the recovery’s uncer...

With the bond market reacting to the announcement by selling off sharply, yields look to be trying to now price in inflation. The futures curve itself remains in state of backwardation, a situation whereby the prices of the shorter-dated contracts exceed the longer-dated contracts. ...

Taking a look at how the expected Q3 ’21 sector revenue growth rates have changed since mid-August ’21 or the unofficial end of Q2 ’21 earnings season. Per Bespoke’s research, the S&P 500 has now reached “extremely oversold” levels, worse ...

Most of the market “data” everyone obsesses about is just noise, especially when it comes to economic data. We just finished another quarter during which a lot of things were supposedly newsworthy but somehow produced almost nothing in the way of major market movements. ...

Global Private Equity is in the lead, up 19.7% after its 2020 gain of 12.5%. Emerging Markets are the laggard with a YTD gain of just 1.5%. Commodities have come on strong this year after losing -7.8% last year. US REITs have rebounded strongly from last year's -4.7% decline. High...

Given significant free cash flow generation, several midstream companies have announced buyback authorizations to complement generous dividends in returning cash to shareholders. For midstream investors, buybacks represent a tangible proof point of positive changes for the space in re...

First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund (NYSEARCA:FXN) - $0.0365. 30-Day SEC Yield of 2.07% as of Aug 31. Payable Sep 30; for shareholders of record Sep 24; ex-div Sep 23. For further details see: First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund declares monthly distribution of $0.0365

Regardless of what happens with the economy and bonds over the rest of the year, we are nearing peak exuberance in stocks. Most people fear that a slowing economy will be the trigger for a stock market selloff, but that may be the wrong worry. Bear markets are generally associated wit...

OPEC produced 26762 kb/d of crude oil in Aug 2021 based on secondary sources, an increase of 151 kb/d from June. World oil supply decreased by 30 kb/d in August, relatively flat compared to last month. OPEC 13 output may struggle to rise above 28.4 Mb/d unless sanctions are remove...

In addition to the broad goal of climate neutrality, we believe that institutional interest in environmental, social and governance investing is also supportive to commodity prices. At Russell Investments, we’ve seen an increasing institutional focus on ESG matters, and we are ...