HDMV News and Press, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III Horizon Managed Volatility Developed International From 12/23/20

First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Developed International ETF (HDMV) declares $0.2219/share quarterly dividend, 133.3% increase from prior dividend of $0.0951.Forward yield 2.91%Payable Dec. 31; for shareholders of record Dec. 28; ex-div Dec. 24.See HDMV Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, ...

After enduring a projected 10.6% drop in demand for new commercial vehicles during the 2020 pandemic year, the global market for new trucks and buses above 6 tons gross vehicle weight may see a further decline of greater than 9% in 2021. The key driver behind these numbers is expected...

The world currently has $18.1 trillion in negative-yielding debt, which is a boon and a godsend for the nations and corporations that have it. It is a "Borrower's Paradise" and a "Fixed Income Investor's Hell." All across the spectrum, the compression to Treasuries is taking place. Th...

One had hoped for 2020 to be a year with a clear (20/20) vision for a promising future. Alas, it turned out to be anything but. Unlike the US and Europe, Asia still has more levers at its disposal to manage its economy in the near term with interest rates not yet at zero and with more...

What does being optimistic mean from an investment perspective? It means we are cautiously optimistic about the general economic and market environments. We think 2021 will be a "risk-on" year, especially in the second half, as the full impacts of both COVID-19 vaccinations and fiscal...

I expect more businesses to close in the coming weeks and months, and anticipate that the upcoming US jobs reports will reflect very anemic job growth. If infections in Western developed countries rise enough, that could be very damaging to their economies, and in a worst-case scenari...

Asset valuations, in themselves, cannot tell us when bubbles will burst, but they suggest when we are witnessing them and the depth of liquidation coming on the other side. Today, equities, corporate and many sovereign bonds (and the funds and ETFs that hold them) are more extremely p...

The traditional business cycle playbook does not apply to the pandemic. Central banks have signaled they will be more willing to let economies run hot with above-target inflation by changing their policy frameworks to make up for prior inflation undershoots. The powerful stimulus ...

China's November economic data matched expectations. Industrial output accelerated to 7.0% year over year form 6.5%. The UK reported that job cuts hit a record in the three months through October, rising by 217k. The US reports the December Empire Manufacturing Survey today (the B...

We favor inflation-linked bonds and see equities supported in strategic portfolios, expecting firmer inflation and falling real rates in coming years. Global stocks hit record highs amid positive vaccine news even as near-term challenges weighed. U.S. fiscal package talks continued. ...