HDMV News and Press, First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III Horizon Managed Volatility Developed International From 12/22/21

Despite ongoing inflation hype, the U.S. prices paid trend indicator peaked in June 2021 and turned down - this typically leads ISM Manufacturing prices by 2-3 months and suggests inflationary pressures will continue to reverse. Commodities are signalling a similar story, with the Gol...

We see 2022 heralding a new market regime by delivering global stock gains and bond losses for a second year in a row - a first in about half a century. Stocks rallied back to near record levels and yields rose last week as worries of Omicron dissipated. China’s central bank lo...

First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announced today that shareholders of First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Small/Mid ETF (NYSE Arca: HSMV), a series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III (the “Trust”), voted to approve a new investment sub-advisory agree...

We may not know what the newest COVID variant holds, but it may not actually matter. The economy is already questionable and has been more and more for quite some time already. In other words, the issue at hand isn’t necessarily omicron nor really a “growth scare”...

The S&P 500 was down 2.2% last week, which, in normal times, would be barely worth a mention. But in today’s speculative market, that qualifies as a correction. The first two quarters of this year were a big rebound, but last quarter was a bummer with the emergence of the D...

First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Developed International ETF (NYSEARCA:HDMV) - $0.2748. 30-Day SEC Yield of 2.67% as of Aug 31. Payable Sep 30; for shareholders of record Sep 24; ex-div Sep 23. For further details see: First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Developed International...

We move to a cautious outlook on global equities. During September, we are continuing to see risk factors build while equity valuations remain at extraordinarily high levels. While global earnings estimates for 2021 have provided a strong tailwind for markets in 2021, this impetus is ...

First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announced today that, in light of the anticipated closing of the Transaction described below, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III (the “Trust”) voted to approve a new inve...

Nearly 11 million U.S. jobs available, new report shows. ECB announces slowdown in monthly bond purchases. Is the global economic recovery still on track? For further details see: A Worker's Market: U.S. Job Openings Hit All-Time High

Consumer price inflation in China retreated again during August 2021, with a year-over-year change of just 0.8%. This was the lowest since March, the fourth straight month of decelerating price changes. Is the Delta variant that much worse for China and the global economy? Or has the ...