IUSV News and Press, iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF From 08/06/20

By Francis Kim, product manager, Industry Classification Benchmark US leisure stocks have experienced the best of times and the worst of times since COVID-19 swept around the world. The pandemic has reshaped consumer behavior globally as populations have on one hand sought to slow the spre...

Believe it or not, the S&P 500 ( SPY ) is not too far from all-time highs. The COVID-19 crisis caught everyone by surprise, unleashing the sharpest and fastest bear attack in history. Now, the market seems to be getting over it, as the broad stock index is about to reach the 3,000-point ma...

In today’s market environment, cash is king. Only firms with strong core earnings [1] and cash flows will be able to sustain their dividends. Accordingly, only ETFs that hold stocks with these safe dividends will be able to maintain their own dividends. Earlier this week, we featured...

( Picture Source ) Whether it’s because of the burgeoning trade war, increasingly lackluster product offerings or just general investor malaise, it certainly does seem that Apple ( AAPL ) can’t catch a break in 2019, being the second-worst performing FAANG stock so far this yea...

US stocks continued to rebound in 2019, generating the strongest performance for the major asset classes in February. Foreign stocks, high-yield bonds and US real estate investment trusts (REITs) also rose while investment-grade bonds in the US and abroad slumped. Equities in the US were the...