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Written by Sam Kovacs How should we measure stock market performance? Vanguard's total market ETF ( VTI ) is an interesting beast. It is supposed to track the total US market, in a market cap weighted portfolio. Practically speaking, this means that the 1200 to 1300 largest names make up...

A sweet spot for skittish investors. It's getting harder and harder to find new buying opportunities in the large-cap ETF space that doesn't involve inverse or leveraged index exposure. We bemoaned that in an earlier column . That's not to say there aren't any opportunities. It's just...

Originally Published August 15, 2019 The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb Markets institutional European- and U.S.-listed ETF platforms. European-Listed ETFs Total traded volume Trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF marketplace reache...

This article is part of a series that provides an ongoing analysis of the changes made to George Soros’s 13F stock portfolio on a quarterly basis. It is based on George Soros’s regulatory 13F Form filed on 08/14/2019. Please visit our Tracking Soros Fund Management Holdings ar...

Introduction To call something hot, you need to see some heat" - Fed Chairman Powell (July 10, 2019) Fed Chairman Powell gave us a lead-in on July 10th that all was not well. By the FOMC meeting on July 31st, we had our first reversal in Fed fund rate policy in 10 years . Critics sugg...

( Pic Sourced Here ) Investors are knee-deep in earnings season and once again we’re here to tell you that if you’re not reading FactSet’s amazing Earnings Insight Report on the S&P 500 ( Click Here (pdf)), you’re doing yourself a serious disservice. Their we...

Nate Geraci recently interviewed Direxion's Dave Mazza about their suite of " Relative Weight ETFs " launched earlier this year. I have long believed in the merits of tilting an equity portfolio towards value, small cap, and emerging market stocks, and so was intrigued by the promise of th...

The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb Markets institutional European- and U.S.-listed ETF platforms. European-Listed ETFs Total traded volume June proved to be the third strongest month for the Tradeweb European ETF marketplace since its launch in late 201...

Ominously quiet as the S&P 500 breaks 3,000 As the S&P 500 crosses the 3,000 level again today, there appears to be a growing sense of trepidation ahead of the July 30-31 Federal Open Market Committee meeting to decide on the next Fed Funds rate move. In just the first half of 20...

You didn’t have to see the Fed’s press conference last week to know that we’re heading into a global easing cycle. Instead, you could’ve watched front end yields collapse (the rate cut effect), curves flatten (forward guidance effect), and corporate bonds rally (a...