IXN News and Press, iShares Global Tech From 08/03/21

Tech startups are establishing new records almost constantly, in terms of both the total number of startups taking place as well as the quantity of money supporting the new firms. The force creating this startup explosion is Federal Reserve actions, as the Fed's largess has provided n...

During Refinitiv Lipper’s fund-flows week ended July 28, 2021, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including both conventional funds and ETFs) for the first week in seven, pumping in $29.0 billion. Exchange-traded equity funds recorded $9.4 billion in weekly n...

Global PMI signalled regional divergence deepening. Delta variant driven divergence aggravates as price pressures ease. Divergence in growth performance carries key risks, including for emerging market assets. For further details see: Delta Variant Spread Poses Key Risks...

The chief problem facing most of the world's developed economies today is the level of outstanding debt, both private and public. Demographics remain one of the most powerful drivers of long-term economic growth. Sustained inflation requires a permanent increase in demand relative...

As the world convalesced from the pandemic, stocks advanced in the second quarter and earnings rebounded across sectors. With business gains broadening amid complex market risks, we think investors should lean on quality to find stocks that will perform well in a normalizing world eco...

BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) today announced its plans to update nine iShares ETFs as part of an ongoing process to periodically review its product lineup. Stock Splits BlackRock plans to implement stock splits for the ETFs listed below, which will go into effect for sharehol...

iShares Global Tech ETF (IXN) - $1.2276.30-Day SEC Yield of 0.50% as of May 28.Payable Jun 16; for shareholders of record Jun 11; ex-div Jun 10. For further details see: iShares Global Tech ETF declares semi-annual distribution of $1.2276

Over the last 50 years, spending on technology equipment, software and research and development has grown to exceed 50% of all total private fixed investment, according to the US Chamber of Commerce. Despite potential headwinds, and the recent volatility, we are very optimistic on the...

In this post, we take a deeper dive into the gauges we monitor for the active management environment and discuss how this can play out in a well sourced, risk-managed multi-manager fund. The bottom line is we remain bullish on the opportunity set for skilled stock pickers and their ab...

Until recently global growth stocks have had a good run relative to value stocks, outperforming by 7.6% on an annualized basis over the 10 years ending September 30, 2020. With market expectations of a reflating economy on the horizon, investors have flocked to sectors viewed as the l...