IYF News and Press, iShares U.S. Financial From 04/27/22

Eight NC 2000 sectors saw an increase in trailing FCF yield from 3/31/21 to 3/11/22. With a 5.9% FCF Yield, investors are getting more FCF for their investment dollar in the Basic Materials sector than any other sector as of 3/11/22. The Basic Materials, Financials, Healthcare, In...

Inflation expectations have kept the Federal Reserve center stage as they commenced their interest rate rising cycle in March. The war in Ukraine and Omicron’s spread in China impacted inflation and supply chains differently, but both delay supply chain normalization. Regar...

iShares U.S. Financials ETF (IYF) - $0.3511. 30-Day SEC Yield of 1.45% as of Feb. 28. Payable Mar 30; for shareholders of record Mar 25; ex-div Mar 24. For further details see: iShares U.S. Financials ETF declares quarterly distribution of $0.3511

The pandemic forced central banks to slash rates and restart the quantitative easing measures first rolled out during the financial crisis. Near-zero interest rates in the United States and negative rates in Europe have compressed net interest income. After several years of strong...

The yield spread between the Select Financial Sector SPDR ETF and 10-year Treasury rates has reverted to its historical mean by the recent market correction. You will also see, from our market sector dashboard, that XLF is now also fairly valued compared with other sectors. The da...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the biggest conventional military attack in Europe since World War II, has wide-ranging implications for economies and markets around the world. Disruptions from this war and the higher energy prices that result could significantly dampen Europe&#x...

Russia supplies natural gas to Europe, and in the event of US sanctions, this could impact Europe. But there are so many LNG ships in the Atlantic right now that lease rates have collapsed, so Russian threats to cut off Europe’s gas may not be much of a threat. The other big th...

Non-U.S. markets, including EM, DM, and Asia, are outperforming the U.S. markets after underperforming last year. After slightly underperforming growth last year, value is where the money is flowing. With the economy still in growth mode, cyclical stocks should do better than defe...

The growing US debt will impact our children’s assets and the future value of what our grandchildren inherit. It would be prudent to expect taxes of all sorts to increase. Increased taxes will lower the reported earnings of companies and will probably delay dividend increases. ...

For investors who want to earn a reasonable return without taking excessive risks, diversification still works, and we think you’re going to need more of it this year. The weighing of the high-flyers is not over. Commodities had another good week, and the 1-year return is getti...