IYW News and Press, iShares U.S. Technology From 10/16/23

2023-10-16 09:06:17 ET Summary BlackRock Energy & Resources Trust is a closed-end fund designed for investors seeking exposure to companies benefiting from rising oil and gas prices. The fund has outperformed the S&P 500 Index YTD and offers a high level of total return th...

2023-10-07 02:14:00 ET Summary In the US, even though inflation has started to decline, the Federal Reserve is struggling to quell rising prices. Stubborn inflation, high interest rates and recession fears have persisted through 2023. The technology-driven market has been extr...

2023-10-07 00:51:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 Index's forward price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 18.8 times is 8% greater than the historical median valuation of 17.3 times, and in the 68th percentile relative to history. Both the regular return on equity (ROE) and the intangibl...

2023-09-29 16:23:43 ET Summary Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund offers a high level of income from equities, boasting a 10.08% yield compared to the S&P 500's 1.52%. The NIE closed-end fund has outperformed the S&P 500 Index on a total return basis since January...

2023-09-29 12:36:18 ET Summary Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II offers investors a high level of income from an equity portfolio, with an 8.07% yield. The fund's recent performance has been better than the broader market index, but investors have still lost money overall...

2023-09-28 14:49:36 ET More on Illinois Tool Works Inc. Illinois Tool Works: Still Not A Bargain Illinois Tool Works: Great Company, But Not A Value Investment At Current Prices Illinois Tool Works: Good Growth Prospects And A Reasonable Valuation Emerson, Il...

2023-09-27 02:45:00 ET Summary The widespread adoption of generative AI (GenAI), exemplified by tools such as ChatGPT, is ushering society into a new era with novel risks and opportunities. The next phase of GenAI’s growth is a shift from training to inference, which could ...

2023-09-24 00:49:01 ET Summary The iShares U.S. Tech Independence Focused ETF is an actively managed Tech ETF that's delivered a 155% total return since its March 2018 launch. Fees are surprisingly low at 0.18%. Despite being actively managed, portfolio turnover is in the single d...

2023-09-21 04:00:00 ET Summary The investment landscape is currently experiencing the exuberance of the generative AI hype cycle. Trade disputes, economic sanctions, or geopolitical tensions often cause investors to flee stocks they see as negatively impacted. Value investors ...

2023-09-01 06:41:32 ET Summary IYW provides superior exposure to the technology sector, which is on fire. Once the hype around AI subsides, the fundamental factors of the technology could drive the financial performance of the IT sector for many years to come. Despite the high...