NXTG News and Press, First Trust Index NextG ETF From 04/02/23

2023-04-02 03:43:00 ET Summary Bank shares plunged in the wake of the SVB meltdown, for understandable reasons, while Big Tech was off to the races, for reasons we will explore in further detail below. Stock price valuations are heavily influenced by interest rates, and a reductio...

2023-03-30 00:14:00 ET Summary The technology business cycle could have a slower-than-expected recovery, though we remain constructive over the long term. Certain parts of the IT sector, such as PCs, are showing early signs of bottoming, although the pace of recovery is uncertain,...

2023-03-29 01:49:00 ET Summary The action in the bond market suggests that traders are increasingly betting on a recession and a Federal Reserve easing of rates in the US. When bond yield fell in December 2022, potential home buyers who had been on the fence took the plunge. T...

2023-03-28 03:28:00 ET Summary 14 constituents in the S&P 500 have been impacted by a GICS Classification change which was originally announced in December 2022. Financials saw the largest change, with 8 of these constituents move from Information Technology into Financials. ...

2023-03-25 08:00:00 ET Summary With turmoil in the banking sector spreading to the broader market, many investors are seeking safety in large-cap stocks, including large-cap technology stocks. Within large-cap technology, semiconductor stocks have done particularly well. At th...

2023-03-25 06:49:22 ET First Trust Indxx NextG ETF ( NASDAQ: NXTG ) - $0.0488 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 1.86% as of Feb. 28. Payable Mar 31; for shareholders of record Mar 27; ex-div Mar 24. For further details see: First Trust Indxx NextG ETF declares quarterly ...

2023-03-24 23:53:00 ET Summary Although the S&P 500 is up 2.84% on the year as of yesterday’s close, only three of the eleven sectors are higher. Consumer Discretionary posted the smallest gain of 10%; Technology and Communication Services have risen 17.2% and 18.1%, re...

2023-03-22 08:54:00 ET Summary Technology and healthcare are good examples of sectors that can play different equity-allocation roles than you might expect. Unlike income-oriented defensive sectors, which are sensitive to changes in interest rates, some of the highest-quality low-...

2023-03-21 10:32:00 ET Summary With about $500 billion in outflows from the smaller banks, if one were to estimate the total value of all emergency facilities from the Fed and other agencies – even though that number is changing by the day – one can say that the Fed tigh...

2023-03-20 15:15:00 ET Summary SVB collapse, consequences, and implications for technology. Role of productivity improvement in addressing inflation. What we learned from industrial tech earnings - identifying focus areas within our macro framework. The collapse of t...