SWAN News and Press, Amplify ETF Trust BlackSwan Growth & Treasury Core From 10/28/20

Multi-asset investing has grown dramatically in popularity during the last decade. This segment of the market has been relatively underserved by benchmark providers historically. Many multi-asset funds have operated without a formal benchmark or have relied on peer group approache...

(This report was issued to members of Yield Hunting on Aug. 11. All data herein is from that date.) Aptus Defined Risk Strategy This is another newer exchange traded fund ("ETF") that fits well into our spotlights looking at new, esoteric fund strategies and structures. Aptus has three...

Not long ago, I wrote about the RPAR Risk Parity ETF ( RPAR ) and called the fund "a great 'gateway' approach to improve a portfolio's risk-adjusted return potential quickly and without frills". I also noted, however, that an even better strategy would be one that offers more protection agai...

Balanced funds, those investing in both equities and bonds, are particularly strong investment opportunities for retirees, due to their stronger yields, and as they experience fewer losses during downturns. Vanguard's suite of target retirement funds are balanced funds specifically construct...

CHICAGO, June 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amplify ETFs announces the firm has accumulated over $1 billion in assets under management since the inception of its first exchange traded fund (ETF) in 2016. The diverse product line currently includes 10 ETFs across three categories: Core ($...

(This article was published to member of Yield Hunting on May 4th) On the chat recently, there has been some discussion on a couple of new, unique exchange traded funds ("ETFs") that were created in the last couple of years. Now, just to be sure, two years of a track record in a unique str...

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Investment Thesis I recently profiled a couple of ETFs designed to offer downside protection in bear markets ( HERE and HERE ). SWAN hasn't been around long enough to experience a full down market cycle - it debuted in the middle of the Q4 2018 mini-bear. But now that the COVID-19 bear mar...

Author's note: This article was initially released to CEF/ETF Income Laboratory members on April 16, 2020. The Amplify BlackSwan Growth & Treasury Core ETF ( SWAN ) is a balanced equity and fixed-income fund investing in treasuries and in long-term S&P 500 call options. The strateg...

Amplify's Amplify BlackSwan Growth & Treasury Core ETF (SWAN), based on S-Network's SWANXT index, seeks significant exposure to the S&P 500 by investing 90% in a treasury ladder with a targeted duration equal to the 10-year T-bond while investing 10% in 70 delta long-term call options ...