XPND News and Press, First Trust Expanded Technology ETF From 03/25/23

2023-03-25 08:01:11 ET First Trust Expanded Technology ETF ( NYSEARCA: XPND ) - $0.0211 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 0.52% as of Feb. 28. Payable Mar 31; for shareholders of record Mar 27; ex-div Mar 24. For further details see: First Trust Expanded Technology ETF d...

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...

2023-03-24 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...

2023-03-16 01:24:00 ET Summary The crisis has broader macroeconomic implications and serves as a potent reminder that the banking system, asset markets, and the broader economy are all intrinsically linked via interest rates. Recession risks have increased because of the likelihoo...

2023-03-09 10:14:00 ET Summary For technology stocks, 2022 marked the worst performance year since the bursting of the dot-com bubble in the early 2000s. We are optimistic in the long-term outlook for technology stocks. As the sector looks to rise from the rubble of 2022, we b...

2023-03-09 02:50:00 ET Summary Rates of change matter, especially for tech companies, and we would expect investors to react favorably to accelerating growth. In healthcare, we continue to find investment opportunities in a difficult macro environment. If the U.S. enters a tra...

Summary Outside of a brief period last summer, the Technology sector has seen its relative strength line sit in negative territory for nearly the whole of the past year. While Tech’s relative strength is not as weak as it once was and is closing in on the first positive readings ...