XT News and Press, iShares Exponential Technologies ETF From 06/10/21

iShares Exponential Technologies ETF (XT) - $0.2732.30-Day SEC Yield of 0.72% as of May 28.Payable Jun 16; for shareholders of record Jun 11; ex-div Jun 10. For further details see: iShares Exponential Technologies ETF declares semi-annual distribution of $0.2732

Over the last 50 years, spending on technology equipment, software and research and development has grown to exceed 50% of all total private fixed investment, according to the US Chamber of Commerce. Despite potential headwinds, and the recent volatility, we are very optimistic on the...

In this post, we take a deeper dive into the gauges we monitor for the active management environment and discuss how this can play out in a well sourced, risk-managed multi-manager fund. The bottom line is we remain bullish on the opportunity set for skilled stock pickers and their ab...

Until recently global growth stocks have had a good run relative to value stocks, outperforming by 7.6% on an annualized basis over the 10 years ending September 30, 2020. With market expectations of a reflating economy on the horizon, investors have flocked to sectors viewed as the l...

Rising inflation has been a major headwind for growth stocks. Bitcoin's recent slump is another likely reason for the weakness. The expected summer spending boom should revive the equity market. Even rising commodity prices won't keep the bull down this summer. For furth...

The pace of recovery has begun to diverge across economies, with vaccination progress and the scale of government stimulus among the biggest swing factors. Macro disparities have also begun filtering into EPS growth expectations. Cyclically sensitive sectors have dominated the upg...

We still favor above-benchmark strategic allocations to China exposures, and see the recent weakness in Chinese markets offering an attractive entry point. The Federal Reserve made clear its commitment to be well "behind the curve" on inflation and wait to see it to materialize. I...

The fears that technology stocks will no longer yield great returns are overstated. The ARKQ offers exposure to great sectors through generally solid companies. The ARKQ has outperformed other ARK funds and similar ETFs, and I believe it has a more limited downside. For furt...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) looks set to become one of the fastest growing trends this decade. Statista: AI global software revenues are forecast to increase about 5x between end 2020 and end 2025. Others forecast AI to grow at a CAGR of 42% to 53%. A comparison of some popular A...

I examined the holdings of the four largest ETFs targeting innovative companies. Five companies were included in the holdings of each of the four ETFs I examined. I provide some ideas worthy of further research that are not held by the popular ARK Innovation ETF. For further...