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☆ These are the most popular ETFs among investors heading into March
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

February's reversal for stocks and renewed climb higher in benchmark interest rates resulted in more cautious investors, as shown by some of the month's most popular ETFs. The list of the most popular equity ETFs for the past month, measured by net inflows, shows a defensive tilt and suggests investors 'appetite for income funds remains strong. The next two funds on the list are from JPMorgan, including one red hot income fund. Other popular income funds include the Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) and the Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF (COWZ) . Outside of equity funds, the hunt for yield showed up in demand for short-term bond ETFs .

☆ These are the best ETFs to play the boom in international stocks, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

International equities have outperformed their U.S. counterparts by more than 4%, but investors should choose carefully, said Jared Woodard, investment and ETF strategist at Bank of America, in a note to clients on Monday. "International dividends ( GCOW ), emerging markets ex-China ( EMXC ), and Canada ( FLCA ) should comprise long term international holdings," the note said. The global version is already off to a solid start in 2023, with a total return of about 6%. The fund, which has $3 billion in assets and an expense ratio of 0.25%, already has a total return of more than 5% in 2023. The Canada fund has a total return of more than 8% year to date.

☆ A 'huge pivot' in China is fueling the emerging markets boom, says Jan van Eck
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

They're emphasizing growth right now," van Eck said at the Exchange ETF conference in Miami. The iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) had a total return of more than 10% this year, through Feb. 3. MCHI YTD mountain This popular China ETF is outperforming in 2023. Van Eck pointed to the outsized growth of major U.S. tech firms as a key reason for that outperformance, but said that era appears to be over. "We've got a decade where you're really taking a risk if you're under invested overseas," van Eck said.

☆ Time to buy the tech rally? Wall Street pros weigh in with their top stock picks
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Zavier Ong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Investors are flocking back into tech, after shunning the sector for the better part of 2022 amid broad risk-off sentiment. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has been the best-performing Wall Street index in 2023, having gained about 15.6% since the start of the year. This could be the rebound," Wang told CNBC's "Street Signs Asia" on Thursday. " Some 87% of analysts covering the stock rate it a "buy," according to FactSet data, and give it average upside of 10.3%. Christopher Crawford, managing partner at Crawford Fund Management, told CNBC's "Street Signs Asia" on Tuesday that his firm is overweight tech "for the first time in our 10-year history."

☆ Beware of tech stocks — these cash-rich names are a better bet, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Forget growth stocks like tech. "We're starting to enter a bifurcated market: companies with strong balance sheets will hold up much better than growth companies that have never posted a profit," he added. He said his firm has been bullish on energy, thanks to high free cash flow yield in the sector. "Energy companies used to take every dollar they could get their hands on ... "Investors are looking to fade the growth trade in favor of more reliable cash flow generating stocks.

☆ These quality factor ETFs still look cheap even after outperforming in 2022, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A pair of factor ETFs are on a hot streak that should continue early in the new year, according to Bank of America. Free cash flow to enterprise value is the best metric for determining quality, Bank of America said. After the first week of the year, the COWZ fund has a total return of 8.2% over the past three months, while the QLV fund is up 7.8%. "COWZ has a top weights in energy and materials, where P/E ratios have come down from summer highs and remain below average. Similarly, QLV has high weights in Apple and Microsoft whose P/E ratios have both returned to pre-Pandemic levels," he added.

☆ These ETF strategies can help investors navigate a murky 2023 for markets
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here's how some ETF experts are viewing the year and what types of funds could be winners in 2023. … In 2023, investors should be a lot more selective," said Pedro Palandrani, director of research at Global X ETFs. While those areas would be negatively affected by a recession, infrastructure spending approved earlier in the Biden administration could help create solid demand even if the U.S. consumer weakens. Similarly, iShares highlighted the U.S. Infrastructure ETF (IFRA) and the MSCI Global Agriculture ETF (VEGI) in its 2023 outlook as potential winners, in part due to their inflation-hedging properties . In iShares' 2023 outlook, the firm identified its MSCI USA Value Factor ETF (VLUE) and Core S & P Small-Cap ETF (IJR) as two funds that could benefit from a low-growth environment.

☆ Buying these 9 ETFs will give investors a leg up in 2023 and for the rest of the bull market after a near-record year, according to Bank of America
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Marley Jay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Bank of America is telling investors not to increase their stock investments until early 2023. It's telling investors which ETFs to buy to apply those themes in 2023 and beyond. So Woodard's group is telling investors that next year will be marked by a mild recession, lower inflation, and reduced corporate profits. Collectively, investors have poured $510 billion into equity ETFs this year, which is the second-highest on record according to BofA. In deciding which funds to buy next year, BofA first recommends that investors tack away from large, high-growth stocks.

☆ ETFs tied to emerging markets, Tesla and inverse strategies are bucking a slowdown in trading volume
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Others are blaming the World Cup, and indeed many trading desks seem obsessed with watching every game. But beneath the lower volumes has been some strong activity in many exchange-traded funds, as well as inflows. China is still rallying on the reopening headlines, so emerging market ETFs like KraneShares China Internet (KWEB) have seen inflows. The TSLA Bear 1x ETF (TSLS), which gives you the daily inverse performance of Tesla, has seen big inflows since launching in August. Since October, volumes have exploded as Tesla has moved down on the Twitter deal — it's up 40% since early October.

☆ Here's a way to juice your returns to play the seasonally strongest six months of the year
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

How you play it could make a difference to your returns, according to CFRA. The rule of thumb, popularized in the Stock Trader's Almanac, is that November through April are the strongest six months in any given year for the S & P 500 . The average price gains from equal exposure to these sectors was 9%, compared with 6.7% for all of the S & P 500, Stovall pointed out. Since 1992, the S & P 500 gained an average 15.2% in November through April of those years. Investors can also get exposure through individual sector ETFs, such as the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund , the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund , the Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund and the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund .

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