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☆ ETF world buzzing about new cash flooding into funds seen winning from Trump trades
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

"For example, during Trump's previous administration, deregulation in the energy sector boosted oil and gas stocks, benefiting energy ETFs." Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) and Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF (BND), two of the world's largest bond ETFs, and longer-term funds like iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT). Crypto ETFS having big year and getting bigger Since launching in January, crypto ETFs have attracted roughly $70 billion in assets, one of the most successful ETF launches ever. Bitcoin ETFs including the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the largest bitcoin ETF by assets under management, have seen significant inflows since October. Rosenberg at Texas Capital acknowledges that certain ETF sectors, like industrials ( Vanguard Industrials Index Fund ETF , or VIS; iShares U.S. Industrials ETF , or IYJ), "could be hurt by more tariffs."

Persons: Trump, Tom Lydon, John Davi, iShares Russell, ROE, Matt Bartolini, Bartolini, Gavi, Edward Rosenberg, Gary Gensler, Michael Novogratz, Cathie Wood, Todd Sohn, Wood, Davi, Rosenberg, industrials Organizations: Astoria, CNBC, Potential Trump, Bank ETF, Assets ETF, Trump, ETF Research, Street Global Advisors, Regional Bank ETF, Treasury, Aggregate Bond, Vanguard, Fund, Treasury Bond ETF, Texas, SEC, Commodity Futures, Galaxy Digital Holdings, ARK, Innovation, ARKK, Downside, China ETF, Texas Capital, Index, Industrials, U.S, Edge Locations: Astoria, Congress, rulemaking, Coinbase, China, Mexico

☆ ETF Edge: Hot topics from the Exchange ETF Conference
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailETF Edge: Hot topics from the Exchange ETF ConferenceDave Mazza, Roundhill Investments chief strategy officer, and Tom Lydon, VettaFi vice chairman, join CNBC's Bob Pisani on the 'Halftime Report' live from the Exchange ETF conference to discuss the dominance of the 'Magnificent 7' stocks, the demand for bitcoin and AI ETFs and more.

Persons: Dave Mazza, Tom Lydon, VettaFi, Bob Pisani Organizations: Exchange, Roundhill Investments

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed the murder and kidnapping convictions of a former probation officer who was sentenced to life without parole for her role in the death of a Minneapolis real estate agent. In the early hours of 2020, Baugh was found shot to death in a Minneapolis alley. The state Supreme Court affirmed the convictions of two of the other defendants earlier while its ruling on Wiggins, the alleged leader of the plot, remains pending. But they said the evidence was not strong enough to convict her of aiding and abetting first-degree premeditated murder, or premeditated attempted murder. So the high court threw out her convictions and sent the case back to the lower court for further proceedings on the remaining kidnapping and felony murder charges.

Persons: Elsa Segura, Baugh, Baugh’s, Jon Mitchell, Lydon Wiggins, Wiggins, ” Segura, Segura, — Organizations: Minnesota Supreme Locations: MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Minneapolis

☆ Cannabis ETFs are off to a strong September. Will the buzz last?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Kevin Schmidt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"We've seen most cannabis ETFs rally over 30% since the news broke last week on this recommendation," Amplify ETFs CEO Christian Magoon told CNBC's Courtney Reagan on "ETF Edge" on Wednesday. The Roundhill Cannabis ETF (WEED) has soared nearly 71% since the announcement, while the AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (MSOS ) and AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF (YOLO) have jumped 64% and 45%, respectively. "Consumer packaged goods and pharmaceutical companies are going to be able to now look at these cannabis companies as M&A targets to partner with them." "The great thing about the ETF industry is there's a lot of opportunity," Lydon said in the same interview on Wednesday. Lydon pointed out that Amplify ETFs holds a great "first mover advantage" with its pair of cannabis-based funds.

Persons: Christian Magoon, CNBC's Courtney Reagan, Magoon, marijuana's, Tom Lydon, Lydon Organizations: Cannabis ETF, U.S . Department of Health, Human Services, HHS, DEA, Cannabis, VettaFi Locations: YOLO

☆ ETF Edge: September swoon ahead?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailETF Edge: September swoon ahead? CNBC’s Courtney Reagan on 'ETF Edge' with Vettafi's Tom Lydon and Amplify ETFs' Christian Magoon, discuss the September setup for ETFs.

Persons: CNBC’s Courtney Reagan, Vettafi's Tom Lydon, Magoon

A Venture Global LNG spokesperson did not comment on the Shell and BP claims. Shell and BP missed out on billions of dollars in sales that went to Venture Global LNG because they were unable to get their contracted fuel, one of the people familiar with the arbitration filings said. Another Venture Global LNG contract customer, Spanish energy firm Repsol SA (REP.MC), has asked U.S. regulators to release confidential records that would shed light on the plant's startup. Founded by a former energy lawyer and investment banker, Venture Global LNG has emerged as a market force with its ability to obtain financing and rapidly build export plants. The contracts were tied to Calcasieu Pass LNG, the first of Venture Global LNG's three planned facilities.

Persons: Costas Baltas, Ira Joseph, Marwa Rashad, Curtis Williams, Scott DiSavino, Gary McWilliams, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, Top, Shell, BP, U.S, Venture Global LNG, Venture Global, London Court, International, Edison SpA, Repsol SA, Columbia University's Center, Global Energy, Thomson Locations: Bermuda, Revithoussa, Greece, Europe, Calcasieu, London, Houston

☆ Concrete is a huge source of carbon emissions. These researchers are working to make it greener
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Mark Tutton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

With pressure on the construction industry to decarbonize, researchers around the world are looking for ways to make concrete greener. CarbonCure injects captured CO2 into concrete as it’s mixed, where it reacts with cement to increase the strength of the concrete. As well as sequestering CO2, the company says this extra strength means the concrete can be made with less cement. From salt water to cementIn the United Arab Emirates (UAE), researchers are working on a process to cut concrete’s carbon footprint while tackling another environmental problem. “The construction industry is one of the oldest industries and we might have some resistance to change the material that (it is) currently using.

Persons: ”, Sam Draper, ” Draper, Barney Shanks, Draper, Shanks, Helene Sandberg “, Seratech’s, we’ve, Carbicrete, Kemal Celik, Kemal, CNN Celik, Celik, ” Adrian Lydon Organizations: CNN, Imperial College London, Imperial College, United Arab Emirates, Civil, Urban Engineering, NYU Abu, Celik Locations: Portland, UAE, NYU Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi

☆ Major trading platform CEO sees signs of a bond ETF revival
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Demand for bond ETFs appears to be rising. According to MarketAxess CEO Chris Concannon, there are signs Treasury ETFs are on the cusp of substantial inflows. "We're about to see what I'd call [a] bond renaissance," the electronic-trading platform CEO told CNBC's "ETF Edge" this week. "The Fed is still taking action, so I would expect bond yields overall to remain relatively high and attractive." Meanwhile, it found corporate bond ETFs saw $6 billion in outflows in the first quarterLydon speculates the renewed interest is caused by investors losing faith in traditional 60/40 investment portfolios.

☆ Cathie Woods-type energy and tech stocks are getting investor backing, says Vettafi's Tom Lydon
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCathie Woods-type energy and tech stocks are getting investor backing, says Vettafi's Tom LydonCNBC's Bob Pisani reports from ETF World Conference with Vettafi's Tom Lydon and Morgan Stanley's Anthony Rochte as they discuss trends coming out of the industry.

☆ Here are the big trends to watch at the Exchange ETF conference this week
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

I'm at the ETF Exchange Conference in Miami Beach, where 2,000 registered investment advisors and ETF providers have descended on the city for the industry's largest gathering. Think active, dividend, foreign debt and alternative income ETFs," Tom Lydon, of VettaFi, the conference sponsor, told me. "I believe fixed income ETFs are setup to have a historic year," Nate Geraci from the ETF Store said in January. This year, they're back, but despite the surge in thematic ETF performance to start the year, investors have yet to throw significant sums of money into the game. "Despite the surge in thematic ETF performance to start the year, investors are yet to start allocating again.

☆ The ETF strategies that have thrived in a down market year
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Kevin Schmidt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Funds tied to China, like the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) , have made significant rebounds on the China reopening. "All eyes are on China," Tom Lydon, vice chairman of VettaFi, told Dominic Chu on CNBC's "ETF Edge" on Monday. China aside, fixed income funds are also seeing an end-of-year pop as more investors seek out opportunities for tax-loss harvesting plays. Its income-focused product, GraniteShares HIPS US High Income ETF (HIPS) provides exposure to four of the highest-yielding securities across alternative income: MLPs, REITs, BDCs and closed-end funds. The JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI) seeks to provide a majority of the returns tied to the S&P 500 Index, while the Nationwide Risk-Managed Income ETF (NUSI) replicates the Nasdaq-100.

☆ Bond-based ETFs entice balance-seeking investors
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Kevin Schmidt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Lake runs the JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF (JPST) , which is currently the largest actively managed ETF in the world. "Investors are using JPST as a place to hide out while they wait for the market to find its footing," he said. The actively managed ETF invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of short-term, investment grade fixed-and floating-rate corporate and structured debt. "But when you're looking at a passive kind of fixed income benchmark, that's not exactly how investors really think about investing in bonds." Traders investing in bond ETFs, according to Lake, are looking for a fund that will balance a portfolio and offer yield with a low correlation to equities.

CNN —In Nelson Mandela Bay, in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, thousands of hectares of land could one day become the world’s largest green ammonia plant. But by using renewable energy, “green” ammonia can be manufactured, slashing the carbon footprint of agricultural production and opening up the compound to further uses. ‘A completely green process’The process to make green ammonia is quite simple, Loubser says, requiring just water, air and energy. But green ammonia could also be burned in existing coal-fired power plants to quickly reduce their CO2 emissions, the study notes, or in plants customized to run entirely on ammonia. And many of the systems that will make use of green ammonia – including ship engines – are still under development, which is why production levels are low at the moment.

☆ Despite success this year, underperformance rates are 'abysmal' for large-cap active managers for the long run
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-01 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

watch nowThe S&P 500 may be trading around 2022 lows, but a new report finds active managers are having their best year since 2009. S&P Global recently published its Mid-Year 2022 SPIVA U.S. Scorecard, which measures how well U.S. actively managed funds perform against certain benchmarks. Underperformance ratesGanti said underperformance rates remain high because active managers historically have had higher costs than passive managers. Because stocks are not normally distributed, active portfolios are often hindered by the dominant winners in equity markets. Additionally, managers compete against each other, which makes it much harder to generate alpha — in the 1960s, active managers had an information edge since the market was dominated by retail investors, but today, active managers primarily compete against professional managers.

☆ Many large-cap active managers are beating their benchmarks, despite 2022's market tumult
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Kevin Schmidt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A volatile market is traditionally a strain on active managers as they navigate their clients' portfolios, but 2022 has proven to be an unconventional year for their operations. According to the SPIVA U.S. Scorecard, a new study by S&P Global, large-cap active managers are experiencing the best year against their benchmarks since 2009. Ganti said the declining market has brought losses across equities and fixed income, as well as rising rates and rising inflation. According to the SPIVA study, higher dispersion implies a greater possibility of generating above-average performance through judicious stock selection. Eighty-four percent of active managers underperform benchmarks after five years.

☆ Why retail investors may want to consider new single-stock ETFs over meme trades & crypto
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-18 | by ( Melissa Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhy retail investors may want to consider new single-stock ETFs over meme trades & cryptoTom Lydon, VettaFi, on the rise and risks of single-stock ETFs. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Guy Adami, Tim Seymour, Karen Finerman and Steve Grasso.

☆ How to manage market risks as equity ETF inflows persist
▼ + stars: | 2022-02-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow to manage market risks as equity ETF inflows persistTom Lydon, CEO of ETF Trends and John Davi, Astoria Portfolio Advisors CEO, join the 'Halftime Report' to discuss how to manage market risks.

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