Straight from the Desk

Syz the moment

Live feeds, charts, breaking stories, all day long.

27 Jul 2023

‘SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF’ has the highest 10-year returns at 24%.

They are closely followed by BlackRock’s 'iShares Semiconductor ETF’ at 23.3%. There is a clear pattern here where semiconductor and technology ETFs have achieved the highest returns over the last 10 years. Source: Genuine Impact

19 Jul 2023

First ETF with 100% protection against losses launches in US

Is it the perfect product? The world's first ETF to offer 100% protection against losses (not including management and transaction fees) launched today in the U.S. The Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF $TJUL will focus on the SP500 and use options to shield investors from losses. The fund, which requires investors to forgo some potential gains, is aiming to disrupt the annuities market. Source: Barchart, FT

17 Jul 2023

SEC Formally Accepts BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF Application for Review

SEC Formally Accepts BlackRock Spot Bitcoin ETF Application for Review. The procedural move suggests that the federal agency will give the closely-watched application a serious look. BlackRock's application to offer a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been added to the official docket of the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of its proposed rule change process. The move, recorded late Thursday, advances the most closely-watched Bitcoin-related proposal to the SEC to date. Source: Decrypt

12 Jul 2023

$ARKK Cathie Wood's innovation ETF pushing to new 2023 highs

Source: Trend Spider

9 Jan 2023

Biggest Junk-Bond ETF Draws Most Cash Since 2020 as Debt Rallies

HYG ETF attracted $1.7 billion of inflows amid cross-asset rally Source: Bloomberg

5 Jan 2023

Ark Invest Innovation ETF ($ARKK) investors have lost more than $11 billion since inception

$ARKK investors lost more than FTX customers after its collapse - Source: Bloomberg, Michel Arouet

8 Nov 2022

ETF flows: Investors have shifted back towards risk

45%% of ETF inflows concentrated in equity funds over past month; only 7% of flows have been into U.S. government bond funds. Arbor Research

17 Aug 2022

#Samsung posts upbeat #earnings ! #stocks #trading #markets #Nasdaq #trending

Samsung reported better than expected revenue, signaling tech earnings may not be as bad as some feared about weakening demand and a rise in material costs. Investors are slowly shifting toward the view that the economic slow down may not be as painful as thoughts a few weeks earlier and there are increasing signs that inflation should ease in the medium term.

Thinking out loud

Sign up for our weekly email highlighting the most popular posts.

Follow us

Thinking out loud

Investing with intelligence

Our latest research, commentary and market outlooks