State Street Global Advisors (SSgA), a unit of State Street and the asset manager behind the iconic SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), recently launched an equity fund dedicated to tracking the performance of the biggest dividend paying stocks listed in the US. The newly minted SPDR S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD) targets the top dividend payers in the S&P …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For September 18, 2015
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2015/09/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-09172015/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary STOCKS AND OIL TAKE A BATH TO CLOSE THE WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Markets climbed from the beginning of the week up until the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) made its decision to keep the fed …
New ETFs On The Block: ALPS Enhanced Put Write Strategy ETF (PUTX)
Investment managers often resort to derivatives trading to enhance portfolio yields. A frequently used income generation strategy involves selling call or put strategies when the investment manager is reasonably sure about the market’s direction after analyzing the macros. However, if the timing is wrong, the premium collected from put options could prove insufficient to offset the losses suffered due to …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For June 19, 2015
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2015/06/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-06182015/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary QUADRUPLE-WITCHING-DAY PULLS INDEXES DOWN AFTER A SOLID WEEK [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets The major indexes managed to end the day in the red yet gained nicely for the week. Contributing to today’s cautious stance was the continuing …
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker Newsletter For October 10, 2014
ETF/No Load Fund Tracker StatSheet ————————————————————- THE LINK TO OUR CURRENT ETF/MUTUAL FUND STATSHEET IS: https://theetfbully.com/2014/10/weekly-statsheet-for-the-etfno-load-fund-tracker-newsletter-updated-through-10092014/ ———————————————————— Market Commentary Friday, October 10, 2014 A VOLATILE WEEK—DOMESTIC TTI SLIPS INTO BEAR MARKET TERRITORY [Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving the Markets Well, here we are winding down one of the most volatile weeks we have seen since January. Equities are at …
A Calm Tuesday For The Markets; More Bad News From Radioshack
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] 1. Moving The Markets Stocks moved in both directions today with the Dow closing in positive territory while the S&P 500 finished just inside the red zone. The stock market has been on a slow and steady climb since April, and in recent weeks has been pushed by a number of encouraging economic reports. At present, …