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Looking for stock dividends of 9% to 11%? That’s what these ETF managers are aiming for with an AI-aided strategy.

The JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF uses artificial intelligence to help with stock selection. It uses a covered call strategy to pay high dividends.

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‘Psychological safety’ or a ‘culture of fear’: Here are the gains these corporate culture ETFs have seen so far this year

Human capital is a factor that can be scored to potentially drive gains in the stock market, according to Harbor Capital Advisors. 

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‘Curious’ outflows from broad industrial ETFs seen as ‘contrarian bullish’ as aerospace and defense funds attract investors

Investors snub exchange-traded funds broadly focused on the industrial sector, but it’s an area of the stock market that recently has done relatively well on an equal-weighted measure, according to Strategas. 

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ETFs are increasingly ‘mainstream for fast money’ amid rise in options activity tied to exposures in stocks, bonds

Options activity surrounding exchange-traded funds has jumped, as the ETF market evolves to increasingly attract investors engaging in short-term trading strategies or to express their views on stocks and bonds, according ...

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‘Closer to local design and demand’: Engine No. 1 launches Transform Supply Chain ETF in wake of COVID disruptions

Activist fund Engine No. 1 is offering an exchange-traded fund that invests in companies supporting the relocalization of U.S. supply chains in North America, a transformation the firm expects to accelerate as a result of ...

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These five-star stock funds can help you play the semiconductor rebound, as well as AI and 5G build-outs

Sylvia Jablonksi of Defiance ETFs describes two investment strategies that include chip makers but also other companies working on cutting-edge technology

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‘The short end of the curve is very sexy today’: But where should ETF investors bet on bonds?

The rise in bond yields keeps on resonating with investors.

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These 2 dividend-stock ETFs are more like growth funds in disguise. Can either still work in your income portfolio?

Quality-stock and dividend-focused strategies shined during the market declines of 2022. One such fund is also designed to perform well in all markets.

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‘Please have some fixed income’: Why ETF investors poured capital into bonds, international stocks in January

Asset flows into exchange-traded funds were a bit unusual last month, according to Elisabeth Kashner, director of global fund analytics at FactSet.

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This dividend-stock ETF has a 12% yield and is beating the S&P 500 by a substantial amount

Hamilton Reiner co-manages the $18.7 billion JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF and explains his strategy

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QQQ is bleeding assets, but are ETF investors ‘finally bailing’ on growth stocks just as tech stocks jump in 2023?

Technology and growth stocks are off to a strong start in 2023, but a popular exchange-traded fund isn’t getting much love lately. 

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Active vs. passive? Why active ETFs face competition from ‘quasi-active’ smart beta funds in U.S. stock market

Exchange-traded funds that are actively managed face competition from so-called smart beta ETFs as active managers seek to win over investors in an industry dominated by passive funds.

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‘A very good test’: Watch this bank ETF as big banks kick off earnings season Friday

An exchange-traded fund focused on the U.S. banking market faces a test as big banks kick off earnings reporting season on Friday.

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‘We were twice the next competitor’: BlackRock’s iShares dominates fixed-income ETFs flows in 2022

BlackRock’s iShares dominated flows into exchange-traded funds focused on fixed income in 2022, an ugly year for markets in which ETFs kept attracting investors.

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Slumping U.S. stock market lags these international ETFs as 2022 comes to an end

As a bruising 2022 winds down, this week's ETF Wrap gives you a look at how international markets have stacked up against the U.S.