While some investors are concerned that exchange-traded funds with options overlays could limit returns, experts see a key benefit at play. Morgan Stanley’s global head of ETFs Tony Rochte suggests that hedging strategies like options â serving as a bet against a fund’s equity position â also protect against significant losses. “They might be capped … Read more
Evercore ISI’s Julian Emanuel thinks Nvidia’s monster rally is fueling a fear of missing out in the market. He finds clients, including many who traded through the dot-com boom and subsequent collapse, are more worried about being underinvested than overexposed right now. “That’s the first time that’s happened since 2021 for us,” the firm’s senior … Read more
Big Tech’s market dominance may push more investors to equal-weight exchange-traded funds, according to VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth. “Investors are getting nervous that too much money is concentrated in a handful of stocks within the broader ETFs that they have available that [are] tied to the S&P 500 or even the Nasdaq 100,” the firm’s head … Read more
Visitors around the Charging Bull statue near the New York Stock Exchange on June 29, 2023. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. … Read more
The S & P 500 notched a record close Friday for the first time in more than two years — and over that time, no Club stock has performed better than Eli Lilly . The broad market index ended Friday’s session at 4,839.81, edging out its prior all-time high close of 4,796.56 set on Jan. … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday gave his take on the worst performers in the Nasdaq-100 in 2023. Cramer compared each company’s closing price in 2022 to the end of 2023, noting the biggest losers. The list included healthcare companies as well as several utilities outfits. “You’ve heard of the Dogs of the Dow? Well, now … Read more
This year will certainly be known for tech reasserting its dominance on Wall Street. However, the powerful snapback rally of 2023 has broadened out over the past seven weeks or so to include companies whose fortunes are more closely tied to the U.S. economy. With the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes on pause and three … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Brendan McDermid | Reuters More than a year after single-stock exchange-traded funds hit the U.S. market, risk-seeking investors continue to dive in. Single-stock ETFs were first introduced in Europe in 2018. There are now nearly four dozen single-stock ETFs in the U.S., many of … Read more
