GPIX Vs. ISPY: Why Goldman's Dynamic Strategy Beats 0DTE On Total Return
Goldman Sachs’ S&P 500 Premium Income ETF (GPIX) outperforms the iShares S&P 500 ETF (ISPY) on total return, thanks to a dynamic, actively managed strategy. While ISPY’s zero‑days‑to‑expiration (0DTE) approach offers a higher upside ceiling, its results hinge heavily on precise manager timing. GPIX’s model balances premium income with market exposure, delivering more consistent returns despite a slightly lower upside. The analysis suggests that GPIX is a more reliable vehicle for investors seeking steady performance in 2026’s bullish equity environment.
Energy and Materials Surge as Tech Falters in 2026
This is a pretty cool chart to show your investment committee. A classic stock price-to-corporate profits image that reveals extended conditions reminiscent of the turn of the century. If this chart has any prescience, we should remember that the leaders...
4 Reasons Cybersecurity Stocks Are Primed for a Breakout
Cybersecurity stocks have lagged behind the broader software sector this year, with the Amplify Cybersecurity ETF down 4.8% while the S&P 500 barely rose. Jefferies analyst Joseph Gallo argues the sell‑off is overstated, pointing to rising AI‑driven threat vectors and strong...
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The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) announced special pricing for SoFi Next 500 ETF (SFYX) options expiring on February 20, 2026 due to the underlying shares being suspended on the NYSE. For expiration processing, OCC will use the last traded price of $17.17 per share...
AI Disruption Fear Might Strike Auto Insurers Next. Two Stocks Are in the Crosshairs
Artificial intelligence and the rise of autonomous vehicles are expected to cap the personal auto‑insurance market at roughly $560 billion by 2040, after which it could shrink about 4 % per year. Self‑driving cars are projected to cut accident rates by 75‑90 %,...
Why This International Dividend ETF Is Outperforming in 2026
The Franklin International Dividend Booster ETF (XIDV) posted an 8.95% year‑to‑date return, slightly outpacing the iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) at 8.75%. XIDV follows VettaFi’s rules‑based dividend‑optimization index, targeting yields two to three times its parent benchmark without using...
Wealth Manager Bets Big on International ETF
Wealth manager Financial Council disclosed a $10.55 million purchase of 159,189 shares of the iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (ACWX) on Feb. 4, 2026, raising the fund to 5.65% of its reportable assets. The ETF posted a 1‑year total return of 35.4%,...
ETF of the Week: Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP)
The latest "ETF of the Week" podcast highlighted Invesco's S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP), hosted by VettaFi’s Todd Rosenbluth and Chuck Jaffe. RSP follows an equal‑weight methodology, giving each S&P 500 constituent the same influence regardless of market cap....
Morningstar: Active Funds Underperformed Passive Peers in 2025
Morningstar's 2025 Active/Passive Barometer shows only 38% of actively managed mutual funds and ETFs outperformed their asset‑weighted passive composites, a four‑point drop from 2024. Over a ten‑year horizon, just 21% of active funds beat passive peers, with bond and real‑estate...
Consumer Staples Lead 2026 with Record‑Breaking 13% Jump
The consumer staples sector is off to its best start to a calendar year BY FAR. $XLP is up 13.3% so far in 2026. Next best year is 2013 at 7.8%.
CoinShares Bitcoin ETF Guide Helps Advisors
CoinShares introduced a new education series, “Digital Assets: The Advisors’ Brief,” to help financial advisors understand Bitcoin ETFs. The guide highlights that spot Bitcoin ETF assets topped $27 billion in early 2025, underscoring growing client demand. Contributors note reduced volatility—under 50%...
Developed Economies May Take Gold in Milan but Emerging Markets Are Winning Advisors
Emerging‑market equities have outpaced U.S. and European stocks in 2026, with the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF up more than 11% year‑to‑date and 37% over the past twelve months. Wealth‑management firms are responding by raising EM exposure to roughly 10‑12%...
ETF State of the Union with Fidelity’s Craig Ebeling
In this episode, Nate Geraci discusses the current landscape of ETFs, highlighting trends such as fee compression, the rise of thematic and ESG funds, and the growing importance of technology-driven ETF solutions. He shares insights on how advisors can effectively...
MARKET CONSULTATION | Solactive CWM Balanced Strategy Index | FEBRUARY 2026.
Solactive has opened a market consultation on proposed methodology changes to its CWM Balanced Strategy Index. The firm invites all stakeholders and third parties to review detailed amendment documents and submit comments. Feedback must be received by 5 March 2026, after which...
How Bond Ladder ETFs Reimagine Retirement Income Strategies
Bond ladder ETFs are emerging as a transparent alternative for retirees seeking steady, inflation‑protected income. The Northern Trust 2045 Inflation‑Linked Distributing Ladder ETF (TIPC) structures a 20‑year ladder of TIPS, delivering annual principal payouts as each rung matures. By evenly...
Janus Launches Higher Risk-Return CLO ETF for Institutional Investors
Janus Henderson has launched a new CLO exchange‑traded fund that targets AA to A‑rated CLO tranches, offering a modestly higher expected return than its existing AAA‑focused CLO ETF. The product is designed specifically for institutional investors seeking greater yield without...
STOXX and DWS Collaborate on U.S. Launch of DWS Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF
STOXX and DWS have launched the Xtrackers Europe Defense Technologies ETF on Nasdaq, tracking the STOXX Europe Total Market Defence Space and Cybersecurity Innovation 50-25 index. The index, which captures companies with revenue and patent exposure to defense, space and...
CLO ETFs: The “Arms Race” Heats Up
CLO ETFs have surged into the mainstream, pulling in $4 billion of net inflows in the first six weeks of 2026. Total assets now top $35 billion, more than doubling in just over a year, with most money flowing into AAA‑rated funds....
Beginner's Guide: All 11 SPDR S&P 500 Sector ETFs
📊 If you are a beginner and want to learn the key Sector ETFs to track. Below is a good starting point. Here is the full suite of SPDR S&P 500 Sector ETFs from State Street: $XLK – Technology $XLC – Communication Services $XLY...
Bond Break Out – Gold Bullish Pattern – Silver Retracement – Uranium Hits Setup Zone
Technical analysts note a bond breakout as yields pierce a key resistance, suggesting upward momentum in fixed‑income markets. Meanwhile, gold charts display a bullish continuation pattern, reinforcing optimism for further price gains. Silver is experiencing a short‑term retracement, testing a...
Trade the Range Now, Skip Breakout Expectations
📺 STOP WAITING FOR THE BREAKOUT, TRADE THE RANGE FOR NOW Get today's newsletter: https://t.co/Rqp84Wg39F My core message to everyone today: stop expecting big follow-through and start trading the range that’s actually in front of you. That’s the environment right now: quick pushes,...
Simple, Low‑cost ETFs Outpace Fancy Strategies
I'll say it 1,000 times... Simple > complicated. A few low-cost ETFs, consistent contributions, and patience beat most “fancy” strategies. Boring plans quietly build six-figure accounts.
US ETF Launches From 12th to 19th February, 2026
Between February 12 and 19, 2026, U.S. exchanges saw a flurry of 25 new exchange‑traded funds covering a wide range of sectors and strategies. Highlights include the first share‑class offering from F/m Investments, Simplify’s DBi CTA Managed Futures Index ETF,...
First Trust Lists 11 Additional ETFs on SIX Swiss Exchange
First Trust announced the listing of eleven additional UCITS ETFs on the SIX Swiss Exchange, effective 19 February 2026, raising its total offerings on the venue to 27 funds. The new products cover themes such as artificial intelligence, clean water,...
Bloomberg Indices Expands Futures-Based Index Offering
Bloomberg announced the Bloomberg Eris SOFR Swap Futures Tracker Indices, a suite of 11 new rules‑based indices that track the performance of Eris SOFR swap futures across the U.S. dollar interest‑rate curve. The indices span tenors from one‑year to 30‑year...
ARK Invest Europe's Rahul Bhushan: Defence Edges Into Core Portfolio Allocation Status
ARK Invest Europe’s Rahul Bhushan announced that the defence sector has been elevated to a core‑allocation status within the firm’s European thematic funds. The upgrade follows a surge in investor interest, with total European thematic ETF net inflows reaching $15.8 bn...
True Market-Cap Exposure to Communication Services>
VanEck launched the Communication Services TruSector ETF (TRUC) to give investors true market‑cap exposure to the Communication Services sector. Traditional sector ETFs are constrained by diversification rules that cap single‑stock holdings at 25% and limit the total weight of stocks...
Big Tech Lagged S&P; Past Winners Not Guaranteed
S&P 500 is up 77% over the last 5 years. These tech stocks didn't beat it: Amazon: +27% Netflix: +46% And these stocks got destroyed: Nike: -55% Disney: -42% PayPal: -86% Shopify: -18% Past winners aren't always future winners.
High-Yield Prospects: February 18 Edition
The February 18 edition spotlights ETFs that deliver at least a 5% annual dividend yield, hold over $100 million in assets, and trade with a 20‑day average volume above 0.5 million shares. The list features a mix of traditional dividend funds, leveraged products,...
ETF Inflows Double Historic Pace in First Six Weeks
Here's ETF flows for the first six weeks of the year historically. This year is off to the best start almost by double. One reason is growing depth of cash vacuum cleaners. VOO, SPYM hoovering as always but there's already...
Oil's High Risk Premium Clashes With Market Near-Highs
Oil has a big risk premium in it in terms of vol and skew. Meanwhile SPUs, IWM, VXUS all near ATHs Feels like a tense contradiction. https://t.co/6lmCdFZUnm
You Can Invest in SpaceX Before Its IPO — but Should You?
Investors can now gain exposure to SpaceX through private secondary markets, specialty ETFs and pooled funds, sidestepping the wait for a public listing. The rocket company is valued at roughly $1.25 trillion, making it one of the most coveted private assets....
Glick Forecasts QQQ All‑time Highs, Remains Short
Glick's Picks Prediction: New All-time highs coming for the QQQs this year. But Kenny Glick @HitTheBidRadio is Short right now. See what will change his mind LIVE on The Morning Show @StockMktTV Here's the link: https://t.co/C495u7NDBU https://t.co/Wr4Es0KkTd
EW Tech Beats S&P 500 Amid Ongoing Rotation
Despite the YTD losses in the Tech sector, the EW Tech sector (the avg Tech stock) is outperforming the S&P 500 this year. Plenty of Tech names to own that remain in an uptrend as a market rotation continues to...
Global X Launches Two New Options-Based ETFs Targeting Weekly Distributions
Global X announced the launch of two actively managed, options‑based ETFs – the Global X Nasdaq‑100 Income Edge (EDGQ) and the Global X U.S. 500 Income Edge (EDGX). Both funds aim to generate weekly distributions by writing covered calls, targeting...
Lyons Share Daily Pre‑Market Outlook for 2/18/2025
(PREMIUM) The Lyons Share Daily Pre-Market Outlook & Charts videos for 2/18/2025 are up: https://t.co/vi4S276f8t… Among markets covered: $RFV $QQQ $RSP $SPY $VIX $XLU $IGV $XLP $XLE $GDX $SIL $EWU $EWW $DXY $GLD $SLV $PLTM $PALL $EMB
New QQQ Tactics and Sell Rules for Trade
$qqq gave many ways to tactically adjust yesterday around a few key pivots. Now u can use some sell rules to manage the trade https://t.co/qldCOKB0UE
Tradr to Launch Leveraged ETFs on CLSK, COHR and LEU
Tradr ETFs announced it will launch three single‑stock leveraged ETFs on the Cboe on Feb 19, 2026. The funds provide either 200% long or –200% inverse daily performance on CleanSpark (CLSK), Centrus Energy (LEU) and Coherent (COHR). These are the first...
S&P 500 Concentration: The Scare Story That's Costing Investors Money
New research by Mark Kritzman and David Turkington shows that despite recent headlines about the S&P 500’s rising concentration, the index’s current concentration is within historical norms. Using almost a century of data, they find that strategies that reduced equity exposure...
WisdomTree Launches Humanoid ETF
WisdomTree announced the launch of a new exchange‑traded fund focused on humanoid robotics, marking the first ETF of its kind. The fund will track a basket of companies developing human‑like robots for industrial, service and consumer applications. WisdomTree expects to...
REX Partners with CAIS, RBC Capital Markets, and Bloomberg Indices to Launch Autocallable Income ETF
REX Shares has launched the REX Autocallable Income ETF (ATCL) in partnership with CAIS, RBC Capital Markets, and Bloomberg Index Services. The fund tracks the Bloomberg US Large Cap VolMax Autocallable Total Return Index, using a laddered portfolio of autocallable...
REX Shares Launches T-REX 2X FIGR (FGRU) & 2X APH (APHU) ETFs
REX Shares and Tuttle Capital have launched two new leveraged ETFs—FGRU, which seeks 200% of Figure Technology Solutions’ daily performance, and APHU, which targets 200% of Amphenol’s daily performance. Both funds provide the first 2x long exposure to these single...
BlackRock to Skim 18% of Staked Ethereum ETF Rewards From Investors — and ETHB Exits Could Take Weeks
BlackRock’s iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHB) will aim to keep 70%‑95% of its ether staked, generating yield while maintaining a 5%‑30% unstaked liquidity sleeve for creations, redemptions and expenses. The prospectus reveals an 18% skim of gross staking rewards...
Bitcoin ETFs Log $105M Outflows as Mystery IBIT Buyer Surfaces
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a $104.9 million net outflow on Tuesday, with total trading volume collapsing to just over $3 billion—an 80% drop from the February 5 record. Jane Street emerged as the second‑largest buyer of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT), adding...
Russell Investments Expands Canadian ETF Lineup With Five New Offerings
Russell Investments Canada Limited announced the launch of five new exchange‑traded funds on the Toronto Stock Exchange, adding two fixed‑income products (HALO and RBND) and three multi‑factor equity funds (RQCA, RQUS, RQIN). The fixed‑income ETFs carry a 0.35% management fee,...
Debtwire Middle-Market – 2/16/2026
The VanEck BDC Income ETF is yielding 12.3% as of 12 February, just below its five‑year high of 12.8% reached in April 2025. In contrast, the BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield index has slipped to 6.6%, down from an 8.5%...
Stop Overpaying For PDI
The PIMCO Dynamic Income Fund (PDI) is trading at roughly a 12% premium to its net asset value, delivering a near‑14% yield and monthly distributions. While its strong distribution history appeals to income investors, the fund’s leverage and sensitivity to...
BIBL: Biblical Values-Focused Strategy Outperforming In 2026 Has Disadvantages, A Hold
The Inspire 100 ETF (BIBL) offers exposure to 100 U.S. large‑cap companies screened for biblical alignment. In 2026 the fund outperformed the S&P 500 benchmark IVV, largely because of a heavier tilt toward cyclical sectors and zero allocation to communications. Over the...
KCE: Not So Convinced By The AI Scare
The Valkyrie Trading Society argues that the State Street SPDR S&P Capital Markets ETF (KCE) is not materially threatened by the recent AI‑scare or large‑language‑model automation. While asset‑management revenues are already pressured by passive‑investment competition, AI is unlikely to accelerate...
SPEM: Why It's Not Just A Weaker-Dollar Story Boosting Emerging Markets
State Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF (SPEM) remains a buy, backed by strong technical momentum, low valuation and a 0.07% expense ratio. The fund holds $16.7 billion in assets, offers a 2.58% dividend yield and provides broad EM exposure. Its...