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1 week ago | 
etftrends.com | Karrie Gordon
The Federal Reserve extended its wait-and-see interest rate policy at the June FOMC meeting. Officials also appear increasingly divided over the path of interest rates in the second half, prolonging investor and market uncertainty about second half outlooks. Active strategies can help take the pressure and guesswork out of timing and responding to evolving interest rate and inflation narratives.
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1 week ago | 
etftrends.com | Karrie Gordon
Tariff volatility rocked markets for much of the second quarter, creating pressure on U.S. bonds and equities. In the challenging environment, rife with uncertainty and investor concern, a handful of funds generated significant performance. One such fund, the CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF (WGMI), is up almost 50% as the end of the second quarter draws near.
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1 week ago | 
etftrends.com | Karrie Gordon
This year’s market environment remains a favorable one for active ETFs, with approximately 40% of flows funneling into the strategies year-to-date. As investors increasingly look beyond benchmark constraints for opportunity, T. Rowe Price’s ETF suite is worth consideration. The firm combines research, experience, and affordability in its actively managed strategies. Active ETFs recently crossed a watershed moment, Katie Greifeld, reporter and anchor at Bloomberg News, noted recently.
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1 week ago | 
etftrends.com | Karrie Gordon
Advisors and investors seeking opportunities beyond passive bond benchmarks, or looking to reduce risk, would do well to consider active fixed income ETFs. In the mercurial markets of 2025, strategies that rely on fundamental analysis to construct portfolios while remaining flexible could prove beneficial. T. Rowe Price recently discussed these benefits and more in an insight piece.
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1 week ago | 
etftrends.com | Karrie Gordon
On this week’s episode of ETF Prime, VettaFi’s Roxanna Islam, head of sector and industry research, talked 2025’s ETF industry hot topics with host Nate Geraci. Later, Mike Loukas, CEO of TrueMark Investments, discussed buffered products, investor concerns, and the firm’s structured outcome ETFs.Conversation opened with a talk about Schwab’s recent fee cuts. They would lead to an estimated $20 million in savings for investors, Geraci estimated.
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1 week ago | 
etftrends.com | Karrie Gordon
Investors continue to broaden out their portfolios this year, seeking previously overlooked and undervalued industries and asset classes. Small-caps remain a coiled spring, lagging the broader market but with the potential for outperformance should conditions prove favorable. Investors concerned about timing small-cap potential but wanting to capture attractive valuations should consider the Neuberger Berman Small-Mid Cap ETF (NBSM).
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1 week ago | 
etftrends.com | Karrie Gordon
Ratcheting geopolitical tensions in the Middle East mid-June add another layer of risk in 2025. In a tumultuous year defined by ongoing volatility, uncertainty, and risks, actively managed strategies appear well-positioned. The T. Rowe Price QM U.S. Bond ETF (TAGG) combines the familiar risk profile of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index while offering differentiated exposures, a boon for core bond portfolios. TAGG seeks to outperform the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.
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1 week ago | 
etftrends.com | Karrie Gordon
Rampant uncertainty and ongoing market volatility in 2025 have done little to dampen the ETF industry. As fund launches continue, three new ETFs highlight new and developing trends in this year’s market and economy. The intersection of robotics and AI, growing investor enthusiasm for private markets, and a policy of deregulation by the current U.S. administration create the backdrop for these recent innovative ETF launches.
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2 weeks ago | 
etftrends.com | Karrie Gordon
KraneShares announced the launch of its newest single-stock leveraged ETF focused on Mercado Libre. The KraneShares 2x Long MELI Daily ETF (KMLI) trades on the Nasdaq and expands the firm’s existing single-stock leveraged suite. “Global consumer internet companies continue to represent an important growth theme, as internet adoption increases, especially in the developing world,” James Maund, head of capital markets at KraneShares, said in the press release.
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2 weeks ago | 
etftrends.com | Karrie Gordon
Active manager T. Rowe Price announced the expansion of its equity ETF offerings with three new sector strategies. The T. Rowe Price Financials ETF (TFNS), the T. Rowe Price Heath Care ETF (TMED), and the T. Rowe Price Natural Resources ETF (TURF) began trading June 12 on the Nasdaq. The transparent ETFs include actively managed exposure to the financials, health care, and natural resources sectors respectively.
