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Commodities’ physicality distinguishes them from other asset classes. Investing in commodities requires a fundamental understanding of the factors that affect commodities’ prices and valuations. The essential roles that commodities play in disruptive, next-generation technologies,...

Battery technology is top of mind as demand for consumer electronics, energy storage, and especially electric vehicles (EVs) surges. EV battery chemistries vary widely, and battery makers continue to experiment with different combinations to optimize performance. However, there exists a common...

A World Cup championship isn’t the only thing Argentina has had to smile about recently. After tumbling over 50% in 2018 and 20% in 2019, Argentine equities (as measured by the broad MSCI Argentina Index) have quietly stabilized and returned 12.70%, 20.95%, and a whopping 35.91% respectively...

  The Global X Research Team is pleased to release the distribution and premium numbers for our covered call ETFs for January 2023. Global X’s Covered Call suite of ETFs generally invest in the underlying securities of an index and sell call options on that index or an ETF tracking the...

The Global X Research Team is pleased to release the January 2023 edition of the Thematic ETF Report. The report recaps Global X’s classification system for disruptive themes and the thematic ETFs that track them. It also provides industry-level analysis of thematic investing ETFs, looking at...

For a long time, I thought augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) were impressive technologies and compelling investment themes but not necessarily a fit for me as a consumer. Still, I bought an Oculus VR headset last year, and I used it to watch Netflix, play a Star Wars video game, and...

The world is rapidly embracing clean technologies like electric vehicles (EVs), battery energy storage systems, hydrogen fuel cells, wind power systems, and solar power systems. Core to the manufacturing and performance of these technologies are 10 key disruptive minerals and materials, listed in...

The Global X research team has posted the Global X Preferred Report for Q4, highlighting yield comparisons, performance, historical distributions, underlying credit ratings, and other preferred equity analytics for the Global X Preferred family. Click here to read the report. For...

The Global X research team has posted the SuperDividend® Report for Q4, highlighting yield comparisons, performance, historical distributions, and underlying credit ratings for the Global X SuperDividend suite. Click here to read the report. For performance data current to the most...

In January 2023, Global X Research surveyed 296 individuals in the United States regarding their thoughts on the current state of commodities. This includes how the interplay between political events and the market for commodities impact commodity demand, prices, and investment appeal. Topics...

S&P 500 companies grew capital expenditures (CAPEX) by 19.8% in 2022. With structural tailwinds this could be the beginning of a new CAPEX cycle, benefiting certain sectors and themes. Despite macro uncertainty, CAPEX spending is expected to increase by 6% in 2023, outpacing revenue and...

Earlier this month, Global X attended J.P. Morgan’s Healthcare Conference. The 41st iteration of the conference hosted nearly 10,000 attendees with presentations from 550 leading healthcare companies. The conference often sets the tone for business development activity in the industry...

There are several catalysts that have the potential to lift emerging market equities this year, after recently being out of favor. These include China’s reopening, a tapering of interest rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve (which would ease upward pressure on the dollar), and stable...

  Not to get too philosophical, but twenty-plus years in the industry have taught me several truths. The first is that twenty years goes by quickly. The second, doing nothing is actually not nothing when investing. Technically, you’ve still actively decided to do something by holding...