hedged ETFs

Every year when May rolls around, investors hear plenty about selling in May and going away, but what about hedging in May? After all, there are scores of inverse and leveraged exchange-traded funds risk-tolerant traders can use to capture upside, assuming markets swoon in the second half of the...

Chinese stocks are struggling this year, and it hasn't made a difference whether stocks in question trade in Hong Kong or on the mainland, also known as A-shares. A benchmark exchange-traded fund tracking some of the largest Hong Kong-listed names is down 9.2 percent year-to-date. That is bad....

For several years now, investing in emerging markets stocks and exchange-traded funds has proven hazardous to portfolios' health. Latin America equities and ETFs have been especially harmful, standing as obvious laggards in an asset class that is obviously lagging. Slack commodities demand, one...

Last week, Japan joined the ranks of countries with negative interest rates, pounding the yen and providing a boost to currency hedged Japan exchange-traded funds in the process. Investors looking for alternatives to U.S. small-caps while continuing to stick with developed markets should look to a...

To currency hedge or not to currency hedge. Hamlet never pondered that scenario, but some investors using exchange-traded funds are likely to debate that exact question. It is a good thing some ETF issuers have already come up with answers. Earlier this week, BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK)'s...

WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF), the fifth-largest U.S. issuer of exchange-traded funds and the largest issuer of currency-hedged ETFs, expanded its lineup of those products on Thursday. The issuer introduced four new ETFs that have the ability to use complete or partial currency...

Chinese equities started 2016 on an inauspicious note when stocks in Shanghai plunged 7 percent Monday, prompting the closure of equity markets in the world's second largest economy. That glum start to the new year would seem to indicate the right way to play Chinese stocks is with an inverse...

Here's a fun fact: Of this year's top 10 U.S.-focused sector exchange-traded funds, four are healthcare funds and three are dedicated biotech ETFs. While the returns of those ETFs are impressive, easily trouncing the broader market and standard healthcare ETFs, the interesting thing is that...

Several years ago, currency-hedged exchange-traded funds were viewed as niche concepts. These days, ETFs that provide equity exposure while profiting from the dollar's strength against currencies ranging from the euro to the yen and many more are mainstream. Led by the WisdomTree Inter Hedged...

As the universe of currency hedged exchange-traded funds has experienced exponential growth, issuers of such products are offering increasingly refined ETFs, including low volatility and dividend funds. Add global real estate to that list. WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF), the fifth-...

Currency hedged exchange-traded funds, one of this year's fastest growing and most prolific asset-gathering segments of the ETF universe, are continuing that rapid population growth as more issuers enter the fray. Newcomers On Deck That includes Northern Trust Corporation (NASDAQ: NTRS)'s...