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Newly public pet products retailer Chewy, Inc. (NYSE:CHWY) has found a logical exchange traded fund home in the form of the ProShares Pet Care ETF (NYSE: PAWZ). What Happened PAWZ, the first and still the only ETF dedicated to the booming pet care industry, made room for shares of Chewy on June 21...

It's often said “there is an ETF for that.” For investors looking to capitalize rising pet ownership trends and the related demand for health care and retail services, there is indeed, an ETF for that. What Happened The ProShares Pet Care ETF (CBOE: PAWZ), which debuted last...

National Pet Day is Thursday, April 11. As owners know, pet ownership is rewarding, but, in many cases, not cheap. While the comfort, support and good times associated with pet ownership pay emotional dividends, the financial aspect of owning a dog, cat, horse or another animal is usually at an...

Retail sales data is starting to concern some market observers, but some exchange traded funds still offer upside potential. “Total sales for the November 2018 through January 2019 period were up 2.6 percent (±0.5 percent) from the same period a year ago,” according to a Census...

Retail stocks and the related exchange traded funds are off to impressive starts in 2019. The SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSE: XRT), one of the most widely followed retail ETFs, is higher by 9.51 percent. By comparison, the ProShares Decline of the Retail Store ETF (NYSE: EMTY) is lower by almost 8...

The communication services sector, the newest sector in the S&P 500, will soon be getting corresponding leveraged exchange traded funds. ProShares, the largest issuer of inverse and leveraged ETFs, said it expects to launch four leveraged communication services funds this week. What Happened...

Dividend stocks and the related exchange traded funds have often provided less downside when broader markets falter. Recent price action indicates some dividend growth strategies performed significantly less poorly than broader equity benchmarks during the October through November swoon. What To...

Cue the cute cat videos from YouTube. The first exchange traded fund dedicated to the pet care industry, the ProShares Pet Care ETF (CBOE: PAWZ), debuted Tuesday. The new ETF tracks the FactSet Pet Care Index. That index is comprised “primarily of companies whose principal business is...

When an exchange traded fund is just over a month old, it's too soon to pass judgment on that product. Thanks to compelling fundamental factors in their respective market niches, however, some new ETFs immediately have the look of winners. That could be the case for the ProShares Online Retail...

Monday, July 16 was Amazon.com Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Prime Day. Perhaps coincidentally, Monday also marked the arrival of another exchange traded fund focusing on e-commerce companies and online retailers. The ProShares Online Retail ETF (NYSE: ONLN) debuted, adding to the issuer's...

Investors betting on continued good fortune for e-commerce companies and online retailers this year are being rewarded. A pair of exchange traded funds dedicated to the online retail theme are up an average of 26 percent. While that is well ahead of the S&P Retail Select Industry Index,...

A new breed of exchange traded funds offer investors exposure to the true source of future retail sales growth, that of course being online and e-commerce sales. Among these ETFs is the ProShares Long Online/Short Stores ETF (NYSE: CLIX), which debuted in November. While some new generation...

About 25 years after the debut of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY), the exchange traded funds universe finally has a bond fund based on the S&P 500. The ProShares S&P 500 Bond ETF (NYSE: SPXB) debuted Thursday. The latest ETF from ProShares, the largest issuer of inverse and leveraged...

Several exchange traded funds already track dividend aristocrat indexes, and that group became a little bigger Tuesday with the debut of the Cboe Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF (CBOE: KNG). The Cboe Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF is the first to be...

Credit Suisse Group AG (ADR) (NYSE: CS) took the trading community by surprise when the firm announced it will liquidate the popular Credit Suisse AG – VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN (NASDAQ: XIV) after the fund plunged more than 80 percent Monday, triggering an “...