Antagain The iShares MSCI Poland ETF (NYSEARCA:EPOL) is substantially exposed to Polish financials. There were some idiosyncratic legal issues going on with Polish financials that we won’t rehash in this article as they were detailed in our previous coverage. The overhangs were subsiding at any rate, which means that we can focus exclusively now on…
BlackJack3D While the iShares Biotechnology ETF (NASDAQ:IBB) has rallied in the last two quarters, it has lagged the broader markets significantly and remains in the range set last year. This makes it look “cheap” compared to other sectors, but as this article explores, stocks are usually cheap for a reason and IBB is a Fund…
alexsl Contrarian bet on EEM I just recently published an article where I outlined the bullish case for Emerging Markets stocks, as proxied by the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:EEM). This was a contrarian long idea, where a beaten down ETF had a positive catalyst to stage a significant bounce, although I did not…
rarrarorro/iStock via Getty Images The iShares MSCI Israel ETF (NYSEARCA:EIS) caught my eye with a +2.64% rally on Monday, breaking above the July 2023 high. It has now rallied over +34% from its October low and is within +2.4% from exceeding the 2023 high. Relative strength such as this is always worth paying attention to,…
alexsl Introduction The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF (NASDAQ:EMXC) is a $9bn sized ETF, that has been providing exposure to non-China based emerging market (EM) stocks, for close to 7 years now. The focus universe here consists of stocks that belong to the following EMs- Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Greece, Hungary,…
da-kuk Can the leading software stocks survive a tech wreck in 2024? That’s the question I asked myself in reviewing iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (BATS:IGV), which is one ETF on a slimmed-down watchlist of 100 ETFs I now focus most of my work on. In recently cutting my watchlist in half, one of the…
da-kuk Introduction “Chip stocks,” or companies that produce semiconductors and computer hardware, are very hot on Wall Street and have been for the last decade with seemingly no stopping in sight. It’s no wonder then that the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) has also been on a tear and has made investors eager to “invest in…
sommart ETF Snapshot and Recent Performance Investors looking for targeted access to US regional banks may consider looking at the iShares US Regional Banks ETF (NYSEARCA:IAT). IAT tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Select Regional Banks Index, which in turn is a subset of Dow Jones U.S. Bank Index. Banks that make up the former are…
wichianduangsri The iShares MSCI Thailand ETF (NYSEARCA:THD) is an exposure to the Thai markets, which have been performing really quite badly over the last 365 days. We think that while GDP has been under pressure, the Thai macroeconomic situation is really quite alright, and that there is space for the planned fiscal stimulus. We don’t…
Henry St John/iStock via Getty Images In looking for a “Best Idea for 2024”, I found it difficult to find much in North American markets which have seen a massive runup into the end of year, leaving indexes near their all-time highs with a valuation multiple well over 20x earnings. In the end, the iShares…
Pavan Kulkarni India has been the standout market in Asia yet again in 2023 and has seen its listed equity market cap cross a landmark $4tn – effectively making India the fifth-largest equity market in the world. The catalyst for the latest leg in the Indian rally was a resounding state election victory for the…
For several hours, the iShares XRP Trust appeared on the ICIS Delaware website suggesting that BlackRock had filed to list an XRP ETF, which was confirmed to be fake. Amid the ongoing Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States, the crypto community has questioned why the Ripple Labs-backed XRP has…
A DTCC spokesperson confirmed that the IBTC ticker for the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin ETF has appeared since August through a unique ID code called CUSIP. Bitcoin has made a strong move moving to $35,000 earlier this week and clocking more than 20% gains on the weekly chart. This typically happened as the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin…
imaginima Introduction When I shop, I tend to make quick decisions. If I need shoes, I often buy the first pair that catches my eye in the initial store I visit. My wife, on the other hand, is meticulous. She explores multiple stores, compares prices and features, and ultimately selects the best value. Consequently, she…
deliormanli If only the human body could handle trauma as well as biotechnology stocks do. – Alex Berenson. The biotechnology sector has been a hotbed of innovation with companies in the industry pushing the boundaries of medical and scientific research. On the surface, it’s a part of the market that one would think could have…
alvarez iShares U.S. Industrials ETF (BATS:IYJ) is another sector based BlackRock ETF as the name implies. The fund tries to invest in a basket of American companies that are considered industrial. In this article we will talk about pros and cons of this fund and why I consider it a Hold for the most part….
Thomas Faull The iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJH) covers the sort of businesses that America would have been defined by before the emergence of the massive technology sector. The ETF is highly diversified with 404 holdings, so sectoral comments and general economic outlook will be key to thinking about the dynamics of this ETF….