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A Market Chameleon: The Last Decade’s Story, Told Through a Momentum ETF
How do you tell the story of the last decade in the stock market? You could look at a chart of the S&P 500, but […]
One Word, Three Worlds: Mapping the Energy Maze with ETFs
The word “energy” is a simple label for one of the most complex, politically charged, and rapidly evolving sectors of the global economy. An investment […]
Not All Active Is the Same: An ETF Story
The ETF landscape, once the undisputed territory of passive indexing, is undergoing a seismic shift. Actively managed ETFs are not just growing; they are exploding […]
Digital Havens & Residential Headwinds: A Tale of Two Real Estate Markets in XLRE
A single glance at the year-to-date performance of the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ($XLRE) tells a story of deep division. The heatmap of its […]
A New Twist on Defined Maturity: An Independent Review of Northern Trust’s Distributing Ladder ETFs
At ETF Action, we spend our days categorizing and analyzing thousands of exchange-traded funds, and most new products fit neatly into our existing framework. Every […]
Factor Flavors: The Scoville Scale of High-Yield Bonds
When investors hear “high-yield,” they often think of a single, monolithic asset class. It’s the riskier corner of the bond market, offering bigger payouts to […]
Three Views of the S&P 500 (Mkt Cap vs. EPS vs. Revenue)
To many investors, the S&P 500 is cited as a single, definitive benchmark for U.S. stocks. At ETF Action, however, our analysis shows that it’s […]
Diverging Consumers in the Retail Sector
As we approach the end of summer 2025, a quick glance at the retail sector reveals a market that is anything but monolithic. The Year-to-Date […]
A Peculiar Rebalance: A Tax Efficiency Play?
In the ever-evolving world of ETFs, we often see portfolio managers use the unique creation and redemption mechanism to their advantage. One of the more […]