NVIDIA

Apple

Microsoft

Amazon

Alphabet

Tesla

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class B

Broadcom

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY tracks a market cap-weighted index of US large- and mid-cap stocks selected by the S&P Committee.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

The S&P 500 fell 2.0% this week, its largest weekly drop since April. The index is currently up 16.07% year to date and has recorded a new all-time high 38 times this year.

S&P 500 Snapshot: Taking a Breather

Avantis US Equity ETF

Active ETFs are on the rise. More than 30 years since the arrival of the first ETF in the U.S., active ETFs are now having their moment.

How Active ETFs Build on Passive Benefits

T.Rowe Price Small-Mid Cap ETF

SPY may be the landmark ETF many investors know about, but it isn't the be-all, end-all in the space. Plenty of ETFs can complement the strategy, offering a different view away from the mega-cap-heavy S&P 500.

This SMID Cap ETF Outperformed SPY Over the Last Month

Fidelity Cloud Computing ETF

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF

VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

Vanguard Growth ETF

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

Just because the market has risen a lot in the last year or two doesn't mean it's too late for you to invest. The market could keep growing for another year or several years.

Missed Out on the Bull Market Recovery? Here Are 7 ETFs You Can Buy Today.

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF

It's been a long time coming, but stock rotation is back in the outlook. Rotation, the practice of exiting one group of stocks in favor of another, was triggered by the latest CPI report, which was better than expected.

Stock Rotation is Underway: Here are the Winners Moving Forward

Alpha Metallurgical Resources

Small-cap stocks that have experienced upward revisions to 2024 earnings since the start of the year while also being heavily shorted could outperform, according to a screen from Evercore ISI.

The Trump Trade Is Good News for Smaller Stocks. 6 to Consider Now.

24% of S&P 500 companies have Street Earnings lower than Core Earnings in TTM ended 1Q24. 8% of S&P 500 companies have Street Earnings understating Core Earnings by more than 10% in 1Q24. Analysis based on ~3,000 10-Ks and 10-Qs filed with the SEC for 1Q24 results shows that when Street Earnings are understated, it's by an average of 16%.

Q2 Earnings: Where Street Estimates Are Too Low & Who Should Beat

Actively managed exchange-traded funds will more than quadruple their assets to $4 trillion globally by 2030, carving out a larger portion of an industry that was spawned by indexing, according to projections from BlackRock.

Why BlackRock sees active ETFs more than quadrupling to $4 trillion by 2030

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund

iShares MSCI India ETF

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

Our global markets watchlist tracks eight prominent indexes from economies around the world.

World Markets Watchlist: July 15, 2024

The popular SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) soared to a record high on Monday as investors piled into stocks amid the ongoing stock bull run. The fund jumped to a high of $565, meaning that it has jumped by more than 175% from its lowest point in 2020.

S&P 500 SPY ETF to be passed by IVV and VOO in a key metric

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Economic indicators provide insight into the overall health and performance of an economy. They are essential tools for policymakers, advisors, investors, and businesses.

Exploring Economic Indicators: June 2024 Inflation

An investing strategy doesn't need to be complicated, and it can be as easy as putting money into the same fund every month. Investors can minimize their overall risk by mirroring the markets.

Investing Less Than $200 Per Month in This ETF Could Create $10,000 in Annual Dividend Income Within 25 Years

Anyone who invested in the S&P 500 in recent years made a great choice, with American companies becoming increasingly relevant in the world. However, different statistical data show the same scenario, with little potential for additional appreciation. In terms of price, analyzing the P/E there is more reason to believe that the market presents an unattractive risk-return ratio.

SPY: Data Indicates That There Is Little Potential For Appreciation

The S&P 500 posted a near-perfect week, with gains every day except Thursday. The index has now moved higher eight of its last nine trading days.

S&P 500 Snapshot: A Near-Perfect Week

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

iShares National Muni Bond ETF

Invesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF

Invesco QQQ

During LSEG Lipper's fund-flows week that ended July 11, 2024, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets for the tenth week in 12, adding a net $6.5 billion. This past week, money market funds (+$4.3 billion), taxable bond funds (+$3.4 billion), tax-exempt bond funds (+$775 million), and alternative investments funds (+$640 million) attracted inflows. Equity funds (-$2.3 billion), mixed-assets funds (-$226 million), and commodities funds (-$37 million were the only groups to see outflows.

U.S. Weekly Fund Flows Insight Report: General U.S. Treasury ETFs Take In $1.4 Billion, Eleventh Consecutive Weekly Inflow

O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF

O'Shares US Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF

T Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Equity ETF

Bull vs. Bear is a weekly feature where the VettaFi writers' room takes opposite sides to debate controversial stocks, strategies, or market ideas — with plenty of discussion of ETF ideas to play either angle. For this edition, Nick Wodeshick and Nick Peters-Golden debate whether investors should begin allocating more portfolio space to small-caps.

Bull vs. Bear: Thinking Big on Small-Caps

With the S&P 500 on a seven-session winning streak and record high, these ETFs can be fruitful for investors.

S&P 500 Tops 5,600: ETFs in Focus

World Markets Watchlist: July 8, 2024

Economic indicators are released every week to provide insight into the overall health and performance of an economy. They serve as essential tools for policymakers, advisors, investors, and businesses because they allow them to make informed decisions regarding business strategies and financial markets.

Exploring Economic Indicators: June 2024 Employment

Prologis

Sixth Street Specialty Lending

Saving for retirement can be daunting, but investors can consider alternatives to the S&P 500 for potentially better returns and income. Sixth Street Specialty Lending offers a strong track record, high dividend yield, and attractive valuation for potential market-beating returns. Prologis, a global logistics REIT, provides solid growth potential, strong lease spreads, and development opportunities with the support of high liquidity.

Buy These Market-Beaters Offering Up To 9% Yield

Coca-Cola European Partners plc

Comcast

Darden Restaurants

Hershey

Interpublic Group of Companies

NextEra Energy

Starbucks

Sirius XM Holdings Inc

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

Essential Utilities

The bull run continues for SPY in June, with the ETF adding 3.53% to its year-to-date return. After 3 months of outperformance my watchlist posted a large loss last month, falling by 1.86%. The top 10 stocks on the watchlist for July 2024 offer a 3.58% dividend yield, more than double the S&P 500.

My Top 10 High-Yield Dividend Stocks For July 2024

BNY Mellon High Yield Beta ETF

iShares MSCI New Zealand ETF

Goldman Sachs Defensive Equity Etf

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Tema Global Royalties ETF

iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Jun ETF

Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 2 Yr to July 2026

Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 6 Mo Jan/Jul

Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr July

Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - July

Allianzim US Equity Buffer15 Uncapped Jul ETF

Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July

Innovator Nasdaq-100 10 Buffer ETF - Quarterly

TrueShares Quarterly Bear Hedge ETF

TrueShares Quarterly Bull Hedge ETF

SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF

This week opened with a deluge of 15 new ETFs on Monday, with only a single launch occurring after that. Perhaps the most notable of the debuts was the first buffer ETF from iShares.

This Week in ETFs: iShares Debuts Buffer ETF with 100% Protection

The S&P 500 kicked off the second half of the year with a new record high. The index is currently up 17.38% year to date and has recorded a new all-time high 34 times this year.

S&P 500 Snapshot: New Record High to Kick Off Second Half

Ares Capital

British American Tobacco

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund

Imperial Brands PLC

Altria

Blue Owl Capital Corp

Philip Morris

The S&P 500 currently yields just 1.2%, a level that may not be suitable for most income investors. In this article, I present 2 higher yielding stocks that are either reasonably valued or undervalued. Both carry strong balance sheets, pay well-covered dividends, and have plenty of capacity for growth.

I'm Locking 7-10% Yields In This Upside-Down Market

The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average (Dow), and Nasdaq Composite are all stock market indexes used to measure the performance of various aspects of the U.S. stock market. The indexes generally rise and fall together.

The S&P 500, Dow & Nasdaq Since Their 2000 Highs as of June 2024

News for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ETF (SPY)