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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.

The S&P 500 gapped up 0.59% to start the trading day on Friday and continued to edge higher intraday to close out the first half of 2023 up about 16%. This run was led by Apple Inc AAPL, which crossed the $3 trillion market-cap level.

The SPY's 1H Rally: Will Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Tesla Continue Pull The Market Higher In 2H? - SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY)

The S&P 500 NYSE: SPY extended its summer rally after softer-than-expected PCE price data. The data is the latest in a string of good news that will help lift the market into mid-summer.

Rally Gains Momentum On Soft PCE Data

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF

iShares iBoxx High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF

Invesco National AMT-Free Municipal Bond ETF

Invesco QQQ

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares Short-Term National Muni Bond ETF

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

Rising concerns around future interest rate hikes, renewed global recessionary fears, and the possibility new restrictions on technology sales to China by U.S. firms led to mixed market returns during the fund-flows week. Equity ETFs witnessed net inflows for the second week in three, attracting a little less than $7.0 billion for the most recent fund-flows week. For the second week in a row, taxable bond funds (ex-ETFs) witnessed net outflows, while posting a 0.02% market gain on average for the fund-flows week.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Equity ETFs Attract Net Inflows While Conventional Equity Funds Suffer Redemptions

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETF

Taiwan ETFs are big beneficiaries of the AI boom and the semiconductor rally.

Here's Why This Country & Its ETFs Are Big Beneficiaries of AI Boom

This month, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY marked a milestone as it closed above the threshold that delineated its exit from the longest bear market since 1948.

How To Earn $500 A Month From SPY Stock - SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY)

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3x Shares

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

In the 22 instances since 1950 when this has happened, the median return of the broader market for the second half of the year is 8% with an 82% win ratio, per Fundstrat's data, as quoted on MarketWatch.

Is Wall Street Primed for Solid 2H Gains? ETFs in Focus

Equal-weighted ETF Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight has historically outperformed market cap-weighted ETF SPDR S&P 500 with a 1.03% higher average 1-year total return. RSP produced a higher average 1-year total return in 67.62% of the time frames analyzed, with most outperformance occurring in earlier timeframes or from earlier starting years. Despite market cap weighting's stronger returns from June 2010 to June 2020, equal weighting has a longer track record of stronger returns, making a rotation from SPY to RSP a potentially sound strategy.

Is The Traditional Cap-Weighted S&P 500 Index ETF Better Than Its Equal-Weighted Counterpart?

Neos S&P 500 High Income ETF

Investors flocked to broad equities in the last week as market volatility continues. The NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF (SPYI) that seeks to provide high income within the S&P 500 continues to garner attention as it crosses the $100 million AUM mark this week.

SPYI Crosses $100 Million As Investors Flood Into S&P 500

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

Schwab US TIPS ETF

WisdomTree Bloomberg Floating Rate Treasury Fund

The Bloomberg Municipal Bond Total Return Index (+0.33%) recorded its fourth straight weekly gain. Our fund-flows week kicked off on Thursday, June 15, with the weekly initial jobless claims data showing seasonally adjusted initial claims was 264,000. Exchange-traded equity funds recorded $12.1 billion in weekly net outflows, marking the second weekly outflow in three and third largest this year.

U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Sector-Financial/Banking ETFs Log Second Largest Weekly Inflow This Year

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund

iShares MSCI India ETF

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

Six of the eight indexes on our world watch list posted gains through June 26, 2023. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 finished in the top spot with a YTD gain of 25.31%.

World Markets Watchlist: June 26, 2023

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF

Invesco Dynamic Building & Construction ETF

iShares Residential Real Estate ETF

SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

Several key economic indicators are released every week to help provide insight into the overall health of the U.S. economy. Last week had a heavy focus on housing-related data that could impact home builders and residential real estate ETFs such as the Invesco Dynamic Building & Construction ETF (PKB), the iShares U.S.

It's the Economy That Matters: The Housing Market

American Tower

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

Realty Income Corp

Public Storage

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

I come from a private equity background and used to buy rental properties. But today, I mostly buy REITs. I explain why in three reasons.

Why I Ceased Buying Rental Properties To Buy REITs Instead

JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF

Amidst an exorbitant valuation, looming downside risks, and the compelling FOMC dot plot projection, the time has come to embrace the allure of short-term securities instead of SPY. Put and call volumes indicate a short-term reversal, highlighting potential market correction. Lack of insider buying activity suggests insiders view current market pricing as unattractive.

Breaking The SPY And Bonds Dilemma: The Case For MMF

The SP Funds S&P 500 Sharia Industry Exclusions ETF invests based on the S&P 500 Shariah Industry Exclusions Index. The SPDR® S&P 500 ETF, the world's largest ETF, invests based on the S&P 500 Index. This article reviews both ETFs, their respective index, and then compares the ETFs on risk, return, sectors and other important data points.

SPUS Vs. SPY: Sharia Screens Benefit Investors

State Street Global Advisors wants investors to trade “ETFs with confidence” at “the lowest possible trading costs,” said Vice President Kimberly Russell. See more: “SPY Is a Critical Part of the ETF Industry” At Exchange 2023, SSGA was celebrating the 30-year anniversary of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY).

NYSE's ETF Leaders: State Street's Kimberly Russell

Dividend-focused ETFs have underperformed the S&P 500 benchmark in terms of absolute average total return since 2004. Dividend ETFs such as SDY and VIG have shown lower volatility in returns compared to the S&P 500. International dividend ETFs, such as IDV, have consistently underperformed in comparison to their US counterparts.

Do Dividend ETFs Produce Better Total Return Compared To SPY?

ProShares S&P 500 Ex-Technology ETF

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

The S&P 500 Index is at high risk of a major pullback due to its heavy reliance on the technology sector and the market's lack of concern about a recession or inflation pressures. Removing technology exposure or reducing it can help investors avoid potential losses if the market experiences a downturn in the second half of 2023. Investors can use ETFs like SPXT and XLK to control their tech exposure and create alternate allocations within the S&P 500.

S&P 500 Could Slide To 3,000, SPXT An Escape Hatch

NightShares 500 1x/1.5x ETF

One way that investors are taking smarter risks is to leverage the night trading session to boost returns. The overnight trading session tends to contribute most of the returns, while the day session contributes most of the volatility.

Investors Can Leverage the Night to Take Smarter Risks

The bull market appears to be back with low volatility, the Fed pausing rate hikes, and AI outperforming the market. However, concerns remain, such as potential supply chain disruptions, inflation, and depleted pandemic savings. A long-dated strangle on SPY can be a good hedge against a volatility spike, while also keeping with the bull market trend.

SPY: Protect Against Surprises During The Bear To Bull Market Transition With This Strategy

Seven of the eight indexes on our world watch list posted gains through June 20, 2023. Nikkei 225 finished in the top spot with a YTD gain of 27.95%.

World Markets Watchlist: June 20, 2023

SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Economic indicators are released every week to help provide insight into the overall health of the U.S. economy. In this article, we examine three important indicators from the past week: consumer price index, producer price index, and retail sales.

It's the Economy That Matters: The Inflation Situation

American Homes 4 Rent

AvalonBay Communities

Equity Residential

Home Appreciation US REIT ETF

JPMorgan Chase & Co

Nuveen Short-Term REIT ETF

Housing supply constraints and high borrowing costs are pricing many potential buyers out of the single-family market, leading to increased demand for rental properties. Apartment REITs, particularly those exposed to growing markets, are well-positioned to benefit from this supply-demand imbalance and pass value along to investors. Investors can gain exposure to this opportunity through individual apartment REITs or ETFs focused on residential real estate, such as the Residential REIT ETF.

Apartment REITs: Gain From Housing Market Imbalances

The Fed Is Bluffing And Rates Are Likely Headed Lower: SPY Implications

This is a technical analysis article. We have an interesting divergence with the SPY triggering our proprietary Buy Signal, but Apple failing to do so. Apple is the ultimate market-like stock, but now it is not keeping up with the SPY because it is not considered an AI stock. That may change. Apple is still outperforming the SPY, as you can see on the chart below, so we like it and so do portfolio managers.

SPY Triggers Our Buy Signal, But Apple Does Not (Technical Analysis Upgrade)

The Meet Kevin Pricing Power ETF

The Meet Kevin Pricing Power ETF focuses on long-term capital appreciation by investing in U.S.-listed equity securities of innovative companies. The SPDR® S&P 500 ETF invests based on the widely followed S&P 500 Index, which mainly holds Large-Cap stocks. This article reviews and then compares the PP ETF against the SPY ETF based on holdings, risk, and return data.

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