s&p 500

Here are the key points to compare between potential S&P 500 ETFs before you invest. Expense Ratios Both passively managed and active ETFs exist—but S&P 500 ETFs are passively managed by definition. In addition, S&P 500 ETFs are among the largest ETFs by assets with some of the biggest trading volumes in the…

The world is moving faster by the day. Not just technological change…but the speed in which industry peers find ways to beat their competitors. This makes buy and hold investing more difficult than ever as stocks that once looked fundamentally promising can sour quickly and become a drain on your portfolio. This calls out for each of us to…

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY gapped down 1.26% to open Thursday’s trading session after the U.S. Labor Department released data showing initial jobless claims ticked lower last week.The Federal Reserve has been attempting to slow the economy with a series of sharp rate hikes, with a goal to hamper inflation down to 2%. Although consumer…

While most investors are focused on Tuesday's CPI inflation report and Wednesday's Federal Reserve interest rate decision, Wall Street analysts say earnings growth, or lack thereof, may be the biggest risk to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY in 2023.Earnings Pressures: New notes from analysts at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs suggest S&P…

In the last trading session, Wall Street was extremely upbeat. Among the top ETFs, SPY rose 2.6%, DIA advanced about 2.9% while QQQ moved 2.4% higher on the day.Two more specialized ETFs are worth noting as both saw trading volume that was far outside of normal. In fact, both these funds experienced volume levels that were more than double their…

Australian and ASX-listed ETFs like the iShares IVV ETF (ASX: IVV) are gaining more attention than ever because of how easy they make it for investors to get exposure to the International shares sector. Here’s a quick review of the IVV ETF. What does the IVV ETF do for a diversified portfolio? The iShares IVV ETF provides investors with exposure…

Overall, ETFs pulled in $8.5 billion capital in the week ended Nov 9, pushing year-to-date inflows to $574.4 billion. U.S. equity ETFs led the way higher with $5.2 billion in inflows, closely followed by $1.8 billion in U.S. fixed-income ETFs and $708 million in international equity ETFs, per etf.com.As such, SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY,…

Source: Funtap / Shutterstock As far as market metrics are concerned, there are a number of ways investors benchmark their returns. Among the most important benchmarks continues to be the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY), an exchange-traded fund that tracks the S&P 500 Index.…

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY traded lower Friday after the U.S. Labor Department reported a 7.4% increase in the producer price index in the month of November, outpacing economist expectations.The PPI climbed 0.3% compared to October, exceeding the 0.2% monthly increase economists had expected. The 7.4% year-over-year growth in November is…

Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) popped up about 5% higher at one point on Thursday to reach a $100 billion market cap for the first time in history. Intraday, the stock was holding much of its gains in defiance to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) which was pulled back about 0.8%. The stock was also reacting bullishly to a…