s&p 500

This list provides a menu of great choices for investors creating a new portfolio from scratch or wanting to add active or niche funds to their existing holdings. We began searching for the best SPDR ETFs with a complete list of the company’s more than 140 funds. Next, we considered options that would be appropriate for…

The S&P 500 declined for the fifth consecutive day on recession fears. The benchmark dropped 3.6% over the past week, marking the longest losing streak since Oct 12. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY Quick QuoteSPY - Free Report) , the proxy version of the S&P 500 Index, has plunged about 3.5% last week in the…

On the ASX, the SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (ASX: SPY) and BetaShares Australia Top 20 Equity Yield Max Fund (Managed Fund) ETF (ASX: YMAX) are two ASX ETFs worthy of closer inspection. What the SPDR SPY ETF does for investors The SPDR SPY ETF is the oldest ETF in the world and provides exposure to the 500 largest US-listed shares. These 500…

Some traders love trading ranges. And the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) may be forming one. A stock is in a trading range when there is clear resistance at the top of the range and clears support at the bottom. Traders profit by selling close to the top and buying close to the bottom. Resistance is a large group of sellers…

The S&P 500 is off about 19.1% this year (as of Dec 8, 2022). The year, so far, has been caught up with high inflationary pressure across the world due to supply-chain issues, the Russia-Ukraine war, high energy prices, a commodity super-cycle, a super-hawkish Fed, rising rates across the globe as central banks have…

Image source: Getty Images Leading exchange-traded fund (ETF) iShares S&P 500 ETF (ASX: IVV) recently went through a stock split. Blackrock decided to do a stock split with the iShares S&P 500 ETF – it’s a 15:1 stock split, which is why the unit price has gone from close to $600 to around $40. The ETF returned to normal trading on a…

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded lower by 1.8% on Tuesday after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell changed his tune on the outlook for U.S. inflation. What Happened? In testimony to the Senate, Powell said he will no longer be using the term “transitory” to describe the environment of elevated U.S. inflation. Related…

It looks like the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) could make a big move soon. It has reached an important level and when this happens, a new trend typically forms. Traders consider support and resistance levels. They can profit when they can identify them. Support is a large concentration of buyers who are looking to pay…

Over the past few decades, many institutional and retail investors have increasingly turned to passive ETFs because they cater to a more hands-off approach. Additionally they offer lower costs, transparency, flexibility and are tax efficient. SPDR S&P 500 ETF is one such ETF on many investors’ radar. But, is…

Scott Olson/Getty Images News Preamble Now that we have been told officially that inflation is on the rise, I'm sure that some investors are turning to the SPDR S&P 500 Trust (SPY) in the hope that stocks will rise at least as much as inflation. The US is by no means alone in experiencing an upward trend in the cost of the things we buy…