ETF of the Week

VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon discussed the Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (PFFD) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” Join us for our Midyear Market Outlook Symposium, where we’ll talk through recent market action and explore opportunities in asset classes, styles, factors, and themes going forward. Register now here: https://www.etftrends.com/webcasts/midyear-market-outlook-symposium-2025/?partnerref=trends_nav

VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon discussed the VanEck CLO ETF (CLOI) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” Collateralized Loan Obligations are a different kind of investment for a different kind of time, and we are in a different kind of time.   Join us for our Midyear Market Outlook Symposium, where we’ll talk through recent market action and explore opportunities in asset classes, styles, factors, and themes going forward. Register now here: https://www.etftrends.com/webcasts/midyear-market-outlook-symposium-2025/?partnerref=trends_nav

VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon discussed the Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF (GCOW) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” A strategy driven exchange traded fund that attempts to provide a continuous stream of income and capital appreciation over time by screening for companies with a high free cash flow yield and a high dividend yield. Join us for our Midyear Market Outlook Symposium, where we’ll talk through recent market action and explore opportunities in asset classes, styles, factors, and themes going forward. Register now here: https://www.etftrends.com/webcasts/midyear-market-outlook-symposium-2025/?partnerref=trends_nav

VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon discussed the FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund (QLV) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” Low volatility ETF strategies can allow for diversification opportunities across core allocations and have been one of the best performing factors during market contractions. Allocating to a quality, low-vol strategy could provide diversification for a traditional 60/40 portfolio while reducing standard deviation.  QLV invests in U.S. companies that display stability, financial strength, as well as quality characteristics while seeking to provide lower absolute volatility.  Join us for our Midyear Market Outlook Symposium, where we’ll talk through recent market action and explore opportunities in asset classes, styles, factors, and themes going forward. Register now here: https://www.etftrends.com/webcasts/midyear-market-outlook-symposium-2025/?partnerref=trends_nav

VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon discussed the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” The first half of 2022 proved painful for bonds in particular but with recession risk now top of mind for many advisors and investors, the dual benefit of recession hedge and cheaper price could make TLT an attractive fund.  Bonds have traditionally been a safe haven asset in times of recession and in the last week there has been nearly $800 million of net inflows into TLT.  With interest rate risk already priced in, the fund has an effective duration of 18.16 years.  Join us for our Midyear Market Outlook Symposium, where we’ll talk through recent market action and explore opportunities in asset classes, styles, factors, and themes going forward. Register now here: https://www.etftrends.com/webcasts/midyear-market-outlook-symposium-2025/?partnerref=trends_nav

VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon discussed the XTrackers S&P 500 ESG ETF (SNPE) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” SNPE provides exposure to the S&P 500 but through an environmental, social, and governance lens. The S&P 500 ESG Index that the fund seeks to track utilizes ESG factors and criteria for inclusion while excluding companies that don't have sufficient UN Global Compact scores or else participate in certain industries such as tobacco, controversial weapons, and thermal coal.  ESG is going to be a growing part of the investiong equation looking ahead both from a regulatory risk perspective as well as a climate risk perspective and SNPE seeks to provide performance while also reducing risk.  Join us for our Midyear Market Outlook Symposium, where we’ll talk through recent market action and explore opportunities in asset classes, styles, factors, and themes going forward. Register now here: https://www.etftrends.com/webcasts/midyear-market-outlook-symposium-2025/?partnerref=trends_nav

VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon discussed theKFA Mount Lucas Index Strategy ETF (KMLM) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” Alternatives have become an attractive option for many advisors and investors in an environment where both bonds and equities are challenged. Managed futures funds have offered returns during the prolonged period of market volatility and have become a popular option within alts.  KFA Funds, a KraneShares company, invests in futures contracts within commodities, currencies, and global fixed income.   KMLM offer possible hedges for equity, bond, and commodity risk and has demonstrated a negative correlation to both equities and bonds in bull and bear markets. Join us for our Midyear Market Outlook Symposium, where we’ll talk through recent market action and explore opportunities in asset classes, styles, factors, and themes going forward. Register now here: https://www.etftrends.com/webcasts/midyear-market-outlook-symposium-2025/?partnerref=trends_nav

VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon discussed the iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” The challenges that portfolios are facing this year in both equities and bonds have given rise to a growing interest in alternatives, and the uncorrelated benefits that managed futures can offer portfolios has caused an influx of interest and flows in the first half of the year.  Managed futures can provide both diversification opportunities as well as the potential for "crisis alpha" in their ability to seek out the pockets of opportunity during market dislocations. DBMF is an actively managed fund that seeks to replicate the performance of the 20 largest managed futures hedge funds at ETF fee prices.  Join us for our Midyear Market Outlook Symposium, where we’ll talk through recent market action and explore opportunities in asset classes, styles, factors, and themes going forward. Register now here: https://www.etftrends.com/webcasts/midyear-market-outlook-symposium-2025/?partnerref=trends_nav

VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon discussed the VanEck ChiNext ETF (CNXT) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” While the U.S. engages in a policy of fiscal tightening, China is easing, with the Shanghai Composite and CSI 300 both in a two-month rally that has resulted in a gain of 13%. While mainland markets have had challenges this year, the recovery and supportive fiscal policies have equated to outperformance compared to other emerging and developed markets.  CNXT tracks the ChiNext Index which is comprised of the 100 largest and most liquid securities listed on the ChiNext Market on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and invests in China A-shares, the stocks that trade in mainland China.  Join us for our Midyear Market Outlook Symposium, where we’ll talk through recent market action and explore opportunities in asset classes, styles, factors, and themes going forward. Register now here: https://www.etftrends.com/webcasts/midyear-market-outlook-symposium-2025/?partnerref=trends_nav

VettaFi’s vice chairman Tom Lydon discussed the Pacer Industrials and Logistics ETF (SHPP) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.” Since the onset of the pandemic in 2020, supply chains have experienced a supply and demand mismatch that has only been further exacerbated by the war in Ukraine and lockdowns in major port cities in China.  SHPP seeks to offer exposure to the companies that support and allow global supply chains to function. The fund has exposure to a broad swathe of supply chain related companies, from railways to domestic and international shipping companies such as FedEx. Join us for our Midyear Market Outlook Symposium, where we’ll talk through recent market action and explore opportunities in asset classes, styles, factors, and themes going forward. Register now here: https://www.etftrends.com/webcasts/midyear-market-outlook-symposium-2025/?partnerref=trends_nav