ETFs

The SEC's pilot program will create an uneven pricing structure that could post a problem for some ETFs.

Core ETFs still gained the bulk of inflows, but some factor-driven and sector-focused funds have joined the rarified rank of ETFs that pulled in more than $1 billion so far this year.

Is the indicator a bellwether on the downside?

Real Estate Investment Trusts have suffered over the past year, thanks to rising interest rates, ending a seven-year rally, but there are still pockets of strength.

Maybe they’ve been liking them too much.

On an aggregate level, assets in so-called “smart beta” ETFs are much larger than those in active, leveraged and inverse ETFs. But the picture is more nuanced when broken down by asset class.

Treasury Bond ETFs hauled in over $6 billion in April, the biggest inflows since January 2016.

Wrapping target-date strategies inside an ETF hasn't worked. But some ETFs do target an investors' risk profile—for a fee.

Trying to mimic the performance of the S&P 500 leaves you overexposed to overvalued companies, and underexposed to undervalued ones.