ETF of the Week

ETF Trends’ CEO Tom Lydon discusses the Simplify Health Care ETF (PINK) on this week’s ETF of the Week podcast with Chuck Jaffe of the MoneyLife Show. PINK is an actively managed fund that provides thematic exposure to some of the fastest growing areas within the healthcare sector. The fund offers multi-cap exposure to companies in biotech, medtech, gene therapy, and others. Simplify donates all of its net profits from management of the fund to Susan G. Komen, a leader in the fight against breast cancer. 

ETF Trends' CEO Tom Lydon discusses the SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF (SRLN) on this week's ETF of the Week podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.  SRLN is an alternative fixed-income idea that can potentially help diversify a more traditional portfolio as well as enhace the possible yield generation while defending against rising interest rates.  Senior loans historically have performed better with greater income and less volatility compared to other fixed income asset classes.

ETF Trends' CEO Tom Lydon discusses the Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (ENFR) on this week's ETF of the Week podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.  The midstream energy sector could be positioned favorably for 2022 as both energy and midstream both tend to do well in inflationary times. ENFR seeks to track the performance of the Alerian Midstream Energy Select Index, an index comprised of North American midstream companies that include MLPs in the U.S. and Canada. 

ETF Trends' CEO Tom Lydon discusses the ALPS Sector Dividend Dogs ETF (SDOG) on this week's ETF of the Week podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.  SDOG has a high conviction tilt toward income with screening that is isolated at the sector level. The fund provides high dividend exposure by selecting the five highest yielding securities in all of the eleven GICS sectors except Real Estate and provides exposure to value. 

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the ETF of the Week: the Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation Hedge ETF (IVOL) IVOL is a first-of-its-kind ETF designed to hedge risk related to volatility within fixed income or increasing inflation expectations and is actively managed.

ETF Trends’ CEO Tom Lydon discusses the iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) on this week’s ETF of the Week podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. Treasury inflation-protected securities are a great option for fixed-income investors to hedge their portfolio against rising inflation.

The Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF seeks to hedge interest rate movements from increasing long-term interest rates. The fund also benefits from market stress when fixed income volatility increases, while still providing the potential for income.

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the ETF of the Week: ARK Transparency ETF (CTRU) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. The ARK Transparency ETF seeks to provide investment results that closely correspond, before fees and expenses, to the Transparency IndexTM (TRANSPCY), which is designed to track the stock price movements of the 100 most transparent companies in the world.

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the Columbia Multi-Sector Municipal Income ETF (MUST) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. MUST seeks investment results that, before fees and expenses, closely correspond to the performance of the Index. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in bonds and other debt instruments issued by or on behalf of state or local governmental units whose interests are exempted from US federal income tax.

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the KraneShares Global Carbon ETF (KRBN) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show. KRBN seeks to provide a total return that, before fees and expenses, exceeds that of the IHS Markit Global Carbon Index over a complete market cycle. The fund is benchmarked to IHS Markit’s Global Carbon Index, which offers broad coverage of cap-and-trade carbon allowances by tracking the most traded carbon credit futures contracts. The index introduces a new measure for hedging risk and going long the price of carbon while supporting responsible investing.