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Top Performing Leveraged/Inverse ETFs: 07/26/2026
These were last week’s top performing leveraged and inverse ETFs. Note that because of leverage, these kinds of funds can move quickly. Always do your homework.
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FDIF: An All-In-One ETF Solution for Disruption
In a market environment fraught with sticky inflation, rapid AI integration, and shifting geopolitical landscapes, growth strategies are being tested. Investors seeking exposure to the next generation of industry leader…
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VettaFi’s Murphy Wins Bloomberg’s ETF IQ Challenge
VettaFi Director of Research Cinthia Murphy appeared on Bloomberg’s ETF IQ to participate in this week’s addition of “IQ Test,” answering questions about market trends and new ETFs.
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Ireland’s GDP grows 3.9% in second quarter after first quarter drop
As anticipated in our last global economic outlook, elections around the world have driven notable policy changes that altered the trajectories of inflation, borrowing costs, currency values, and trade and capital flows…
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Sweden’s GDP grows 1.4% in second quarter
At the end of the second quarter of 2025, the general government gross debt to GDP ratio in the euro area (EA20) stood at 88.2%, increasing when compared with 87.7% at the end of the first quarter of 2025. In the EU, th…
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Beyond Money Markets: Unlock Premium Yields With CLO ETFs
In the current macroeconomic landscape marked by higher-for-longer interest rates, investors looking to optimize their short-term capital allocations may want to consider collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) as a high…
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Leaning Into Growth, Wisely
Lean into growth, but diversify. That was an interesting midyear market call I heard this week, and one that rang slightly surprising — and, yet, not surprising at all.
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Why is the Bank of England expected to keep rates unchanged?
The Bank of England is expected to leave its Bank Rate at 3.75% on Thursday, July 30 — but for the 1.8 million UK homeowners due to remortgage in 2026, the rate decision itself may not be the number that matters most. A…
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Australia Q2 CPI undershoots forecasts, easing some pressure on RBA
The AUD and Australian rate futures will be sensitive to any upside surprise in the trimmed mean, which is the measure the RBA watches most closely for policy signals. All three banks broadly agree that the annual trimm…
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Municipal Bond Juice Still Worth the Squeeze
Without the support of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, it’s been a lethargic year in terms of performance by municipal bonds and the related ETFs, but that doesn’t mean advisors and fixed income investors should ignor…
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VettaFi’s Murphy Talks ETF Strategies & AI Bottlenecks on Bloomberg
VettaFi Director of Research Cinthia Murphy appeared on Bloomberg ETF IQ to discuss ETF market growth, equal-weight strategies, and AI bottlenecks.
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Financial Sector ETF Hits Record High on Fintech Gains
Shares of the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) touched a fresh all-time high Tuesday. That gain is part of a broader shift in the market. Money has moved out of high-flying tech names and into more tr…
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Gold Can Shine Again and in a Big Way
Gold prices slumped mightily since the start of the war in Iran, putting a dent in one of its most intense bull markets in recent memory. However, some experts believe the yellow metal will eventually resume its bullish…
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What’s Behind the Huge Flows Into Derivative-Based ETFs?
Derivative-based ETFs are pushing half a trillion in AUM right now, as investors have flocked to the growing category. Amid that rising interest in recent years, however, other investors may have questions. What is incl…
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Covered Call ETFs 2.0: Smarter Income, Better Outcomes
Following historic inflows, momentum in the covered call ETF market continues unabated. Yet first-generation buy-write products were often viewed somewhat narrowly as high-yield income vehicles built on sacrificing equi…
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Treasury Yield Nears 5% as Fed Shifts Course
A 30-year U.S. Treasury yield near 5% is rare. It has appeared on only a handful of trading days over the past decade, according to Thornburg Investment Management. Long-end yields have closed in the high-4% range or hi…
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US consumer confidence eases in July
Easing gas prices are making Americans feel better about their personal finances and the economy in June, but consumer sentiment remains at historically low levels amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to …
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US goods trade deficit contracts less than expected in June
This article provides an integrated summary of recent changes in output, consumer prices, employment, and household finances. It highlights movements in the economic data during the first half of 2025 and into the summe…
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Midstream/MLPs Deliver Durable Free Cash Flow
For over five years, Midstream MLPs and corporations have stood out for their robust free cash flow (FCF) generation, supporting reliable dividend growth and share buybacks. In 2026, midstream MLPs continue to generate …
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Spain’s unemployment rate falls to 9.87% in Q2, lowest in 18 years
July 28 (Reuters) – Spain’s unemployment rate fell back below 10% in the second quarter of 2026, reaching its lowest level since 2008 even as the labour force rose to a record high, data from the National Statistics…
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RBA’s Bullock keeps door open to more rate hikes as inflation risks persist
Despite a recent pick-up in inflation, the RBA says some of the increase in inflation was due to temporary factors.
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Irish consumer sentiment slips in July on cost-of-living concerns
The Financial Times points out that, on the campaign trail last year, Donald Trump vowed to “immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One”. Yet, since his return to the White House in January, inflation has remain…
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VIDEO: ETF of the Week: JCPB
On this episode of the “ETF of the Week” podcast, VettaFi’s Head of Research, Todd Rosenbluth, discussed the JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF (JCPB) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life. The pair discussed several topics related t…
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Active ETFs Raise the Bar for Advisor Diligence
Active ETFs are giving advisors more choices than ever, and more homework to go with them. Issuers launched 953 active strategies in 2025, accounting for 84% of all new ETFs that year, and the momentum has carried into …