BlackRock introduced the iShares Nasdaq 100 ETF (IQQ) on July 9, 2026, aiming to challenge the dominance of Invesco's QQQ fund by offering targeted exposure to Nasdaq-100 companies. IQQ competes alongside State Street's QNDX ETF, providing investors with more options focused on tech, consumer discretionary, healthcare, and industrial sectors. BlackRock is leveraging a competitive expense ratio, currently waived to 0.10%, to attract investors. While QQQ remains strong with a 33.98% one-year return and recent structural improvements, the new competition could drive innovation and offer investors more tailored portfolio choices, especially given the Nasdaq-100's exposure to growth areas like artificial intelligence.
AI hyperscalers have issued $220 billion in debt through August 10, vastly outpacing Treasury's $12.5 billion in the same period for 2025, offering investors alternatives to government bonds. Amazon's $25 billion bond sale priced at a premium over 30...
JPMorgan's Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ) underperforms other NASDAQ 100 covered call ETFs because it uses equity-linked notes (ELNs), which reduce transparency and tax efficiency. JEPQ's income is mostly taxed at ordinary rates, with only 5...
The US Treasury doubled its cap on long-term bond buybacks from $2 billion to $4 billion per operation, causing the 30-year Treasury yield to drop by 9 basis points temporarily. However, this yield decline reversed within a day. Treasury Secretary Be...
