The ETF industry reached a historic milestone with $1 trillion in net inflows by mid-June 2026, driven by strong investor demand and innovation. Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF (VOO) led growth, briefly surpassing $1 trillion in assets, helping Vanguard overtake BlackRock's iShares as the largest US ETF provider. Structural changes include VettaFi's acquisition of RAFI Indices, expanding its indexing capabilities. June also saw record ETF launches, including AI-driven products and thematic ETFs focused on social causes and high-profile companies like SpaceX. This momentum suggests continued rapid evolution in the ETF market through the rest of the year.
Leo Nelissen proposes a $1 million 'All-American' investment portfolio combining 50% in an S&P 500 ETF (VOO) with six leading U.S. stocks across finance, energy, agriculture, aerospace/defense, and consumer sectors. The portfolio aims to balance broa...
The S&P 500 index rose 1.7% last week, marking its best weekly gain in two months and closing just 1.7% below its all-time high set on June 2, 2026. Year-to-date, the S&P 500 is up 9.3%, while the S&P Equal Weight index has outperformed with a 12.2% ...
An analyst has upgraded the stance on US equities to a buy, targeting the S&P 500 to reach 7,787 by the end of the year. This optimism is driven by falling oil prices, transitory inflation, and weaker labor data, which reduce the likelihood of immine...
The S&P 500 closed June down 1.06%, maintaining a bullish quarterly pattern but showing signs of consolidation and potential reversal risk. Analyst Andrew McElroy remains skeptical about a sustained breakout above 7620 in Q3, expecting the index to e...
Wall Street ended the holiday-shortened week higher, driven by optimism over a potential Federal Reserve interest rate cut by year-end despite weaker-than-expected June jobs data. Technology stocks rebounded early in the week amid easing U.S.-Iran te...
