iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL)
After hours:
| Previous close | 157.08 |
| Open | 158.20 |
| Bid | 151.01 x 1100 |
| Ask | 160.50 x 2200 |
| Day's range | 157.90 - 159.49 |
| 52-week range | 122.22 - 166.24 |
| Volume | |
| Avg. volume | 1,562,607 |
| Net assets | 42.78B |
| NAV | 159.07 |
| PE ratio (TTM) | 23.45 |
| Yield | 1.11% |
| YTD daily total return | 8.34% |
| Beta (5Y monthly) | 1.06 |
| Expense ratio (net) | 0.15% |
| Inception date | 2013-07-16 |
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Equity market will grow regardless of rate cuts: Strategist
US equities (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) appear uneasy, trading lower ahead of Tuesday's market open as economic data in the form of the ISM's manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index) came out hotter-than-expected. Markets are also abuzz with high anticipation for Friday's jobs data for the month of March. With the macro backdrop uncertain for the second quarter, some investors may be looking for new entry points to balance their portfolios. BlackRock Americas iShares Investment Strategy Head Gargi Chaudhuri joins Yahoo Finance to break down what to expect with the upcoming jobs data, taking a look at the Federal Reserve's potential policy decisions for late 2024, and gives insight into the economic backdrop investors should be considering. In terms of whether or not the equity market can do well regardless of interest rate cuts, Chaudhuri states: "Looking at healthcare, looking at tech, looking at communication services, those areas of the market that have stable earnings growth, looking at something like our QUAL ticker has done well in regimes off lower interest rates and higher interest rates. And that's very much an earnings growth story. So to the extent that AI still remains something that we are focused on and we expect that to be the case, to the extent that there is free cash flow that can be put back into research and development, that allows for that earnings growth to remain pretty consistent and I think that can allow quality parts of the market to do well." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Morning Brief. Editor's note: This article was written by Nicholas Jacobino
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Top ETF trends heading into 2024
With the Federal Reserve signaling rate cuts in 2024, a potential Santa Claus rally on tap, tax-loss harvesting activity, and positioning for the new year, there is a lot of money moving around the market right now. Some of that money is going into ETFs, with a space that has seen inflows surge recently. ETF Think Tank Director of Research Cinthia Murphy joins Yahoo Finance Live to explain some of the trends driving money into ETFs. Some of the trends she is seeing are investors "looking for a little quality, look for economic moat" and "things like your free cash flow companies, your cash cows, or shareholder yield ETFs." Watch the video above hear which ETFs Murphy says are benefiting from these trends. For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Yahoo Finance Live.
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2023 is the year for fixed-income ETFs: Expert
U.S.-listed ETFs saw a net inflow of just over $200 billion in the first half of 2023, while fixed-income ETFs gathered 49% of new money in the first half of the year. Todd Rosenbluth, VettaFi Head of Research, joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the success of fixed-income ETFs and how investors can benefit.
