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Cannabis, metals, space and health care led ETF gains last week. WEED, CNBS, SIL, UFO, GDXJ, PLTM and OZEM outperformed despite tech weakness.
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Cannabis, metals, space and health care led ETF gains last week. WEED, CNBS, SIL, UFO, GDXJ, PLTM and OZEM outperformed despite tech weakness.

Accenture heads into Q1 earnings under pressure as bookings, guidance and AI investments take center stage.

Vanguard Information Technology ETF holds more stocks and commands larger assets under management than State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF. State Street's XLK has outperformed VGT over both the past year and five years.

Why search for a needle in a haystack when there's a better way?

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) is one of the most standard ETFs for investors who want growth and stability. The fund was launched in 2010 and offers a low 0.03% expense ratio for exposure to the most popular benchmark in the stock market. VOO hasn't been a bad investment with its annualized 14.8% return... Too Many People Pile In To VOO, and Should Look At These ETFs Instead.

Retiring on passive income from dividends is a great way to reduce sequence of returns risk. Many investors generate this income from a basket of high-yield CEFs and ETFs. However, this strategy comes with a lot of risks and shortcomings.

Retail investors are upbeat about the stock market's near-term prospects, despite lingering uncertainty around the Fed policy outlook.

Looking for broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on December 16, 1998.

The Federal Reserve will conclude its most contentious FOMC meeting of the year this afternoon, and the outcome has the potential to meaningfully sway markets. There is a real possibility this turns into a “sell the news” event, but if that happens, I also see several areas where investors may want to consider rotating.

XLK hits a multi-year streak, helped by semiconductor and software. ETFs like XSW and SMH may gain strength with strong growth outlooks.

With market tailwinds building and optimism returning, these top-ranked ETFs can help investors capture momentum safely.

ETF investors stuck with tech through a turbulent November.

State Street Investment Management (SSIM) has been the investment advisor for the Select Sector SPDR ETFs since 1998. It will now take over the distribution and marketing for these funds.

Stocks in the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) include Nvidia and Microsoft. These stocks now consume a large portion of the broader benchmark S&P 500 index.

XLK and other sector ETFs set to gain as expectations surge for a potential Federal Reserve rate cut in December.

Stocks were mainly higher at midday as Wall Street traded higher ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Investors are likely optimistic as markets enter what is typically the strongest stretch of the year for corporate sales.

Otis Worldwide Corp and Build-A-Bear Workshop offer attractive long-term dividend growth opportunities amid recent market pullbacks. OTIS remains fundamentally strong, with raised EPS guidance, aggressive share buybacks, and expectations for double-digit growth as economic headwinds dissipate. BBW impresses with robust year-over-year earnings growth, a debt-free balance sheet, ongoing share repurchases, and strategic expansion, supporting future dividend growth.

AAII survey confirms growing concern over concentration of mega-cap tech stocks in S&P 500. Sentiment improving but not confident.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--State Street Investment Management today announced share splits on five Select Sector SPDR ETFs. The splits will decrease the funds' share prices and increase the number of outstanding shares. The aggregate market value of shares outstanding will not be impacted. The share splits will apply to shareholders of record as of the market close on December 2, 2025 and are payable after market close on December 4, 2025. Shares will trade at their post-split price effective Dec.

As data center investment is set to surge and surpass oil spending, you may invest in ETFs like SMH as AI demand reshapes the digital economy.