Rare Earth, Real Returns: This ETF Is Up Over 125% March 5, 2021
Whether its clean energy, consumer electronics, or national defense, rare earths may not get the limelight they deserve. Yet they are pivotal parts of our everyday lives, with opportunity abounding in ETFs like the
REMX seeks to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the MVIS Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index (MVREMXTR), which is intended to track the overall performance of companies involved in producing, refining, and recycling of rare earth and strategic metals and minerals. REMX offers investors the opportunity to participate in the rare earth metals arena, without as much of the risk presented when investing in individual rare earth stocks.
Surging Treasury yields are weighing on growth fare, including Tesla and the
ARK Innovation ETF (NYSEArca: ARKK), but this recent run of weakness could give way to opportunity with the electric vehicle maker and the famed exchange traded fund.
“Companies within ARKK include those that rely on or benefit from the development of new products or services, technological improvements and advancements in scientific research relating to the areas of DNA technologies (‘Genomic Revolution’), industrial innovation in energy, automation, and manufacturing (‘Industrial Innovation’), the increased use of shared technology, infrastructure and services (‘Next Generation Internet’), and technologies that make financial services more efficient (‘Fintech Innovation’),” according to ARK Invest.
Historically, gold is one of the premier inflation-fighting assets. Inflation fears are further reflected by a sharp rise in benchmark Treasury yields.
The BFOR ETF: Mid Cap Returns that Outperform the S&P 500 March 5, 2021
It’s often believed that quality comes at higher multiples, and that the thesis is even more true when considering smaller stocks, including mid caps. The
BFOR tracks the Barron’s 400 Index (B400), which takes 400 stocks from the broader MarketGrader U.S. Coverage Universe by using a methodology that selects components based on the strength of their fundamentals in growth, valuation, profitability, and cash flow, and then screens components for certain criteria regarding concentration, market capitalization, and liquidity.
For long-term investors, BFOR is a prime idea for mid cap exposure.