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In a notable contrast to last year, and perhaps somewhat unexpectedly, it's been tech names that have buoyed the S&P 500 amid the bank drama that roiled markets over the last few weeks.
ETFs focused on artificial intelligence are popular right now, but there's a wide gulf between ETFs that use AI to invest and ETFs that invest in companies that benefit from or work on AI technologies. Let's drill deeper into the difference between the two.
Finding the right tech ETF right now isn't the most straightforward task for investors and advisors as rates rise and recession looms, but there are tech subsectors with some interesting opportunities. Data sciences might be one, with database company MongoDB (MDB) skyrocketing behind positive earnings news.
There could be a sustained tech rally, per CNBC's Jim Cramer. Here's why.
Several of the top holdings within the Franklin Exponential Data ETF (XDAT) have recently announced new achievements or offerings, which should impact the actively managed Franklin Templeton fund. Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global provider of broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity services, recently launched FortiNDR, a new network detection and response offering that leverages powerful artificial [.
A strong first half saw more than 200 ETF launches.
The first half of 2021 brought a torrid pace of exchange traded funds debuts, with 200 rookie ETFs coming to market. As CFRA Research Director of ETF & Mutual Fund Research Todd Rosenbluth points out, more than a quarter of that tally, 51 funds to be precise, debuted in June alone.
On Thursday, Franklin Templeton announced the expansion of its thematic active ETF lineup with the addition of Franklin Exponential Data ETF (XDAT). XDAT seeks capital appreciation by investing in companies focused on or expected to benefit from the use of large data sets and/or the growth of data, including the creation, collection, cleaning, analyzing, storage, securing, transport, and/or [.