Hot Reads: SEC Delays Another Bitcoin ETF Ruling

Plus, how a quant rebalance hit a BlackRock ETF hard.

ETF.com
Jul 15, 2021
Edited by: etf.com Staff
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SEC Further Delays WisdomTree Bitcoin ETF Decision (Coindesk)
WisdomTree joins VanEck and First Trust as the industry waits for U.S. regulators to decide whether crypto can underlie ETFs.

 

A Momentum ETF's Badly Timed Rebalance (FA Magazine) 
A comeback by megacap growth stocks and the stalling of the value trade hit the $15.3 billion iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (MTUM) hard.

 

Your Investment Portfolio May Be Acting Weird (Axios)
Stocks and bonds have been positively correlated since May, reducing the benefits of diversification.

 

Is The 'Inflation Is Transitory' Narrative Dead? (Capital Spectator)
Dig into the noisy CPI print this week for clues.

 

How Benchmarks Keep Pension Stakeholders In The Dark (Institutional Investor)
The self-constructed yardsticks used by U.S. public pensions are often conflicted.

 

Al Gore Warns Greenwashing May Stop The Climate Fight In Its Tracks (Financial Advisor)
The former vice president’s firm argues that marketing hype could hobble the transition to a carbon-free economy.

 

Buying Mortgage-Backed Securities Is Boomer Stimulus (The Reformed Broker)
Should the Fed withdraw from mortgage bond buying?

 

Does Dividend Investing Really Work? (Validea)
The problem is that investor enthusiasm for it significantly exceeds its actual value.

 

What Investors Can Expect For The Rest Of 2021 (Morningstar)
The market is currently trading at a 4% premium, but certain sectors are still undervalued.

 

The Fed’s Role In Dismantling Capitalism (Advisor Perspectives)
Money can flow to nonproductive uses when rates are too low.