The Global X Cybersecurity ETF (NASDAQ:BUG) has had a rough year. For a thematic ETF built around an exploding threat, that’s disappointing. But here’s the thing: cybersecurity stocks aren’t struggling because the thesis is…
Blockchain investing has always presented a dilemma: buy individual mining stocks and risk catastrophic losses, or spread exposure across an ETF and sacrifice some upside. The Global X Blockchain ETF (NASDAQ:BKCH) made that choice…
The Invesco Senior Loan ETF (NYSEARCA:BKLN) generates income by investing in floating-rate senior secured loans made to below-investment-grade companies, typically rated single-B. These loans sit at the top of a borrower’s capital structure with…
The Volatility Shares 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:BITX) has plunged roughly 50% in 2025, tracking Bitcoin’s descent from over $105,000 in November to around $87,469 today. While Bitcoin dropped about 17% from its peak,…
The ProShares Ultra Bitcoin ETF (NYSEARCA:BITU) launched in April 2024 promising twice Bitcoin’s daily return. That sounded appealing when Bitcoin climbed toward $105,000 in November 2025. But as Bitcoin fell below $88,000, BITU investors…
Bitcoin has tumbled roughly 25% from its November 2025 peak of $116,410, now trading around $87,300. For the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:BITO), the damage has been far worse. The fund has plunged approximately…
When a large-cap ETF with zero fees climbs 40% in eight months, investors notice. The BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:BKLC) surged from $94 per share in early April 2025 to…
Middle-market lending has shifted from bank balance sheets to specialized investment vehicles, creating opportunity for income investors willing to accept credit risk and volatility. VanEck BDC Income ETF (NYSEARCA:BIZD) packages that exposure into a…
Bitcoin’s retreat from its November 2025 peak above $107,000 to around $87,300 creates a question for investors who believe in the cryptocurrency’s long-term trajectory: is this the moment to gain exposure before a potential…
The iShares AI Innovation and Tech Active ETF (NYSEARCA:BAI) launched in October 2024 to capture the entire AI infrastructure buildout in one actively managed package. With $8 billion in assets and a 0.55% expense…
The Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:AVEM) delivered a 35% return in 2025, outperforming Vanguard’s largest funds and signaling emerging markets might finally be having their moment. With $15.1 billion in assets and concentrated…
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While investors obsessed over the S&P 500 and Bitcoin (NASDAQ:BTC) in 2025, a quiet fund with just $11 billion in assets delivered a 39% return that left both in the dust. The Avantis International…
The First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF (NYSEARCA:AIRR) delivered a 30% return in 2025, nearly doubling the S&P 500’s 16% gain. The fund’s concentrated bet on small and mid-cap industrial companies positioned it…
The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLRE) has spent 2025 in the penalty box and looks poised to close the year… exactly where it started. That underperformance may be setting up a contrarian…
ALPS Clean Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:ACES) has surged 30% year-to-date through, nearly doubling the S&P 500’s 16% gain. But context matters: ACES remains down 49% over five years, trading around $33.60 versus its 2020 peak…
The Global X MSCI Argentina ETF (NYSEARCA:ARGT) has delivered a 233% gain over the past five years, riding optimism around President Javier Milei’s radical economic reforms. But recent performance tells a different story. After…
The YieldMax AMD Option Income Strategy ETF (NYSEARCA:AMDY) has captured investor attention with its extraordinary 101.88% distribution rate as of December 17, 2025. This isn’t a traditional dividend ETF – AMDY generates income by…
The Schwab U.S. REIT ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHH) has spent the last year treading water, down roughly 2% while investors waited for interest rates to cooperate. With the 10-year Treasury hovering around 4.2% in mid-December and…
The iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF (NASDAQ:ACWX) has had an incredible 2025, despite excluding all US companies from its portfolio. After years of trailing domestic equities, international stocks have shown renewed strength in…
