Active ETF Scorecard: Dollar Weakness and Commodity Strength Keep Emerging Markets in the Lead
Active ETF investors continue to see emerging market strategies lead the opportunity set this week
Active ETF investors continue to see emerging market strategies lead the opportunity set this week
Active ETF investors continue to see emerging market strategies lead the opportunity set this week
The part of the market worth watching most carefully in the coming weeks is guidance. Companies that delivered strong Q1 results but pulled their full-year forecasts are a yellow flag.
The part of the market worth watching most carefully in the coming weeks is guidance. Companies that delivered strong Q1 results but pulled their full-year forecasts are a yellow flag.
The Strait of Hormuz is open today. Whether it remains so through the second half of the year depends on negotiations that, by multiple accounts, are fragile.
The Strait of Hormuz is open today. Whether it remains so through the second half of the year depends on negotiations that, by multiple accounts, are fragile.
Global equity and commodity strategies dominate this week's scorecard
Global equity and commodity strategies dominate this week's scorecard
The broader lesson from the Hormuz episode isn't that investors should be trading oil volatility — it's that energy exposure is not monolithic.
The broader lesson from the Hormuz episode isn't that investors should be trading oil volatility — it's that energy exposure is not monolithic.
Equity markets outside the United States continue to capture investor attention in early 2026, with a weakening dollar
Equity markets outside the United States continue to capture investor attention in early 2026, with a weakening dollar
"Set-it-and-forget-it" investing made a lot of sense when the S&P 500 was genuinely diversified across industries and sectors. That description is harder to defend today.
"Set-it-and-forget-it" investing made a lot of sense when the S&P 500 was genuinely diversified across industries and sectors. That description is harder to defend today.
Oil remained higher due to geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East, while gold and silver remained under pressure for the rolling month.
Oil remained higher due to geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East, while gold and silver remained under pressure for the rolling month.
A 5% pullback isn't a crisis. But it is an opportunity — and a reminder. Portfolios that have drifted through two years of strong equity returns are probably holding more risk than their owners realize.
A 5% pullback isn't a crisis. But it is an opportunity — and a reminder. Portfolios that have drifted through two years of strong equity returns are probably holding more risk than their owners realize.
Oil remained higher due to the conflict in the Middle East, while gold and silver remained under presure for the rolling month.
Oil remained higher due to the conflict in the Middle East, while gold and silver remained under presure for the rolling month.
Money market funds served their purpose. They protected capital during a period of aggressive Fed tightening and delivered real income when bonds were struggling. But that chapter is closing.
Money market funds served their purpose. They protected capital during a period of aggressive Fed tightening and delivered real income when bonds were struggling. But that chapter is closing.
Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran — and the risk to the Strait of Hormuz — have pushed energy back to the center of the macro conversation
Escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran — and the risk to the Strait of Hormuz — have pushed energy back to the center of the macro conversation
Oil continued to push higher, while gold and silver gave away previous gains and turned red for the rolling month.
Oil continued to push higher, while gold and silver gave away previous gains and turned red for the rolling month.
Here's the real risk heading into 2026: inertia. A lot of investors built up significant cash positions over the past two years, and those positions are going to earn meaningfully less as the year progresses.
Here's the real risk heading into 2026: inertia. A lot of investors built up significant cash positions over the past two years, and those positions are going to earn meaningfully less as the year progresses.
Across inflation hedging, energy tilts, cash positioning, and defensive rotation — advisors are making real decisions right now.
Across inflation hedging, energy tilts, cash positioning, and defensive rotation — advisors are making real decisions right now.
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