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One US value fund returned 68% with Micron at 22.5%. The median returned 22%
In the 12 months through Tuesday, September 22, iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF VLUE returned 67.8%, against a 22.0% median for US Value Screen funds and 7.6% for Russell 1000 Growth.
3 hours agoVLUE−0.51%
Energy ETFs returned 43% this year. Two refiners pulled even with the majors
Energy (Broad) ETFs such as XLE have returned 42.9% year to date through September 2026, with a refining boom matching Exxon and Chevron inside cap-weighted funds.
3 hours agoXLE+1.05%
Cash-flow quality returned 42% while QUAL returned 17%
Sep 22, 2026VFLO−0.50%
US multifactor funds ran 30 points apart
Sep 21, 2026VFMF−0.72%
Defense & Aerospace ETFs nearly doubled in three years. September's losses came from different names
Sep 21, 2026ITA+0.44%
After the hike, $183 billion of Treasuries go to auction
Sep 20, 2026IEF−1.14%
ITA fell with Boeing, SHLD rose with Palantir last week
Sep 20, 2026SPY−0.62%
Solar funds fall 3% after the Fed hike. The 1,137 MW of PPAs pay from 2029
Sep 20, 2026TAN−2.29%
Hedged Japan funds rose 0.7% as the yen fell; VGK dropped 1.8%
Sep 20, 2026EWJ−1.58%
Korea's 3.9% drop split two kinds of emerging-markets fund
Sep 20, 2026EWY−3.13%
Gold futures gained 0.36% this week as mining stocks fell 1.7%
Sep 20, 2026GLDM−1.69%
October WTI settled at $100.30 as Yanbu halted loadings
Sep 20, 2026XLE+1.05%
Agriculture funds fell 2.9% while Teucrium's soybean fund rose 0.7%
Sep 20, 2026PDBA+0.19%
The Fed hiked. The 30-year yield fell 1 basis point
Sep 19, 2026TLT−1.74%
The 10-year is back at 5.01%. Listed REIT funds fell 2%
Sep 19, 2026VNQ−1.92%
Health care's 1.8% week was four large caps, not a biotech rally
Sep 19, 2026XLV−0.88%
Grayscale's Zcash ETF rose 24.7%, then announced a 3-for-1 split
Sep 19, 2026IBIT−2.35%
AMD and Micron lifted chip funds. Equipment still lost the week
Sep 19, 2026SMH−1.21%
Cybersecurity paid for tech's week. The AI funds did not
Sep 19, 2026CIBR+1.23%
Financials drop 2.4% after the Fed's first hike since 2023 and a Bank of America fee warning
Sep 19, 2026XLF−0.12%
The 2-year yield rose 13 basis points after the Fed hike. Long Treasuries still gained
Sep 19, 2026TLT−1.74%
Cybersecurity's week was Monday. Chip funds needed four more days
Sep 18, 2026SMH−1.21%
Spot crypto ETFs added Solana and XRP. Bitcoin still holds the money
Sep 18, 2026IBIT−2.35%
CFTC staff won't recommend enforcement if apps market an exchange and take a cut
Sep 17, 2026BITQ−1.46%
Two AI funds share 8% of their weight and sit 28 points apart
Sep 16, 2026AIQ−0.94%
Von der Leyen puts a €1 billion-a-day China deficit and a minerals buyer on the table
Sep 16, 2026EZU−1.50%
Health care ETFs spent 2026 between a 28% biotech rally and a 16% device slide
Sep 14, 2026XLV−0.88%
The Fed meets Wednesday with an 85% chance of the first hike since 2023
Sep 13, 2026SHY−0.25%
Unhedged Japan funds rose 0.3% on the yen; VGK fell 1.9% after the ECB hike
Sep 13, 2026EWJ−1.58%
Korea funds gained 94% this year. China internet funds lost 28%
Sep 13, 2026KWEB−1.91%
Gold futures fell 1.5% as a 4.96% 10-year outweighed $100 oil
Sep 13, 2026GLD−1.67%
WTI settled at $100.05 as the IEA said August drained 95 million barrels
Sep 13, 2026USO+2.46%
GSCI funds gained 4.7% as USDA's larger soybean crop hit grain ETFs
Sep 13, 2026GSG+0.93%
The bond market hiked before the Fed
Sep 13, 2026TLT−1.74%
Equity REIT funds fell 1.3%. VanEck's mortgage REIT fund hit a 52-week low
Sep 12, 2026VNQ−1.92%
Bitcoin ETFs lost $463 million. ARKB accounted for half
Sep 12, 2026ARKB−2.33%
Software funds fall 2.9% as application names are marked down
Sep 12, 2026IGV+1.32%
Extending from bills stopped paying after the 2-year yield rose 26 basis points
Sep 12, 2026SGOV+0.01%
Crude rose 9.4% this week. The energy-stock fund rose 1.7%
Sep 11, 2026XLE+1.05%
Roblox is reported to let creators ship games as separate apps on mobile, PC and consoles
Sep 11, 2026METV−1.31%
Disruptive innovation ETFs share a label, not a portfolio
Sep 11, 2026ARKK−1.79%
Infrastructure ETFs diverged nine points in September
Sep 9, 2026GRID−1.48%
Friday's CPI tests Waller's hold against a 58.4% September hike bet
Sep 6, 2026SPY−0.62%
National muni ETFs lost 0.86% last week against 0.29% for similar-duration Treasuries
Sep 5, 2026TLT−1.74%
Unhedged Japan rose 2.5% on the yen; Europe funds slipped
Sep 5, 2026FXY−0.46%
Wheat funds fell 5.4% as GSCI baskets rose 4.3%
Sep 5, 2026WEAT−1.14%
Two $160 billion EM funds are 11 percentage points apart. Korea is why
Sep 5, 2026MCHI−1.83%
September's $2.74 billion CMBS wall is half of August's, with more already in special servicing
Sep 5, 2026VNQ−1.92%
Miners rose 11% as bitcoin ETFs gained 3% and Solana funds slipped
Sep 5, 2026IBIT−2.35%
Gold is 20% off its high as industrial miners gain 27.8% in 2026
Sep 5, 2026GDX−3.74%