ETF Securities Weekly Flows Analysis – Investors took record contrarian positions as the US dollar rallied
Investors cast doubt on US Dollar rally as they place US$99mn in short USD long EUR ETPs.
2017 will likely continue to benefit cyclical and alternative ETPs such as copper and robotics as tail risks decline in the US.
Headwinds continue for oil and gold ETPs as oil prices remain near 6 month high while gold heads towards its lowest level in 2016.
After a 1% rally in the US Dollar, investors bet against the greenback. US Federal Reserve (Fed) governors surprised the market last week by increasing their expectations of rate hikes next year to three from two previously in their so-called ‘dot plots’. Their first rate increase in a year was well anticipated however. The European Central Bank (ECB), on the other hand, continues to diverge with the Fed, extending its bond-buying program to December 2017 and reducing the amount to buy per month from €80bn to €60bn from April next year. The surprising change in the Fed’s dot plot and policy divergence between the central banks sent the US dollar 1% higher against the Euro and 0.7% higher against the Sterling last week. ETP investors appear to think the move is overdone and placed US$99mn into short USD, long EUR ETPs and sold US$10mn out of long USD, short EUR ETPs.
We expect 2017 to benefit both cyclical and alternative assets. Investors have been piling into industrial metals ETPs, adding US$246mn inflows since February 2016 while robotics and cybersecurity ETPs recorded US$127mn and US$47mn inflows respectively this year. 2017 will likely see a large rotation in investors’ portfolio allocation as US and EU monetary policies diverge further, US treasury yields surge, while a strong US dollar weighs on gold despite the populist threat underpinning demand for the haven asset. We see cyclical assets such as base metals or alternative assets as the next year’s winners (albeit after a short-term correction).
Profit taking from oil ETPs continue as oil remains nears 6-month high. As mentioned in our blog, The mirage of deep oil production cuts, we believe market’s optimism following the OPEC meeting at the end of November is overdone. After rising 5.3% on average earlier this month following the meeting, oil prices jumped above the upper end of our range (US$55/bbl.) in the wake of Saudi Arabia’s announcement earlier last week about potentially cutting production further. While non-OPEC countries have also reduced production, we believe oil prices will pull back as investors acknowledge the gap between the OPEC’s promises and the numbers that will be published in the next oil report. The likelihood for US tight oil to turn on the tap again will add further pressure to oil prices.
Gold close to ending year where it started. Gold ETPs saw US$76.8mn of outflows as its price slipped further. With the Fed unwilling to let inflation rise further, the yellow metal tumbled 2.7% last week and is likely to see further downward pressure next year as the Fed implements a more aggressive rate policy which lead to US dollar appreciation. While political uncertainty remains elevated in Europe with the Brexit and the upcoming elections in the Netherlands, France and Germany, we believe the USD will continue to be a heavier driver of the gold price.
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Timmer och skogar är garanter för att mildra klimatförändringarna och en naturlig träkälla. Skogarna täcker stora landområden, utgör en oumbärlig åtgärd för att minska koldioxidutsläppen och är de främsta producenterna av syre. Det finns även börshandlade fonder för den som vill investera i skogen.
Detta ger möjligheter för företag som äger skog eller är inblandade i skogsskötseln. Träförädlingsindustrin är också en del av denna trend, liksom börsnoterade skogsfonder i form av REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts). Dessa företag kan användas för att skapa ett index.
I den här investeringsguiden hittar du alla ETFer som gör att du kan investera i skogen. För närvarande finns det ett index tillgängligt spårat av två olika ETFer som båda har en årlig förvaltningskostnad på 0,65 procent.
Skogs-ETFer i jämförelse
När man väljer en ETF för skogsbruk bör man överväga flera andra faktorer utöver metodiken för det underliggande indexet och prestanda för en ETF. För bättre jämförelse hittar du en lista över alla skogs-ETFer med detaljer om namn, kortnamn, kostnad, utdelningspolicy, hemvist och replikeringsmetod. För ytterligare information om respektive börshandlad fond klicka på kortnamnet för att ta del av allt vi skrivit om dessa.
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iShares Global Timber & Forestry UCITSETF IE00B27YCF74
Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health UCITSETFDist GBP (EDOG ETF) med ISIN IE00BLR6QC17, försöker följa indexet Solactive Telemedicine & Digital Health. Solactive Telemedicine & Digital Health-index spårar företag över hela världen som är verksamma inom området telemedicin och digital hälsa.
Den börshandlade fondens TER (total cost ratio) uppgår till 0,68 % p.a. Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health UCITSETFDist GBP är den billigaste ETF som följer Solactive Telemedicine & Digital Health-index. ETFen replikerar det underliggande indexets prestanda genom fullständig replikering (köper alla indexbeståndsdelar). Utdelningarna i ETFen delas ut till investerarna (halvårsvis).
Global X Telemedicine & Digital Health UCITSETFDist GBP är en mycket liten ETF med tillgångar på 0 miljoner euro under förvaltning. Denna ETF lanserades den 17 december 2020 och har sin hemvist i Irland.
Skäl att överväga EDOG
Hög tillväxtpotential: Den globala telemedicinmarknaden ökade med 35 % från 2019 till 2020 och översteg 55 miljarder dollar. Prognoser tyder på att marknaden kan nå nästan 300 miljarder dollar år 2028 (Källa: ”Telemedicine Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Component” Grand View Research, februari 2021).
Strukturella medvindar: Under 2019 saknade uppskattningsvis hälften av världens befolkning nödvändig hälsovård. När mer underbetjänade marknader får tillgång till bredband erbjuder telemedicin stora möjligheter att överbrygga klyftan (Källa: World Economic Forum).
Nya konsumentinställningar: Pandemin ökade antagandet av digitala hälsotjänster, med många vänder sig till telemedicin för första gången, vilket påskyndade temats räckvidd.
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Do Only Good Every Day
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