Commodity ETP Weekly – European equity rout and weak USD benefits gold
Highlights
Gold ETPs recorded US$552.1mn inflows last week, the largest weekly inflows ever.
Oil ETPs continue to record inflows as the commodity gave back all its recent gain.
Copper prices at an attractive level for bargain hunters.
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Gold ETPs recorded the largest daily and weekly inflows on record, as the European equity market sell-off, led by the banking sector, triggered a 7.3% price rally for gold.
Oil ETPs recorded inflows for the ninth consecutive week, as investors remain confident that oil prices will recover in the near term.
The copper price fell again below the US$4,500/ton mark last week resulting in bargain hunting by investors, increasing exposure to long copper ETPs.
Gold ETPs recorded US$552.1mn inflows last week, the largest weekly inflows ever. While European banks recovered slightly last Friday, the market sell-off during most of last week weighed on investors’ confidence towards the stability of the European financial system. As a result, the market pressure is rising for the European Central Bank to add more stimulus at its next meeting. Meanwhile the Federal Reserve chair Yellen’s testimony last week left investors on the sideline as her tone gave no fresh clues to whether the FOMC will continue to raise rates in March. Concern over the situation overseas and its potential impact on the US economy has reduced the probability of a rate hike in the US in 2016 to under 30%. The USD consequently fell nearly 1% over the past week, lending further support to gold. The safe haven asset played its role very well, surging to US$1,241/oz. last week. As a result, US$552mn flowed into gold ETPs, of which US$345mn occurred in one day.
Oil ETPs continue to record inflows as the commodity gave back all its recent gain. Last week saw net inflows of US$50mn into long oil ETPs while short oil ETPs saw US$8.5mn of inflows. US oil inventories are reported down 755,000 barrels for the first since early January. While better-than-expected, the decline in US oil inventories failed to support prices. Last week saw the price of Brent and WTI falling 13% and 17% respectively, as both monthly reports from the International Energy Agency and the Energy Information Administration reaffirmed the state of oversupply of the global oil market. According to both, there have been little fundamental changes to justify a solid price recovery with oil prices forecast to remain low this year. While there is no evidence of discussion among the OPEC cartel at the moment, the number of countries calling for talks is increasing and a rumour on a potential meeting could suffice to trigger a price rally in the short term.
Copper prices at an attractive level for bargain hunters. With Chinese markets being closed for the entire week last week for the New Year of the monkey celebrations, recent price momentum faded. Soft investor sentiment due to European banks rout weighed on copper price, down below the US$4,500/ton mark again, reviving some interest from bargain hunters. Long copper ETPs saw US$12.3mn inflows last week while short copper ETPs saw net outflows of US$1.4mn, indicating that sentiment towards the metal may be recovering as positive momentum towards metals and mining builds.
Key events to watch this week. Mario Draghi speech later today should provide further clues on whether the central bank will step in if the situation with European banks deteriorates. Investors will also be following January consumer price index for UK and the US while studying the latest FOMC minute to be released on Wednesday
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Anthony Ginsberg, VD för GinsGlobal Index Fund gick med Steve Darling från Proactive för att ge en översikt och uppdatering om Tech Megatrend ETF (T3KE). Ginsberg fördjupade sig i fondens globala räckvidd och strategiska tillvägagångssätt och lyfte fram dess utmärkande egenskaper, investeringsmetod i utvecklande tekniskt landskap och investeringsstrategi.
Tech Megatrend ETF utmärker sig för sitt globala fotavtryck och omfattar ett mångsidigt teknikriktmärke med cirka 60 % exponering mot den amerikanska marknaden och betydande allokeringar till Japan, Kina och Europa. Till skillnad från NASDAQ, som är starkt koncentrerad till ett fåtal stora teknikföretag, använder GinsGlobal Index Fund ett lika viktat tillvägagångssätt över sina 120 innehav, där inget enskilt innehav normalt överstiger 2 %.
Denna strategi gör det möjligt för fonden att fånga ett brett spektrum av teknikunderteman, inklusive digital underhållning, sociala medier, blockchain, elfordon, cybersäkerhet, artificiell intelligens och robotik. Ginsberg underströk fondens gynnsamma pris-till-vinst-förhållande, som för närvarande svävar runt 18 gånger, vilket tyder på att dess aktier inte är övervärderade jämfört med vissa marknadssegment. Han lyfte också fram potentialen för expansion bortom megabolagsbolag, understödd av positiva ekonomiska indikatorer i USA och möjligheten till lägre räntor, vilket kan båda gott för medel- och småbolagsaktier.
När det gäller förvärvstrender noterade Ginsberg det aktiva engagemanget från både stora och medelstora företag i fusioner och förvärv, med medelstora företag som representerar attraktiva mål som inte utlöser antitrustproblem.
Han diskuterade också de potentiella effekterna av en stark dollar och den amerikanska regeringens initiativ som syftar till att minska beroendet av utländsk teknologi, vilket kan stärka Nordamerikas konkurrenskraft och stimulera landningstrender. Sammanfattningsvis belyser Ginsbergs insikter det dynamiska landskapet inom tekniksektorn och den strategiska positioneringen av Tech Megatrend ETF inom den.
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Det betyder att det går att handla andelar i denna ETF genom de flesta svenska banker och Internetmäklare, till exempel DEGIRO, Nordnet, Aktieinvest och Avanza.
Amundi JPX Nikkei 400 UCITSETF Daily Hedged GBP (JPHG ETF) med ISIN LU1681039308, försöker följa JPX-Nikkei 400 (GBP Hedged) index. JPX-Nikkei 400 (GBP Hedged)-index spårar 400 japanska aktier. Aktierna väljs i huvudsak utifrån avkastning på eget kapital och ackumulerat rörelseresultat. Valutasäkrad till brittiska pund (GBP).
Den börshandlade fondens TER (total cost ratio) uppgår till 0,18 % p.a. Amundi JPX Nikkei 400 UCITSETF Daily Hedged GBP är den enda ETF som följer JPX-Nikkei 400 (GBP Hedged) index. Denna ETF replikerar resultatet för det underliggande indexet syntetiskt med en swap. Utdelningarna i ETFen ackumuleras och återinvesteras.
Amundi JPX Nikkei 400 UCITSETF Daily Hedged GBP är en mycket liten ETF med tillgångar på 3 miljoner euro under förvaltning. Denna ETF lanserades den 28 maj 2015 och har sin hemvist i Luxemburg.
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Amundi JPX Nikkei 400 UCITSETF Daily Hedged GBP strävar efter att så nära som möjligt replikera utvecklingen av utvecklingen för det yendenominerade JPX-Nikkei 400-indexet (återinvesterade nettoutdelningar), oavsett om trenden är stigande eller fallande och har en månatlig valutasäkring i GBP. Denna ETF gör det möjligt för investerare att dra nytta av en exponering mot ett urval av japanska aktier utvalda enligt kvantitativa kriterier och kvalitativa kriterier för bolagsstyrning, och viktade enligt deras börsvärde.