In the Margins

Infrastructure ETFs up on Clinton, Trump promises

September 29, 2016

By MarketWatch

Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump have called for massive investments in infrastructure, advocating that hundreds of billions of dollars be allocated to repairing and upgrading U.S. infrastructure. The prospect of massive demand has resulted in a huge boom for exchange-traded products that track infrastructure-related stocks. Every fund in the space—which are global, rather than solely focused on the U.S.—has doubled the performance of the S&P 500 this year. Read the original story from MarketWatch.

 

 

Most Read

10 Things
10 Things...to know about BDCs

Congress created business development companies in 1980 to support job growth and help emerging companies raise funds. As of 2023, there were 139 BDCs with $312 ...

Top of the Agenda - Succession
Vanguard nominates two, as two hit retirement

The Vanguard board expects to add two new independent directors in early 2025 to fill seats that will be vacated when two long-serving independents retire. The ...