ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the ProShares Long Online/Short Stores ETF (CLIX) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

CLIX is founded on the premise that the brick-and-mortar retail industry will wither under pressure from online shopping. The fund provides 100% long exposure to online retailers and 50% short exposure to traditional in-store retailers. 

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the Nationwide Risk-Managed Income ETF (NUSI) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

NUSI is actively managed portfolio of stocks included in the Nasdaq-100 Index and an options collar. Per index rules, the fund only invests in the top 100 largest by market cap, nonfinancial stocks listed on NASDAQ. A collar strategy involves selling or writing call options and buying put options, thus generating income to hedge some downside risk. The strategy seeks to generate high current income on a monthly basis from any dividends received from the underlying stock and the option premiums retained.

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the IQ MacKay Shields Municipal Intermediate (MMIT) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

MMIT seeks current income exempt from federal income tax. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in investment-grade municipal bonds and will also seek to enhance total return potential through its subadvisor’s active management approach.

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF (USMC) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

A strategic beta solution that seeks enhanced stability with exposure to the largest companies in the United States. The Principal U.S. Mega-Cap Multi-Factor Index ETF goes beyond traditional cap-weighted approaches to provide market-like returns with reduced volatility.

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

The ETF offers exposure to the consumer staples sector, making it an appealing option for investors looking to implement a sector rotation strategy or tilt exposure towards corners of the U.S. market that may perform well during a downturn. XLP offers impressive liquidity, cost efficiency, and depth of exposure, making it one of the best ETF options for playing the consumer staples sector.

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the Pacer TrendPilot US Bond ETF (PTBD) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

The Pacer Trendpilot US Bond ETF seeks to track the total return performance, before fees and expenses, of the Pacer Trendpilot US Bond Index.

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

The iShares 20 plus Year Treasury Bond ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. Treasury bonds with remaining maturities greater than twenty years.

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the Fundamental Income Net Lease Real Estate ETF (NETL) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

The NETLease Corporate Real Estate ETF seeks to track the performance before fees and expenses of the Fundamental Income Net Lease Real Estate Index. NETL seeks to provide investors access to sustainable income with predictable growth through investments in Net Lease REITs. Net Lease REITs are a segment of the real estate sector that focus on leasing properties to single tenants under net leases wherein the tenants are responsible for the payment of most, if not all, operating expenses including property taxes, insurance and maintenance.

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

The SPDR Portfolio Large Cap ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the Russell 1000 Index. 2017-10-16: Formerly known as SPDR Russell 1000 ETF.

ETF Trends CEO Tom Lydon discussed the ETFMG Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF (BDRY) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe on the MoneyLife Show.

The Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF seeks to provide investors with exposure to the daily change in the price of dry bulk freight futures, before expenses and liabilities of the Fund, by tracking the performance of a portfolio consisting of a three-month strip of the nearest calendar quarter of futures contracts on specified indexes that measure rates for shipping dry bulk freight.