Key Takeaways HIW's Sun Belt office assets gain as tenants return and leasing rebounds. Q1 2025 net effective rents rose 20% above the prior five-quarter average. 62.8% pre-leased pipeline could add $40M to incremental annual NOI.Highwoods Properties (HIW) shares have rallied 14.5% in the past three months compared with the industry’s rise of 5.5%.The company’s portfolio of premier office properties in high-growth Sun Belt markets is well-poised to capitalize on tenants’ growing preference for office spac ...

NEW YORK, July 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces that a lawsuit has been filed against Organon & Co. (NYSE: OGN) and certain of the Company’s senior executives for potential violations of the federal securities laws. If you invested in Organon you are encouraged to obtain additional information by visiting https://www.bfalaw.com/cases-investigations/organon-co-class-action. Investors have until July 22, 2025, to ask the Court to be appointed to lea ...

As my followers well know, I advise investors to construct and hold a well-diversified portfolio built on a foundation of a high-quality, low-cost S&P500 ETF and to overweight the technology sector. Some argue that the S&P500 is already highly exposedMichael Fitzsimmons is a retired electronics engineer and avid investor. He advises investors to construct a well-diversified portfolio built on a core foundation of a high-quality low-cost S&P500 fund. For investors who can tolerate short-term risks, he advise ...

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Energy ETFs category of the market, the First Trust Natural Gas ETF (FCG) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 05/08/2007.What Are Smart Beta ETFs?The ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.Market cap weighted indexes work great for investors who believe in market efficiency. They provide a low-cost, convenien ...

Core Insights - The Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF (SPHQ) is a smart beta ETF launched on December 6, 2005, designed to provide broad exposure to the large-cap blend category of the market [1] Fund Overview - SPHQ is managed by Invesco and has accumulated over $14.16 billion in assets, making it one of the largest ETFs in its category [5] - The ETF aims to match the performance of the S&P 500 Quality Index, which tracks stocks in the S&P 500 with the highest quality scores based on return on equity, accruals ratio, and financial leverage ratio [5] Cost Structure - The annual operating expenses for SPHQ are 0.15%, positioning it as one of the cheaper options in the ETF space [6] - The fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.05% [6] Sector Exposure and Holdings - The Information Technology sector represents 24.6% of the portfolio, followed by Industrials and Financials [7] - Visa Inc accounts for approximately 5.88% of the fund's total assets, with the top 10 holdings making up about 48.04% of total assets under management [8] Performance Metrics - As of July 14, 2025, SPHQ has increased by approximately 6.76% year-to-date and around 12% over the past year [10] - The fund has traded between $59.24 and $72.11 in the last 52 weeks, with a beta of 0.92 and a standard deviation of 15.97% over the trailing three-year period, indicating medium risk [10] Alternatives - Other ETFs in the same space include iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG), with assets of $32.48 billion and $92.92 billion respectively [12] - DGRO has an expense ratio of 0.08% and VIG has an expense ratio of 0.05% [12]

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Group 1 - Hull Tactical US ETF (BATS: HTUS) is an actively managed ETF launched on June 24, 2015, aimed at long-term capital appreciation [1] - HTUS has a 12-month dividend yield of 16.83% and a 30-day SEC yield of 0.78% [1] - The investing group led by Fred Piard focuses on quality dividend stocks and companies at the forefront of tech innovation, providing various market risk indicators and investment strategies [1] Group 2 - Fred Piard, PhD, has over 30 years of experience in technology and has been investing in data-driven systematic strategies since 2010 [1]

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Group 1 - The analyst expresses a structural bullish outlook on the Business Development Company (BDC) sector but maintains a bearish stance on venture-capital related vehicles [1] Group 2 - Roberts Berzins has over a decade of experience in financial management, focusing on helping top-tier corporates with financial strategies and large-scale financings [2] - Berzins has contributed to institutionalizing the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) framework in Latvia to enhance liquidity in pan-Baltic capital markets [2] - His policy-level work includes developing national State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) financing guidelines and frameworks for channeling private capital into affordable housing [2] - Berzins holds a CFA Charter and an ESG investing certificate, and has experience with the Chicago Board of Trade [2]