Let’s get this straight: I don’t want to bash any ETF issuer. I want to bash the idea that investors need to chase leverage – and that they need even more new tools to do that. In my experience, this phenomenon is what drives events like Thursday’s new launch from Direxion, a pioneer of issuing funds that help individual investors act more like traders. More News from Barchart For active traders, Direxion added to its line of leveraged and inverse tools this week, introducing four new 2x leveraged ETFs ...

However, it's crucial for advisors and investors to remember that direct gold exposure is not the only way that they can play off the metal momentum. There are many strategies one can use to hop on the gold train, but one that has been working especially well is to gain exposure to gold miners. Gold miners, more so than most other companies, stand to benefit from the significant price growth that gold has seen over the last few months. As price demand continues to soar, so will the revenue of the gold minin ...

Core Insights - KraneShares has launched a Single-Stock Levered ETF Suite, including the KraneShares 2X Long PDD Daily ETF (KPDD) and the KraneShares 2X Long BABA Daily ETF (KBAB) [1][5] - These ETFs aim to achieve daily investment results of 200% of the daily percentage change of PDD Holdings and Alibaba's US listings or ADRs [2][6] - PDD Holdings is the fourth-largest e-commerce retailer globally, with over 19 countries of operation and $50 billion in annual gross merchandise value in 2024, while Alibaba is the third-largest, with a diversified business model [3][4] Company Overview - PDD Holdings has reshaped global retail through its platform Temu, which surpassed Amazon in monthly active users [3][9] - Alibaba has seen positive stock momentum due to its Qwen2.5 series large language model and a partnership with Apple for AI integration in new iPhones [3][4] - Both companies have higher average historical annual revenue growth rates compared to US counterparts like Amazon [4][10] Investment Strategy - The Single-Stock Levered ETF Suite provides a way for bullish investors to gain leveraged exposure to leading companies in the China internet sector [5] - PDD and Alibaba are significant holdings in the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF, with weights of 6.51% and 12.45% respectively as of March 11, 2025 [4]