Tech Innovation Breeds Opportunities in Natural Resources

Artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and machine learning are just a few of the obvious tech innovations dominating the majority of investor attention spans these days. Along with the companies focused on these technologies, attention also diverts to those integral to meeting hardware demands, like semiconductor firms.

ETF Trends • Oct 13, 2025

Weak Jobs Numbers Won't Derail a Hot Economy. 3 ETFs to Buy.

Despite the job losses reported by ADP, the economic picture isn't so scary. Here are three ETFs that offer exposure to areas of growth, according to Sevens Report's Tom Essaye.

Barrons • Oct 1, 2025

Disruptive Theme of the Week: ETF Underdogs

It is always fun to root for the underdog. Who doesn't like a good Cinderella story?

ETF Trends • Aug 27, 2024

GUNR: Buy This Underfollowed Commodity ETF

GUNR ETF focuses on commodities in the natural resources industry, including both soft and hard commodities. The ETF invests in companies across energy, materials, metals, mining, and other sectors related to natural resources. Despite challenges and environmental concerns, natural resources remain essential for the global economy and development, with potential for growth in the commodities' supercycle.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 20, 2024

GUNR: Natural Resources In Play For 2024

FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund ETF is a good way to gain exposure to natural resources without directly investing in futures. The GUNR ETF is managed by Northern Trust's FlexShares and has a total net asset value of $6.74 billion. GUNR offers diversified exposure to global real assets and has delivered solid returns, making it worth considering for investors.

Seeking Alpha • Jan 11, 2024

Disruptive Tech Theme of the Week: Top Thematic ETF Flows 2023

To close out the year, I thought it would be interesting to see which thematic categories experienced the most inflows in 2023, demonstrating proverbially “where the puck was going.” This data, sourced from Bloomberg and VettaFi's internal data, is interesting because it does not necessarily align with performance.

ETF Trends • Dec 26, 2023

GUNR: An ETF For Value Investors Who Can See Past The Current Stock Market Noise

FlexShares Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources Index Fund ETF receives a Hold rating due to its undervalued, diversified, and high-quality nature. The ETF is relatively lower-risk compared to other equity segments and has the potential to perform well if the energy sector performs strongly. GUNR is a diversified ETF that invests in energy, basic materials, timber, agriculture, water, metals, and has a focus on upstream companies.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 24, 2023

VettaFi Voices On: The Nature of Value

Good Morning, VettaFi Voices! Growth has blown value out of the water in 2023. It's not even close. The Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) is up less than 1% year to date. Meanwhile, the Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG), the growth fund, is up 32%. That's a big difference, and clearly we're in a growth regime.

ETF Trends • Oct 20, 2023

GUNR: Decent Pick But Lacks Catalyst

Despite underperforming against its peers year-to-date, GUNR has seen significant inflows and offers a diversified portfolio with less than 30% of its total weight in its top 10 holdings. Over the longer term, GUNR has achieved greater risk-adjusted returns over its peers with greater tilt towards value stocks. GUNR has strong underlying fundamentals with positive market sentiment, however the weakening macroeconomic outlook may hurt its performance with falling commodities prices.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 19, 2023

ETF Prime: Lara Crigger Talks 2 Major ETF Trends in 2023

On this episode of ETF Prime, VettaFi's Lara Crigger discussed two of the biggest ETF trends in 2023 with host Nate Geraci.

ETF Trends • Jun 14, 2023