Living In a Materials ETF World: Broad & Targeted Exposure

Materials are often viewed as a sleepy, cyclical corner of the market, but the artificial intelligence (AI) buildout is adding vim and vigor to the sector.

ETF Trends • Jul 24, 2026

SETM: Critical Materials Yes, But I'd Prefer Lower Prices

Sprott Critical Materials ETF has diversified, market-adapted exposure to global critical materials, with a current focus on copper, uranium, silver, and lithium. I see strong momentum in copper and silver, attractive valuation in lithium, but an overvaluation in uranium, leading to a strategic HOLD rating. SETM's annualized volatility is high (46%), as sector correlations amplify risk despite diversification;

Seeking Alpha • Jul 16, 2026

3 Rare-Earth ETFs That Help Investors Balance Exposure and Risk

It's not hard to see why investing in rare-earth metals is a long-term investment theme. Rare-earth metals are 17 metallic elements with unusual magnetic, optical, and conductive properties that make them indispensable to modern technology, including:

MarketBeat • Jul 12, 2026

Seven Sprott ETFs Tracking Nasdaq Indexes Will Add September and March Quarterly Rebalances

NEW YORK, July 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sprott Inc., today announced that the Nasdaq indexes tracked by several of its ETFs will add rebalances in September and March beginning September 21, 2026. The indexes will be rebalanced on a quarterly basis in March, June, September and December, with the semi-annual index reconstitution coinciding with the June and December rebalances.

GlobeNewsWire • Jul 8, 2026

Summer of Silver: The Case for Buying and Holding

Is now the time to consider hopping back into silver investing? Sure, the precious metal may tend to be a bit more volatile than gold, but it is certainly offering a compelling value proposition for the months to come.

ETF Trends • Jul 7, 2026

3 Critical Minerals ETFs Capturing the Reshoring Trade as China Tightens Export Controls

China's October 2025 expansion of rare earth export controls continues to ripple through equity markets eight months later.

24/7 Wall Street • Jul 6, 2026

SETM Is Up 27% YTD and 150% Over a Year. The S&P 500?

A friend forwards you a screenshot of an ETF chart with a number on it, and the number is 103%.

24/7 Wall Street • Jun 13, 2026

How China's Rare Earths Dominance Reshapes Defense Strategy

The global push, particularly in Western nations, towards advanced technology in the defense sector is amplifying the realization that critical supply chains run through China. For defense strategists, this reliance becomes a roadblock on the path to critical mineral independence.

ETF Trends • Jun 4, 2026

Clean Energy Growth Powers Critical Materials Momentum

Given how geopolitical risks and energy prices have rattled markets over the past few months, broad commodity allocations have offered an increasingly attractive value proposition as of late.

ETF Trends • May 27, 2026

Real Assets or Active ETFs? Where RIAs Allocate

Registered investment advisors did not pull back on exchange-traded funds in the first quarter of 2026. They kept adding them, according to AdvizorPro's Q1 2026 Quarterly RIA ETF Trends Report.

ETF Trends • May 26, 2026