Global X Millennials Consumer ETF (MILN)

When the Halloween decorations go away, holiday shopping begins. Each year consumers continue to surprise us with enthusiastic spending despite inflationary pressure.

Global X Millennials Consumer ETF targets U.S.-listed companies catering to millennials, focusing on key spending categories. MILN is heavily weighted in consumer discretionary and has a good aggregate cash flow growth rate. MILN looks sounder than some thematic ETFs, but its average performance and high volatility make it uncompelling.

Americans are expected to shell out $25.8 billion on Valentine's Day this year, an average of $185.81 per person. Investors seeking to capitalize on the splurge should invest in consumer discretionary and retail ETFs.

With 44 million borrowers collectively owing about $1.7 trillion in student debt, the resumption of repayment is set to curb discretionary spending by debt-burdened consumers. With Retail ETFs set to take a beating, look into other ETF areas that might be affected.

Over the past few quarters, different narratives have emerged about consumer spending — it's up, it's down, it's growing but at a slower pace — with differing results on a month-to-month, year-over-year, or quarterly basis. For investors, the important trends aren't always easy to quantify, especially with so many moving parts.

VettaFi's associate director of research, Roxanna Islam, appeared on TD Ameritrade's The Watch List program Wednesday to discuss consumer spending data and consumer discretionary ETFs. Despite inflation dominating the news, U.S.

While consumer spending data has cooled, the retail consumer still remains relatively resilient — especially when it comes to higher-end, discretionary items that have strong brand recognition.

With the holidays fast approaching, Millennials will be one of the prime demographics who will influence this year's shopping trends, which could bolster funds that focus on them. “YPulse survey data for North America found 11% of Gen Z and Millennial shoppers were starting their holiday purchasing in September this year vs.

The stock has significant weighting in thematic ETFs tied to everything from media to cloud computing.

Tracking millennial consumer trends can present investors with an opportunity to capitalize on targeted growth in the broader retail sector. It's an interesting consumer demographic to track that also adds a technological bent to the retail mix.

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Social media and millennials can certainly go hand in hand, which opens up opportunities in 2022 for a pair of Global X exchange traded funds (ETFs). Instagram noted the forthcoming trends that could shape social media influence on millennials in 2022.

MILN is a ~$220 million fund tracking the Indxx Millennials Thematic Index. MILN has delivered sterling returns since inception.

'ZGEN' hopes to capture the companies favored by the latest generation entering adulthood.

Millennials are likely to inherit as much as $68 trillion from their parents, per a CNBC article. Some sectors and investing areas should benefit from such massive inheritance.

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