Royal Caribbean Cruises

Delta Air Lines

Marriott

Hilton Worldwide Holdings

Carnival

United Continental Hlds

Norwegian Cruise Line

Southwest Airlines

Host Hotels & Resorts

American Airlines

Defiance Hotel Airline and Cruise ETF

CRUZ tracks a modified market-cap-weighted index that gives global exposure to the airline, hotel and cruise industries.

Amplify Travel Tech ETF

Advisorshares Hotel ETF

Kelly Strategic Hotel & Lodging Sector ETF

US Global Jets ETF

ALPS Global Travel Beneficiaries ETF

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

Last week, I discussed the consumer discretionary sector making a big comeback in 2023 despite the overall market focus on innovation-oriented sectors like technology and communications services. Part of that has to do with softer second-half retail outlooks already priced into analyst and investor expectations.

Travel Demand Returns, What ETF to Land On?

SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

Invesco QQQ

Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETF

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF

Hi, VettaFi Voices! I was thinking today we could discuss sectors (beyond technology, as we just discussed that sector recently) this week.

VettaFi Voices On: What the Major Sectors Are Doing

For investors seeking momentum, Defiance Hotel, Airline, and Cruise ETF CRUZ is probably on radar. The fund just hit a 52-week high and is up 58.6% from its 52-week low price of $13.87/share.

Travel ETF (CRUZ) Hits New 52-Week High

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF

VanEck Mortgage REIT Income ETF

Global X MSCI Nigeria ETF

iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF

SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

SPDR S&P Transportation ETF

June was an impressive month for Wall Street. The three major indexes posted decent gains.

Top-Performing ETF Areas of June

VanEck Vectors Digital Transformation ETF

ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF

Wall Street is on track to end the second quarter on a positive note. The Nasdaq Composite Index has outperformed, gaining 10.9% since the start of April, while the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones are up 6.6% and 2%, respectively.

5 Top-Performing Sector ETFs of Q2

Apple

Advisorshares Restaurant ETF

Home Depot

iShares Evolved U.S. Discretionary Spending ETF

McDonald's

NextEra Energy

Urban Outfitters

Reaves Utilities ETF

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Sun's out! Find out how to make your ETF portfolio sizzle this summer with our guide to the hottest sectors.

5 Hot Sector ETFs & Stocks to Play for Summer Season

As the world adjusts to the new normal, "revenge travel" is set to revolutionize the tourism industry.

Play "Revenge Travel" with These ETFs

Direxion Daily Travel & Vacation Bull 2X Shares

After the Covid-19 pandemic froze the travel industry in its tracks, the summer of 2023 shows a hopeful resurgence of the travel sector.

Time for Travel ETFs As Summer Travel Season Kicks Off?

This summer travel season could be one for the record books, especially at airports, which are bracing for a flood of flyers.

5 ETF Gateways for This Memorial Day

Invesco Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment ETF

The leisure industry is continuing its recovery with the ebbing pandemic. Play these ETFs to tap the upcoming boom.

Time for Leisure & Travel ETFs?

CRUZ: A Great Destination For Playing The Long-Term Recovery In Global Travel.

CRUZ: A Great Destination For Playing The Long-Term Recovery In Global Travel

Despite volatility and chaos in markets in March, travel ETFs have largely held onto their year-to-date gains. Travel ETFs have been supported by strong demand for leisure travel couples with higher prices.

Travel ETFs Hold On To Strong YTD Returns

Travel ETFs' market-beating returns may not last if rate hikes hurt leisure spending.

Time to Get AWAY? Take a CRUZ?

Defiance Next Gen H2 ETF

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

Defiance Quantum ETF

Invesco Solar ETF

Sylvia Jablonski explains why she remains bullish on tech innovation.

Why Defiance ETFs CEO Hasn't Backed Down on Thematic ETFs

Bull vs. Bear is a weekly feature where the VettaFi writers' room takes opposite sides for a debate on controversial stocks, strategies, or market ideas — with plenty of discussion of ETF ideas to play either angle. For this edition of Bull vs.

Bull vs. Bear: Can Travel Stocks Take Flight?

Investors can look to travel industry and green hydrogen sector-related thematic ETFs to help enhance their portfolios with potential growth opportunities ahead. In the recent webcast, A Tale of Two Themes: Green Hydrogen and Travel, Sylvia Jablonski, CEO and CIO of Defiance ETFs, highlighted the rebound in the tourism and travel industries.

Thematic ETFs to Tap Into Potential Growth Opportunities Ahead

Funds focused on pandemic-battered hotels and airlines are beating the market.

Travel ETFs Rebound as Holiday Treks Return

Thematic strategies allow investors to access targeted segments of the broader marketplace, providing opportunities to focus on growing trends and cater their portfolios to areas of conviction.

A Tale of Two Themes: Green Hydrogen and Travel

JetBlue Airways

These top airline stocks to buy are expected to soar, all thanks to a busy holiday season. Over Thanksgiving break, an estimated 55 million people were expected to travel, according to AAA.

7 Airline Stocks Investors Should Put on Their Christmas Lists

Global X Funds - Global X E-commerce ETF

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary ETF

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples ETF

First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF 

First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund

First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund

Amplify Online Retail ETF

iShares Evolved U.S. Consumer Staples ETF

First Trust S-Network E-Commerce ETF

iShares U.S. Consumer Services ETF

iShares U.S. Consumer Goods ETF

iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF

Proshares Online Retail ETF

Invesco Dynamic Food & Beverage ETF

Invesco DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETF

Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples ETF

 Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Discretionary ETF

Invesco DWA Consumer Staples Momentum ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF

VanEck Vectors Retail ETF

iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

40% of the online merchandise for U.S. retailers is on sale as we enter Black Friday week of 2022. The average percent discount in November is 36.3%; this has come down from the YTD levels of 37.6% and is significantly below the pre-pandemic levels.

U.S. Retailers Ramp Up Black Friday Deals

With travel restrictions lifted and more people comfortably taking public transportation again, a higher number of Americans are gearing up for Thanksgiving travel this time.

ETFs to Ride High With Busiest Thanksgiving Travel

American Express

Amplify Mobile Payments ETF

American Express Company (AXP) reported its third-quarter 2022 earnings of $2.47 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.42.

American Express' Upbeat Earnings Likely to Boost These ETFs

Travel during the upcoming holiday season is expected to rebound greatly despite high inflation, both in the cruise and airlines sector.

Time to Buy Leisure & Travel ETFs?

Despite inflation remaining at decades-high levels, the travel industry has continued to see strong demand. Travel spending was roughly at 2019 levels in July, which marked the fourth consecutive month that spending was at, or above, 2019 levels, according to the U.S. Travel Association.

Gain Exposure to the Travel Industry With JRNY and CRUZ

Travel during this Labor Day holiday weekend is expected to rebound to pre-pandemic levels and set new records.

News for Defiance Hotel Airline and Cruise ETF ETF (CRUZ)