Risky Investments and Stock Market

exchange-traded funds: Here are six charts that show how skeptical investors still are, according to Bloomberg. Seeking Safety Four of the five most popular exchange-traded funds this year are ones purporting to offer less risky investments than the stock market at large, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. From flows to exchange-traded funds to levels of short interest and valuations for defensive stocks, bearish sentiment rules. Among them is the iShares MSCI Minimum Volatility ETF, which has garnered $4.7 billion in cash, more than any other fund. Buyers Go Missing The only type of investor buying stocks this year has been the companies that issued them, according to Bank of America Corp. That compares with its three-year total flow of $7.6 billion. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.