# ishares (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ishares. Page: Feed: --- ## [Adding More Equities](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/adding-more-equities) _2026-08-20 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ I added it yesterday, and it is lower today and still up a lot year-to-date, but ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) is very attractive relative to the S&P 500 still in my view, and I am very underweight stocks in my model portfolio. I am reducing Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (VGSH) a bit more too. The trades: Sell 50 VGSH at $58.14 Buy 50 SMDV at $77.11 The updated model… ## [Equity ETF Swap](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/equity-etf-swap-1) _2026-08-19 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ While I remain extremely bearish on stocks, I am adding ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) back at a higher price than where I exited it on June 24th. I bought RSP then, which has gone up a lot more, but I turned that into ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL), which has done even better. Today, I am exiting NOBL and adding SMDV back, spending a little cash too. The… ## [Trimming This TIPS ETF](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/trimming-this-tips-etf) _2026-08-19 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ I hold a tremendous amount of the model portfolio in TIPS, and I am taking a profit on this one, the PIMCO 15+ Year TIPS ETF (LTPZ) that I added to recently. The trade: Sell 15 LTPZ at $48.40 The updated model portfolio: ## [Trimming This One](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/trimming-this-one) _2026-08-18 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ I am very low in the model portfolio in equity ETFs, but I am trimming ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) at a profit. The trade: Sell 30 NOBL at $58.39 The updated model portfolio: ## [Buying a Bit More Before Big Auction](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/buying-a-bit-more-before-big-auction) _2026-08-17 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ It's already quite large (my largest position in the model portfolio), but I am boosting PIMCO 15+ Year US TIPS ETF (LTPZ) before the auction this week. The yield of the 30-Year TIPS is over 3% now (and this is before inflation!). I am also boosting iShares TIPS (TIP) a bit too. The trades: Buy 20 LTPZ at $47.18 Buy 25 TIP at $106.78 The updated model portfolio: ## [Huge Fidelity Is Tiny in ETFs](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/huge-fidelity-is-tiny-in-etfs) _2026-08-15 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ The news was kind of bad this week again (retail sales slumped), but the market advanced again to a new all-time high for the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000. Interestingly, the NASDAQ-100 and the Technology sector did not. Last week, I discussed how AI investment management can make us all rich. A Look at the Market The S&P 500 has returned 14.5% with dividends included, and the price is up 13.9%… ## [Trimming Treasuries](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/trimming-treasuries) _2026-08-14 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ Perhaps rates are high and are coming down, but I have lots of exposure through TIPS. I am trimming Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (VGSH). The trade: Sell 75 VGSH at $58.17 The updated model portfolio: ## [Why I Support Abdul El-Sayed's Candidacy for U.S. Senator](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/why-i-support-abdul-el-sayed-s-candidacy-for-u-s-senator) _2026-08-13 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ Despite substantial opposition and a relative lack of funding, Abdul El-Sayed surprised the nation with a narrow win on August 4th in Michigan's Democratic Party Primary over Haley Stevens and will run in November against Republican Mike Rogers for Senator. His 743K votes represented 48.5% of the total votes. Michigan has 8.38 million registered voters, according to the Michigan Voter Information… ## [Just Let AI Do Your Investing for You](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/just-let-ai-do-your-investing-for-you) _2026-08-08 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ The news was kind of bad this week (economy not adding many jobs), but the market soared to a new all-time high for the S&P 500, the Russell 2000 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Interestingly, the NASDAQ-100 and the Technology sector did not. Last week, I shared a review of July for the 88 ETFs that I track. A Look at the Market The S&P 500 has returned 14.0% with dividends included, and the… ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/w9f2zgN7HUAI) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [AI Investment Management: Be Careful](https://www.alanbrochstein.com/post/ai-investment-management-be-careful) _2026-08-07 · Alan J. Brochstein · Alan Brochstein's Personal Blog_ I wrote about AI Investment Management here earlier this week, calling out Alinea and Autopilot but also giving kudos to Range. I followed up with a piece elsewhere: Unethical Advertisements for Investing Using AI, calling out Alinea and Autopilot again but also pointing to Liquid, which offers Co-Invest. I have nothing against AI or people using AI for investing (or, really, for anything). It is…