OppenheimerFunds offers a suite of revenue-weighted ETFs that specifically focus on companies with high revenues, including the Oppenheimer Large Cap Fund (NYSEArca: RWL), Oppenheimer Mid Cap Fund (NYSEArca: RWK), Oppenheimer Small Cap Fund (NYSEArca: RWJ), Oppenheimer Ultra Dividend Fund (NYSEArca: RDIV), Oppenheimer Global Growth Fund (NYSEArca: RGRO), Oppenheimer Financials Sector Fund (NYSEArca: RWW), Oppenheimer ADR Fund (NYSEArca: RTR), Oppenheimer ESG Revenue ETF (NYSEArca: ESGL) and Oppenheimer Global ESG Revenue ETF (NYSEArca: ESGF).
Specifically, the rules-based, disciplined smart beta indexing methodology targets known indices like the S&P 500 and tries to improve their performance return through weighting each security in the index by top line revenue. Components are then rebalanced every quarter to keep the Revenue-Weighted indices in line with the companies’ most recently reported revenue levels.
For instance, RWL reweights large-cap S&P 500 companies based on revenues, RWK reweights constituents from the S&P MidCap 400 Index, and RWJ reweights on S&P SmallCap 600 stocks. RDIV offers growth and income potential with access to the top large- and mid-cap (S&P 400 & 500) dividend paying stocks weighted by revenue.
Revenue weighting could provide diversified exposure to the market, is not influenced by stock price, reflects a truer indication of a company’s value and offers stable sector exposure. Moreover, revenue weighting may provide a more value-oriented portfolio and historically outperformed in a value-driven market while showing lower drawdowns during growth-driven markets.
By rebalancing toward companies with persistent sales, revenue weighting helps keep a portfolio from overstaying during an overheating market. The result could be a portfolio with better risk-adjusted returns over the long haul.
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