Quality: Most Important Factor for Diets & Stocks?
By Eric Dutram, DWS Anyone starting a new diet knows that there is one factor to watch out for more than anything:…
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Looking to A Timely Dividend Growth Strategy
The second quarter often brings a spate of dividend increases from major U.S. companies, a theme that can highlight the utility of…
Factor Views 2Q18
By Yazann Romahi and Garrett Norman via Iris.xyz In brief Equity factor performance was consistent with trends from 2017, as both equity…
ETF Flows: Hyperbolic, Not Parabolic
By Luke Oliver, DWS Head of U.S. ETF Capital Markets Every week there is a new article that comments on the meteoric…
Post-Financial Crisis: Perfect Environment for ETF Growth
The ETF universe has quickly expanded, attracting $3.5 trillion in assets under management in the U.S., and the growth is not showing…
Multi-Factor ETFs: Great Long-Term Investments
Multi-factor ETFs, or smart beta strategies that screen for various market factors, have helped investors enhanced returns over time with diminished downside…
A Eurozone Focused ETF With Promising Potential
Not all diversified Europe ETFs are dedicated to the Eurozone, a trait investors should be aware of at a time when many…
BlackRock Expands ESG Optimized ETF Lineup with Small-Caps
BlackRock’s iShares has expanded on its line of environmental, social and governance, or ESG, exchange traded funds with a small-capitalization option that…
The Quality Factor as a Defensive Tool
When equity market volatility rises, investors thinking about getting defensive with sectors such as consumer staples, real estate and utilities. The problem…
Why We Like Europe, Particularly the Eurozone
By Rob Bush, DWS As a firm we’re pretty positive right now on Europe. Our view is that the macro picture has been…
Dividend Growth ETF for Rest of 2018
The iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (NYSEArca: DGRO) has struggled alongside the broader market to start 2018, but the fund’s modest year-to-date…
Pacer Announces VETS: A Socially Conscious ETF
Pacer ETFs has launched the Pacer Military Times Best Employers ETF (VETS) that invests in companies with the best hiring records for…
A Thriving Domestic Multi-Factor ETF
Smart beta is one of the fastest-growing segments in the ETFs universe and within that realm, multi-factor ETFs are increasingly popular. Over…
Factor Crowding, Timing & Future of Factor Investing
By Yazann Romahi, Joe Staines & Garrett Norman via Iris.xyz The rise of factor investing has sparked excitement as well as angst across the investment…