Latest Smart Beta Strategy
First Trust Revamps Old Strategy into Dynamic ‘People’s’ ETF
First Trust has overhauled an old CBOE Volatility Index-related exchange traded fund and changed the ETF to adopt a Dorsey…
There’s Still Something to be Said for Low Vol ETFs
The low volatility factor is being glossed over this year in favor of growth and momentum, but that does not…
Smart Beta International ETFs That Have a Handle on Risk
With more looking to foreign markets as a way to diversify away from U.S. equities,…
A Popular ETF Option for Investors to Tap Quality Factor
The quality factor is one of the most venerable investment factors and plenty of exchange…
International Small-Cap ETFs Deliver Stellar Returns
While U.S. small-cap stocks and the relevant exchange traded funds continue confounding investors this year,…
Investors Step Back From a Low Volatility ETF
With market volatility nearly non-existent this year and with investors displaying a preference for higher…
Better Index Investing: Constructing Smart Beta Portfolios
With talk of strategic—or smart—beta increasingly becoming more prevalent across the investment landscape, we ask…
Are Smart Beta ETF Strategies Growing Too Big?
Smart beta exchange traded funds that follow rules-based indexing methodologies increasingly grown in popularity, and…
Smart Beta Strategy: A Classic Among Dividend ETFs
While some high dividend strategies are lagging the broader market due to rising interest rates…
A Pure Value Idea in the Smart Beta Space
Plain vanilla index ETFs that track the value factor are lagging their growth and momentum…
4 Dynamic Smart Beta ETF Core Strategies to Better Manage Risk
Transamerica Asset Management is the latest player to enter the exchange traded fund arena, launching…
A Popular China ETF That Merits Attention
The Deutsche X-trackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares Fund (NYSEArca: ASHR) surged 4.1% last month,…