The Fundamental Flaw of Most Low Volatility ETFs
The rise of smart-beta ETFs has brought much attention to the way that issuers track a given index. Volatility, momentum, dividend-producing, and…
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Turbulent Market has Low Volatility ETFs in Focus
With U.S. stocks flailing and the S&P 500 officially in correction territory, investors looking to remain long equities or establish new bullish…
PowerShares, Lydon Highlight Low Vol Advantages, Smart Beta Growth
Invesco PowerShares Managing Director Dan Draper, Vice President of ETF Product Management John Feyerer and Senior Equity Product Strategist Nick Kalivas joined…
New ETFs Offers a new Spin on Low Volatility
New entrants to the low volatility exchange traded funds arena face well-established competition by way of the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility…
ETF Chart of the Day: Tempering EM Volatility
We speak about interesting size options activity in the second largest “Emerging Markets Equity” focused ETF in the U.S. listed marketplace, EEM…
Understanding Two Low Vol ETF Titans
When it comes to low volatility exchange traded funds, the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (NYSEArca: SPLV) and the iShares MSCI…
Indexology®: A Curious Incident
“Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?” “To the curious incident of the dog in the…
Ditching Volatility With This Truly Global ETF
Low volatility exchange traded funds have been hits with investors as proven by the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (NYSEArca: SPLV)…
Low Volatility ETF Turns the Lights off and That’s a Good Thing
Rising 10-year Treasury yields have, predictably, stoked chatter about the vulnerability of interest rate-sensitive asset classes and sectors. Case and point: Utilities…
The Enduring Value of Low Volatility ETFs
With the movement to smart beta exchange traded funds in full bloom, led in large part by institutional investors, it pays to…
ETF Chart of the Day: An old Low Vol Friend
We have seen some interesting rotation out of SPLV (PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio, Expense Ratio 0.25%) with more than $700…
A Favored Approach to Emerging Markets ETFs
One of 2015’s more prominent exchange traded funds trades has been the resurgence of emerging markets funds. Year-to-date, the Vanguard FTSE Emerging…
A Familiar ETF Conundrum
It has been more than 20 years since the first U.S.-listed exchange traded started trading, but a familiar conundrum facing ETF investors…
Low Volatility Investors Brace for Higher Interest Rates
This article was written by Invesco PowerShares Senior Equity Product Strategist Nick Kalivas. Since the Great Financial Crisis in 2008, many investors…