A Dynamic Smart Beta ETF for Shifting Market Environments
Elkhorn Investments is rolling out a smart beta exchange traded fund that shifts from a low volatility to high beta strategy as…
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Look to a High Beta ETF Strategy for a Risk-On Environment
The U.S. economy is steadily improving and market observers expect improved company earnings. Consequently, investors may consider exchange traded funds that track…
What the 3rd Quarter Tells Us About The Stock Market In October
Three months ago to the day (6/30), I served up a list of reasons for lowering one’s exposure to riskier assets. I…
An ETF With Stealthy Rising Rates Advantages
When it comes to exchange traded funds adhering to methodologies involving beta or volatility, it is the low volatility or minimum beta…
High Beta ETF Confirms Increased Risk Appetite
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are flirting with all-time highs. Major small-cap benchmarks, such as the Russell 2000 and…
High-Beta Stock ETFs’ Time to Shine
Cyclical stocks and sector-related exchange traded funds are pushing ahead while safer, low-beta areas begin to fall behind. For instance, the Technology…
Have it Both Ways With Volatility ETFs
Many investors have embraced low volatility exchange traded funds. Case and point: The PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (NYSEArca: SPLV) is…
Getting a Handle on Smart-Beta ETFs
The so-called smart-beta indexing methodology is gaining traction among the exchange traded fund investment community. But what exactly are smart-beta index ETFs?…
The Other Side of Volatility ETFs
When it comes to equity-based volatility exchange traded funds, it is the “low vol” variety that command most of the attention and…
Bright Future Seen for Smart Beta ETFs
Although so-called fundamental, intelligently indexed or smart beta exchange traded funds have been around for, in some cases, seven years or more,…
Low Vol ETFs Take Their Lumps
As U.S. stocks have soared in 2013, one of last year’s most popular trends in the exchange traded funds world has taken…
Institutions to Ratchet up Use of Smart Beta ETFs
It is not a stretch to say that 2013 has been the year of “intelligent indexing” or “smart beta” strategies gaining prominence…
Winning: High Beta ETFs
Investors still like low volatility exchange traded funds. Combine inflows of about $1.52 billion this year to the iShares MSCI USA Minimum…
High-Beta or Low-Volatility ETFs?
Low-volatility ETFs have been extremely popular with risk-averse investors who want to dip a toe back into the stock market. But what…