Reducing the Small-Cap Risk Profile
Exchange traded funds have boosted the accessibility of the low volatility factor. Fortunately, that phenomenon is not reserved for large-cap stocks. Some…
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Taking Some Risk Out of Small-Cap ETFs
The low volatility phenomenon is not exclusive to large-cap stocks, at least not in the world of exchange traded funds. Investors can…
ETF Options to Target the Small-Cap Opportunity
As investors build a well-diversified investment portfolio, small-capitalization stock exchange traded funds may help enhance returns over the long haul. Small-cap stocks…
Small-Cap Stocks, ETFs Can Still Perform if Interest Rates Rise
Many believe smaller companies could struggle if the Federal Reserve begins hiking interest rates. However, small-cap stocks and category-related exchange traded funds…
41 Small-Cap ETFs Making Big Waves
The smaller companies and small-cap exchange traded funds (ETFs) are beginning to pull ahead. Over the past week, the Russell 2000 Index…
Small-Cap ETFs to Kick-Off the New Year
As people go bargain hunting after the recent selling pressure, investors should consider exchange traded funds that track small capitalization-weighted stocks, which…
A Low Vol ETF Advantage With Small-Caps
One look at the Russell 2000, the benchmark small-cap index, and most investors are apt to think 2014 has been a lost…
Index Differences Crucial in Evaluating Small-Cap ETFs
There are plenty of broader market U.S. exchange traded funds with “small-cap” in their names, but different small-cap ETFs track different indices.…
Low-Volatility ETFs Still Hot Despite Collapsing VIX
Investors are still battle-scarred from suffering through two brutal market pullbacks since 2000. They can’t seem to shake off the dot-com bust…
Why Low-Volatility ETFs Remain Popular
Low-volatility exchange traded funds managed to gain $4.6 billion in new inflows last year and are showing no sign of slowing down.…
PowerShares to List Small- and Mid-Cap Low-Volatility ETFs
After years of sharp market turns, investors have grown wary of volatility, investing in broad low-volatility exchange traded funds. Now, PowerShares is…