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Expect the movement toward smart beta exchange-traded funds to continue in a big way. BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), the world's largest asset manager, has some estimates that could quell previously vocal critics of smart or strategic beta ETFs. BlackRock estimates that smart beta ETF assets will...

Guggenheim Investments, the eighth-largest U.S. issuer of exchange-traded funds and one of the largest issuers of smart or strategic beta ETFs, is adding to its lineup of alternatively-weighted offerings Tuesday with the debut of the Guggenheim Large Cap Optimized Diversification ETF (NYSE: OPD)....

Smart or strategic beta exchange-traded funds come with different methodologies. Some focus on a single factor, while others offer investors exposure to multiple factors. Then there are those funds that select holdings based on factors such as a company's ability to generate cash, pay and raise...

The term “smart beta,” as it pertains to exchange-traded funds, has been derided by critics, but the success of some of the funds occupying this corner of the ETF landscape is undeniable. According to FTSE Russell’s first U.S. retail financial advisor market survey – Smart...

Advisors and investors are hearing plenty about the growth of smart or strategic beta exchange-traded funds. New data confirm these ETFs, which toe the line between active and passive management, are growing at a blistering pace. According to FTSE Russell’s first U.S. retail financial advisor...

Last month, asset management giant John Hancock became the latest big name in the financial services industry to enter the exchange-traded funds arena, doing so with six funds sub-advised by Dimensional Fund Advisors. Hancock's new ETF lineup is comprised of six funds – four sector...