low volatility

An increasingly popular niche within the expansive universe of smart beta exchange-traded funds is the low volatility/high dividend concept. SPHD And 2 New ETFs The PowerShares S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio (PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (NYSE: SPHD)) pioneered the...

Earlier this year, the low volatility factor was the object of much attention and adulation, and that affection was not limited to U.S.-focused exchange-traded funds. iShares EEMV The iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets ETF, iShares Inc. (NYSE: EEMV) also caught investors' attention, as...

Emerging markets equities hit a rough patch following the U.S. presidential election, but for the bulk of this year, stocks in developing economies have been among the world's most resurgent asset classes. That sentiment extends to emerging markets dividend payers as lower volatility developing...

With the low volatility, quality and value investment factors outperforming this year, it might be logical to assume momentum is struggling. FV: Gauging The Momentum Factor If the once beloved First Trust Exchange Traded Fund VI (NASDAQ: FV) is an accurate gauge, yes, momentum is struggling. Still...

Plenty of bloom has come off the low volatility rose. That was especially true during the third quarter when high beta offered significant out-performance over the low volatility factor, but low volatility could have its day again. Looking To China A familiar catalyst, China, could be the reason...

As is the case with other investments, knowing exactly when low volatility is going to be in style amounts to an effort aimed at factor timing and can be a tricky endeavor. Likewise, knowing when higher beta stocks will be favored is a taxing endeavor. Welcome To The Market, LVHB The Elkhorn Lunt...

Anniversaries for exchange-traded funds are not always worth celebrating, but with the iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF (iShares Trust (NYSE: USMV)) and some of its iShares low volatility stablemates, this is an anniversary worth celebrating. Half A Decade Of ETF Success For These 4 The iShares...

Low volatility, for myriad reasons, is the investment factor stealing most of the limelight this year, but the quality factor is not too far behind. The iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (NYSE: QUAL) is clearly one of the exchange-traded funds benefiting from the flight to quality. While...

A common knock on low volatility exchange-traded funds is that these products are often heavily allocated to the consumer staples or utilities sectors or both. A common knock on those sectors, aside from criticisms regarding frothy valuations, is that those groups are inversely correlated to rising...

Regarding volatility exchange-traded funds, it is those of the low volatility variety that are garnering all the attention this year. That includes the ultra-popular PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (NYSE: SPLV)). Amid all the fervor over...

Low volatility exchange-traded funds, for positive and negative reasons, have been the talk of the ETF universe this year, but all that attention is not exclusively reserved for large-cap funds such as the iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF (iShares Trust (NYSE: USMV). Some low volatility ETFs...

Here is an interesting statistic courtesy of AltaVista Research: Combined assets under management for low and minimum volatility exchange-traded funds reside around $44 billion today, up from $1 billion at the end of 2011. That is good for annual growth rate of 132 percent, a statistic sure to...

The low volatility factor and the exchange-traded funds dedicated are spending plenty of time in the limelight this year. Much of attention heaped upon these ETFs falls into the category of adulation, but there are concerns that among U.S.-focused low volatility products, the trade is crowded and...

The PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (NYSE: SPLV)) and the iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF (iShares Trust (NYSE: USMV)) are undoubtedly two of 2016's hottest ETFs. Investors have plunked down $6.3 billion in new money into USMV since...

Monday's trading session was the second-lowest daily volume of the year, according to a report by CNBC. In fact, volatility has been "virtually non-existent" throughout August - which is typical for the "dog days" of summer. CNBC noted that 5.34 billion shares exchanged hands on Monday, slightly...