low volatility ETFs

Approximately 200 exchange-traded products came to market in the United States in 2015. Many are still trying to catch investors' eyes and assets. A far smaller amount is thriving, making residents of that category particularly notable. That category includes the O’Shares FTSE U.S....

Low volatility and momentum are two widely followed investment factors, but rare are the occasions that these two factors meet and stand as the primary factors under the umbrella of a single exchange-traded fund. That changed a bit Thursday with the debut of the PowerShares DWA Momentum & Low...

Low volatility exchange-traded funds are garnering plenty of attention this year, but investors should note the advantages of the low volatility factor are not confined to U.S. borders. That reminder is particularly important post-Brexit, as some investors are looking to maintain ex-U.S. developed...

Low volatility exchange-traded funds are getting plenty of attention this year, but the ETFs from this group commanding most of the headlines have distinctly large-cap feels, including the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (NYSE: SPLV))....

The low volatility phenomenon is enthralling investors this year, and inflows to U.S.-focused low volatility exchange-traded funds confirm as much. However, the low volatility factor's utility is not confined to U.S. borders. Nearly half of the world's combined equity market capitalization...

Not that they were on the fringe in the past, but the status of low-volatility exchange-traded funds as mainstream, core holdings has been validated this year as investors pour billions of dollars into these funds that eschew volatile stocks. The PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (...

Take a poll of investors who are familiar with low-volatility exchange-traded funds, of which data suggest there are plenty, and ask those investors what sectors they would use to build a new low-volatility ETF. Chances are those polled would say a low-volatility ETF should include consumer...

It is not a stretch to say advisors and investors are fond of low volatility exchange-traded funds. However, the popularity of the low volatility strategy under the ETF umbrella also serves as a reminder to investors that in financial markets, there is no such thing as a free lunch. The biggest...

The PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (NYSE: SPLV)) is one of the exchange-traded funds credited with making low volatility investing available to the masses. It is one of the ETFs on the receiving end of ample adulation as the low...

Investors are hearing plenty this year about the boffo performances turned in by low volatility exchange-traded funds. They are also hearing quite a bit about the resurgence of emerging markets stocks and ETFs. Marry those two themes and the result is a perfect explanation as to why the iShares...

Low volatility is a widely follow investment factor and it can be argued that in the nearly five years since the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (NYSE: SPLV)) came to market, the factor has been on the receiving end of increased attention...

With the first quarter drawing to a close this week, it is fair to say that through the first three months of the year, low volatility exchange-traded funds have been favored targets among equity-based funds. One of the drawbacks to such ETFs is that these products underscore the notion that there...

Low volatility exchange-traded funds are doing what they are supposed to do this year. With the S&P 500 down 5 percent to start 2016, low volatility ETFs, such as the iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF (iShares Trust (NYSE: USMV)), are proving notably less worse than the broader market....

In December, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi disappointed global financial markets with smaller-than-expected additions and tweaks to the ECB's quantitative easing regime. Since then, European stocks and the corresponding U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds have not been immune to...

If 2015 has been a volatile year for stocks, then low volatility exchange-traded funds have strutted their stuff. While the S&P 500 is up just 1.6 percent year-to-date, the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (NYSE: SPLV)) and the iShares...