Geopolitics has taken precedence over economics in the past few months, thus stoking uncertainty and volatility across asset classes. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s latest statement this week that investors should prepare for higher market volatility underscores this new reality and calls for better protection for possible downsides. Actively managed exchange-traded funds tend to perform well during uncertain times …
New ETFs On The Block: Powershares S&P 500 Ex-Rate Sensitive Low Volatility Portfolio (XRLV)
The broad equity markets in the US saw heightened volatility this year amid continuing tensions around Greece, highly unpredictable oil prices and weak GDP data on the domestic front. Moreover, a fluctuating greenback and an unexpected slowdown in China – the world’s second largest economy, didn’t help investor sentiment either. After the poor showing in the first quarter, economic readings …
New ETFs On The Block: Arrow QVM Equity Factor ETF (QVM)
ArrowShares, the Maryland-based issuer of exchange-traded funds with about $780 million in assets, recently launched the Arrow QVM Equity Factor ETF (QVM) to expand its offerings of the so-called “smart beta” ETFs. The new fund is passively-managed and is likely to complement the firm’s two existing ETFs: the passively-managed Arrow Dow Jones Global Yield ETF (GYLD) and the actively-managed Arrow …
New ETFs On The Block: Tuttle Tactical Management US Core ETF (TUTT)
Investors facing the conundrum of quality and convenience may find the raft of “fund of funds” offers attractive since they create entire portfolios of different asset classes or complex strategies in the same wrapper. In times of higher volatility, however, investors who wish to exercise prudence and want to eliminate emotional decision making may find the newly unveiled Tuttle Tactical …
New ETFs On The Block: SPDR S&P 500 Buyback ETF (SPYB)
The US economy is facing a strange situation; while corporate profits reached record highs, economic activity still remains subdued along with considerable slack in capacity utilization. In the absence of capex opportunities, many companies are undertaking share buybacks to trim balance-sheets and boost EPS/returns. Also, buybacks are more tax efficient for investors than a special dividend. Data by FactSet shows …
New ETFs On The Block: ETFS Zacks Earnings Large-Cap US Index Fund (ZLRG)
ETF Securities, the London-based exchange-traded fund issuer known for its commodity-based products in the US, launched its first equity-based products in collaboration with US investment-research giant Zacks recently. The two funds – the ETFS Zacks Earnings Large-Cap US Index Fund (ZLRG) and the ETFS Zacks Earnings Small-Cap US Index Fund (ZSML), focus solely on US large-capitalization and small-cap stocks only. …