The year 2016 is likely to see a slow start, similar to what was witnessed in the last couple of years, due to some additional slowdown in manufacturing, said Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities. The forward looking data on manufacturing is still pointing to additional deceleration – new orders data looks horrible, while the US economy failed …
New ETFs On The Block: iShares MSCI International Developed Momentum/Quality Factor ETF (IMTM, IQLT)
iShares, the San Francisco-based exchange-traded fund issuing arm of BlackRock, recently launched two international factor-based ETFs to expand its lineup of the so-called smart-beta funds. Many analysts, however, believe that latest launches were an attempt by the world’s biggest ETF issuer to match the wide-range of multi-factor fund offerings by rival provider State Street Global Advisors. To be sure, the …
New ETFs On The Block: Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF (GAA)
Cambria Investment Management, the CA-based exchange-traded fund issuer better known for its alternative investment strategies (or Alts), did an encore recently by taking the “low-fee” concept a step further: it launched a zero-fee fund. Cambria’s latest product – Cambria Global Asset Allocation ETF (GAA), charges 0.00 percent in management fees. Rather, it charges a modest 0.29 percent for meeting annual …
New ETFs On The Block: Cambria Global Momentum ETF (GMOM)
Cambria Investments, the Los Angeles based fund manager better known for its alternative investment strategies, recently launched their fourth product that targets global momentum while adopting a quantitative strategy concurrently. The Cambria Global Momentum ETF (GMOM) is the second actively-managed fund from Cambria while the other two passively-managed funds are based on in-house indexes and focuses on value and shareholder …
New ETFs On The Block: Ishares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL)
As investor euphoria over equities scaling new highs and bullish price action remain the dominant theme on Wall Street, iShares has moved in fast to take advantage of market sentiment. The exchange-traded products arm of BlackRock Inc. has launched a US equities-ETF that rounds out the factor-based funds the firm launched earlier this year and adds to its impressive portfolio …