A few years ago Vincent Deluard was a huge cheerleader for smart-beta ETFs, which slice and dice the market using indexes tuned to classic investing factors like momentum and value. But times change ...

At the 2015 Inside ETFs conference, held in Hollywood, Florida, in late January, exchange-traded-funds market participants, thought leaders, investors, entrepreneurs and general investing enthusiasts ...

In the last three years, about 160 new funds have been launched in the smart beta space. That’s more than one new product per week, said Matt Hougan, CEO of Inside ETFs. Speaking Thursday morning at ...

Data shows that smart beta strategies have been highly volatile and cyclical in the short-to-medium term. These strategies have delivered higher returns and outperformed in a bull market but have also ...

SPDR Russell 1000 Yield Focus ETF uses a smart beta strategy to invest in high-yield dividend stocks, with an expense ratio of 0.20%. ONEY's portfolio has a strong tilt towards mid-cap and small-cap ...

Some suggest it is little more than a lack of awareness that has prevented a big rush by DC plans towards smart beta investing. In a world of low yields and heightened volatility, investors are ...

(Reuters) - So-called "smart beta" funds, the fastest-growing segment of the exchange-traded fund market, are sold as index funds but are actively - sometimes frenetically - traded portfolios that can ...

Beta is the return of the broad market, typically represented by a benchmark like the S&P 500 index. Smart beta — a hybrid product crafted by financial engineers — is meant to deliver the best of both ...

According to EDHEC Business School, 25 per cent of asset managers already use some form of smart beta strategies, with a further 40 per cent considering them in the near future. Cost and efficiency ...

Capital Fund Management (CFM) head of Asia-Pacific, Steve Shepherd said fund managers, advisers, and their investors faced several key issues which stemmed from a lack of understanding of “traditional ...

In recent years, smart beta or factor investing has gained considerable traction with pension funds seeking to earn higher risk-adjusted returns from their investments through cheaper and simpler ...

It’s hardly surprising that advisers, fund managers, accountants, and insurers are constantly searching for new sources of return as the country swells, the population ages, and investment options ...