The Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares (VIGI) made its debut on 03/03/2016, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure t ...

It’s no surprise that exchange traded fund (ETF) investors are looking beyond plain vanilla offerings that mimic major U.S. stock indices. What may be surprising is the rapid adoption of “smart beta” ...

FTXL offers exposure to 34 semiconductor stocks, emphasizing gross income, ROA, cash flow, and momentum. Learn more about ...

Rob Arnott, chairman and CEO of Research Affiliates and a pioneer in factor index investing, the so-called "smart beta" space, has been outspoken about how smart beta strategies can go horribly wrong.

Marketcalls.in's Rajandran R highlighted smart beta ETFs as a way to merge the low-cost structure of passive investing with the targeted performance of active strategies. These funds use rule-based, ...

While smart beta is the hottest thing in the exchange-traded fund world, bond portfolios have yet to catch on. But BlackRock Inc. doesn’t mind being early to that party. The world’s biggest money ...

Beware of the backtests, especially in smart beta indexes. In recently reported analysis, Newport Beach, Calif.-based Research Affiliates found that smart beta index backtesting tends to find superior ...

Launched on 03/15/2022, the Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta World Equity ETF (GSWO) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Global Large-Cap Blend Equity ETF ...

March was a rough month for smart beta exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as assets under management for alternatively weighted ETFs declined 0.96% on a global basis, but smart beta funds still represent a ...

Let’s be blunt. Smart Beta1 is mostly re-packaged, re-branded quantitative management. That’s not to say we don’t like it or think it’s not good for inves.tors. We love quantitative management, ...