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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Passive investing has increasingly become the dominant strategy in today’s market. Whether it’s the enormous capital inflows into ETFs or the rise of robo-advisors, passive investing is drawing more ...

Almost a third of financial advisers are spending up to a year evaluating smart beta ETF strategies before they add them to portfolios, according to VanEck. Smart beta ETFs combine active and passive ...

Lombard Odier's Carolina Minio-Paluello argues the evidence against market capitalisation-based indices will stand the test of time, in the latest edition of Informed Comment. Are you happy to leave ...

A smart beta exchange traded fund, the Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish ETF (UUP) debuted on 02/20/2007, and offers broad exposure to the Currency ETFs category of the market. What Are Smart Beta ...