Say what you will about smart beta, but, please, do not call it smart beta. With few exceptions, true believers in the fast-growing hybrid of active management and passive investing are adamant that ...

Academic research proves that smart beta strategies can work, but not all of them work the same. As the universe of smart beta products continues to expand, the performance of different single- and ...

At the same time, the U.S. Global Technology and Aerospace & Defense ETF (WAR) celebrates its first anniversary, highlighting its targeted exposure to defense spending and the ongoing AI buildout.

A smart beta exchange traded fund, the Inspire Small/Mid Cap ETF (ISMD) debuted on 02/28/2017, and offers broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market. What Are Smart Beta ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF is rated Hold, due to high fees and lack of clear outperformance, versus cheaper alternatives. CALF's strategy of selecting high free cash flow small-caps results ...

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 ...

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 ...