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 ...

Launched on 06/13/2007, the Invesco Global Water ETF (PIO) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Industrials ETFs category of the market. What Are Smart Beta ETFs? Market ...

NAPF Local Authority Conference 2015: Merseyside Pension Fund has reported a positive performance from its smart beta equity allocation, while experts pointed to the barriers in using such strategies ...

Advisers considering diving into smart beta may want to read the fine print before taking the plunge. Industry observers are warning investors to be cautious before adopting the hottest trend in index ...

A smart beta exchange traded fund, the Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIGI) debuted on 03/03/2016, and offers broad exposure to the Foreign Large Blend ETF category of the market.

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 ...

GSIE applies a smart beta, factor-based strategy across developed markets, ex-U.S. Despite strong methodology, long-term returns closely track EFA and VEA. Volatility and dividend benefits are ...

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 ...

With Nasdaq Smart Beta Indexes, investors now have an easy, customized way to bring new ideas to market. Offering robust research, deep market expertise and the technology to power index methodologies ...

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 ...

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, ...

The term smart beta is alleged to have been invented by the consulting firm Willis Towers Watson in 2006. (Although I have no reason to doubt that claim, neither have I been able to find the original ...