Dodd Kittsley

Thanks a spate of new product launches dating back to last year, factor-based investing as it pertains to exchange-traded funds is receiving renewed attention. Add to that, many of the new factor-based ETFs that are coming to market emphasize multiple factors in an effort to ensure investors do not...

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has quickly made a name for itself with the release of innovative ETFs designed to take advantage of international markets. Its Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBX ETF Trust (NYSE: DBEF)) is number two on the list of top year-to-date inflows...

In a new research report released this week, Dodd Kittsley, head of ETF strategy at Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management, created an in-depth perspective on the effects of currency hedging. This joint effort with Abby Woodham, ETF strategist at DWAM, posed that investors with foreign stock...

Investors in traditional international funds are waking up to the realization that currencies play a vital role in generating returns. The majority of funds that track both developed and emerging markets use a U.S.-dollar denominated structure that faces an uphill battle during periods of...

Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has made a name for itself in the ETF world with its unique suite of China A-share and currency-hedged investment portfolios.  Now, the company is expanding its reach to include a new line of interest rate hedged bond ETFs as well. On Tuesday, the...

Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management is celebrating the three-year anniversary of their first suite of currency-hedged ETFs this month.  These innovative tools are designed to provide relative strength over a traditional basket of international stocks when the U.S. dollar is rising. More...

In a new blog post, Dodd Kittsley, Head of Global ETP Market Trends Research for BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), identifies four prominent trends the exchange-traded products industry could see in 2013. One of the trends, that being double-digit asset growth for the industry at large, is a broader theme....

Bond ETFs are expected to drive asset growth for exchange-traded products in the coming years. By some estimates, bond ETFs could have $2 trillion in assets under management by 2020. This year, bond ETFs have accounted for nearly a third of all inflows to exchange-traded products. However, it is...