international ETFs

One of the most vexing scenarios facing investors this year has been the ongoing disappointment delivered by U.S. small-caps and the corresponding exchange-traded funds. For instance, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE: IWM) is up just 2.3 percent year to date, well behind the 10.5 percent returned...

As has been widely documented, exchange-traded funds are on a torrid pace of asset gathering this year. Through the first seven months of 2017, U.S.-listed ETFs added $191 billion in new assets, easily positioning the asset class to topple the inflows record set in 2016. And as has been previously...

Historical data indicate many investors typically allocate significant portions of their portfolios to domestic large-caps, while being underweight international stocks. From there, it can logically be inferred that most investors are grossly underweight international small-caps, if they have any...

Flows data confirm that advisors and investors were partial to international equity-traded funds last year. Six of 2015's top 10 asset-gathering ETFs were international equity funds, while just two – the Vanguard 500 Index Fund (NYSE: VOO) and the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSE:...

Advisors and investors have heard plenty this year about the quality factor's laggard status relative to its momentum counterpart. In fact, quality has been on a drag on some of the most popular U.S. dividend exchange-traded funds. For investors looking for international income, the good news...

Smart or strategic beta exchange-traded funds have enjoyed another banner of asset-gathering proficiency. By some estimates, roughly $2 of every $3 that flowed into U.S.-listed ETFs this year have gone into a strategic beta fund, and those inflows are being led by currency hedged funds. But, as is...

Earlier this year, First Trust launched a unique momentum-based strategy that selects five underlying sector or industry ETFs according to a relative strength-ranking system.  This index was developed by Dorsey, Wright & Associates as a method of objectively selecting the best...