low beta ETFs

The Consumer Staples Select Sect. SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLP) is up about 1.8 percent this week. Perhaps that is the beginning of a comeback for a once hot sector exchange-traded fund that now resides about 7.5 percent below its July highs. Low Beta Sectors' Recent Performance Earlier this year, low...

Over 200 exchange-traded products have come to market this year, indicating the competition for investors' assets is growing more intense. So, any time a new exchange-traded fund can rapidly clear superficial hurdles, such as gaining $100 million in assets under management, that is an advantage...