The ETF reports on ValuEngine for funds that follow market benchmarks provide a side benefit in writing market analyses. They allow me to discuss the implicit forecast for 1-, 3-, 6- and 12-month forecasts our models are making for each benchmark’s ETF portfolio. This is because the ratings and projections combine bottom-up constituent analysis with … Read more
For each blog article, I scan through relevant groups of ETFs that relate to possible investment strategies. Three ETFs from iShares by BlackRock stood out to me this week: IEO, IEZ, IYE. All have ValuEngine’s strongest rating of 5 checks and all have fared very well in price performance during the past 6 months since … Read more
The market has been in a value phase the past 6 months which has been well documented by others. The regime change was heartily welcomed by almost all managers of value funds, both active and passive. This is because the previous 13 years have been relentlessly difficult for value managers in terms of relative performance … Read more
By Herb Blank If you are an investor with less than $1 billion to invest and a holding horizon of more than 3 months, do NOT buy SPY to access exposure to the S&P 500. This is true even though SPY has the most assets under management and the highest average trading volume by far. The simple … Read more
By Herbert Blank Actively managed ETFs have evolved very differently from index-driven ETFs. Most of the assets have been accumulated in actively managed fixed income ETFs while the vast preponderance of Assets Under Management in Equity ETFs are index driven. Although there are many legacy reasons for this, the fact is that the efficiencies of … Read more
By Herbert Blank Dividend ETFs have seen major inflows in recent years. At a time when most fixed income ETFs have historically low yields, that interest is easy to understand. There are more than 100 US-listed ETFs categorized by Morningstar, ETF.com, ETF Stream and others as Dividend ETFs. Many of these use very different methodologies to satisfy … Read more
By Herbert Blank There are more than 100 US-listed ETFs categorized by Morningstar and others under ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance). All have an element of attempting to align investments with personally held social values. Under the hood, there are huge differences between many and subtle huge differences between others. Its a big subject, to … Read more
By Herbert Blank Welcome Herb to ValuEngine! Please see below for the first of many articles/blogs by Herb Blank. There are more than a dozen US ETFs with “Low Volatility” in their names. It made a difference this year as many Low Vol ETFs struggled to keep up with during this year’s “downturn” when one would … Read more