DSTX News and Press, Distillate International Fundamental Stability & Value ETF From 07/19/22

The global economy and financial markets have suffered a dreadful H1 2022, ravaged by a severe commodity shock, strict COVID-19 lockdowns in the world’s second-largest economy, and one of the most aggressive Fed tightening cycles in recent history. H2 looks equally tough. In it...

Unilever is one of the world’s biggest conglomerates in the consumer goods industry. The company owns a portfolio of more than 400 brands and develops, manufactures and markets products in three main categories, including Food, Home Care and Personal Care. Investors might a...

BTI is a high margin cash cow that is still too cheap, with a single digit earnings multiple (9.7x). Investors should monitor the debt levels, which are a bit elevated. The company has paid back a large chunk of debt over the last 5 years. BTI is buying back stock at these cheap v...

This is the time for non-discretionary, less cyclical consumer goods. Amidst the global economic hurricane, Unilever is well-positioned as a safe haven for investors. Unilever navigated the first turbulent weeks of the Ukraine war safely and has provided assuring guidance for the ...

British American Tobacco represents the ultimate inflation hedge and is set to benefit from the inflationary environment in several different and unique ways. By being able to generate immediately accessible shareholder returns, push price hikes onto the consumers, and significantly d...

According to a recent report released by the OECD, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, if prolonged, could knock 1.1 percentage points off the global GDP for 2021, while increasing global inflation by 2.5 percentage points over an already lofty inflation level. The damage won’t be...

US valuations remain very high despite a recent selloff across the market cap spectrum. Developed foreign markets retreated to reasonable PE10 levels. Emerging market valuations have not budged much even with a more than 20% drop since February 2021. For further details see:...

We see the Ukraine war reducing global growth, increasing inflation and putting central banks in a bind. We prefer developed stocks in the inflationary backdrop. Stocks led by European equities bounced from 2022 lows last week, as oil prices came off highs. The European Central Bank a...

Putin’s gamble, and the West’s response, has brought into view one of the few existential tail risks that isn’t a Black Swan: the risk of an escalation into war between Russia and NATO, and the exchange of nuclear weaponry. We also know that the war between Ukrain...

The most recent sanctions are wreaking havoc on global financial markets. The Russian ruble is also plunging, and the Russian economy is being squeezed. Most global equities are also down since the start of the war, and with investors on edge, volatility is spiking. The effects of thi...