ISCF News and Press, iShares Edge MSCI Intl Size Factor From 12/13/21

We see 2022 heralding a new market regime by delivering global stock gains and bond losses for a second year in a row - a first in about half a century. Stocks rallied back to near record levels and yields rose last week as worries of Omicron dissipated. China’s central bank lo...

US equities, especially large caps, are historically overvalued. Emerging markets are due for a bid. EMGF is a factor-tilted emerging market ETF that looks attractive today. For further details see: EMGF - A Smart (Beta) Way To Play Emerging Markets

We may not know what the newest COVID variant holds, but it may not actually matter. The economy is already questionable and has been more and more for quite some time already. In other words, the issue at hand isn’t necessarily omicron nor really a “growth scare”...

The S&P 500 was down 2.2% last week, which, in normal times, would be barely worth a mention. But in today’s speculative market, that qualifies as a correction. The first two quarters of this year were a big rebound, but last quarter was a bummer with the emergence of the D...

iShares MSCI Intl Small-Cap Multifactor ETF (ISCF) - $0.4221.30-Day SEC Yield of 1.67% as of May 28.Payable Jun 16; for shareholders of record Jun 11; ex-div Jun 10. For further details see: iShares MSCI Intl Small-Cap Multifactor ETF declares semi-annual distribution of $0.4221

The US stock market is expensive, and forward returns are not exciting. International markets may offer more value. ISCF, through its Size, Value, Quality, and Momentum factor tilts, may be the best place to park some of one's international stock allocation. For further deta...

With the Nasdaq index more oversold than the S&P 500, I suspect we will see a rally shortly in these stocks, which we will use as a "selling" opportunity to reduce exposure. Both international and emerging markets are well ahead of any expected growth in the U.S. economy, so the r...

This article derives from a close friend's request to put together a portfolio from scratch; it forced me to consider just how strongly I feel about my current views. Most of us have portfolios constructed over time; starting from zero generates questions about allocation, diversifica...

My December 2019 Seeking Alpha article, "Mean Reversion + Valuation = Opportunity" identified underperforming asset classes that were attractively valued and poised to generate above average returns in the future. Here we revisit how those assets have performed since the beginning of ...

Based on our macro regime framework, we expect the global recovery to continue, with emerging markets (EM) to expand and grow above trend and developed markets to follow soon after as they approach trend growth. We expect the global recovery to continue and anticipate a supportive env...