LVHD News and Press, Legg Mason Low Volatility High Dividend ETF From 01/03/23

Summary 2022 was the first year since 2016 that value investing thoroughly trounced growth investing. Growth had a nice spurt off the lows in June and October ’22 but the higher 10-year Treasury yield is acting like a wet blanket for growth stocks. I continue to think that no...

Summary Inflation continues to moderate, not only here, but also in Europe. Despite the negative economic reports and the reaction to the Fed rate hike, the US Dollar barely budged for the week. Value yet again outperformed Growth in the last week, this time by a spread of almost 1%...

Summary Avoiding envy, and its associated pitfalls, is one of the simple secrets to a successful investment portfolio. Value once again outperformed Growth in the last week. After closing below the 200-day moving average for two weeks running, the US Dollar seems firmly entrenched i...

Summary There’s a growing valuation discount between our portfolios and their respective indices. Today, one can purchase a higher-quality portfolio for a discounted price relative to the index. This creates an attractive entry point for our actively managed small- to mid-cap...

Summary USMV is a leading low-volatility ETF with over $31 billion in assets under management. Fees are reasonable at 0.15%, and the ETF has a solid 11-year performance track record. This article compares USMV with three other low-volatility ETFs: SPLV, QLV, and SPMV. One consistent the...

Summary They may be far fewer in number than they used to be but traditional value investors are still out there, harnessing the power of “the force” in markets. Investors still interested in “thinking” their way to wealth (rather than giving in to the ...

Summary Based on our proprietary research in value investing, we find that deeper-valued stocks tend to outperform when the valuation spread, meaning the difference between cheap and expensive stocks, peaks from a very wide level. Valuation spreads narrowing and then starting to w...

Summary Why low volatility stocks are entering a possible 'goldilocks' environment. Why investors may want to consider low volatility stocks in the current climate. Sectors that may best provide low volatility options. Markets have been facing waves of volati...

Summary Short-sightedness has become an epidemic in investing. Meme stocks have convinced retail investors that getting rich overnight is a viable plan. With all the ways to invest these days, it seems like value investors are few and far between. Those who know how to properl...

Summary While still a source of outperformance this year, the global rotation into Value struggled for traction in Q3, thwarted by a summer rally in long-time laggard Quality. The recent back-and-forth between Value and Quality reflects their compositional differences and the diff...