LVHD News and Press, Legg Mason Low Volatility High Dividend ETF From 04/07/23

2023-04-07 09:34:00 ET Summary Over the 47-year period since 1975, value stocks with high ROE ratios outperformed the value universe of stocks for the one-year period after the curve first inverts by an average of 4.8%. When spreads are narrow and begin to widen, we are in the Bro...

2023-04-01 08:25:00 ET Summary Factors are the primary market drivers of asset-class returns. The year 2022 was a memorable one for investors, but for not altogether positive reasons. One bright spot, however, was the relative outperformance of equity risk factors versus other pop...

2023-03-27 06:50:52 ET Summary CDC follows a long/cash strategy that exits equities in favor of Treasuries as markets decline. The Index currently yields 4.15%, or 3.80% after fees if the fund is fully invested. Selections have four consecutive profitable quarters, but comparisons...

2023-03-23 08:00:00 ET Summary Stocks paying higher dividends showed their mettle during a challenging 2022: the S&P 500 High Dividend Index declined only a modest –1.1% even as the S&P 500 tumbled –18.1%. In our view, much of the volatility in high-dividend ...

Summary The beginning of the year always offers a chance to catch up with a broad range of clients who are in the mode of thinking about the big picture outlook: pension funds, insurers, consultants and sovereign wealth funds across Australia, Asia, Europe and North America. This note r...

Summary Classic inflation hedges still play vital roles in inflation-protection strategies. Investing in future-resources equities requires balancing forward-looking optimism with pragmatism. Style-balanced construction would require more trading and rebalancing than a simple cap-we...

Summary We think value stocks can outperform as interest rates head higher. Regions and sectors help us find quality within value and growth at a reasonable price. Stocks slid after the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge showed persistently high inflation, reinforcing wh...

Summary SPHD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility Index. It has a 0.30% expense ratio, $4 billion in assets, and reconstitutes twice annually to ensure key objectives are achieved. The last reconstitution deleted 14 companies primarily due to recent strong performance, dr...

Summary Franklin U.S. Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF has a 3% yield and a strategy to limit risks. Almost 45% of its asset value is in utilities and consumer staples. Valuation and quality metrics are better than the benchmark. Return since 2016 is underwhelming, but the...

Summary 2022 was a year where, suddenly, the value style of investing dramatically outperformed the growth style. Sector exposure is a detail useful to help in characterizing different index exposures. The S&P 500 Growth Index added Energy sector exposure due to strong price mom...