LVHD News and Press, Legg Mason Low Volatility High Dividend ETF From 10/27/23

2023-10-27 16:52:36 ET Summary Since my cautionary review in February, SPHD has underperformed the broader market by 14%. Investors continue to collect generous monthly dividends, but at the expense of capital appreciation. The reason is SPHD's poor methodology which selects only ...

2023-10-24 17:07:00 ET Summary Human behavior can lead to irrational investment decisions, but a well-planned low-volatility strategy may be the antidote. Loss aversion trumps risk aversion. Humans feel the pain of loss two to three times more acutely than they feel the pleasure o...

2023-10-24 15:35:00 ET Summary From a macro standpoint, there are reasons to be cautious throughout international markets. Uncertainty abounds when trying to forecast central bank policymaking. We think a combination of the low volatility and sustainably high dividend factors prov...

2023-10-18 22:26:31 ET Summary LVHD's strategy is based on the Franklin Low Volatility High Dividend Index. LVHD's appalling performance since the March 2022 article does not mean a buying opportunity has emerged. The problem is its strategy. It does deliver in a stormy enviro...

2023-10-18 07:46:48 ET Summary LVHD attempts to satisfy low-volatility and high-dividend investors, featuring a 0.75 five-year beta and a 4.37% expected dividend yield. Fees are 0.27% and the ETF manages $904 million in assets. A key question is whether investors will turn to ETFs...

2023-10-15 06:30:00 ET Summary The investment environment has undergone a sweeping alteration, calling for significant capital reallocation. The decline in interest rates over the past 40 years has been overlooked as a major driver of investment profits. Credit instruments may...

2023-09-29 03:20:00 ET Summary If the United Auto Workers strike lasted an entire quarter, it could result in a flat quarter for US gross domestic product. However, strikes tend not to last for very long. A short-term spending bill may help avoid a US government shutdown. But even...

2023-09-24 00:13:00 ET Summary We are cautiously optimistic for Q4 2023. Stock markets turned decidedly more upbeat in July as many strategists adjusted their projections away from recession and toward a “soft landing” scenario for the U.S. economy. Generative AI...

2023-09-22 03:05:00 ET Summary In many ways, 2023 continues to be the mirror image of 2022, with the most volatile assets being some of the best performers for much of the year. Growing evidence of an economy that is slowing warrants an allocation to low volatility equities, with ...

2023-09-10 05:05:00 ET Summary What to expect from the "Magnificent 7" going forward? What is driving stocks higher? Why stocks keep rising even as cracks form in the economy. Equity markets have had a strong year so far, with the S&P 500 up 17% and the Nasdaq Co...