QDF News and Press, FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund From 09/29/23

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...

2023-09-10 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...

2023-09-01 07:30:00 ET Summary Dividend growth investing is a great strategy for long-term investors, offering compounding from reinvestment, dividend growth, and stock price appreciation. The best dividend growth stocks and ETFs tend to have a quality tilt, picking companies with...

2023-08-29 17:06:10 ET Summary FlexShares Quality Dividend Defensive Index Fund ETF holds 126 dividend stocks selected with a proprietary quality score and low-beta optimization. The QDEF ETF has outperformed a number of dividend ETFs in the last 12 months, but historical performa...

2023-08-28 12:00:24 ET Summary FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund ETF holds 146 dividend stocks selected with a proprietary quality score. Its sector breakdown is close to the S&P 500, but valuation and quality metrics are much better. QDF has beaten a number of divide...

2023-07-19 20:55:00 ET Summary Modern Portfolio Theory focuses on assembling the optimal group of assets to achieve the best return per unit of risk. Diversification works well because it blends short and long duration instruments thereby reducing the overall average duration. ...

2023-07-10 23:45:00 ET Summary Factor investing can help drill through broad sector labels to help investors better understand past performance and expected returns. Investors taking factor views may be better able to capture the underlying exposure they seek and obtain complement...

2023-06-23 23:35:00 ET Summary The performance of tech and other growth-related stocks has indeed been impressive this year. he Russell 1000 Growth index, as of the June 22 close, was up around 26.4 percent since January 1, while its counterpart the Russell 1000 Value index was up...

2023-05-25 23:30:00 ET Summary Sector tilts can skew risk and reward when selecting value stocks. Unintended sector bets can be a trap for value investors and the bane of high Sharpe ratios. By keeping a watchful eye on sector tilts and potential overconcentration, we believe ...

2023-05-15 02:00:00 ET Summary As the economy begins to accelerate, value companies begin to outperform. The market continued to favor many of the more value-oriented or economically sensitive sectors of the market. The financial sector fell to the bottom of returns as balance...