QDF News and Press, FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund From 12/23/23

2023-12-23 12:50:00 ET Stock Traders Daily has produced this trading report using a proprietary method.  This methodology seeks to optimize the entry and exit levels to maximize results and limit risk, and it is also applied to Index options, ETFs, and futures for our subscribers. This...

2023-12-15 05:00:00 ET Summary The article discusses the performance of different equity factors in various inflation regimes over the past 20 years. Value underperformed during disinflationary shocks, while Quality, Momentum, and Low Volatility outperformed. Size and Value pe...

2023-12-08 23:00:00 ET Summary Although value stocks have lagged their growth counterparts over much of 2023, we believe the set up for 2024 and beyond looks promising. Currently, the MSCI World Value Index’s price-earnings (P/E) multiple is trading at a discount to its his...

2023-11-13 04:19:55 ET Summary ALPS O’Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF holds 100 dividend stocks selected and weighted based on profitability, dividend quality, leverage and volatility. It is close to the S&P 500 regarding valuation, and quality metrics are much better....

2023-11-10 07:30:00 ET Summary Value went through the longest and deepest dry spell in history from 2007 to summer of 2020. Depends how you define value. As a value investor, obviously that puts our company through a ringer and it has us challenging and testing our own assumptions...

2023-11-09 19:35:00 ET Summary The economy is still digesting the excesses of the Covid boom, and that process is not over yet. It could last several more years. Environments like this are characterized by unusually high risks, primarily because you’re coming off a period o...

2023-11-08 03:42:16 ET Summary QDF tracks a sophisticatedly calibrated index targeting dividend-paying U.S. stocks with robust quality. The factor mix I found under the hood is obviously not exemplary, with a few parameters outside my comfort range. QDF's dividend yield is low...

2023-10-27 23:25:00 ET Summary After two quarters of strong equity performance, markets paused and reversed in the third quarter of the year. U.S. equities lost -3.2% and European equities lost -2.1%. Clearly, the change of tone at the U.S. Federal Reserve (“Fed”) pl...

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...