(Source - Pexels/Markus Spiske)
"Smart Beta" and style ETFs have become increasingly popular among investors. They offer passive investors a way to allocate toward investment strategies that typically deliver alpha over non-strategic allocation. I'd like to review these strategies and assess which ones are likely to deliver the most (and least) alpha over the coming months and years.
In particular, I'd like to look at large-cap value (SPYV), large-cap growth (SPYG), large-cap high-dividend (SDY), buyback oriented (PKW), and large-cap low volatility (SPLV).
In general,