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MarketWatch highlights the successful VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT), which has consistently outperformed the S&P 500 by targeting companies with long-term competitive advantages, or “economic moats.” The MOAT ETF carefully selects approximately 145 companies identified by Morningstar analysts for their economic moats, which are likely to endure competitive pressures resulting in sustained profitability. The five sources of economic moats identified include switching costs, intangible assets, network effect, cost advantage, and efficient scale.

Persistent high interest rates due to stubborn inflation are negatively affecting small-cap companies, as they increase borrowing costs that these firms struggle to maintain. Despite 2023’s optimism for all equities, small-caps are suffering, as signaled by the Russell 2000 entering negative territory. Unless macroeconomic conditions improve, most notably lower interest rates, the situation is unlikely to change.

VT Bears argue US stocks already have inherent exposure to international markets.VT Bears argue US stocks have historically outperformed and will continue to do so.VT Bulls argue international exposure is important for diversification through a cyclical US Stock Market.VT Bulls argue past performance does not indicate future expectations.

Since 2013, our SPIVA ® Australia Scorecards have shown that the majority of actively managed Australian equity funds have typically underperformed the S&P/ASX 200 . According to the recently published SPIVA Australia Mid-Year 2023 Scorecard, 55% of Australian Equity

IWD invests in value stocks in the Russell 1000 index.A significant portion of its portfolio consists of sectors that are sensitive to the strength of the economy.IWD’s current valuation is towards the high end of its historical average.

Given that S&P DJI’s indices benefited from having less exposure to Information Technology in 2022, one might expect this helped to explain relative performance in H1 2023. The consequences of Information

The different drivers of relative performance across the cap spectrum have once again demonstrated the importance of index construction and potential impact of stock selection and size exposures. Information

The article discusses my favorite ETFs and self-indexing strategies for investment in this unsure environment. Nicholas Taleb’s Fooled By Randomness is a great introspective book I like to use to check my hubris.Time in the market always trumps timing the market, but be sure to protect your downside with diversification.

Despite the challenges that such an uncertain environment creates for trend following strategies, iMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF (DBMF) continues to recover from March lows. Since March 24, the fund

That could limit bank lending amid a broader credit crunch that may boost the case for value ETFs. Per WisdomTree’s mid-year outlook, the bank walk shifts of capital out of bank accounts and into money market funds.

Not only are these leading firms attractively valued, in our view, but they also offer economic exposure to both US and emerging markets and can benefit from recent government spending initiatives. International stocks

You tend to see very low overlap between quality and low volatility: individual holdings, different kinds of sector makeups as well,” Chris Dahlin, factor & core equity strategist for ETFs and indexes strategies at

Per its fund description, MUSI pursues attractive income and total return by balancing interest rate and credit risk in a portfolio that spans investment-grade, high yield, securitized and emerging markets debt

The ProShares Ultra Financials ETF ( NYSEARCA: UYG ) tracks an underlying index of large-cap US financials in a typical value weighted fashion. While leveraged ETFs aren’t that well suited for longer-term