Smart-Beta ETFs are the fastest growing asset class in the market. Benefitting from both the demand for low-cost passive funds and investors’ desire to have exposure to particular styles, on a global basis smart-beta funds assets under management at smart beta ETFs are up 18.3% this year to a record $630 billion as of the end of August, according to ETFGI, a London-based ETF research and data provider. August was the 18th consecutive month of net inflows to smart-beta ETFs on a global basis. Year-to-date flows are $48.9 billion, greater than the $33.8 billion for the same period in 2016 for…
Smart-Beta Price War Is Bad For All Managers
Sign up now and get our in-depth FREE e-books on famous investors like Klarman, Dalio, Schloss, Munger Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway. Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK. Rupert covers everything value investing for ValueWalk