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The strong surge in mega-cap technology stocks has helped the Nasdaq composite post its strongest fund-flows week return since the week ended February 1. The preliminary flows figures through the first five months of the year show that equity funds (including ETFs) have handed back a net $77.5 billion. While we are not out of the woods yet, with just two days to spare, investors can finally cross off one of the more pressing issues from their list of worries after President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan debt ceiling bill on Saturday, June 3.
Active ETFs represent just a 6% share of the ETF markets, but advisors are gravitating toward them. The products have emerged as one of the fastest-growing categories within the ETF industry.
Designed to provide broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 05/22/2000.
Just over a year ago, DoubleLine entered the ETF market and in May 2023 doubled its lineup. The new products tap into the prominent active management firm's expertise.
BlackRock has listed two actively managed ETFs on the New York Stock Exchange. The BlackRock Large Cap Value ETF (NYSE Arca: BLCV) invests in large-cap U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics.
Large-cap growth ETFs continue to lead large-cap value ones in 2023. Through May 16, the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) was up 16%, beating the iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) by 1,700 basis points year-to-date.
"Sell in May and Go Away" is a popular Wall Street adage, denoting traditional market underperformance during summer months (May to October). Investors might consider several investment strategies to navigate the May-October period more effectively that could lead to a winning portfolio.
Style Box ETF report for IWD
Profiling trends through pairs of ETFs continue to tell a story of failed breakouts and frustrated expectations. The trend barely wavered for US stocks over shares in emerging markets.
There are countless methods and nuances of (systematic) value investing, but the general idea remains "cheap beats expensive". Not always, but on average over the long run. The iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF tracks the Russell 1000 Value Index and offers a simple, transparent, and cheap implementation of the value premium for US large caps.