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The value factor has been one of the most talked about investment factors this year. That hype is on display with an array of exchange-traded funds focused on value stocks attracting new assets while delivering tidy returns for investors. During the halcyon days of the current bull market, value...

After a lengthy stretch of lagging its growth counterpart, the value factor is rebounding this year in the United States and receiving ample attention along the way. Some believe this could be the start of full-fledged rotation into value stocks and exchange-traded funds. While the factor is...

One of the more noticeable themes among investment factors this year is the resurgence of the widely followed value factor. During the halcyon days of the current bull market, value was not the place to be as investors favored growth and momentum fare. That script has been flipped in 2016. Flows...

This year, investors are hearing plenty about the resurgence of the value factor and the reemergence of emerging markets equities and exchange-traded funds. On that note, it would appear logical that marrying those two themes would be rewarding. The PowerShares FTSE RAFI Emerging Markets Portfolio...

If there is one investment factor that is drawing plenty of attention this year it is the value factor. Adulation and attention for the value factor is deserved. After a multi-year stretch in which it lagged growth, momentum and other investment factors, value is back with a vengeance. That much is...

Stocks can be broken into several different categories. One of the most common categories is known as "value stocks." It describes an issues price relative to its core fundamentals (dividends, earnings or sales). One that trades below these metrics is considered undervalued; one that trades above...

Investors don't often associate the technology sector with value havens, but data suggest the Technology SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLK), the largest technology sector exchange-traded fund, has the makings of a credible value play. The $13.1 billion XLK has, somewhat quietly, gained 7.9 percent year-to-date...

Throughout 2015, investors have heard plenty about the momentum factor outperforming its value counterpart. Exchange-traded funds easily prove as much. For example, the $947.7 million iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (iShares Trust (NYSE: MTUM)) is up nearly 6 percent, while the S&P 500 is...