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Thanks in large part to the evolution of currency hedged exchange-traded funds as core portfolio holdings, more investors have become aware of the scourge of currency risk. With either currency-hedged or -unhedged ETFs, investors, whether they realize it or not, are making currency bets. A stake in...

U.S. investors usually do not have a problem embracing domestic small caps. The size of some small-cap exchange-traded funds confirms as much, but investors are often lightly allocated to ex-U.S. small caps on the notion that if smaller U.S. stocks are volatile, the international equivalents must...

Historical data indicate many investors typically allocate significant portions of their portfolios to domestic large-caps, while being underweight international stocks. From there, it can logically be inferred that most investors are grossly underweight international small-caps, if they have any...

With the Guggenheim CurrencyShares Japanese (NYSE: FXY) up 10.5 percent year-to-date, ranking it as one of the best-performing developed markets currency exchange-traded funds, it's not surprising that Japan hedged ETFs are struggling. Japan, The Yen And The Market Not only is the yen...

Investors experienced in dividend exchange-traded funds probably know at least two things. First, many dividend ETFs use dividend increase streaks as a centerpiece of their weighting methodology. Second, if a dividend ETF is not married to that methodology, there is a reasonable chance its...

It is believed that small-cap value stocks are excellent long-term investments, but over the past three years, the Russell 2000 Value Index has lagged the benchmark Russell 2000 Index and the Russell 2000 Growth Index in significant fashion. Small-cap value stocks lagging broader small-cap...

As the smart or strategic beta exchange traded funds movement has gained momentum, some ETF industry observers have wondered when that momentum would take hold in the fixed income space. While the number of smart beta bond ETFs remains scant compared to alternatively-indexed equity offerings, that...

The more familiar an income investor becomes with dividend exchange-traded funds, the more likely he or she is to notice that a frequently used weighting methodology for many dividend ETFs is how long the companies in that fund have increased their payouts. Let's Look At Dividends Some well-known...

As was noted in this space earlier in the week, Russia's dividend outlook is one part good news and one part potentially concerning news. The potentially concerning element is that some of Russia's state-controlled companies could be strained by Moscow's new mandate calling for...

The day of his daughter's wedding was, according to Sicilian tradition, an ideal time to ask Vito Corleone for a favor. But make no mistake, the don would want that favor to be repaid. Don't worry because there is a don that does favors without any expectations: The WisdomTree MidCap...

Long/short is a strategy many investors associate with being limited to hedge funds and other professional investors, but anyone can access that strategy with some exchange-traded funds, including the WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S. Equity Fund (BATS: DYLS). The WisdomTree Dynamic Long/Short U.S...

Many new exchange-traded funds face a problem. That being they are new. In what amounts to nothing more than warped Wall Street wisdom, with wisdom probably not the best word to use there, investors flock to hot IPOs or new stocks, but wait months for new ETFs to gather what they deem to be an...

Late last year, dividend stocks and the corresponding exchange-traded funds were being left for dead as investors anticipated the Federal Reserve would follow up its December interest rate hike with at least four more rate hikes in 2016. Nearly four months into 2016, there has not been a single...

This year has brought some relief for emerging markets investors. Part of that relief is coming in the form of resurgent emerging markets dividend exchange-traded funds, including the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Eqty Incm Fd (NYSE: DEM). Emerging markets dividend strategies were disappointing,...

U.S. small-caps have rebounded nicely off their February lows, but the benchmark Russell 2000 Index is still saddled with a modest year-to-date loss. Exchange-traded funds investors have the benefit of choosing from myriad small-cap funds, some of which have been solid performers this year. One of...