We will start with the iShares Edge MSCI USA
Size Factor ETF (SIZE).
The following chart shows the constant composition of the reference ETF portfolio for the iShares Edge MSCI USA
Size Factor ETF:
Not exact matches
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The FactorSelect
ETFs are explicitly designed to maximize exposure to four rewarded
factors — value, quality, momentum and
size.
Luciano Siracusano, chief investment strategist at WisdomTree explains, «WisdomTree's existing suite of dividend - and earnings - weighted
ETFs have typically tapped into the smart beta
factors of value, quality and
size and, in many instances, have outperformed their market capitalization - weighted benchmarks, while exhibiting relatively low tracking error against those benchmarks.
Using monthly trading volumes, returns and assets (
sizes) for 4,587 U.S. equity mutual funds and for 747 U.S. equity
ETFs, and contemporaneous U.S. equity
factor model returns, during January 2000 through December 2015, they find that: Keep Reading
By this narrow yardstick, even an
ETF that tracks the S&P Small Cap 600 could be considered «smart beta» since it provides targeted exposure to the «
size» risk
factor.
We chose the S&P 500 Equal Weight index
ETF as our
size factor not because it is the purest exposure to the
size premium, but because its methodology complements our other
factor exposures.
These multifactor smart beta
ETFs select securities according to six recognized valuation
factors: value, momentum, profitability, investment,
size and volatility.
``... for every dollar invested in
ETFs that provides a positive
factor exposure, there is also a dollar invested in other
ETFs that (implicitly) provide a similar -
sized negative exposure towards the same
factor.»
Instead, it is a guideline for selecting the stocks within the
ETF to ensure consideration of applicable
factor; value, momentum,
size, quality, volatility, and yield.