Sentences with phrase «equity index funds looked»

Not exact matches

Today, I'm going to take a look at one relatively new entrant in what has become a bit of a crowded fields: the iShares High Dividend Equity Fund ($ HDV), which tracks the Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index.

However, the fund does do a decent job of removing some of the worst securities from the index and it may be a decent choice for those looking for greater exposure to small cap growth equities with lower levels of risk.

Would love to load up on equity index funds but don't want to buy so high or look too far internationally.

You can look those up if you want, but they are pretty much all target date funds, equity income funds, high dividend stocks funds, and S&P 500 index funds.

If we look at the Couch Potato model ETF portfolios, we find that they hold just a single foreign equity fund, the Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap ex Canada Index ETF (VXC).

Index funds, on the other hand, present a simpler way to gain exposure to a wide range of equities and are a good option for investors who are looking to match market benchmarks or reduce their broader portfolio's overall risk profile.

As the FT reports, the group looked at 2,500 funds (including both equity and bond funds), and found that only 18 % of them managed to beat the index they were measuring themselves against.