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A topic commonly brought up when interest rates rise is the impact that rates have on the performance of low volatility indices.

In the U.S., our low volatility indices for large, mid -, and small - cap stocks all outperformed their benchmarks for 2015 through August 21.

A topic commonly brought up when interest rates rise is the impact that rates have on the performance of low volatility indices.

In a previous blog, we performed preliminary exploration of rising interest rate exposure of the S&P 500 ® Low Volatility Index.

In this blog, we continue the analysis to see if there is a relationship between the magnitude of interest rate change and magnitude of active return of the low volatility index relative to the S&P Read more -LSB-...]

By Phillip Brzenk

In a previous blog, we performed preliminary exploration of rising interest rate exposure of the S&P 500 Low Volatility Index.

They test this strategy on combinations of seven indexes comprising a spectrum of risk (listed lowest to highest): BofA Merrill Lynch 5 - 7 Year Treasury Index (Treasuries); CBOE S&P 500 Buy - Write Index (BuyWrite); S&P 500 Low Volatility Index (Low Volatility); S&P 500 Index (SP500); Russell 2000 Index (R2000); Morgan Stanley Cyclicals Index (Cyclicals); and, S&P 500 High Beta Index (High Beta).

Abroad, the S&P BMI International Developed Low Volatility Index has done the same.

In contrast, the S&P BSE Low Volatility Index was the laggard among the factors in the up - trending market, but it was the best - performing factor when the market was down.

As a strategy that attenuates the performance of the broader market, the S&P 500 Low Volatility Index had lagged the benchmark S&P 500 by 1.22 % from the beginning of 2015 thru July 31.

Thus, rising interest rates can negatively affect the performance of indices, such as the S&P 500 ® Low Volatility Index.

The S&P 500 Low Volatility Index underperformed the benchmark 60 % of the time when interest rates rose and underperformed by an average of -0.60 %.

In this blog, we review the historical performance of the S&P 500 Low Volatility Index to the S&P 500 in rising interest rate periods to confirm whether or not this is the case.

The S&P 500 Low Volatility Index underperformed the S&P 500 in 9 of the 10 periods, with an average excess return of -8.92 % and median excess return of -5.44 %.

In this period, the S&P 500 Low Volatility Index underperformed by nearly 42 % from October 1998 through January 2000.

From July 6 to Sept. 9, the S&P 500 Low Volatility Index has fallen by 4.67 %, while the S&P 500 Index gained 1.70 %.1 This is in sharp contrast to the Read more -LSB-...]

The SPDR SSGA US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the SSGA US Small Cap Low Volatility Index (the «Index»)

In this blog, we continue the analysis to see if there is a relationship between the magnitude of interest rate change and magnitude of active return of the low volatility index relative to the S&P 500.

Combined with the findings in the first blog, we can conclude that, historically, the S&P 500 Low Volatility Index tends to be negatively affected by rising interest rates.

In a subsequent blog, we will explore an alternative low volatility index strategy that is designed to reduce interest rate exposure while still preserving low volatility properties.

In a previous blog, we performed preliminary exploration of rising interest rate exposure of the S&P 500 ® Low Volatility Index.

By selecting bonds with low MCR, the low volatility index keeps more credit exposure (long spread duration) for high - quality bonds (low OAS) and less credit exposure (short spread duration) for low - quality bonds (high OAS).

S&P 500 Low Volatility Index (2011): Finally, if one accepts that weighting components according to dividend yield can be considered the earliest appearance of smart beta, then the S&P 500 Low Volatility Index truly established the concept in the indexing firmament.

Overall, this reduces the spread duration mismatch between the low volatility index and the underlying universe.

In the U.S. market, both the S&P 500 ® Low Volatility Index and the S&P 500 Minimum Volatility Index have shown outperformance over the S&P 500, not Read more -LSB-...]

This is illustrated in Exhibit 1 for the S&P 500 Low Volatility Index:

The chart below plots the tracking errors at various levels of exposure to the S&P 500 Low Volatility index.

The S&P 500 Low Volatility Index selects the 100 least - volatile members of the S&P 500 index; lacking any sector constraints, the index seeks to provide pure exposure to the low volatility factor.

In the U.S. market, both the S&P 500 ® Low Volatility Index and the S&P 500 Minimum Volatility Index have shown outperformance over the S&P 500, not just on a risk - adjusted basis, but also in absolute terms (see Exhibit 4 of Inside Low Volatility Indices).

A new ETF product provider to the Australian market, ANZ ETFS has announced the launch and listing of two new smart beta ETFs which are index - trackers: one of these ETFs tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility Index, the other tracks the S&P / ASX 300 Shareholder Yield Index.

Therefore, in periods when the S&P 500 performs poorly, we could typically expect both the S&P 500 Low Volatility Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats to outperform, as both indices are made up of low volatility stocks.

Why it Matters: The S&P Low Volatility index outperformed the S&P 500 by 2 percentage points per year for the 20 - year period ending September 30th, 2011.

The SPDR SSGA US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the SSGA US Large Cap Low Volatility Index (the «Index»)

Five matter types have a relatively low Volatility Index, which means these rates are consistent and less subject to negotiations between corporations and their firms:

Three matter types have a relatively low Volatility Index, which means these rates are consistent and less subject to negotiations between corporations and firms:

Not exact matches

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), widely considered the best gauge of fear in the market, hit its lowest level in more than 20 years earlier this year.

As a result the volatility index, known as the VIX, was at its highest since November 9 - a day after the U.S. elections, though it was close to record lows earlier this week — before the tensions escalated.

The benchmark index for equity volatility rose to more than twice its level the day before, crushing bettors who'd gotten used to years of very low volatility.

The risk, however, is that this index could lose a significant portion of its value if volatility stays low.

This wasn't unexpected, since the market was rising in just the right mix of conditions: Volatility as measured by the Cboe's index was at historic lows, the GOP was set to pass the most comprehensive corporate - tax reform in decades, and economies around the world were in growth mode.

The most common measure used to assess volatility in the U.S. is the VIX index, which has been persistently at low levels for the past year.

MORE SHOES TO DROP: The stock slump led to a massive unwinding of a short position in products related to the VIX volatility index, as Credit Suisse and Nomura announced the shuttering of their respective exchange - traded notes that bet on lower volatility.

Absent massive volatility, investors will continue to pour money into the lowest - cost index ETFs as the major players continue their price war.

With the volatility index hitting its lowest level of the year, one trader placed a large bet that stocks will continue to rally.

The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), widely considered to be the best gauge of fear in the market, hit its lowest level since Feb. 1 and traded more than 11.5 percent lower at 14.62.

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And for taxable accounts with balances over $ 500,000, the robo - advisor offers «advanced indexing,» where it weights the stocks in a portfolio based on various factors, including low volatility and high dividend yield, to further power potential returns, all for the same advisory fee that applies to all accounts.

Market volatility, which has been historically low in recent months, spiked, with Cboe Volatility Index, commonly considered a gauge of investor fear, jumping by more than 10volatility, which has been historically low in recent months, spiked, with Cboe Volatility Index, commonly considered a gauge of investor fear, jumping by more than 10Volatility Index, commonly considered a gauge of investor fear, jumping by more than 100 percent.

The VIX Index, which measures the implied volatility of the S&P 500 Index, is now hovering near 20 — double its January low.

This rally has been so strong that many global indices have gone up in a straight line, registering gains up to 300 % over that time period with volatility hitting historical lows.