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Sector SPDR Analyzer (March 2017): Few Bargains

The ETF Analyzer, Sector SPDR Edition for March 2017 is ready for download. This monthly publication has succinct one-page reports on each of the 10 Select Sector SPDR ETFs in three easy-to-read sections: Investment Summary, Fundamentals, and Composition. It helps investors: Evaluate the funds based on investment merit using fundamental data and analysis Compare the Sector SPDRs with ease on…

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Feb. ’17 Sector SPDR Analyzer: First Look at 2018E

The ETF Analyzer, Sector SPDR Edition for February 2017 is ready for download. This monthly publication has succinct one-page reports on each of the 10 Select Sector SPDR ETFs in three easy-to-read sections: Investment Summary, Fundamentals, and Composition. It helps investors: Evaluate the funds based on investment merit using fundamental data and analysis Compare the Sector SPDRs with ease on…

Has Smart Beta Stalled?

Market share gains by “Smart Beta” ETFs appear to have all but stalled last year. By our calculations, assets under management (AUM) grew by just one half of one percentage point to 28.8% of all equity ETFs, excluding leveraged and inverse funds. Back at the end of 2010, smart beta funds had a market share of 18.3% of AUM (Figure 1). Our…