Measuring the achievable long-only excess return of styles and factors using baskets ETFs.

Value

Momentum

Low Volatility

Growth

Quality

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Year-to-Date returns are computed by assuming an equal-weight allocation to representative long-only ETFs for each style.  Returns are net of underlying ETF expense ratios.   Returns are calculated in excess of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (“SPY”).

The ETFs used for each style are (in alphabetical order):

  • Value: FVAL, IWD, JVAL, QVAL, RPV, VLU, VLUE
  • Size: IJR, IWM
  • Momentum: FDMO, JMOM, MMTM, MTUM, PDP, QMOM, SPMO
  • Low Volatility: FDLO, JMIN, LGLV, SPLV, SPMV, USLB, USMV
  • Quality; FQAL, JQUA, QUAL, SPHQ
  • Yield: DVY, FDVV, JDIV, SYLD, VYM
  • Growth: CACG, IWF, QGRO, RPG, SCHG, SPGP, SPYG
  • Trend: FVC, LFEQ, PTLC

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