CDC: A Mixed History Of Market Timing

VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF is a defensive ETF seeking to mitigate risks in three ways: fundamental screening, volatility weighting and market timing. Market timing rules are unconventional and may be summarized as “sell first, then buy the dips”. They show mixed success, reducing volatility in 2020, but preventing recovery after the 2022 downturn.

Seeking Alpha • Feb 27, 2025

SingleStore Unveils No-Code Solution Designed to Cut Data Migration from Days to Hours

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SingleStore, the database for real-time AI and analytics that allows customers to transact, analyze and search data in real time, today announced the launch of SingleStore Flow, a no-code solution designed to greatly simplify data migration and Change Data Capture (CDC). The no-code interface allows users to select the tables and data they need to migrate through a user-friendly point-and-click experience. By eliminating the need for manual scripting and extensiv.

Business Wire • Feb 13, 2025

FHLB Dallas and Eight of its Members Award $283K to DFW Nonprofits

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #affordablehousing--Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and eight of its members awarded $283,000 in grants to eight nonprofits in DFW. The awards were part of more than $1.2 million awarded to community groups through the Partnership Grant Program (PGP) and were celebrated during an event today at FHLB Dallas. “The PGP gives us the opportunity to partner with our financial institution members to connect with community organizations that may not have the.

Business Wire • Nov 21, 2024

CDC: A Value Dividend Play For When Stocks Go Down Hard

Active management aims to beat benchmarks but often struggles; VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF offers a disciplined, risk-managed approach focusing on high-yield, stable large-cap stocks. The CDC ETF's unique volatility-weighted methodology and ability to move to cash during market drops provide a smoother ride and potential protection against big losses. The fund's sector allocation leans towards dividend-paying sectors like Utilities, Financials, and Energy, with a lower tech allocation, offering a diversified approach.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 3, 2024

CDC: Peculiar Market-Timing Strategy Incapable Of Capturing Sufficient Upside, A Hold

CDC is an index-based ETF that favors less volatile high-yield stocks. Its strategy incorporates a sophisticated market-timing ingredient. CDC offers a lesson on how safety-oriented market-timing strategies can disappoint, especially when downside and upside capture are completely out of proportion. I believe CDC has growth factor-related risks. Valuation and quality are a silver lining, yet they are not necessarily supportive of outperformance.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 2, 2024

Clinical Trial by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, HCA Healthcare, UCI Health and CDC Identifies Strategy to Rapidly Detect and Respond to Hospital Outbreaks Using Algorithm-Driven Technology

BOSTON & NASHVILLE, Tenn. & ORANGE, Calif. & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An automated tool that improves outbreak detection for hundreds of pathogens successfully served as an early warning system to find and respond to potential hospital outbreaks, as reported today in NEJM Evidence. A Trial of Automated Outbreak Detection to Reduce Hospital Pathogen Spread The large multi-state, real-world study was conducted in 82 hospitals and led by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, HCA Healthcare, Univ.

Business Wire • Apr 23, 2024

CDC: Revisiting This Once Top-Performing High-Dividend ETF

CDC was once a top-performing high-dividend ETF, but in 2023, it ranked dead last in the large-cap value ETF category. Past performance was not a good indicator of future results. While its long/cash strategy succeeded in 2020, the underlying portfolio has gradually lost its low-beta advantage. It's now at the same level as SCHD's, which doesn't have a volatility screen. Due to the ETF's high 0.38% expense ratio, CDC and SCHD also offer nearly identical forward dividend yields, but SCHD is a much higher-quality fund.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 14, 2024

CDC: Ineffective Momentum Strategy, No Reason To Buy

CDC generally invests in U.S. equities with above-average yields and below-average volatility. It sometimes shifts to cash, depending on market conditions. These shifts are sometimes ill-timed, leading to losses and underperformance, as has been the case YTD.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 30, 2023

CDC: A Solid Market Timing ETF

VictoryShares US EQ Income Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF seeks to track the performance of the Nasdaq Victory US Large Cap High Dividend 100 Long/Cash Volatility Weighted Index. CDC uses a complex investment approach to reduce risk, focusing on dividend-paying stocks and market timing to adjust equity exposure. The Fund has achieved very strong risk-adjusted performance historically.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 23, 2023

CDC's Catastrophic Collapse: Diving Into 2023's Worst Dividend ETF

CDC holds 100 stocks selected for their high yield and low volatility characteristics. The ETF was a previous top-performer due to its substantial outperformance during the March 2020 market crash. Unfortunately, CDC lost its way last September, and what followed were disastrous results. Through August, CDC is the worst performer in 2023 among 85 dividend or low-volatility ETFs. Prior research also indicates its unique long/cash strategy only benefits investors approximately 50% of the time. The fully invested CDL has now caught up and surpassed CDC on total returns.

Seeking Alpha • Sep 6, 2023