Emerging Markets Growth Remains Solid Amid Intensifying Inflationary Pressures

Emerging markets continued to expand at a solid pace midway into the first quarter of 2024, supported by broad-based expansion across both manufacturing and service sectors.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 14, 2024

These 2 Multifactor ETFs Offer Emerging Market Exposure With Less Volatility

Emerging markets have the potential to offer outsized returns, but many investors are understandably wary of the volatility of the asset class. Investors can navigate volatility in emerging markets by looking beyond traditional cap-weighted funds.

ETF Trends • Nov 22, 2023

Emerging Markets Better Positioned in Above Trend Inflation

Wall Street is eagerly awaiting tomorrow's consumer price index report, which will offer insight into the fight against inflation. U.S. consumers' inflation expectations eased slightly in October, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported on Monday.

ETF Trends • Nov 13, 2023

Check Out These 3 Multifactor ETFs as South Korea, Japan Rally

Asian stocks largely posted gains on Thursday, lifting multifactor ETFs, as investors awaited the release of U.S. consumer price data. Asia-Pacific markets climbed across the board, led by South Korean stocks.

ETF Trends • Oct 12, 2023

Use Multifactor ETFs to Position Defensively and Protect Gains

Investors can use multifactor ETFs to safeguard portfolio gains achieved year to date. U.S. equities fell sharply last month, ending the third quarter in the red.

ETF Trends • Oct 5, 2023

ROAM Outperforms Key Cap-Weighted Emerging Markets ETF

Hartford Funds launched its Hartford Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF (ROAM) back in 2015. The multifactor fund tracks an index that targets emerging market stocks based on certain factor exposures while also seeking to reduce volatility by 15%.

ETF Trends • Sep 29, 2023

Use International Multifactor ETFs to Diversify Portfolios

A challenged U.S. market highlights the value of diversification in a portfolio. Higher for longer interest rates, the automotive strike, high oil prices, and the possibility of a government shutdown again are all current headwinds for the U.S. economy.

ETF Trends • Sep 27, 2023

Emerging Markets Hold Up Better in Above Trend Inflation

The latest CPI print showed U.S. inflation accelerated for a second consecutive month in August. Consumer prices increased 3.7% in that month from a year prior, up from 3.2% in July, the Labor Department said on Wednesday.

ETF Trends • Sep 14, 2023

Diversify Emerging Markets Exposure Away from Falling China Stocks

As China stocks continue to fall, investors may want to ensure their emerging markets exposure diversifies away from the country. China stocks have been pressured by a weakening yuan and waning investor optimism toward the world's second-largest economy.

ETF Trends • Sep 11, 2023

ROAM Outperforms EEM by 7.4% YTD, Limits Losses

The Hartford Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF (ROAM) stands out for its outperformance over category peers such as EEM. ROAM is unique in that it is underpinned by a multifactor strategy and targets lower volatility securities.

ETF Trends • Sep 1, 2023