Factor Minimum Volatility Index News Today

February 1, 2021 Amid all the commotion in GameStop and other heavily shorted stocks last week, equity market volatility jumped. Low volatility exchange traded funds responded, trading less poorly than the S&P 500. It’s just one week, but it serves as a reminder of the benefits of ETFs such as the VSMV follows the Nasdaq Victory US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility Index, providing the fund with a potentially superior mousetrap than simply owning a basket of the lowest volatility equities �...

December 18, 2020 The low volatility factor isn’t doing investors a lot of favors this year as the S&P 500 Low Volatility Index is off by 4.44%. That doesn’t mean market participants should gloss over the factor in 2021. The VictoryShares US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility ETF (VSMV) is an inviting way to reduce equity market turbulence, and it’s modestly higher this year. VSMV follows the Nasdaq Victory US Multi-Factor Minimum Volatility Index, providing the fund with a potentially su...