With Volatility On the Rise, Consider the 'VSMV' ETF
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 – an approach that has plenty of drawbacks. What makes VSMV appealing relative to older, competing s...