2014 has been marked by interesting dynamics that include a crash in commodities, sliding interest rates and another bullish year for stocks. With so many questions surrounding the fate of the markets, investors that have embraced a low volatility mindset have been rewarded for their conservatism.
iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF
The iShares Trust (NYSE: USMV) tracks approximately 160 large-cap companies from a broad pool of publicly traded equities. The goal is to produce a diversified basket of high quality stocks with fewer price fluctuations than a traditional market-cap focused index.
With 2014 almost in the books, USMV has added a moderate 3 percent performance gain over the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) since the beginning of the year. The chart below shows ...
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