Low volatility exchange traded funds have been receiving increased attention and rightfully. U.S.-focused low volatility ETFs across multiple cap spectrums have, at the very least, recently been significantly less bad than their traditionally-weighted broad market equivalents.
International investors can breathe a sigh of relief because there are plenty of ETFs offering access to international equities with similar low volatility benefits to what are found with domestic funds, such as the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (NYSE: SPLV) and the PowerShares S&P MidCap Low Volatility Portfolio (NYSE: XMLV).
Low Vol FXEU
Already one of the leaders when it comes to international low volatility ETFs, PowerShares, the fourth-largest U.S. ETF sponsor, add of international "low vol" fare earlier this year with the debut of the PowerShares Europe Currency Hedged Low Volatility Portfolio (NYSE: FXEU). As its name implies, the PowerShares Europe ...
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