Value, momentum, quality, size and volatility are the most studied investment factors, but the typical application of these factors within exchange traded funds has been isolation or the combination of two or three of the factors.
There are not a lot of ETFs that employ value, momentum, quality, size and volatility in their weighting methodology, but the number is growing thanks in part to some recent introductions from Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (Deutsche AWM), the exchange traded funds issuing unit of German bank Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB).
Last month, Deutsche AWM introduced the Deutsche X-trackers Russell 1000 Enhanced Beta ETF (NYSE: DEUS) and the Deutsche X-trackers FTSE Developed ex US Enhanced Beta ETF (NYSE: DEEF). The Deutsche X-trackers Russell 1000 Enhanced Beta ETF, Deutsche AWM's U.S.-focused offering, holds more than 840 stocks, only one of which commands a weight north of 1 percent.
Notable is the fact neither DEUS nor DEEF are a mishmash of the aforementioned investment ...
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