Much to the chagrin of critics and traditionalists that believe vanilla is the only flavor that should be featured on the menu, exchange traded funds have become increasingly sophisticated (and complex) as the industry has matured.
Yes, sometimes newer ETFs take things too far by focusing 44 different investment factors and making things unnecessarily complex for advisors and investors to understand. But that does not mean all ETFs that don't conform to traditionalists' unwritten rules are bad. In fact, more nuanced strategies can bear fruit with asset classes beyond U.S. equities.
The Lattice Emerging Market Strategy ETF (NYSE: ROAM), which came to market 13 months ago, is one such idea.
Using Downside Risk
The ETF's "index methodology establishes risk-balanced country baskets that reflect each country’s ...
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