One of the most prominent themes in the world of exchange-traded funds this year is investors' love affair with low volatility strategies, including the iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF (iShares Trust (NYSE: USMV)) and the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II (NYSE: SPLV)).
In fact, low volatility ETFs, primarily aided by the assets pouring into USMV and SPLV, are among this year's most popular smart beta funds. A basic premise of low-volatility ETFs is that they should be less bad than their traditional rivals when markets sag — the rub being a fund such as SPLV will leave some returns on the table when equities soar. Living in the current market environment, SPLV and rival low-volatility ETFs are showing what they are made of.
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