Low-Volatility Strategy Is 2025’s Upside Outlier for Equity Factors

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Low-Volatility Strategy Is 2025’s Upside Outlier for Equity Factors

Market Analysis by covering: SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust, iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF, iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF. Read 's Market Analysis on Investing.com

Low-Volatility Strategy Is 2025’s Upside Outlier For Equity Factors | The Capital SpectatorThe Brinsmere Funds Ad

Standing alone among US equity factors this year, the low-volatility strategy is holding on to a modest gain year to date. In sharp relief, the rest of the factor field is posting varying degrees of loss, based on a set of ETFs through yesterday’s close (Apr. 15). The iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Factor ETF (USMV) is up 2.7% year to date. By contrast, the US stock market overall (SPY) is down 8.0%. All the other factor ETFs are also in th…