Is iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) a Strong ETF Right Now? June 10, 2024 — 06:20 am EDT
Written by Zacks Equity Research for Zacks
linkedin email reddit Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Growth category of the market, the iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 07/24/2000.
What Are Smart Beta ETFs?
Market cap weighted indexes were created to reflect the market, or a specific segment of the market, and the ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on this strategy.
Because market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.
If you're the kind of investor who would rather try and beat the market through good stock selection, then smart beta funds are your best choice; this fund class is known for tracking non-cap weighted strategies.
By attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.
This area offers many different investment ch...