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Under typical market conditions, this fund allocates a minimum of 80% of its total assets to the constituent securities of its underlying benchmark index. This index is constructed with at least 40 individual equity holdings, all of which are equally weighted. To ensure diversification, no single industry sector is permitted to account for more than 30% of the index's overall value.
Is SMDV's expense ratio expensive, average, or a steal for its category?
Pro reveals the verdict on a 5-tier spectrum calibrated against ICI 2025 industry averages, with strategy-aware bands so the comparison is meaningful.
ProShares S&P SmallCap 600 Dividend Aristocrats ETF has recently changed its underlying index, which considerably impacted its portfolio composition and factor mix. I maintain a Hold rating on SMDV, viewing it as a suboptimal dividend strategy, likely to underperform IVV into 2027 given factor disadvantages. SMDV's portfolio has a high earnings yield, yet its quality is questionable, exposure to highly leveraged names is large, and growth metrics are anemic.
Making its debut on 02/03/2015, smart beta exchange traded fund ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) provides investors broad exposure to the Style Box - Small Cap Value category of the market.
I am downgrading ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF from Buy to Hold due to downside risk and negative projected return over the next six months. SMDV has rallied significantly but continues to lag both the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 over longer periods, holding stocks with a median P/E of 15.9x and a 2.9% yield. The ETF is unique for its small-cap, dividend-growth focus but currently trades near all-time highs, making it less attractive versus alternatives like REGL and NOBL.
Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - Small Cap Value category of the market, the ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF (SMDV) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 02/03/2015.
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