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Despite continued concentration in mega-cap technology stocks, US dividend-focused strategies have generally remained competitive and historically experienced more shallow drawdowns than broader equity markets. Last year, US companies paid a record US$704.8 billion in dividends - the 15th consecutive annual record. Concurrently, dividend growth accelerated across several international markets, highlighting the continued strength of shareholder-return trends.
The VictoryShares US Small Mid Cap Value Momentum ETF tracks U.S. small and mid-cap stocks emphasizing value and momentum factors.
VictoryShares US Small Mid Cap Value Momentum ETF (NASDAQ: USVM - Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 43,692 shares, a growth of 79.3% from the March 31st total of 24,368 shares. Based on an average trading volume of
Bought 618,272 shares of USVM; estimated trade size $56.00 million (quarterly average price) Quarter-end position value rose by $92.68 million, reflecting both purchases and price movement Transaction represented approximately 0.08% change in 13F AUM Post-trade holding: 8,775,986 shares worth $829.51 million USVM now accounts for approximately 1.13% of fund AUM, placing it outside the fund's top five holdings These 10 Stocks Could Mint the Next Wave of Millionaires ›
Markets may be fretting over Federal Reserve policy and economic soft landings, but a handful of momentum ETFs have quietly been stealing the show. Across the array of factor funds, momentum has performed best this year.
The ETF flow leader board tends to show many large funds getting even larger. However, when I looked last week, one more moderately sized ETF caught my eye.
Investor appetite for growth really is something to behold. Coming into the week of the U.S. presidential inauguration, we had been talking about the importance of diversification in the face of so much uncertainty, geopolitical risk, and lofty equity valuations following massive market gains in recent years.
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