Hesitant About Overseas Investing? Go for ETFs with the Quality Factor December 11, 2020
Getting international exposure via ETFs presents investors with an interesting dichotomy: go for the safer havens in developed markets or get risky with emerging markets? They can do both while getting quality exposure with ETFs like the
For starters, IDHQ is based on the S&P Quality Developed ex-U.S. LargeMidCap Index (the “Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index tracks the performance of stocks in the S&P Developed ex-U.S. LargeMidCap Index that have the highest quality score, which is calculated based on three fundamental measures, return on equity, accruals ratio and financial leverage ratio.