iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

Goldman Sachs sees AI fueling the next inflation wave. Here's how ETFs can help position portfolios.

zacks.com - 2026-07-13 12:41:16

Stretched tech valuations are reviving AI bubble fears. These ETFs can help navigate the uncertainty.

zacks.com - 2026-06-30 12:25:27

The recent tech sell-off serves as a reminder of why portfolio diversification and stability are important. These ETFs can help build a more balanced and resilient portfolio.

zacks.com - 2026-06-24 12:00:25

Uncertainty over the Washington-Tehran deal, a pullback in AI stocks and a hawkish Fed outlook are reinforcing the case for quality ETFs as a defensive play.

zacks.com - 2026-06-19 09:26:05

With the S&P 500 pushing to higher and higher record levels in recent months, many investors are increasingly concerned about the bottom dropping out. Chasing momentum loses its appeal when valuations seem to be stretched uncomfortably thin.

marketbeat.com - 2026-06-08 12:56:01

The recent rotation out of AI-linked stocks highlights the risks of a narrow market rally. As concentration risk rises, defensive ETFs could help investors build more resilient portfolios.

zacks.com - 2026-06-05 12:35:25

Smart beta had a confusing first half of 2026, as momentum cooled after a strong 2025, low-volatility lagged a market that kept grinding higher, and dividend growth funds got squeezed by another leg up in yields.

247wallst.com - 2026-06-02 11:16:10

The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF is rated Hold, best suited for volatile or risk-off market environments due to its focus on high-quality fundamentals. QUAL's exclusion of high-growth, turnaround, and cyclical stocks like INTC, MU, and DELL limits upside during risk-on markets, leading to potential underperformance versus SPY. The ETF offers a low expense ratio of 0.15% and a modest 0.88% yield, making it more appropriate for equity performance than income generation.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-06-01 23:57:53

Rising bond yields and inflation fears are raising correction risks. Investors may find shelter in quality and value ETFs like QUAL, VTV and VLUE.

zacks.com - 2026-05-21 12:00:22

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Style Box - All Cap Blend category of the market, the iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) is a smart beta exchange traded fund launched on 07/16/2013.

zacks.com - 2026-05-21 07:21:08

The math behind long-term stock picking is brutal. 71% of individual stocks fail to match the market return over rolling 10-year periods, and per Hendrik Bessembinder's research at Arizona State University, only 4% of companies from 1926 to 2018 actually created net wealth relative to T-bills. Everything else, in aggregate, was a wash or worse.... 71% of Stocks Fail to Beat the Market. Here's How to Find the 4% That Create Real Wealth

247wallst.com - 2026-05-06 15:26:59

Markets rally on easing oil, but underlying recession risks continue to build. ETFs may help balance risk while staying invested.

zacks.com - 2026-05-06 12:50:44