Investors have poured $45.93 billion into so-called “smart beta” equities ETFs so far this year, in what amounts to a 20 percent increase in total assets in the segment. The increase reflects just how strong an appetite there is for nonmarket-cap-weighted funds seeking excess returns—or outperformance—in one form or another.
Our contribution to that growth is as follows:
Source: PowerShares (click to enlarge)
With this year’s growth, the assets in our four momentum ETFs has nearly doubled.
