DOWNERS GROVE, Ill.,
Sept. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC, a leading global
provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced results
of a factor investing-focused survey1 of financial
professionals at the Morningstar ETF Conference in Chicago.
Despite concern in recent months that select ETF strategies were
becoming expensive, the overwhelming majority of survey respondents
(80%) indicated that they are not worried about a potential bubble
in factor-based ETFs.
Rather, 100% of survey participants indicated that they plan to
at least maintain their current levels of factor-based exposure,
with 56% of those respondents looking to increase their allocations
of factor-based strategies within the next 12 months. Despite
looming uncertainty of the Presidential election and the Federal
Reserve's interest rate timeline, financial professionals seem
confident that precise factor strategies may help investors
adequately navigate the market in the year ahead.
Survey respondents demonstrated further confidence in
factor-based ETFs by characterizing the growing trend as "the next
wave of smart beta investing."
Interest in smart beta ETF investing began more than 10 years
ago. In May 2003, PowerShares
pioneered the world of factor-based, alternatively weighted ETFs,
which later became known as "smart beta." In 2006, one of the
world's largest asset managers, Invesco, acquired PowerShares to
leverage the power of delivering these strategies in an ETF wrapper
that blends the positive characteristics of active and passive
management while improving the toolbox of options available to
investors.
"As we celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Invesco acquiring
PowerShares, I think it's very encouraging to see advisors and
investors looking beyond the noise to see the power behind
factor-based ETFs," said Dan Draper,
Global Head of PowerShares. "While some have criticized individual
factors for underperforming at times, the power of these strategies
is best leveraged when two or more factors are combined to help
smooth out investment returns over the long run."
Survey participants echoed these sentiments, with nearly half
saying that they are using factor-based ETF strategies for greater
diversification (45%) and to dampen portfolio volatility (43%).
Of those that responded, less than 15% indicated that they are
using factor-based investing strategies to implement market
forecasts in client portfolios.
To learn more about the PowerShares factor-based ETFs, please
visit our Factor Investing page here:
http://powershares.com/factor
1 survey was conducted onsite by Invesco
PowerShares at the Morningstar ETF Conference, with 50 respondents
from registered investment advisors (RIAs), fund providers,
ETF strategists and broker dealers being surveyed.
About Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC and Invesco,
Ltd.
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC is leading
the Intelligent ETF Revolution® through its family of
140 domestic and international exchange-traded funds, which seek to
outperform traditional benchmark indexes while providing advisors
and investors access to an innovative array of focused investment
opportunities. With U.S. franchise assets over $96 billion as of June 30,
2016, PowerShares ETFs trade on both US stock exchanges. For
more information, please visit us at invescopowershares.com or
follow us on Twitter @PowerShares.
Invesco Ltd. is a leading independent global investment
management firm, dedicated to helping investors worldwide achieve
their financial objectives. By delivering the combined power of our
distinctive investment management capabilities, Invesco provides a
wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients
around the world. Operating in more than 20 countries, the firm is
listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol IVZ.
Additional information is available at www.invesco.com.
PowerShares® is a registered trademark of Invesco PowerShares
Capital Management LLC, investment adviser. Invesco PowerShares
Capital Management LLC (Invesco PowerShares) and Invesco
Distributors, Inc., ETF distributor, are indirect, wholly owned
subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.
Before investing, investors should carefully read the
prospectus/summary prospectus and carefully consider the investment
objectives, risks, charges and expenses. For this and more complete
information about the Funds call 800 983 0903 or visit
invescopowershares.com for prospectus/summary
prospectus.
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