The Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value ETF (RFV) was launched on 03/01/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Style Box - Mid Cap Value category of the market.
What Are Smart Beta ETFs?
The ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.
Investors who believe in market efficiency should consider market cap indexes, as they replicate market returns in a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way.
If you're the kind of investor who would rather try and beat the market through good stock selection, then smart beta funds are your best choice; this fund class is known for tracking non-cap weighted strategies.
Non-cap weighted indexes try to choose stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, which is based on specific fundamental characteristics, or a mix of other such characteristics.
The smart beta space gives investors many different choices, from equal-weighting, one of the simplest strategies, to more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting. However, not all of these methodologies have been able to deliver remarkable returns.
Fund Sponsor & Index
Managed by Invesco, RFV has amassed assets over $302.88 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs in the Style Box - Mid Cap Value. This particular fund seeks to match the performance of the S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value Index before fees and expenses.
The S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value Index measures the performance of securities that exhibit strong value characteristics in the S&P MidCap 400 Index.
Cost & Other Expenses
For ETF investors, expense ratios are an important factor when considering a fund's return; in the long-term, cheaper funds actually have the ability to outperform their more expensive cousins if all other things remain the same.
With on par with most peer products in the space, this ETF has annual operating expenses of 0.35%.
It has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.91%.
Sector Exposure and Top Holdings
While ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.
This ETF has heaviest allocation in the Consumer Discretionary sector - about 26% of the portfolio. Financials and Industrials round out the top three.
Looking at individual holdings, Td Synnex Corp (SNX) accounts for about 2.97% of total assets, followed by Avnet Inc (AVT) and Pbf Energy Inc (PBF).
RFV's top 10 holdings account for about 23.89% of its total assets under management.
Performance and Risk
The ETF has lost about -1.10% so far this year and was up about 9.08% in the last one year (as of 07/15/2024). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $91.10 and $119.29.
The ETF has a beta of 1.36 and standard deviation of 21.87% for the trailing three-year period, making it a high risk choice in the space. With about 92 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.
Alternatives
Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Style Box - Mid Cap Value segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.
IShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (IWS) tracks Russell MidCap Value Index and the Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF (VOE) tracks CRSP U.S. Mid Cap Value Index. IShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF has $12.98 billion in assets, Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF has $16.46 billion. IWS has an expense ratio of 0.23% and VOE charges 0.07%.
Investors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Style Box - Mid Cap Value.
Bottom Line
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Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value ETF (RFV): ETF Research Reports
Avnet, Inc. (AVT) : Free Stock Analysis Report
TD SYNNEX Corporation (SNX) : Free Stock Analysis Report
PBF Energy Inc. (PBF) : Free Stock Analysis Report
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF (VOE): ETF Research Reports
iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF (IWS): ETF Research Reports
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