FYI: Low-volatility stock funds have taken in gobs of money over the past year. The iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA fund (USMV), the biggest low-volatility exchange-traded fund, had about $8 billion in assets early this year. Now it has more than $13 billion, while other stock funds bleed assets.
Clearly, investors want stock exposure without the gyrations that normally come with it. And they think “low-vol” funds are how to get it.
Regards,
Ted
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-problem-with-low-vol-stock-funds-1465178521
