PowerShares S&P SmallCap Price, Forecast, Insider, Ratings, Fundamentals & Signals

Small-caps have struggled in the market due to the risk of "zombie companies" and higher interest rates. Invesco S&P SmallCap Quality ETF targets quality within the small-cap universe. The XSHQ ETF has outperformed similar ETFs and offers exposure to high-quality small-cap stocks, but comes with higher volatility and expenses.

Despite the S&P 500 extending last year's rally and touching on new highs this year, investors don't quite have the risk dial turned up to maximum level. An article by VettaFi's Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth revealed a measured move towards quality options in the current market environment during a VettaFi Equity Symposium.

The Invesco S&P SmallCap Quality ETF is a blend of Growth and Value Small-Cap stocks selected based on several quality factors. This article reviews XSHQ, its Index and then is compared against a selection of Small-Cap ETFs that use different strategies, including one based on an index that does use factors. XSHQ has shown promising results but needs to prove itself before a strong recommendation. Recent performance relative to the other ETFs included in the analysis has shown improvement.

The S&P SmallCap 600 Index tracks the performance of US companies with market caps between $850 million and $5.2 billion. The S&P SmallCap 600 Quality Index is made up of the top companies from the Small Cap index screened for three criteria. We go over the XSHQ fund and tell you how it can help you invest better in the small cap space.

XSHQ is a passively managed, index-based fund searching for quality in the small-cap universe. Nevertheless, mostly because of the weighting schema, it is overweight in mid-caps. XSHQ is a Buy since its portfolio has a strong balance of quality and value, which is reflected in the weighted-average ROA, earnings yield, and other parameters.

Invesco has two funds in its suite of factor ETFs providing quality exposure down the cap spectrum. Many investors may be missing out on mid- and small-cap companies.

Invesco's suite of quality ETFs is garnering significant investor attention. The Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF (XMHQ) and the Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF (SPHQ) are among Invesco's most popular ETFs over one-week and one-month periods, as measured by net flows.

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The summer's optimism about the U.S. consumer and economy has waned, with the Consumer Confidence Index dropping in September. According to data released on Tuesday by the Conference Board, the index fell to 103 from August's 108.7, marking the most significant monthly decline since December 2020, as reported by Wells Fargo Economics, as quoted on Yahoo Finance.

The second best-performing S&P 500 factor in August, quality ETFs are currently having a moment. The popular Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF (SPHQ) has seen strong inflows recently, accreting $319 million in net flows in one month.