Franklin LibertyQ U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF News

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Franklin Templeton is further cementing its status as a rising player in the exchange traded funds industry by announcing that it's changing the names of more than a dozen of its ETFs and swapping und

On the surface, the Franklin LibertyQ U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF (CBOE: FLQS) may not strike many investors as the ideal equity avenue for surviving and thriving during a recession. However, some marke

Positive vaccine news boosted hopes for an economic reopening in 2021, which flipped market signals, and small caps and value stocks rallied strongly in November. The Russell 2000 Index, a gauge of U.

Led by Fama-French and the quant community, Wall Street has long considered small caps to be a significant factor in and of itself.

In each of the past three calendar years, small cap stocks in the U.S. have lagged their large cap counterparts by roughly 6-7% per year. On a strategic basis,

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History has shown that investors who stick with value during challenging times could be rewarded. Financial research has widely documented that within equities,

US small caps have fallen out of favor, particularly vs. large caps. Sector differences account for a significant portion of small-cap underperformance (tech is

After lagging the S&P 500 Index by almost 650 basis points (bps) from January through August, the Russell 2000 Index surged into the year-end, outperforming by