Smart Beta ETFs: Analyzing the Quality Factor

Quality is one of many factors helping propel the investment case for smart beta ETFs that eschew traditional market cap-weighted indexing methodologies. But what exactly is this quality factor? “Definitions for quality vary across the industry. Here at Deutsche Asset Management, in partnership with FTSE Russell, we define quality in terms of profitability and leverage,” [...]Click to read more at ETFtrends.com.