Most Diversified exchange-traded funds (ETF) are those ETFs which invest the capital collected from the investors into a very wide variety of assets and investment classes. By investing in one single ETF unit, the investors get the benefits (as well as risk exposure) to a variety of financial securities. On one hand, these instruments are great tool of diversification available at low cost, and on the other they suffer from the issues of generating average returns. This article lists the major ETFs which qualify as most diversified. Investing through such ETFs allows one to avoid the stock-specific risk and take a low-cost approach to investing on a combined basket of diversified assets. However, the risk mitigation also comes with the drawback of getting average returns which is based on the average performance of the whole basket of assets. Following is the list of all 39 exchange-traded funds that FKnol has in its database for ETFs which belong to the Most Diversified category:
The iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF tracks a proprietary index that provides significant exposure to equities, and a small portion to fixed income securities with a goal of long-term capital appreciation. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: Quarterly Dividend History
Category: Diversified Portfolio
The iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF tracks a proprietary index that provides exposure to equity securities, while also investing in fixed income, striking a balance between capital preservation, appreciation, and income. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: Quarterly Dividend History
Category: Diversified Portfolio
$48.29
-15.59%
0.25%
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ETF Most Diversified ZVZZT Corp Ltd. (ZVZZT)
The ETF Most Diversified belonging to the Multi-Asset category, sub-sector and trading in the US market has the following ETF profile. ...See
The iShares Core Moderate Allocation ETF tracks a proprietary index that provides exposure to fixed income securities, with a smaller exposure to equities in order to seek current income, some capital preservation, and modest capital appreciation. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: Quarterly Dividend History
Category: Diversified Portfolio
The iShares Core Conservative Allocation ETF tracks a proprietary index that provides significant exposure to fixed income securities and a small portion to equities with a goal of seeking current income while preserving capital. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: Monthly Dividend History
Category: Diversified Portfolio
$34.13
-14.57%
0.25%
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ETF Most Diversified ZVZZT Corp Ltd. (ZVZZT)
The ETF Most Diversified belonging to the category, sub-sector and trading in the US market has the following ETF profile. ...See
The FormulaFolios Smart Growth ETF is an actively managed fund of funds. The portfolio allocates between growth-oriented US and international stock ETFs, including emerging markets and REITs, and can hold US Treasurys to protect against equity ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: Annually Dividend History
Category: Diversified Portfolio
$32.92
-12.26%
0.7%
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FlexShares Real Assets Allocation Index Fund (ASET)
The FlexShares Real Assets Allocation Index Fund is a fund-of-funds ETF that gives investors diversified exposure to real assets. ...Detailed Profile Dividend Frequency: Quarterly Dividend History
Category: Diversified Portfolio
$30.6
-10.26%
0.57%
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ETF Most Diversified ZVZZT Corp Ltd. (ZVZZT)
The ETF Most Diversified belonging to the category, sub-sector and trading in the US market has the following ETF profile. ...See
Also called as the Diversified Portfolio ETFs, these ETF instruments allow the benefit of investing even small amounts of money and have it spread across various financial securities which may be different kinds of stocks belonging to different sectors, or different types of securities altogether. For instance, there may be a multi-asset ETF which may invest partly in stocks, partly in bonds, partly in real-estate and hedge funds, and so on. Which all destinations will the investor's money get parked in such ETFs? This is usually well defined in the investment objective of the ETF, though there may be slight variations as per the fund manager and for the necessary cash requirements for redemption demands of the ETF units. Still, the investor can get a very clear picture of which ETF will invest the money to which instruments and in what proportion. While such 'Most Diversified ETFs' offer great level of diversification, they may generate only average returns. The reason is that positive and high returns generated from one sector or security may get nullified by negative and low returns from the other sector or security. Hence, investors should study the investment objective and investable securities details clearly. A few such most diversified ETFs may follow a particular diversified market index, while other ETFs may pick and choose their own list of diversified stocks and assets based on their own research.
Where do Most Diversified ETFs Invest?
A long list of companies and different financial instruments exist where the Most Diversified exchange-traded funds may invest the money collected from the ETF investors. Below is a small sample of companies whose stocks may qualify for investment by Most Diversified ETFs, though there can be many more businesses and financial instruments where these ETFs can park the capital for returns:
▶ Honeywell International Inc. (HON): Honeywell International Inc., incorporated on November 24, 1999, is a technology and manufacturing company. The Company operates through four segments: Aerospace, Home and Building Technologies, Performance Materials and Technologies, and ....Detailed Company Profile....Dividend History
▶ 3M Company (MMM): 3M Company operates as a technology company worldwide. The company's Industrial segment offers tapes, abrasives, adhesives, ceramics, sealants, specialty materials, purification products, closure syst....Detailed Company Profile....Dividend History
▶ Johnson and Johnson (JNJ): Johnson & Johnson, together with its subsidiaries, researches and develops, manufactures, and sells various products in the health care field worldwide. It operates in three segments: Consumer, Pharma....Detailed Company Profile....Dividend History
▶ General Electric Co. (GE): General Electric Company (GE), incorporated on April 15, 1892, is a global digital industrial company. The Companys products and services range from aircraft engines, power generation, and oil and gas ....Detailed Company Profile....Dividend History
▶ PepsiCo Inc. (PEP): PepsiCo, Inc., incorporated on November 13, 1986, is a global food and beverage company. The Companys portfolio of brands includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. As of December 31, ....Detailed Company Profile....Dividend History
▶ Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B): Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire), incorporated on June 16, 1998, is a holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in various business activities. The Companys segments include Insurance, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC ....Detailed Company Profile....Dividend History