Berkshire Hathaway Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class B

Apple

Amazon

Exxon Mobil

Walmart

Johnson & Johnson

UnitedHealth Group

Costco

Alphabet

Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF

QARP tracks and index of US large-cap companies, selected and weighted based upon a combination of quality and value metrics. Quality metrics are given greater weight.

Grizzle Growth ETF

Davis Select U.S. Equity ETF

American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF

VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF

Invesco S&P 500 Enhanced Value ETF

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

This has been an interesting week to try and make sense of the investment opportunity set right in front of us.

Berkshire Hathaway vs Nvidia: The Battle Between Value & Growth

By Francisco Rodriguez; Investment Analyst Factor Investing Risk management and diversification are crucial elements of professional investment management. For many, including this author, also believe that a strategic emphasis on factor investing will add value to portfolios over time, especially during more difficult times in the market.

Quality At a Reasonable Price!

Inflation looks to be slowing down. The Labor Department's consumer price index reported that consumer prices in December rose 6.5% from a year earlier, in line with Dow Jones' estimate.

Consider QARP as Gas Prices Fall

Microsoft

In an apparent bid to gain some headway in the web search market dominated by Google, Microsoft has been in talks to invest $10 billion into the owner of ChatGPT, a chatbot launched by OpenAI in November.

Microsoft Is Looking to Up Its Web Search Game

Gas companies like Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips rallied during morning trading on Thursday after it was revealed that gas prices are lower than they were a year ago. The national average for a gallon of unleaded gasoline in the U.S. was $3.329 on Thursday, according to AAA, below the $3.343 from a year ago.

Falling Gas Prices Could Impact QARP

It's moving day for The Mouse. Shares of Disney spiked during pre-trading on Monday after the company made the surprise announcement that Bob Iger has been reinstated as CEO.

Invest in Disney's New/Old Management With QARP

Microsoft beat expectations for its top and bottom lines for the quarter that ended September 30. Despite the tech giant's shares falling after it offered weak quarterly guidance, analysts are still bullish on the stock and remain confident in its growth potential.

Analysts Bullish on This Top QARP Holding's Growth Potential

UBS AG FI Enhanced Large Cap Growth ETN

Credit Suisse FI Large Cap Growth Enhanced ETN

American Century Focused Large Cap Value ETF

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Columbia Research Enhanced Value ETF

Direxion Russell 1000 Growth Over Value ETF

Direxion Russell 1000 Value Over Growth ETF

ProShares UltraShort Financials

Invesco Russell 1000 Enhanced Equal Weight ETF

Invesco Russell 1000 Low Beta Equal Weight ETF

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF

Since September 2020, value stocks finally have rallied as the Russell 1000 Value Index has outperformed the Russell 1000 Growth by almost 21%. When spreads narrowed from their highs, the value cycle soon began in four of the past five occurrences.

Growth Stocks Signaling Value Cycles

With market uncertainty always around the corner, it's important to pad portfolios with quality investments. ETF investors can get exposure to quality and value by casting a wide net in the vast pool known as the Russell 1000 with the Xtrackers Russell 1000 US QARP ETF (QARP).

The QARP ETF: Don't Sacrifice Value for Quality

Investors looking to get into smart beta funds that implement a factor strategy might be put off usual premium prices. If so, they haven't checked out the Xtrackers Russell 1000 US QARP ETF (QARP), especially when it comes to getting exposure to value and quality factors.

A Smart Beta ETF Without the Steep Expense Ratios

WisdomTree U.S. Earnings 500 Fund

FlexShares STOXX US ESG Impact Index Fund

First Trust Mega Cap AlphaDEX Fund

Wahed FTSE USA Shariah ETF

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF

The Large Cap Blend style ranks second in Q4'20. Based on an aggregation of ratings of 61 ETFs and 661 mutual funds in the Large Cap Blend style.

Best And Worst Q4 2020: Large Cap Blend ETFs And Mutual Funds

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 500 China A-Shares Small Cap ETF

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF

While equities are rebounding, it’s a race between large caps or small caps to see which can return to normalcy the quickest. When it comes to earnings, small caps have the lead thus far, but not by much.

News for Xtrackers Russell 1000 US Quality at a Reasonable Price ETF ETF (QARP)