iShares S&P 500 Value ETF [IVE] Stock Forecast

Active ETFs represent just a 6% share of the ETF markets, but advisors are gravitating toward them. The products have emerged as one of the fastest-growing categories within the ETF industry.

Value factor investing has regained an advantage over growth stocks, with iShares S&P 500 Value ETF being a popular choice for investors. IVE offers a diversified range of holdings, with a focus on the financial sector; yet it offers good diversification. However, IVE's expense ratio and performance may not lead to it being the most optimal choice for investors, with alternatives like Vanguard's Value ETF potentially presenting a better case.

The iShares S&P 500 Value ETF (IVE) was launched on 05/22/2000, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Large Cap Value segment of the US equity market.

BlackRock has listed two actively managed ETFs on the New York Stock Exchange. The BlackRock Large Cap Value ETF (NYSE Arca: BLCV) invests in large-cap U.S. equities that exhibit value characteristics.

After large-cap value indexes outperformed growth peers in 2022, growth strategies have returned the favor in the first few months of 2023 as the macroeconomic and earnings pictures have shifted. Despite this, VettaFi's advisor engagement data for April showed rising interest in large-cap value strategies from the prior month.

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Style Box ETF report for IVE

IVE basically buys into S&P 500 stocks that appear to be cheaper than others in the same index. I dislike the general methodology, as I find it overly simplistic; IVE is really just another source of beta.

Once upon a time, dividends played a starring role in equity markets—until 14 years of easy money whetted investors' appetite for risk and created a massive tailwind for unprofitable, long-duration growth stocks. Valuations appear to be attractive: Stocks yielding north of 2.5% are trading near their largest discount to the equity market in recent memory.