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iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF
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VEA and VEU are solid choices with low fees and good growth/total returns vs international equity peers. IDMO is a large cap momentum fund that splits evenly between value, blend, and growth that’s also worth a look. IQLT is a quality factor fund that leans growth.
I like IQLT for international exposure, though not sure how much correlation there is. I also have positions in gold and commodities.
These are my growth picks. $PIZ for developed markets, and $FNDF for exUS. These are my income picks. $IQLT for developed markets and $FNDF for exUS. I use risk analysis for my rankings.
Yes. Before, companies kept 79% of their pretax income and after, companies will keep 72%. That's a 9% decrease in net income across the board in the US. This will probably not cause US stock prices to crash the full 9% (there aren't many good places to put your money) but it will probably be a significant dip as people move their money into international stocks which haven't just had a big tax hike, and whose competition no longer has as much money to reinvest back into the business. TL;DR buy IQLT
International ETFs like VXUS, IXUS, IQLT and EMGF can improve diversification.
VXUS and VLUE will help with diversification. Or replace VXUS with IQLT, IVLU and EMGF if you want to outperform.
That's the problem with using the same letter to mean total and technology. It would be easy to think: VGT - VanGuard Total. VTI - Vanguard Tech Index. Of course, it's actually the other way around: VGT - VanGuard Tech. VTI - Vanguard Total Index. Then there's VT (Vanguard Total), and the initials don't tell you what the difference is (VT is whole-world whilst VTI is US only). iShares is much clearer - QUAL (Quality), ACWI (All-Country World Index), VLUE (Value), IQLT (International Quality). Although there's still IVW and IVV - since when did W stand for growth?
Watching some videos by the Plain Bagel will help you gain a basic understanding of the market. As for stock picks, I'd recommend Apple, Nvidia, and Berkshire Hathaway. I wouldn't recommend an ETF because XQLT doesn't have a high enough trading volume for putting $8,000 in and other ETFs may provide inferior returns. Unless you're allowed to buy US ETFs, in which case I'd recommend QUAL, IQLT, VLUE, IVLU, and EMGF. These are more diversified and less risky than individual companies would be whilst providing better returns compared with VT or ACWI. If you want to invest in individual companies, stick with large companies with a market capitalisation above $500 billion because they're less risky and better for beginners.
There are many options, including Trading212 (in Europe), Robinhood (in the US), Interactive Brokers (aka IBKR), and Fidelity. Once you choose which one to use, just sign up, deposit money and decide which companies to buy, or invest into a diversified investment fund such as QUAL (US), ACWI (US), IQLT (US), SSAC (Europe), or IWQU (Europe). See the iShares website for all the main options in your region. Vanguard also has some other options. If you're investing a very large amount of money, then instead of investing into an ETF, invest into an open-ended mutual fund which tracks the same index (some good indicies are MSCI ACWI, FTSE All-World, and MSCI World Quality - the ETFs I suggested track these indicies) or if you live in the US, you could invest in SPY because it has a very high trading volume and a large amount of assets under management, although the S&P 500 isn't as good as the other indicies I mentioned. The issue with investing in smaller funds with lots of money is you'll probably pay more than you should. Also, you could invest into an active investment fund such as Berkshire Hathaway or Fundsmith if you wanted (you can buy BRK-B through whichever broker you chose, and buy Fundsmith directly from their website - these are both suitable for large investments because Fundsmith is an open-ended mutual fund which only invests into large companies and Berkshire Hathaway has a very high trading volume and lots of assets under management. But if you're investing a large amount of money, buy BRK-A rather than BRK-B). If you decide to invest into individual companies, look for companies with a low EV/EBIT ratio and with an operating cash flow (see the cash flow statement) greater than or almost as large as their net income (see the income statement), and with a high net income relative to their gross property, plant and equipment (see the balance sheet), and with a market cap above $2 billion (because that shows that lots of other people also think it's a good buy, and larger companies are usually less risky, plus your buy order will execute faster and at a better price because larger companies usually have higher trading volumes). If you're investing a large amount of money, then you should avoid smaller companies because buying them would likely push the price up. If you have an extremely large amount of money then you should invest in extremely large companies - I'd recommend Apple and Nvidia.
Buy an international ETF such as IQLT, IXUS or EMGF.
I fully support your saving strategy. I'm keen on international diversification while avoiding additional exposure to US tech, given my substantial holdings in VTI and QQQm, both of which are heavily weighted towards US tech. I believe foreign investments can't remain subdued indefinitely, do you agree? What are your insights on IMTM (5 stars) and IQLT (4 stars)? I am 38 so I'm holding this for 25 years.
I’m a big fan of international ETFs that have some type of direct or indirect profitability screen. Pure international index funds have a lot of junk piled in b/c most countries don’t have great capital market infrastructure like the US so companies will dump garbage equity on the market to cash out. My favorites are IQLT, IGRO, VIGI, and DFIC. All very cheap and approach international investing just a little bit “smarter.”
​ |1|Price|Price Change %|Gain/Loss %|Dividend Yield|Symbol| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |2|$149.14 |\-0.37%|\-8.98%|0.60%|AAPL| |3|$2.36 |\-11.13%|\-86.39%|\--|AAPL 01/20/2023 165.00 C| |4|$153.16 |2%|60.98%|3.90%|ABBV| |5|$0.14 |125%|80.53%|\--|ABBV 11/18/2022 160.00 C| |6|$20.79 |1.41%|\-36.38%|2.34%|ACI| |7|$41.63 |\-2.12%|\-12.13%|4.20%|FNF| |8|$0.53 |\-12.59%|\-6.40%|\--|FNF 03/17/2023 50.00 C| |9|$95.60 |\-0.85%|\-28.66%|N/A|GOOGL| |10|$0.06 |\-17.91%|\-64.18%|\--|GOOGL 12/16/2022 132.00 C| |11|$32.48 |\-0.33%|\-14.52%|3.40%|IQLT| |12|$0.35 |\-53.35%|\-706.45%|\--|IQLT 03/17/2023 36.00 C| |13|$24.09 |\-1.03%|\-22.94%|7.40%|OLP| |14|$287.58 |\-0.13%|\-11.28%|0.70%|QQQ| |15|$2.93 |\-9.58%|37.68%|\--|QQQ 01/20/2023 320.00 C| |16|$398.41 |\-0.03%|\-5.55%|1.50%|SPY| |17|$3.41 |\-9.68%|\-123.50%|\--|SPY 12/16/2022 417.00 C|
I don't know about megacap, but AVLV (US-only) and AVDV (ex-US) are quite possibly the best ETFs out there for exposure to large-cap companies with strong balance sheets and fundamentals. [Since inception, AVLV has held up much better than QUAL.](https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio?s=y&timePeriod=2&startYear=1985&firstMonth=1&endYear=2022&lastMonth=12&calendarAligned=true&includeYTD=false&initialAmount=10000&annualOperation=0&annualAdjustment=0&inflationAdjusted=true&annualPercentage=0.0&frequency=4&rebalanceType=4&absoluteDeviation=5.0&relativeDeviation=25.0&leverageType=0&leverageRatio=0.0&debtAmount=0&debtInterest=0.0&maintenanceMargin=25.0&leveragedBenchmark=false&reinvestDividends=true&showYield=false&showFactors=false&factorModel=3&portfolioNames=false&portfolioName1=Portfolio+1&portfolioName2=Portfolio+2&portfolioName3=Portfolio+3&symbol1=AVLV&allocation1_1=100&symbol2=QUAL&allocation2_2=100) [Likewise, AVIV has held up much better than IQLT.](https://www.portfoliovisualizer.com/backtest-portfolio?s=y&timePeriod=2&startYear=1985&firstMonth=1&endYear=2022&lastMonth=12&calendarAligned=true&includeYTD=false&initialAmount=10000&annualOperation=0&annualAdjustment=0&inflationAdjusted=true&annualPercentage=0.0&frequency=4&rebalanceType=4&absoluteDeviation=5.0&relativeDeviation=25.0&leverageType=0&leverageRatio=0.0&debtAmount=0&debtInterest=0.0&maintenanceMargin=25.0&leveragedBenchmark=false&reinvestDividends=true&showYield=false&showFactors=false&factorModel=3&portfolioNames=false&portfolioName1=Portfolio+1&portfolioName2=Portfolio+2&portfolioName3=Portfolio+3&symbol1=AVIV&allocation1_1=100&symbol2=IQLT&allocation2_2=100)
Yes Some people might not be great at stock picking or might not have the time so what iam suggesting is buy a ETF that follows the quality style like IQLT ( a quality ETF that trades in USA) or you can buy a active fund that follows a quality style
I believe FEET will beat emerging markets. Because it's a emerging markets fund. If emerging markets beats s&p 500 then FEET will beat the S&P 500. I did mention iam from the UK but if you do a bit of Research you might find the American equivalents. James Fletcher is a American fund manager and he does a quality investing style with the emerging markets. I've only watched 1 interview from him but if you do your own DD you might like him. IQLT is a American quality ETF check that out.
I'm 27 with around 12 grand in a Roth. I pay for a financial advisor that does all my investments. They are buying etfs mostly IQLT,DGRO,VEO and IWY. They are also buying some bond etfs.
Quality: QUAL IQLT, VFQY, BTAL Equity Momentum: MTUM, IMTM, VFMO Futures Momentum: CSAAX, PQTAX, AHLPX
Learn about ETFs. I hold alot of IQLT, IWY and DGRO and they done so good over the years. I mostly only buy ETFs anymore buying individual stocks doesn't make much sense to me. Id rather have a wide rage of investments over just one company. ETFs also pay dividends which is really nice.
The companies that make up the majority of international funds are large multinational companies that don't rely on local populations. You think Nestle relies on the population of Switzerland? Demographics don't predict returns for multinational companies. Earnings growth is a major factor of returns, and you can buy ETFs like IQLT to ensure the companies you own have good sustained earnings growth.
I don't try to predict the future or analyze cultures. If your concern is international earnings not growing as fast, you can take action to buy ETFs like IQLT which filter out companies with higher/sustained earnings growth. IQLT has also outperformed the broad international market as a result. Once you recognize which factors led to outperformance, it's easy to adjust for them. The issue is the future may not play out like the past and you may end up chasing performance.
If I was you I would just buy ETFs. I own alot of IWY DGRO and IQLT and they never disappoint. Their major holdings are large companies like Microsoft Amazon, Apple and so on. They pay decent dividends with a decent cost basis. You just buy them and hold them dont really have to manage much.