Inside Active by Bloomberg Intelligence

The quality factor is ranked second on the BI Factor Scorecard as higher-quality companies are beating lower-quality ones against a backdrop of a more defensive market. On this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active-management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, along with co-host and BI US quantitative strategist Christopher Cain, spoke with Tom Hancock, head of Focused Equity at GMO and portfolio manager for the GMO US Quality ETF (QLTY), about how the fund combines GMO’s history of integrating the quality factor in its research with the firm’s roots in value investing. They also discussed why profitability is such an important element of their quality-factor research, and how QLTY differs from its mutual fund counterpart.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since the US market can be profitable for European companies, any slowdown in the US economy could harm earnings in Europe, but also alleviate high valuations. On this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, along with co-host Laurent Douillet, senior equity strategist for Bloomberg Intelligence, spoke with Sarah Ketterer, Chief Executive Officer and Fundamental Portfolio Manager at Causeway Capital Management, including the Causeway International Value Fund (CIVVX). They discussed Causeway’s value investment philosophy, including its risk-adjusted return ranking model, as well as the criteria she looks for in potential holdings. They also spoke about how AI tools are being integrated into the investment process and where she sees investment opportunities in artificial intelligence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Countries in Asia make up the top echelon of the BI Emerging Markets Scorecard, based on factors such as price performance, breadth and fundamentals. In this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Inside Active podcast, host David Cohne, BI mutual fund and active management analyst, and co-host Marvin Chen, BI senior Asia equity strategist, speak with Sean Taylor, chief investment officer of Matthews Asia and portfolio manager for the Matthews Emerging Markets Equity Active ETF (MEM). They discuss the firm’s four-stage process of evaluating countries and Matthews’ portfolio-construction system that looks at marginal contribution of active risk. They also talk about the impact of AI in Asia and the implications of US Federal Reserve policies on emerging markets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Capital deployment has been increasing as companies flush with cash ratchet up share buybacks and dividend payments. On this episode of Inside Active, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active-management analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, along with co-host and BI sector and small-cap strategist Michael Casper, spoke with Integrity Viking Funds CEO Shannon Radke and Chief Investment Officer Michael Morey about the investment process behind the Integrity Dividend Harvest Fund (IDIVX). They discuss Integrity’s three-tiered-goal system of evaluating companies, and the metrics they use for screening. They also examine dividend sustainability and why classic value investing still has a place in investors’ portfolios.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With equities in a fundamental rotation and being shaken by economic surprises, the market may be searching for new sector leadership. On this episode of the Inside Active podcast, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, along with co-host Gina Martin Adams, BI’s chief equity strategist, spoke with JPMorgan Asset Management’s portfolio manager Felise Agranoff, co-portfolio manager for JPMorgan Active Growth ETF (JGRO) about investing in quality companies with strong and sustainable competitive advantages and best-in-class management teams. They also discussed JPMorgan’s approach to assessing underappreciated growth opportunities, as well as the differences in researching mid-cap and large-cap funds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wellington’s Andrew J. Shilling and Clark R. Shields, sub-advisers to the Vanguard U.S. Growth Fund, talk about investing in companies with secular growth and competitive advantages in this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Inside Active podcast. Host David Cohne, BI mutual fund analyst, and co-host Gina Martin Adams, BI chief equity strategist, spoke with Shilling and Shields about how they approach valuations through time-frame arbitrage and what they look for in management teams.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since its inception, Vanguard has maintained that active investing — if delivered in a low-cost way — can play a meaningful role in a client’s portfolio, for investors who have the tolerance to take that on, says Dan Reyes, global head of investment product at Vanguard. On this episode of the Inside Active podcast, host David Cohne, mutual fund and active analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, along with co-host Eric Balchunas, BI senior ETF analyst, speak with Reyes about the process of launching new active products, the trend toward active ETFs and the selection of external managers. They also discuss the evaluation of enduring investment merit of products and how Vanguard’s active lineup has evolved over time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Golan, co-manager of the William Blair Large Cap Growth Fund, talks about how he identifies structurally advantaged companies, sectors and themes in this episode of Bloomberg Intelligence’s Inside Active podcast. Host David Cohne, BI’s mutual fund and active analyst, and co-host Gina Martin Adams, BI’s chief equity strategist, ask Golan his views on managing risk with a concentrated portfolio, how to work through periods when growth is out of favor and how the rise of passive investing has affected the market.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the fastest-growing parts of the ETF market are for lower-risk products, including “buffer ETFs” that give a defined outcome, increasingly being favored by baby boomers. In this episode of Inside Active, Calamos Advisors’ Head of ETFs Matt Kaufman and Co-Head of Alternative Strategies David O’Donohue discuss how structured-protection ETFs work with host David Cohne, Bloomberg Intelligence’s mutual fund and active analyst, and co-host James Seyffart, BI ETF analyst. They also discussed how the ETF industry has changed and what the future of active ETFs could have in store.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Russell 2000 plunged this month amid expectations for significant economic weakness and a credit crunch, Michael Coyne, Voya’s head of small-cap growth, tells Bloomberg Intelligence. In this episode of Inside Active, Coyne sits down with host David Cohne, BI’s mutual fund and active analyst, and co-host Michael Casper, BI’s sector and small-cap strategist, to discuss the growth metrics he uses for selecting small-cap stocks and how he determines sustainable valuations. They also talked about the recent selloff, where small caps could go from here and evaluating risk and reward.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.