We have seen that over long periods, low-volatility index funds have performed better than their full-index benchmarks. But for investors with shorter horizons, Mark Hulbert has a strategy to consider. It may also help to look at a fresh set of data for stock-price volatility since President Trump signaled a new round of trade conflict with China.
For 10 months, China has been paying Tariffs to the USA of 25% on 50 Billion Dollars of High Tech, and 10% on 200 Billion Dollars of other goods. These payments are partially responsible for our great economic results. The 10% will go up to 25% on Friday. 325 Billions Dollars.... Most volatile stocks during latest trade spat Using data provided by FactSet, we pulled daily price volatility standard deviation for the S&P 500 SPX, +0.37%You can click on the tickers for more about each company, including news, price ratios, charts, ratings and financials.
S&P Dow Jones Indices also has low-volatility versions of the broad indexes. The S&P 500 Low Volatility Index includes the 100 S&P 500 stocks that have had the lowest price volatility over the previous 12 months. It is rebalanced quarterly. There are similar low-volatility indexes for the S&P 400 Mid-Cap Index and the S&P Small-Cap 600 Index.