This Week's ETF Launches: The Dow 30 and Russell 1000 Get Alternative Weighting Strategies
August 16, 2017 at 08:00 AM EDT
Many ETFs use the popular market-cap method of weighting components within the fund, with the S&P 500 being the most well-known example. Lately, fund providers have been launching new products that use alternative methods of weighting their portfolios. Two new ETFs debut this week that do just that.