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Buy-And-Holders Predict Future Returns Every Day, While Claiming That Predictions Don’t Work

By Rob Bennett Buy-and-holders don’t believe in return predictions . They say it is not possible to predict returns effectively. Their cardinal rule is that investors should never engage in market timing, and so they object strongly when valuation-informed indexers use return predictions to change their stock allocations. That’s market timing. It doesn’t work. It’s crazy. It’s a mistake. They believe this stuff. They are sincere in their repulsion for market timing and for return predictions. But the buy-and-holders make return predictions themselves! They don’t know it. They fool themselves into thinking they are not making return predictions. But it’s not possible to buy stocks without first forming some idea in your mind as to what return you expect to obtain. The buy-and-hold idea that it is not a good idea to make return predictions is not only strategically flawed, it is a logical impossibility. Say you were thinking of buying a car, and for some odd reason you vowed not to consider price when doing so. Could you do it? You could physically do it. But you couldn’t do it with a clear mind. Human reason demands of us that we consider price when trading money for something that we want to obtain. It works that way with stocks too. It’s not possible to buy stocks without the thought entering your head that you would like to obtain a return on your money that is greater than the return you could obtain from buying less risky asset classes. And it’s not possible to go ahead with the purchase without some notion of what return you expect to obtain entering your thought process. The buy-and-holders kid themselves about this. They need to believe that return predictions are not possible or they could not remain buy-and-holders (buy-and-holders who elect to become clear thinkers are transformed into valuation-informed indexers!). But they are not able to keep themselves entirely in the dark. Common sense intrudes. That’s why buy-and-holders become uncomfortable when people like me write on the internet about the implications of the last 35 years of peer-reviewed research in this field. Buy-and-holders believe they are going to obtain a return of 6.5 percent real on their stock investments. That’s the average return. So that’s their default. They compare the 6.5 percent return they expect to obtain from investing in stocks with whatever return they can obtain from less risky asset classes and elect stocks when the expected return from stocks is better. It always is. That’s why buy-and-holders invest most of the money that they do not expect to need within a few years in stocks. Buy-and-holders, of course, understand that they are not going to see that 6.5 percent return every year. There are some years in which stocks provide a return of 30 percent, and there are some years in which stocks provide a return of a negative 30 percent. But a positive 6.5 percent is the norm. That’s what buy-and-holders expect. That’s what buy-and-holders predict. Ask a buy-and-holder what he expects his stock return will be after the passage of 10 years. He will say that he expects something in the neighborhood of 6.5 percent. He doesn’t expect precisely that. Of course, valuation-informed indexers don’t expect their predictions to apply precisely either. He view the predictions we make by looking at the valuation level that applies on the day we make our stock purchases as in-the-neighborhood numbers. That’s how buy-and-holders view their prediction that the usual 6.5 percent return will establish itself once again. The reality, of course, is that there is a strong chance the 6.5 percent return will not re-establish itself. It’s reasonable to expect such a return for stocks purchased at fair value prices. But stocks are frequently sold either at inflated prices or at deflated prices. When stocks are sold at wildly inflated prices or at wildly deflated prices, it is not likely that the 6.5 percent return will apply in 10 years. The likelihood is that a return a good bit lower than 6.5 percent will apply (for stocks purchased at wildly inflated prices), or that a return a good bit higher than 6.5 percent will apply (for stocks purchased at wildly deflated prices). A poster at the Bogleheads Forum once stated this idea in compelling fashion: “I don’t go into a bank and say ‘I’d like to buy three certificates of deposit’ without first asking what rate of return applies – Why should it be different when I buy stocks?” It shouldn’t be any different. We cannot know the return we will obtain from stocks with precision. But then, we cannot know the return that we will obtain from certificates of deposit with precision either. The inflation rate is unknown at the time of purchase of certificates of deposit, and the inflation rate affects the real return obtained. With certificates of deposit, we all do the best we can. We look up the nominal return and form some reasonable expectation of what inflation rate might apply. We educate ourselves to the best of our ability. This is the step that buy-and-holders fail to take when they buy stocks. Why? Buy-and-holders want to know the return they will obtain from the certificates of deposit they purchase. Why don’t they want to know the return they will obtain from the stocks they purchase? They want to believe in bull markets. They want to believe that the 6.5 percent average return is a floor that applies even when prices are insanely high, but that returns that exceed the 6.5 average return are real and do not pull future returns down. They want to believe in a fantasy that makes it impossible for them to purchase stocks in as informed a manner as they purchase certificates of deposit. Disclosure: None.

4 Best-Rated Fidelity Mutual Funds To Invest In

Fidelity Investments is one of the largest and oldest mutual fund companies in the world. The company serves nearly 25 million individual customers. As of December 31, 2015, it had total assets of $5.15 trillion, with $2.04 trillion under management. Fidelity Investments carries out operations in the U.S. through 10 regional offices and over 180 Investor Centers. It also has its presence in eight other countries of North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The company provides investment advice, discount brokerage services, retirement services, wealth management services, securities execution and clearance and life insurance products to its clients. At Fidelity, a large group of investment professionals carry out extensive and in-depth research on potential investment avenues worldwide. Below, we share with you four top-ranked Fidelity mutual funds. Each has earned a Zacks Mutual Fund Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and is expected to outperform its peers in the future. To view the Zacks Rank and past performance of all Fidelity mutual funds, investors can click here . Fidelity Select Telecommunications Portfolio No Load (MUTF: FSTCX ) invests the majority of its assets in securities of companies primarily involved in the manufacture and sale of communications services or communications equipment. It invests in both domestic and foreign issuers. Factors including financial condition and industry position, as well as market and economic conditions are considered before investing in a company. The fund is non-diversified and has a three-year annualized return of 7.5%. As of March 2016, FSTCX held 51 issues, with 22.18% of its assets invested in AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T ). Fidelity Select Retailing Portfolio No Load (MUTF: FSRPX ) seeks growth of capital. It invests a large chunk of its assets in securities of firms involved in merchandising finished goods and services to consumers. FSRPX focuses on acquiring common stocks of companies throughout the globe. Factors including financial strength and economic condition are considered before investing in a company. The fund has a three-year annualized return of 18.3%. Deena Friedman has been the fund manager of FSRPX since 2014. Fidelity Select Software & IT Services Portfolio No Load (MUTF: FSCSX ) invests a major portion of its assets in companies whose primary operations are related to software or information-based services. It primarily focuses on acquiring common stocks of both domestic and foreign companies. FSCSX uses fundamental analysis to select companies for investment purposes. It has a three-year annualized return of 15.9%. FSCSX has an expense ratio of 0.76%, as compared to a category average of 1.45%. Fidelity International Small Cap Opportunities Fund No Load (MUTF: FSCOX ) seeks capital appreciation. It invests the majority of its assets in small-cap companies located outside the U.S., including those from emerging countries. FSCOX emphasizes investing in common stocks of companies with market capitalization below $5 billion. The fund invests in securities issued in different countries. It has a three-year annualized return of 6.2%. Jed Weiss has been the fund manager of FSCOX since 2008. Original Post

ETF Stats For April 2016: Smart Beta ETFs Surpass 600

Twenty-six new ETFs came to market in April, producing the briskest pace of the past six months. Only five delistings occurred during the month, and the net increase of 21 results in a tie for the largest increase of the past nine months. April ended with 1,884 listed products, consisting of 1,681 exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) and 203 exchange-traded notes (“ETNs”). Assets rose by $37.6 billion to a new high of $2.2 trillion. Inflows accounted for $12.5 billion of the increase, while the other $25.1 billion was the result of market gains. The year-to-date percentage increase in assets is relatively modest at 4.2%, and the year-over-year gain is just 3.7%. Asset gains are not keeping pace with the 10.6% increase in product count over the past 12 months. Smart-beta, or alternative-beta, funds were once again prevalent among the new ETFs in April, numbering 16 in all. Three of the closures fit the alternative-beta category, pushing the overall count 13 higher to 607. Of the 69 new ETFs introduced so far this year, 47 (68%) are smart-beta funds, 10 are actively managed, and 12 track traditional cap-weighted indexes. However, the dozen traditional ETFs aren’t all vanilla, as six are either leveraged or inverse funds, and three use adaptive currency-hedging techniques. Actively managed ETFs took a big jump in April, increasing their ranks by seven to 143. Two of the new actively managed ETFs are “gold-hedged” from new sponsor REX. They are both fund-of-funds ETFs that use an overlay of gold futures to effectively hedge away exposure to the U.S. dollar. Although REX claims to be the “first” to offer gold-hedged ETFs, UBS has been offering the ETRACS S&P 500 Gold Hedged Index ETN (NYSEARCA: SPGH ) for more than six years. However, investors will likely prefer the ETF structure of the REX Gold Hedged S&P 500 (NYSEARCA: GHS ) over the ETN structure of SPGH. The most notable closure during April was the forced delisting of the DB Commodity Long ETN (NYSEARCA: DPU ). It is notable because Deutsche Bank has no plans to liquidate the product and return the money to owners of the notes. The NYSE suspended trading and delisted the product because DPU was not meeting the minimum market value of $400,000 required for continued listing. The good news is that this ETN is so small that very few investors will be affected. The bad news is the notes do not mature for another 22 years. If owners are not willing to wait that long, then they will have to pursue a sale in the over-the-counter markets. Additionally, if owners happen to hold 100 ETNs, or multiples thereof, then they can possibly partake in DB’s monthly small-lot redemption. Good luck with that. Trading activity declined 12.0% for the month, marking the third consecutive month of double-digit drops. These three months combined to produce a 31.9% plunge in trading activity to $1.28 trillion from January’s $2.2 trillion in ETF dollar volume. April’s activity saw just 10 products averaging more than $1 billion a day, although these 10 represented an impressive 48.7% market share. The quantity of products averaging more than $100 million a day in trading activity dropped from 97 to 94 and accounted for 86.4% of trading activity. April 2016 Month End ETFs ETNs Total Currently Listed U.S. 1,681 203 1,884 Listed as of 12/31/2015 1,644 201 1,845 New Introductions for Month 26 0 26 Delistings/Closures for Month 4 1 5 Net Change for Month +22 -1 +21 New Introductions 6 Months 107 6 113 New Introductions YTD 63 6 69 Delistings/Closures YTD 26 4 30 Net Change YTD +37 +2 +39 Assets Under Management $2,184 B $23.2 B $2,208 B % Change in Assets for Month +1.7% +9.8% +1.7% % Change in Assets YTD +4.2% +8.0% +4.2% Qty AUM > $10 Billion 54 0 54 Qty AUM > $1 Billion 258 5 263 Qty AUM > $100 Million 785 36 821 % with AUM > $100 Million 46.7% 17.3% 43.6% AUM Flows for Month $11.97 B $0.55 B $12.51 B AUM Flows YTD $47.77 B $1.38 B $49.14 B Monthly $ Volume $1,412 B $66.2 B $1,478 B % Change in Monthly $ Volume -12.4% -2.6% -12.0% Avg Daily $ Volume > $1 Billion 9 1 10 Avg Daily $ Volume > $100 Million 88 6 94 Avg Daily $ Volume > $10 Million 317 10 327 Actively Managed ETF Count (w/ change) 143 +7 mth +6 ytd Actively Managed AUM $25.1 B +1.6% mth +9.4% ytd Data sources: Daily prices and volume of individual ETPs from Norgate Premium Data. Fund counts and all other information compiled by Invest With An Edge. New products launched in April (sorted by launch date): Dhando Junoon ETF (NYSEARCA: JUNE ), launched on 4/4/16, seeks to track a rules-based index of approximately 100 U.S. securities selected from three event-driven categories: Share buybacks will receive a 75% allocation, select value manager holdings via 13F filings will get a 20% weighting, and spin-offs get the remaining 5%. The ETF has an expense ratio of 0.75%. ( JUNE overview ) JPMorgan Diversified Return Europe Currency Hedged ETF (NYSEARCA: JPEH ), launched on 4/4/16, seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Developed Europe Diversified Factor 100% Hedged to USD Index. Its top-down risk allocation framework equally distributes portfolio risk across 10 sectors. The bottom-up multi-factor stock-ranking process combines value, quality, and momentum factors. The fund hedges out the currency exposure and has an expense ratio capped at 0.49%. ( JPEH overview ) JPMorgan Diversified Return International Currency Hedged ETF (NYSEARCA: JPIH ), launched on 4/4/16, seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Developed ex North America Diversified Factor 100% Hedged to USD Index. Its top-down risk allocation framework equally distributes portfolio risk across 40 regional sectors. The bottom-up multi-factor stock-ranking process combines value, size, momentum, and low volatility factors. The fund hedges out the currency exposure and has an expense ratio capped at 0.49%. ( JPIH overview ) REX Gold Hedged FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA: GHE ), launched on 4/5/16, is an actively managed fund-of-funds ETF that holds the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA: VWO ) and overlays the portfolio with gold futures contracts via a Cayman subsidiary. The ETF will issue 1099 tax forms and caps its expense ratio at 0.65%. ( GHE overview ) REX Gold Hedged S&P 500 ETF , launched on 4/5/16, is an actively managed fund-of-funds ETF holding the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA: VOO ) and overlays the portfolio with gold futures contracts via a Cayman subsidiary. The ETF will issue 1099 tax forms and caps its expense ratio at 0.48%. ( GHS overview ) Direxion Daily Energy Bear 1x Shares ETF (NYSEARCA: ERYY ), launched on 4/7/16, seeks investment results that are 100% inverse the daily performance of the Energy Select Sector Index. The new ETF caps its expense ratio at 0.45%. ( ERYY overview ) Direxion Daily Financial Bear 1x Shares ETF (NYSEARCA: FAZZ ), launched on 4/7/16, seeks investment results that are 100% inverse the daily performance of the Financial Select Sector Index. FAZZ will cap its expense ratio at 0.45%. ( FAZZ overview ) Direxion Daily Technology Bear 1x Shares ETF (NYSEARCA: TECZ ), launched on 4/7/16, seeks investment results that are 100% inverse the daily performance of the Technology Select Sector Index. The fund caps its expense ratio at 0.45%. ( TECZ overview ) WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend ETF (BATS: DVEM ), launched on 4/7/16, tracks a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of dividend-paying stocks selected from 17 emerging market nations. It weights companies by annual cash dividends paid. The fund has an estimated yield of 3.8% and an expense ratio of 0.32%. ( DVEM overview ) WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund (BATS: IQDG ), launched on 4/7/16, tracks a fundamentally weighted index that provides exposure to dividend-paying developed market companies. It is composed of the top 300 companies from the WisdomTree International Equity Index with the best combined rank of growth and quality factors. The growth factor ranking focuses on long-term earnings growth expectations. The quality factor ranking is based on three-year return on equity and return on assets. It then weights companies by annual cash dividends paid. The new ETF has an estimated yield of 2.4%, and its expense ratio is capped at 0.38%. ( IQDG overview ) First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Asia Pacific ETF (NASDAQ: RFAP ), launched on 4/14/16, is an actively managed ETF holding equity securities of developed market Asia-Pacific companies, while utilizing a dynamic (0-100%) currency hedging strategy. The manager quantitatively scores geographies on fundamental and technical momentum, and combines this with a qualitative assessment. A geographic and thematic rotation strategy is established, and a proprietary valuation model gauges markets for relative and absolute value. The portfolio manager combines the outputs of the quantitative and qualitative processes to select the most attractive regions and securities. The fund has an expense ratio of 0.83%. ( RFAP overview ) First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Developed International ETF (NASDAQ: RFDI ), launched on 4/14/16, is an actively managed ETF holding equity securities from developed markets outside of North America, while utilizing a dynamic (0-100%) currency hedging strategy. The manager quantitatively scores geographies on fundamental and technical momentum, and combines this with a qualitative assessment. A geographic and thematic rotation strategy is established, and a proprietary valuation model gauges markets for relative and absolute value. The portfolio manager combines the outputs of the quantitative and qualitative processes to select the most attractive regions and securities. RFDI currently holds more than 400 stocks and has an expense ratio of 0.83%. ( RFDI overview ) First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Europe ETF (NASDAQ: RFEU ), launched on 4/14/16, is an actively managed ETF holding equity securities of developed market European companies, while utilizing a dynamic (0-100%) currency hedging strategy. The manager quantitatively scores geographies on fundamental and technical momentum, and combines this with a qualitative assessment. A geographic and thematic rotation strategy is established, and a proprietary valuation model gauges markets for relative and absolute value. The portfolio manager combines the outputs of the quantitative and qualitative processes to select the most attractive regions and securities. The ETF has an expense ratio of 0.83%. ( RFEU overview ) SPDR DoubleLine Emerging Markets Fixed Income ETF (BATS: EMTL ), launched on 4/14/16, is an actively managed ETF that seeks to provide high total return from current income and capital appreciation. The five-step investment process combines bottom-up research with sovereign macro overlays. The fund’s manager, DoubleLine, links credit fundamentals with market valuation to guide portfolio construction and investment decisions. It uses a research-driven process with a focus on countries, sectors, and companies believed to have improving fundamentals and ratings. EMTL has a current yield of 5.3%, an effective duration of 5.4 years, and an expense ratio capped at 0.65%. ( EMTL overview ) SPDR DoubleLine Short Duration Total Return Tactical ETF (BATS: STOT ), launched on 4/14/16, is an actively managed ETF that seeks to maximize current income with an effective duration between one and three years. The fund’s manager, DoubleLine, believes that active asset allocation is of paramount importance in its efforts to mitigate risk and achieve better risk-adjusted returns. DoubleLine also believes an active approach is best suited to navigate the divergence and uncertainty in global interest rates and economic activity. The lower duration (one to three years) seeks to limit drawdowns relative to a global broad market fixed-income portfolio. STOT has a current yield of 3.4%, an effective duration of 2.4 years, and an expense ratio capped at 0.45%. ( STOT overview ) Deutsche X-trackers FTSE Emerging Comprehensive Factor ETF (NYSEARCA: DEMG ), launched on 4/19/16, tracks an index designed to provide core exposure to emerging market equities, based on five factors: quality, value, momentum, low volatility, and size. The value score is calculated on a company’s valuation ratios, including cash flow yield, earnings yield, and country relative sales to price. The momentum score is calculated on each company’s cumulative 11-month return. The quality score is calculated from a company’s leverage and profitability. The low-volatility score is calculated from the standard deviation of five years of weekly local total returns. DEMG has an expense ratio of 0.50%. ( DEMG overview ) Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values Index ETF (NASDAQ: CATH ), launched on 4/19/16, tracks an index that excludes companies involved in activities perceived to be inconsistent with Catholic values as set out by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, including screens for weaponry and child labor. It seeks to minimize tracking error by matching the sector weightings of the broader S&P 500 Index, and its expense ratio is capped at 0.29%. ( CATH overview ) Guggenheim Large Cap Optimized Diversification ETF (NYSEARCA: OPD ), launched on 4/19/16, will track the Wilshire Large Cap Optimized Diversification Index, which combines differentiated return streams from low-correlated stocks. The benchmark index is methodically constructed via a proprietary algorithm where individual stocks are added only up to the point that they contribute to diversification. The fund seeks to manage risk by constraining stock and sector levels relative to the parent index. OPD has an expense ratio of 0.40%. ( OPD overview ) Sprott BUZZ Social Media Insights ETF (NYSEARCA: BUZ ), launched on 4/19/16, tracks the BUZZ Social Media Insights Index, which identifies the 25 most bullish U.S. stocks based on investment insights derived from social media. It processes more than 50 million unique stock-specific data points from social media comments, news articles, and blog posts on a monthly basis. The data is filtered through an analytics model composed of patented natural language processing algorithms and artificial intelligence frameworks. BUZ has an expense ratio of 0.75%. ( BUZ overview ) Amplify Online Retail ETF (NASDAQ: IBUY ), launched on 4/20/16, is a portfolio of companies generating significant (70%) revenue from online and virtual sales. The underlying EQM Online Retail Index segregates holdings into three categories: traditional retail, marketplace, and travel. The index is equal-weighted, with a maximum of 25% exposure to non-U.S. stocks and ADRs. Any excess weight will be allocated equally to all U.S.-domiciled index members. The expense ratio is 0.65%. ( IBUY overview ) iShares Sustainable MSCI Global Impact ETF (NASDAQ: MPCT ), launched on 4/22/16, seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of positive impact companies that derive a majority of their revenue from products and services that address at least one of the world’s major social and environmental challenges as identified by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The ETF currently has 93 holdings and an expense ratio of 0.49%. ( MPCT overview ) CrowdInvest Wisdom ETF (NYSEARCA: WIZE ), launched on 4/26/16, seeks to track the CrowdInvest Wisdom Index, which is composed of U.S.-listed equities weighted by sentiment, built by an independent, diverse crowd. It will attempt to harness “the wisdom of the crowd” from user votes on the CrowdInvest mobile app. The users’ bullish or bearish opinions on any U.S.-traded stock determine which equities will be included. The ETF has an expense ratio of 0.95%. ( WIZE overview ) WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. Corporate Bond Fund (BATS: WFIG ), launched on 4/27/16, tracks a rules-based alternatively weighted index designed to capture the performance of selected issuers in the U.S. investment-grade corporate bond market that are deemed to have attractive fundamental and income characteristics. The methodology employs a multi-step process that screens on fundamentals and then tilts to those with attractive income characteristics. The new ETF has an estimated yield of 2.7%, an effective duration of 6.8 years, and an expense ratio capped at 0.18%. ( WFIG overview ) WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (BATS: WFHY ), launched on 4/27/16, tracks a rules-based alternatively weighted index designed to capture the performance of selected issuers in the U.S. high yield corporate bond market that are deemed to have attractive fundamental and income characteristics. The methodology employs a multi-step process that screens on fundamentals and then tilts to those with attractive income characteristics. WFHY has an estimated yield of 6.2%, an effective duration of 4.5 years, and an expense ratio capped at 0.38%. ( WFHY overview ) WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. Short-Term Corporate Bond Fund (BATS: SFIG ), launched on 4/27/16, tracks a rules-based alternatively weighted index designed to capture the performance of selected issuers in the U.S. investment-grade corporate bond market that are deemed to have attractive fundamental and income characteristics. The methodology employs a multi-step process that screens on fundamentals and then tilts to those with attractive income characteristics. Selected debt securities must have fixed coupons and a remaining maturity of at least one year, but not more than five years. SFIG has an estimated yield of 1.6%, an effective duration of 2.3 years, and an expense ratio capped at 0.18%. ( SFIG overview ) WisdomTree Fundamental U.S. Short-Term High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (BATS: SFHY ), launched on 4/27/16, tracks a rules-based alternatively weighted index designed to capture the performance of selected issuers in the U.S. high-yield corporate bond market that are deemed to have attractive fundamental and income characteristics. The methodology employs a multi-step process that screens on fundamentals and then tilts to those with attractive income characteristics. Selected debt securities must have fixed coupons and a remaining maturity of at least one year, but not more than five years. SFHY has an estimated yield of 6.6%, an effective duration of 2.5 years, and an expense ratio capped at 0.38%. ( SFHY overview ) Product closures in April and last day of listing: Highland HFR Equity Hedge ETF (NYSEARCA: HHDG ) – 4/11/16 Highland HFR Event-Driven ETF (NYSEARCA: DRVN ) – 4/11/16 Highland HFR Global ETF (NYSEARCA: HHFR ) – 4/11/16 DB Commodity Long ETN – 4/15/16 – delisted, but not liquidated Global X GF China Bond ETF (NYSEARCA: CHNB ) – 4/18/16 Product changes in April: The ProShares 30 Year TIPS/TSY Spread ETF (NYSEARCA: RINF ) became the ProShares Inflation Expectations ETF ( RINF ) with a new underlying index effective April 15 . Announced product changes for coming months: Van Eck Global will unite all of its investment products under the VanEck brand , with the Market Vector ETFs becoming VanEck Vectors ETFs effective May 1. The First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF (NASDAQ: FTAG ) and the First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index ETF (NYSEARCA: FCG ) will undergo 1-for-5 reverse splits effective May 2. Previous monthly ETF statistics reports are available here . Disclosure: Author has no positions in any of the securities, companies, or ETF sponsors mentioned. No income, revenue, or other compensation (either directly or indirectly) is received from, or on behalf of, any of the companies or ETF sponsors mentioned.