Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF

FYLD

Market cap $443M

So far this year international stocks are handily beating their U.S. counterparts. They still have room to run.

Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF targets international stocks with high shareholder yield and attractive value metrics. FYLD is well-diversified, with a focus on energy and financials and strong value characteristics. FYLD has underperformed an international benchmark by about 7 percentage points over the last 12 months.

Money market yields have been falling over the past few months, but that doesn't mean you have to settle for less. Income-generating stocks march to a different beat.

FYLD focuses on shareholder yield, considering dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction, offering a comprehensive approach to value return in international equities. The fund is diversified, with no position over 1.21%, and includes companies like Shibaura Mechatronics, BPER Banca, Imperial Oil, and Shougang Fushan Resources. FYLD leans towards small and medium-sized stocks, differing from many international funds, and has outperformed EAFE over the past 5 years until mid-2022.

Global central banks have started cutting rates lately. On Sept. 18, 2024, the Federal Reserve implemented its first interest rate cut in four years, reducing the benchmark rate by half a percentage point (50 basis points).

Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF is an actively managed fund with a systematic strategy focusing on shareholder yield and value. It is well-diversified across holdings, but quite heavy in Japan and financials. It is superior to an international equity benchmark regarding valuation, growth, and historical return, but it is more volatile.

Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF uses a unique investment rule called Shareholder Yield to select companies. FYLD has not produced significant returns compared to other ETFs run by Cambria. Shareholder Yield focuses on dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.

Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF is an actively managed fund invested in ex-U.S. developed markets. The FYLD ETF follows a systematic, quantitative model to select stocks based on shareholder yield and value metrics. FYLD has outperformed competitors in the last 5 years and offers an attractive yield close to 6%.