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Fidelity Value Factor ETF aims to avoid value traps in rotated markets

The fund uses the Fidelity U.S. Value Factor Index to screen large- and mid-cap stocks based on valuation and relative price versus underlying value.

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ETF Trends highlights the case for value investing amid ongoing market uncertainty tied to higher-for-longer interest rates and geopolitical tensions, noting that investors can end up with an unintended mix of exposures when comparing ETFs built around value benchmarks.

According to the outlet, traditional value benchmarks may overweight slow-growing, distressed sectors, potentially leaving investors exposed to so-called value traps while missing high-quality compounders.

ETF Trends says the Fidelity Value Factor ETF, ticker FVAL, is designed as a modern alternative to older value metrics by combining disciplined valuation screening with broad large- and mid-cap market exposure.

The outlet adds that FVAL tracks the Fidelity U.S. Value Factor Index, which allocates to large- and mid-cap U.S. companies with attractive valuation metrics and systematically identifies stocks trading at compelling prices relative to underlying value.

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