{"id":48742,"date":"2023-11-18T21:45:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T21:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/news\/legendary-value-investors-firm-launches-new-fund-targeting-quality-stocks\/"},"modified":"2023-11-18T21:45:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T21:45:37","slug":"legendary-value-investors-firm-launches-new-fund-targeting-quality-stocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prosfunds.com\/?p=48742","title":{"rendered":"Legendary value investor&#8217;s firm launches new fund targeting &#8216;quality&#8217; stocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"SpecialReportArticle-ArticleBody-6\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"SpecialReportArticle-articleBody-6-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-107333098\">\n<div role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-107333098\" class=\"PlaceHolder-wrapper\" data-vilynx-id=\"7000322373\" data-test=\"VideoPlaceHolder\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-videoEmbed\" id=\"InlineVideo-0\" data-test=\"InlineVideo\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-inlineThumbnailContainer\"><span class=\"InlineVideo-videoButton\"><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Legendary value investor Jeremy Grantham is betting on a special caliber of stocks with his firm&#8217;s first active ETF: the GMO U.S. Quality ETF.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And he put GMO partner Tom Hancock in charge of it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s a lot more interest in active ETFs than there was even a few years ago,&#8221; Hancock told CNBC&#8217;s &#8220;ETF Edge&#8221; this week. &#8220;Coming from our clients, a lot of them are really excited about investing in ETFs. 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But even amongst our institutional clients, just the ease of trading them is pretty material.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hancock says the new ETF is built around companies that can sustainably deploy capital and high rates of return, with a focus on <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"SpecialReportArticle-QuoteInBody-3\">technology<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"SpecialReportArticle-QuoteInBody-4\">health care<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"SpecialReportArticle-QuoteInBody-5\">consumer staples<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to GMO&#8217;s website, as of November 17th, the ETF&#8217;s top holdings include <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"SpecialReportArticle-QuoteInBody-6\">Microsoft<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"SpecialReportArticle-QuoteInBody-7\">UnitedHealth<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"SpecialReportArticle-QuoteInBody-8\">Johnson &amp; Johnson<span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[These companies] can do things competitors can&#8217;t. Moats around their business. They have strong balance sheets,&#8221; he said. &#8220;These are battleship companies that are going to remain relevant and important going forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yet, the stocks&#8217; performance is mixed so far this year. Microsoft is up almost 54% so far this year. Shares of UnitedHealth are virtually flat while Johnson &amp; Johnson is down more than 15%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"ArticleBody-subtitle\">&#8216;Better chance at outperformance&#8217;<\/h2>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>ETF Store President Nate Geraci sees active ETFs as natural evolution in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you think of an active manager attempting to generate after tax alpha, the ETF wrapper helps lower that hurdle. 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