IMTM

IMTM, launched in January 2015, offers the first momentum-based ETF in the developed ex-US space. Selecting stocks from its Parent Index — MSCI World ex USA. It uses the same methodology as its US-focused sibling ETF, MTUM, whereby price momentum is measured by 6- and 12-month returns (less the risk-free rate), scaled by volatility (of weekly returns over the past 3 years). As such, the fund's screens work similar to a Sharpe ratio that, on paper at least, should identify stocks with smoothly rising prices relative to their peers. Still, momentum strategies often exhibit higher market risk (beta) than vanilla ETFs. Weighting for index constituents is determined by multiplying the security's momentum score by its market capitalization-weight in the Parent Index, with an individual capping scheme of 5%. The number of components is evaluated semi-annually.