Astoria Targets International Quality and Growth With Active ETF

Astoria Investment Management has launched the Astoria International Quality Growth Kings ETF (IQGR), an actively managed fund targeting large- and mid-cap companies across developed markets outside the US. The strategy invests at least 80% of assets in companies exhibiting quality and growth characteristics and maintains exposure to at least three countries. Astoria uses proprietary quantitative screens covering metrics such as profitability, valuations, earnings revisions and momentum, selecting up to 250 stocks while allowing sector and country allocations to vary with market opportunities.