3 ETFs That Are Staging Big 2026 Comebacks

Energy exposure powered two value funds, while strong technology picks helped a large-growth active ETF vault past peers.

Morningstar • Oct 22, 2026

Buyback Surge Meets a Surprisingly Narrow ETF Market

Leave it to Nvidia to create buzz. This week, the company's announcement of a massive, history-making, $150 billion stock repurchase plan put buybacks back in the limelight.

ETF Trends • Oct 2, 2026

More Signs Of Growth Across AI And Europe

Europe shows tentative signs of improvement, but the recovery remains uneven. AI investment is increasingly influencing U.S. capital spending and trade.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 29, 2026

Cambria's Shareholder Yield ETFs SYLD, FYLD and EYLD Each Pass 10 Years of Live Performance with Top Decile Performance

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cambria Investment Management today marked the 10-year anniversary of the Cambria Emerging Shareholder Yield ETF (EYLD).

Business Wire • Aug 10, 2026

Forget SPY: This Shareholder Yield ETF Has Beaten It by 12 Points This Year

If you own SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY) or a similar low-cost S&P 500 index fund, you own the U.S.

24/7 Wall Street • Jul 29, 2026

CIO Weekly: SpaceX-Led IPO Boom Forces Governance Into Focus

The $85 billion listing last month of SpaceX, Elon Musk's aerospace, satellite communications and artificial intelligence company, was an important market event. The company's dual-class share structure, conferring disproportionate voting power on its founder, could be expected to serve as a template for the next wave of high-profile IPOs, with OpenAI and Anthropic expected to follow suit in the coming quarters.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 13, 2026

Why U.S. And International Dividend Strategies Are Working Again

Despite continued concentration in mega-cap technology stocks, US dividend-focused strategies have generally remained competitive and historically experienced more shallow drawdowns than broader equity markets. Last year, US companies paid a record US$704.8 billion in dividends - the 15th consecutive annual record. Concurrently, dividend growth accelerated across several international markets, highlighting the continued strength of shareholder-return trends.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 7, 2026

SYLD: A Deep Value ETF With A Distinct Sector Mix

Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF (SYLD) employs a shareholder yield strategy, emphasizing dividends, buybacks, and debt paydown, resulting in deep value exposure. SYLD is overweight energy, consumer discretionary, and financials, but underweight technology, industrials, and real estate, leading to modest growth and profitability metrics. At a 10.9x P/E, SYLD trades at a significant discount to the S&P MidCap 400 and peers, but its growth (-3.2% earnings, 0.5% sales) and profitability (12.5% ROE) lag benchmarks.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 3, 2026

SYLD: Diversified Mid-Cap Value ETF Outperforming Competitors

The Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF targets U.S. stocks with high shareholder yield, combining dividends, buybacks, and debt paydowns using a quantitative approach. SYLD's portfolio is diversified across 99 small- and mid-cap stocks, with notable exposure in financials, consumer discretionary, energy, and materials, and strong value characteristics. SYLD has outperformed the S&P MidCap 400 benchmark since 2013 and several peer ETFs since 2017, though with higher volatility and a relatively high 0.59% expense ratio.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 4, 2026

SYLD: Should You Buy The Dip After A Disappointing Year?

SYLD is one of Cambria's Total Shareholder Yield ETFs, offering exposure to 100 companies with high combinations of dividends, buybacks, and debt retirement. Its expense ratio is 0.59%. SYLD was one of the worst-performing funds over the last year, and my fundamental analysis reveals the likely source is its substantial exposure to the size and value factors. In contrast, its growth rates are extremely poor, and with S&P 500 Index sales and earnings surprises still solid, this lack of exposure to the growth factor matters.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 3, 2025