Exchange-traded Funds (ETFs)
Sabrient offers a number of thematic models and indexes for licensing to ETFs. An example of a licensed ETF is the First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS)
This actively managed ETF has a proprietary selection strategy for long and short positions created, managed, and offered by First Trust Advisors. The fund licenses as a quality prescreen the Sabrient Earnings Quality Rank (EQR), a proprietary forensic accounting factor. It is based on the research of Sabrient Systems and its subsidiary Gradient Analytics that has shown that aggressive accounting practices and low quality of earnings are associated with lower future stock returns compared to those companies with more conservative accounting practices and higher quality of earnings.
You can learn more about the FTLS at this link: First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF (FTLS)
EQR is one of Sabrient’s 12 proprietary quantitative models described here
Sabrient Quality Index Series (available for ETF licensing)
- High-Quality Growth Index
- High-Quality Value Index
- SMID High-Quality Growth Index
- SMID Quality Plus Momentum Index
- Quality Growth Plus Income Index
- Defensive Equity Index
- High-Quality Technology Index
- High-Quality Healthcare Index
- High-Quality Energy Index
- Legacy Plus Green Energy Index
- Insider Sentiment Index
- Space Exploration & Sustainability Portfolio (actively managed)
For more information about licensing any of these products, please contact Scott Martindale, CEO, at smartindale@sabrient.com.