Before Smart Beta we had mutual funds.
Before smart beta came around, you had two basic ways to invest — active or passive.
In 2005, long
before smart beta gained wide recognition, Research Affiliates introduced the RAFI Fundamental Index ™.
Not exact matches
That means even if a
smart -
beta index manages to outperform
before costs, the ETF might still lag once you account for fees, transactions and taxes.
Using Morningstar's categorization to group active and passive funds, and keywords to form baskets of factor and
smart beta funds, the authors successively calculate rates of return gross of fees, net of fees, after taxes but
before liquidation, and after taxes post liquidation.
With the proliferation of
smart beta strategies, investors have more access and choice to select alternative weighting methodologies than ever
before.
This guide is meant as a starting point to learning more about
smart beta ETFs, how it works, and what you should know
before buying the hype.
The Distinction between Factors and
Smart Betas Before we continue, let's clarify how we define the following terms: factor, factor portfolio, smart beta, and smart beta stra
Smart Betas Before we continue, let's clarify how we define the following terms: factor, factor portfolio,
smart beta, and smart beta stra
smart beta, and
smart beta stra
smart beta strategy.
The article was written
before the term «
smart beta» was popularized.