Sentences with phrase «index gives a benchmark»

«The Fairness in Families Index gives a benchmark for where Britain stands in terms of how far policies allow families to share parenting and be more «equal».

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In a sign of some uncertainty among investors about the impact of the BOJ's latest measures, Japanese markets were volatile following the announcement, with the benchmark Nikkei stock index down giving up initial gains and moving into negative territory.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei Index surged as much as 0.8 percent before giving up all gains to end down 0.4 percent, while the broader Topix shed 0.44 percent to 901.15.

Given the weakness in all of the major indices, we still expect the correction to continue, with at least a re-test of the lows in the case of most of the benchmarks, although the market might get very choppy before the Fed's meeting on Wednesday.

It unbundles the benchmark S&P 500 and gives the investor ownership in particular sectors of industries represented by a specified Select Sector Index.

Since then the median name in the index was up 21 %, the average of the index members» performances was 29 %, while the index progressed by 39.5 % given the large concentration of the tail of performance in the benchmark within the index mega-cap heavyweights, as can be seen below.

While floaters may be linked to almost any benchmark and pay interest based on a variety of formulas, the most basic type pays a coupon equal to some widely followed interest rate or a change in a given index over a defined time period, such as the year - over-year change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), plus a fixed spread in basis points (1bp = 1/100 of 1 % or.0index over a defined time period, such as the year - over-year change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), plus a fixed spread in basis points (1bp = 1/100 of 1 % or.0Index (CPI), plus a fixed spread in basis points (1bp = 1/100 of 1 % or.01 %).

By providing performance opposite to their benchmark, inverse ETFs give a result similar to short selling the stocks in the index.

Leveraged ETFs seek to provide a multiple of the investment returns of a given index or benchmark on a daily basis.

Inverse ETFs seek to provide the opposite of the investment returns, also daily, of a given index or benchmark, either in whole or by multiples.

An absolute return strategy is independent of traditional benchmarks such as the S&P 500 Index or the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, which gives it the freedom to invest in a wide variety of securities as well as a variety of strategies to hedge specific types of risk.

He might have chosen low fee products that deliver solid performance when compared to the benchmark indices and at the same time provide compensation to him for giving you investment advice.

This is why this index gives investors a better benchmark for average stock performance and a clearer indication of the movement of the U.S. marketplace.

It unbundles the benchmark S&P 500 and gives the investor ownership in particular sectors of industries that are represented by a specified Select Sector Index.

The fund, has outperformed its benchmark index in its 1Y and 3Y performance giving returns of 28.78 % and 22.83 % respectively, in comparison to benchmark returns of 26.34 % and 15.96 % respectively in the same period.

In a nutshell, ETFs are a lot like index funds because they aim to track a given benchmark.

Passively managed funds are often referred to as «index funds» and have as their goal only to match the returns of a given index or some other benchmark.

Rather than picking stocks directly or using mutual funds where a manager is trading stocks on behalf of similarly minded investors, traditional index funds aim to replicate the returns of any given benchmark while aiming to minimize both costs and something called tracking error.

Low - carbon stock selection gives a similar benchmark in which companies with lower carbon footprints are selected and put into a specific, but still diversified, portfolio — a carbon - efficient index.

Many benchmark indexes are weighted by market capitalization (the value of a company's outstanding shares), which gives larger companies an outsized role in index performance.

Underperformance of the HYLV index from carry and spreads in a spread - tightening environment is not surprising, given its lower yield profile and more defensive positioning of credit risk than the benchmark.

In the 10 years from 2001 to 2010, the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gave an annualised return on investment of 4.9 per cent.

Some investors have given up on actively managed stock funds in recent years, instead turning to dirt - cheap index funds that passively track a benchmark.

Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures, Y Combinator... how many investors would give up their first - born just to invest in these unicorn farms firms?!

For many mutual fund managers, this gives them the incentive to never drift too far away from the benchmark, whether that is an equity index or an average portfolio of peers.

* Inverse ETPs (exchange - traded products), including ETFs and exchange - traded notes (ETNs) seek to provide the opposite of the investment returns, also daily, of a given index or benchmark, either in whole or by multiples.

Next, this is given the necessary added boost when open - ended mutual funds are used that outperform their benchmark indices.

In our investing Models, alpha is the value of selecting open - ended mutual funds, compared to using benchmark indices, to fund the asset classes; given the same asset class mix, over the same time horizon.

The Gionee S10 has now been spotted on GFXBench, seemingly confirming many of the rumors and speculations about its key hardware specs, although, Gionee seems to be prepping two different variants of the device, given how two distinct sets of CPUs and GPUs are listed on the benchmark index.