In my view, a 20 year or longer horizon is where the performance of a company should be compared
against the benchmark index.
That's the most appropriate way to measure an ETF's performance
against its benchmark index, but it may not be the return investors actually obtain in their own accounts.
What I would worry about — and I would worry a lot about this — is how your fund performs
against its benchmark index over time.
In my view, a 20 year or longer horizon is where the performance of a company should be compared
against the benchmark index.
Not exact matches
The Halifax
Index, produced annually for Nova Scotia's capital,
benchmarks the city
against five peer cities on a number of important measurements: population growth, education levels, the confidence of the business sector, and more.
The pound has surged to a five - month high
against the dollar and global stocks gained for a fourth day on Wednesday, with the U.K.
benchmark index erasing its monthly decline.
Chinese stocks were little moved by their addition to MSCI Inc.'s
benchmark indexes, as investors weighed the symbolic importance of inclusion
against the limited impact on short - term inflows.
An
index is a collection of specific stocks or bonds that the industry uses as a
benchmark for investors (like mutual funds) to measure how their performance stacks up
against the «overall market segment» performance.
The firm's proprietary Organizational Health
Index, for example, allows companies to
benchmark their own performance
against a massive database of McKinsey's 600 clients worldwide — on a confidential basis, of course.
At present, only Chinese shares traded in Hong Kong are part of the
index, and $ 1.7 trillion in investment funds are
benchmarked against the
index.
«We seek absolute returns, not relative ones, and resist being
benchmarked against market
indices for that reason» Seth Klarman
As the name implies, the dividend appreciation
index fund seeks to track a
benchmark against stocks that have a history of increasing dividends over time.
The
index is used as a
benchmark; however, you do not actually invest in it, offering balance and protection
against the ups and downs in the market.
«After eight years of struggling to outperform the S&P 500, Mike Willis has decided to use the
benchmark against itself by equal - weighting all 500 stocks in the
index.»
The leading performance
benchmark for this strategy is the CBOE S&P 500 PutWrite
Index (PUT), an index that measures the performance of a hypothetical portfolio that sells one - month S&P 500 ® Index (SPX) put options against collateralized cash reserves -LSB
Index (PUT), an
index that measures the performance of a hypothetical portfolio that sells one - month S&P 500 ® Index (SPX) put options against collateralized cash reserves -LSB
index that measures the performance of a hypothetical portfolio that sells one - month S&P 500 ®
Index (SPX) put options against collateralized cash reserves -LSB
Index (SPX) put options
against collateralized cash reserves -LSB-...]
Government bonds are measured by the Bloomberg Barclays Government - Related
Index, a universe of Treasury bonds used as a
benchmark against the market for long - term maturity fixed - income securities.
Attendees also gain complimentary, easy access to a tool to
benchmark their district or school
against our Student Analytics Confidence
Index.
benchmarks against the FTSE TMX Canada Universe Bond
Index (a popular Canadian bond in
Index (a popular Canadian bond
indexindex).
Several studies have shown that many active fund managers underperform the selected
index which they are
benchmarked against.
Today's Getting Going column by Jonathan Clements warns
against using the S&P 500
Index as the
benchmark (free) for portfolios.
To do this, you will have to compare the XIRR of your funds
against the XIRR of a
benchmark index for the same period of your time.
As such, these portfolios will be
benchmarked against the S&P 500
Index rather than the S&P / TSX Composite
Index (which is a measure of the Canadian stock market).
S&P 500 is a widely recognized stock
index, that many people
benchmark performance
against, and you can find «passive management» funds that compete to replicate it at as low a fee as possible.
By using the S&P STRIDE
indices as a
benchmark, those who adopt retirement income provisions into an IPS receive an appropriate yardstick
against which they can gauge their progress.
The
index was launched on Sept. 11, 2008, showing a seven - year live track record of consistent outperformance
against the
benchmark, the S&P China A BMI (see Exhibit 3).
Benchmarking against an
index is really the best way to objectively evaluate investment performance.
Most actively managed core bond funds are measured
against the Aggregate
Index, even though their holdings often sit outside the
benchmark.
Hedge funds which
benchmark against an
index such as the S&P 500 and can go anywhere, invest in bonds, loans, distressed debt, currency, etc is not what the Prof is talking about and hence, perhaps, some of the confusion surrounding returns on an
index and the word «collectively».
Go beyond basic performance data, review advanced statistics and ratios for each program;
benchmark against various
indexes.
The
indices also let analysts
benchmark a stock
against other stocks with similar characteristics.
RAFI Fundamental
Index ™ is Research Affiliates» proprietary non-price-weighted index strategy that aims to deliver excess return versus the cap - weighted benchmark by using fundamental measures of company size to systematically rebalance against the market's constantly shifting expectat
Index ™ is Research Affiliates» proprietary non-price-weighted
index strategy that aims to deliver excess return versus the cap - weighted benchmark by using fundamental measures of company size to systematically rebalance against the market's constantly shifting expectat
index strategy that aims to deliver excess return versus the cap - weighted
benchmark by using fundamental measures of company size to systematically rebalance
against the market's constantly shifting expectations.
The SPIVA Scorecard, published by S&P Dow Jones
Indices, «compares actively managed funds
against their appropriate
benchmarks on a semiannual basis.»
However, both types of returns are not ideal choices for investors who are interested in
benchmarking their performance
against appropriate
indices.
RAFI Fundamental
Index is a non-price-weighted index strategy that aims to deliver excess return versus the cap - weighted benchmark by using fundamental measures of company size to systematically rebalance against the market's constantly shifting expectat
Index is a non-price-weighted
index strategy that aims to deliver excess return versus the cap - weighted benchmark by using fundamental measures of company size to systematically rebalance against the market's constantly shifting expectat
index strategy that aims to deliver excess return versus the cap - weighted
benchmark by using fundamental measures of company size to systematically rebalance
against the market's constantly shifting expectations.
Some industry experts believe managed account performance should not be
benchmarked against an
index but instead
against an investor's unique individual goals.
The S&P
Indices Versus Active (SPIVA ®) Latin America Scorecard is a semi-annual report that compares the performance of active mutual funds in Latin America
against passive
benchmarks.
Even portfolios that are perfectly
indexed against a
benchmark behave differently than the
benchmark, even though this difference on a day - to - day, quarter - to - quarter or year - to - year basis may be ever so slight.
The common
benchmark drop - down menu offers you pre-selected options for tracking your portfolio
against popular market
indexes.
Institutional bond investors often use the
indexes as a
benchmark against which to measure their performance.
The fund is
benchmarked against the FTSE TMX Canada Short Term Corporate Bond
Index.
Market - capitalization based
indexes have served a useful purpose as indicators of broad market performance and as
benchmarks against which to measure active manager performance.
The chart will refresh itself to display your portfolio's performance
index against your selected
benchmark.
The firms will be evaluated on their performance, after fees,
against the portfolio
benchmark (Barclays Capital US Aggregate Bond
Index) over a full market cycle of highs and lows at an acceptable level of risk.
The S&P
Indices Versus Active (SPIVA) India Scorecard, which is a biannual report, attempts to capture the performance of active funds (both equity and debt funds) domiciled in India
against S&P BSE
benchmarks over different time horizons.
Alpha, often considered the active return on an investment, gauges the performance of an investment
against a market
index or
benchmark which is considered to represent the market's movement as a whole.
Tax savings or ELSS is a unique category where the funds can
benchmark against different
indices and follow different investment strategies.
The
index is used as a
benchmark; however, you do not actually invest in it, offering balance and protection
against the ups and downs in the market.
Ciana Locke presents Market
Index Funds posted at Best Index Mutual Funds, saying, «The dominant issue in choosing among passively managed index mutual funds and ETF funds benchmarked against the S & P 500 is that securities industry management and trading fees are all over the map from reasonably low to shockingly high.&r
Index Funds posted at Best
Index Mutual Funds, saying, «The dominant issue in choosing among passively managed index mutual funds and ETF funds benchmarked against the S & P 500 is that securities industry management and trading fees are all over the map from reasonably low to shockingly high.&r
Index Mutual Funds, saying, «The dominant issue in choosing among passively managed
index mutual funds and ETF funds benchmarked against the S & P 500 is that securities industry management and trading fees are all over the map from reasonably low to shockingly high.&r
index mutual funds and ETF funds
benchmarked against the S & P 500 is that securities industry management and trading fees are all over the map from reasonably low to shockingly high.»
The «tracking error» describes the difference between the return of the ETF and the return of the
index the ETF is
benchmarked against.
Many exchange - traded funds that passive investors use tend to follow the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^ GSPC) as a
benchmark, tracking their performance
against the venerable
index and seeking to match the market's overall gains.