Sentences with phrase «against the index»

You could also compare the performance of the managed fund against an index fund to see if it is keeping pace with the relevant market.

This means that funds investing in domestic small - cap equities are being compared against an index with a large - cap tilt.

Moving the thumb tip against the index finger is an optimal method for performing computing inputs.

Or, at least, find out how a stacked deck of stocks performs against an index.

You're going to base an entire argument against index funds by showing one mutual fund that did well over the past 10 years?

Even without dividends, you can earn income by selling covered calls against these index ETFs.

If you press on it from the right, you will feel the left side pushing out against your index finger and vice versa.

Although the ATWRR can differ from the TWRR when large external cash flows are made during a volatile month, it is still a decent choice for investors who are looking for an approximate method of calculating a rate of return that can arguably be benchmarked against index returns.

Yes, you black - turtleneck - wearing, world - weary pessimists out there can bet against the index with ETFs, and profit if and when it falls in value.

However, you'll notice that the iShares S&P 500 Index Fund (XSP) and TD's U.S. Index Currency Neutral Fund report the index return as 13.5 %, while the RBC and Altamira funds measure their performance against an index return of 15.1 %.

Here's a one year chart of this ETF showing its performance against the index itself:

I calculate Greenbackd's performance on a slightly different basis, recording the level of the S&P 500 Index on the day each stock is added to the portfolio and then comparing the performance of each stock against the index for the same holding period.

At the end of 2006, I compared my mutual fund investments against some index funds from Vanguard in the same Morningstar category.

The fund is not managed against an index.

The barometer is measures active managers» returns by comparing them not against an index but against a composite of passive index funds.

You can also get against an index like the S&P 500.

The Russell 2000 has outperformed the S&P 500 in the last month, but one trader is buying crash protection against the index.

Here's the comparison of GDXJ against the index it's supposedly tracking:

Hey, Bank of America with 160 % return on 5 years is amazing, but, how does this compare against index investing (Holding a S&P 500 ETF)

IMHO though value investing is the only long term strategy that is worth trying against indexing, and proper asset allocation.

«Fold overhang under, and crimp edges: With thumb and index finger of one hand, gently press dough against index finger of other hand.

Now my question to you is that can I save capital gain Tax by deducting the cost of construction of the new house in wife's name against the indexed cost of purchase of the 2008 house in my name?

Indexation of any kind changes the behavior of investment managers who inevitably get their performance measured against an index.

Part of the way they make money, or try to, is by trading against the index funds which free - ride off their labor, but which trade in a relatively mechanical, non-fundamentals-driven way.

I can hear some manager saying, «But I can't vary that much against the index!

Not to say I have anything against indexing, but I think one can do better with semi-active portfolio management.

The lettering now includes an outline, while the subtitle seems to be set against index cards (not printed on index cards, mind you, as the subtitle is casting a shadow).

So hug the index as you make modest bets against the index.»

My problem with benchmarking against an index is that the index may not be a suitable choice for certain investors, especially retired investors in need of income.

By testing your investments against the indexes.

I was excited to revisit Olstein's All Cap Value Fund (OFALX) today and find out how his fund has performed against the indexes.

It's called an index fund because it's managed against an index and an index is something like the S&P 500 Index, which is the 500 large industrials, and an index fund is a fund which instead of trying to figure out which of those stocks is going to do better and which is going to worse, just says you know, I'm not sure I'm smart enough to do out, let's just buy the 500 stocks in the S&P 500 and ride them.

One way to rein in your overconfidence is to benchmark your returns against an index fund in the same asset class.

Everyone's favourite explanation for weaker U.S. exports is the dollar, which has appreciated by more than 15 % against an index of the U.S.'s biggest trading partners since the middle of 2014.

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 highly suggest that all readers of this exclusive content given to Streetwise Reports take a look at our «picks» against an index, to verify just how well we did or did not perform with our analyses.

Benchmarking against an index is really the best way to objectively evaluate investment performance.

You can beta - weight them against the index or stock of your choosing.

The rest are products known as leveraged ETFs, which use borrowed money and / or derivative securities to amplify investment returns, or to bet against the index.