Sentences with phrase «alternative index weighting»

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The index family will include an equal weighted index and other weighting methodologies that will provide alternatives to market capitalization weighted indices.

The VanEck Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF tracks a market - cap - weighted index of companies that derive at least 50 % of their revenues from alternatAlternative Energy ETF tracks a market - cap - weighted index of companies that derive at least 50 % of their revenues from alternativealternative energy.

In another reduction of alternative indexes that use different valuations and business fundamentals to weight companies, Claymore Advisors is seeking to switch an existing exchange - traded fund to a more traditional market - cap size weighted benchmark.

* Strategic beta refers to investment strategies that emphasize the use of alternative weighting schemes to traditional market capitalization - based indexes.

I limit my processed carbohydrates so this is a wonderful alternative to traditional pasta which has a high glycemic index — higher GI foods are broken down into sugar quickly and contribute to spiked insulin (which in turn results in weight gain and a host of other health problems).

Another alternative strategy is equal weighting, or assigning the same fixed allocation to every stock in the index.

Given the relatively strong performance of small caps with rising rates, inflation, GDP growth and the falling dollar, now is an interesting time to examine the alternative weighting index performance from the market capitalization weighted indices.

Cap - weighted indexes or some alternative?

«There's been more of a burgeoning industry around smart BETA (ETFs that use alternative index rules, as opposed to being cap weighted) and quant strategies,» he added, in an interview.

In sum, we believe that strategic beta portfolios can help meet the needs of investors who desire alternatives to traditional cap - weighted indexes.

Strategic beta represents an alternative to market cap - weighted indexes with many different approaches

The goal is to achieve an alternative risk - return profile which is more attractive than a simple capitalization - weighted index such as the S&P 500.

The goal is to achieve an alternative risk - return profile, which is more attractive than a simple capitalization - weighted index such as the Russell 2000.

The article recommends considering factor - based strategies versus traditional market - cap weighted indexes as an alternative for investors interested in gaining exposure into middle capitalization stocks, highlighting ProShares» REGL.

If you believe that the market offers better opportunities to those who focus on value, growth or income, then investing in funds and ETFs based on fundamentally weighted indices may be a good alternative for you.

Also known as «alternative indexing» or «smart beta,» alternative - weighted investments are typically ETFs that — like traditional index funds — try to replicate a specific index.

Arnott et al seek to create alternative indices that as efficient «as the usual capitalization - weighted market indexes, while retaining the many benefits of capitalization - weighting for the passive investor,» which include, for example, lower trading costs and fees than active management.

The second strand involves a push to adopt alternative systems for weighting the stocks held within an index fund.

The authors also identify rebalancing's influence on popular current alternative index strategies, such as equal weighting, diversity weighting, maximum diversification, fundamental weighting, and minimum variance.

An equal weighted index is the first of two alternative weightings used in smart beta funds.

The past few years, several fund companies started offering alternative weighted index funds.

Cap - weighting may not be optimal, and if you're truly committed to an alternative indexing strategy, I won't try to talk you out of it — as long as every other piece of your financial plan is in place.

Given that a market - cap - weighted index fund offered investors a low - cost, market - return alternative to active equity management beginning in the mid-1970s, investors received yet another game - changing boost, roughly 30 years later, with the introduction of the RAFI Fundamental Iindex fund offered investors a low - cost, market - return alternative to active equity management beginning in the mid-1970s, investors received yet another game - changing boost, roughly 30 years later, with the introduction of the RAFI Fundamental IndexIndex.

In part to address some of the drawbacks of cap - weighted indexes, a number of alternative index structures have since sprung up.

Alternative weighting is mainly what drives the smart - beta concept - indexes are no longer all about market capitalization.

«As part of the program, investors now have greater access to two of our comprehensive factor ETFs, which are intended to serve as core portfolio allocations as well as alternatives to traditional market cap weighted domestic and international index products.»

Read more to gain an understanding of this alternative approach to market cap - weighted index investing.

The project analyzed the performance of the CPGI's Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) in three large population datasets and examined the viability of alternative scoring and weighting schemes.