Not exact matches
Glassman
uses Dimensional Funds, a family of low - cost mutual funds marketed
to financial advisors, for his core domestic and international
equity exposures.
In the
equity market, while investors
used proxies such as utilities, transportation and energy sector
exposure to express views, there are now ETFs that focus exclusively on this opportunity, specifically those that capture the infrastructure value chain.
Investors have
used various approaches
to identify their
exposure to the value factor in the
equity markets.
We have two
equity strategies: the North American dividend growth strategy, which can potentially invest in any company that trades in North America, and the global tactical ETF [exchange - traded fund] strategy, which
uses a combination of exchange - traded funds
to provide
exposure around the globe.
I want
to invest, but I
use my 401k and brokerage account for my
equity exposure.
It pursues this objective by investing principally in
equity securities of non-U.S. issuers and
using hedging strategies
to vary the
exposure of the Fund
to general market fluctuations.
Currently, we're invested in currency - hedged ETFs as a way
to hedge some of our emerging market
exposure, and we've
used them in the past as a way
to hedge our European
equity exposure from a falling euro.
Specifically, a recent analysis by Graham Secker, MS & Co.'s European
equity strategist, found that recent disappointments in European corporate profits are a function of at least three important factors that may be reversing: idiosyncratic issues related
to heavily skewed index
exposure to financials and commodity - linked industries; weak operating profit leverage linked
to declining emerging market sales; and less aggressive
use of buybacks, tax optimization and non-operating cost reductions versus U.S. peers.
The smart way
to use the Rule of 20 is
to gradually increase
equity exposure as the Rule of 20 P / E declines towards 15, manage
exposure as it rises towards 20, and
to aggressively reduce
equities as it rises towards 22, being completely out of stocks beyond 22.
Gross
exposure is calculated by adding the percentage of the Fund's
equity invested in short sales
to the percentage of its
equity used for long positions.
Using the same process — mapping
to the portfolio with the most appropriate risk level — would suggest that
equity exposure drop by around 10 percent for the 55 year old and another 10 percent for a 60 year old, as the chart below shows.
So before I can get the two - fund portfolio I can want, I can
use three ETFs, VTI, VEU / CWI, and BND,
to build a passive portfolio that gives me the broadest
exposure to both the
equity and fixed income markets.
The whimsical plan is
to use a «bottom - up, value - oriented, long - term approach»
to select individual
equities then
use a long / short ETF portfolio
to manage sector
exposures and hedge its global market
exposure with some combination of cash, ETFs and futures.
Since traditional measures of valuation are broadly overvalued, analysts who are recommending additional
equity exposure tend
to use P / E ratios based on future estimates for operating earnings.
For the unhedged fund, currency
exposure is typically unhedged however currency derivatives may be
used with
equity index futures in managing cash flows or
to manage active currency positions relative
to the benchmark for risk management purposes.
Hence, some stocks need
to be sold
to reduce the
exposure to equities and bring it back
to 75 percent, and subsequently
use the proceeds of the sale
to increase the investment in debt.
Institutional investors widely
use ETFs in their
equity portfolios, and not just
to gain domestic
exposures.
By
using this popular index and the financial products tied
to it, you can measure your portfolio's relative performance, invest in the
equity market, hedge against risk, and even lever up your
exposure.
However, those advisors who are
using ETFs have come
to recognize that bond ETFs offer many of the same benefits as an
equity ETF, including diversification, low fees and ease of
exposure.
International
Equity There are two international sustainability ETFs that we can
use together
to give us broad global
exposure.
Check out «Stocks for the Long Run» for one example of the
use of margin over the long term — there is a chart in there with recommended
equity exposures — it is interesting
to note that for younger investors, the suggest allocation
to stocks is greater than 100 %.
If your stock
exposure has grown too large, wait until an
equity fund you own is slated
to be sold and then
use the proceeds of sale
to add
to your bond positions
to get back
to your original target allocation.
This fund provides an opportunity for portfolio diversification and can be
used to gain
exposure to world
equities.
Equity ETFs added $ 4.5 billion in inflows for the year
to date as of Aug. 31, as investors
used them
to increase their
exposure to international and U.S.
equities, the report explains.
Registered plan sponsors have been limited in their asset swaps under the FPR due
to their
use of their foreign content
exposure for their
equity portfolios.
This mutual fund tracks the Russell 1000 Comprehensive Factor Index, which is designed
to capture
exposure to large - cap U.S.
equities using five factors: quality, value, momentum, low volatility and size.
The
use of leverage may increase the Fund's
exposure to long
equity positions and make any change in the Fund's NAV greater than it would be without the
use of leverage.
The «asset planning» vogue of the 1990s,
using historical returns and correlations
to establish policy asset mix, increased pension plan
equity exposure towards 70 % at the expense of fixed income which dropped towards 30 %.
Funny
to see they were
using the equivilent of the Shiller CAPE (20), Tobin's Q, and the Fed - model
to value the market and adjust their
equity exposure....
He wants the couple
to keep their sizable annuities and $ 75,000 emergency fund, and
use the remaining cash
to increase the
equity exposure of their portfolio
to 55 %.
Investors and financial advisors also
use HXT for tax - efficient
exposure to Canadian
equities in non-registered investment portfolios, since the swap provides a total return
to the index but no dividend income is paid out, which is otherwise taxable.
For example, a single - factor smart beta product may be
used as part of a completion strategy in order
to lend more
exposure to lower beta stocks
to an
equity portfolio with a higher risk profile,» explains Mellon Capital.
After the interview, Rebalance IRA calculates a specific «score,» which is then
used to select a portfolio that has appropriate levels of bond and
equity exposure for that investor.
By
using sector ETFs, *** these investors can hedge their concentrated
exposure to the companies they own or work in and effectively diversify their risk
exposure across the broader
equity market.
Like many investors, I tend
to use bonds in my clients portfolios as a method of reducing volatility, balancing
equity exposure, and generating income.
Small and mid cap
exposure of the portfolio
used to make up over 50 percent of the
equity section of the fund; but over the last 2 years, it has gone down
to around 30 %.
The Adviser may
use an active asset allocation strategy
to increase or decrease neutral asset class
exposures reflected above by up
to 10 percentage points for
Equity Funds (includes domestic and international equity funds), Bond Funds and Short - Term Funds to reflect the Adviser's market outlook, which is primarily focused on the intermediate
Equity Funds (includes domestic and international
equity funds), Bond Funds and Short - Term Funds to reflect the Adviser's market outlook, which is primarily focused on the intermediate
equity funds), Bond Funds and Short - Term Funds
to reflect the Adviser's market outlook, which is primarily focused on the intermediate term.
The management firm manages $ 8.8 billion in fixed income and
equities and follows a diversification approach that
uses patented research and mathematical definition of diversification
to provide
exposure in both the fixed income and
equity markets.