In these markets with shorter histories, the benefit of sticking with the strategy with the best in - sample performance (i.e., low beta) offsets the return advantage
of systematic rebalancing.
Selling recent losers and buying recent winners is the antithesis
of the systematic rebalancing discipline through which smart beta strategies earn long - term excess returns.
Another benefit
of systematic rebalancing is that it helps investors control their behaviour.
Not exact matches
The only way to guard against this outcome that I am aware
of is diversification and
systematic rebalancing.
To increase their chance
of success they focus on proper diversification,
systematic rebalancing, appropriate risk and reducing fees.
It is possible he based his guess on fundamentals that indicate
rebalancing is often a source
of return in commodity investing where mean reversion works by capturing
systematic opportunities.
Systematic Rebalancing: Allocate one - sixth
of a portfolio to each
of the six strategies and then
rebalance back to a one - sixth allocation every quarter.
The value added from both
systematic and dynamic
rebalancing is also significant relative to the average individual smart beta strategy, adding from about 0.3 % to 1.2 %
of excess return.
For our US smart beta portfolios, we find that relative to
systematic rebalancing, dynamic
rebalancing slightly increases volatility and tracking error, but lowers drawdowns and the duration
of periods
of underperformance.
The premiums paid net
of charges are invested as per a choice
of three investment options chosen by the policyholder namely Self - Managed Option, Automatic Asset
Rebalancing Strategy and
Systematic Transfer Plan