In the 1990s, the average
qual fund return was higher than the average quant fund return.
During the financial crisis (which we measure from January 2007 — March 2009), quant funds did better than
qual funds (3.29 % versus -4.77 %).
Generally, quantitative funds have a higher average return and a lower average standard deviation than
qual funds.
Not exact matches
Exchange traded
funds (ETFs), such as the iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (NEAR), the iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (
QUAL), the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO), and the iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ), can provide access to short duration bonds, high quality companies, and Japan.
The behavior of the iShares Quality and Value ETFs over the first quarter reflected this phenomenon, with the iShares Quality Weighted Index
Fund (
QUAL) and the iShares Value Index
Fund (VLUE) posting excess returns of 1.65 % and -0.73 % over the S&P 500 Index, respectively.
The correlations of the
fund categories with the S&P 500 are quite low at 0.17 and 0.38 for quant and
qual respectively.
On the other hand the fundamental index and Quality factor
funds (PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1000 Portfolio (PRF) and the iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (
QUAL)-RRB- are showing to be treated as a more long - term buy - and - hold investment.
Generous
funding for the Wisconsin presentation of Do Ho Suh has been provided by Ellen Rosner and Paul J. Reckwerdt; Sylvia Vaccaro; Peggy and Tom Pyle; Sara Guyer and Scott Straus; Mary Ellyn and Joe Sensenbrenner; Nancy Doll and Michael Bernhard; Kit and Phil Blake; Gabriele Haberland and Willy Haeberli; Hooper Corporation and General Heating & Air Conditioning; J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.; JoAnne Robbins and David Falk; Deirdre Garton; Perkins Coie LLP;
Qual Line Fence Corp.; RSM; a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with
funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts; and MMoCA Volunteers.
Please submit all offers with addendums attached, proof of
funds / pre
qual.
Pre -
Qual / Pre - Approval / Proof of
Funds required with copy of earnest money deposit.