Sentences with phrase «small cap sector with»

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«Smart beta» funds already blur the line between passive and active management, but JSML goes a step further by relying on an active manager to determine its sector weighting; the portfolio is weighted to align by sector with the Janus Venture Fund, an actively - managed traditional mutual fund with a small - cap growth mandate.

I've recently been trying to analyze my holdings more like you mention in the above article with the Portfolio X-Ray, seeing where I might be out of whack as far as large / small cap, industry sectors and domestic / foreign / emerging allocations.

All three funds offer the same exposure: a tilt toward smaller firms and weaker value characteristics than our small - cap / value benchmark, with some notable sector tilts.

Unfortunately, there aren't enough names with that large of a market cap and when two of them are bigger than the rest of the sector combined, funds are forced to add smaller companies to the mix, along with the challenges they can bring like higher volatility, wider spreads and more uncertainty over earnings.

Still, the overall performance of the U.S. equity market can be termed mixed, with the small - cap sector putting together a lackluster showing today.

with a mix of stocks and bonds, and also small -, mid - and large - cap company stocks in a variety of sectors.

For investors, a few small cap holdings will help to diversify across business sector and present your portfolio with a growth factor unachievable elsewhere.

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Within the small - cap space the sectors that benefit more are financials, health care and energy, but of course need to be reviewed with other factors like interest rates, inflation, the dollar and oil prices taken into consideration.

While I am always suspicious of new products that claim to improve on cap - weighting (most have more to do with marketing than sound investment principles), I think equal weighting may well be a superior way to invest in a sector with a small number of companies.

The thesis of the paper was that there were a large number of undervalued companies with strong fundamentals and solid growth prospects in the small cap sector (defined as stocks with a market capitalization between $ 50M and $ 250M) lacking a competitive auction for their shares.

With the economic recovery slowly inching along in Europe, stocks in the oil and natural gas sector from Big Oil such as Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS - AS) and Total SA (NYSE: TOT), to small caps with tremendous potential like Octagon 88 (NASDAQ: OCTX) look very promisWith the economic recovery slowly inching along in Europe, stocks in the oil and natural gas sector from Big Oil such as Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS - AS) and Total SA (NYSE: TOT), to small caps with tremendous potential like Octagon 88 (NASDAQ: OCTX) look very promiswith tremendous potential like Octagon 88 (NASDAQ: OCTX) look very promising.

A trio of articles covers high year - to - date returns, valuations and, consequently, increased risk of small - cap equities, especially those with growth characteristics and in the technology sector.

You can get an idea of how your portfolio's makeup compares with that of the market in various industries, sectors and market - cap size (large, midcap, small) by plugging your investments into Morningstar's Instant X-Ray tool.

With just a few funds, you can diversify your holdings across thousands of stocks in different sectors (energy or banking, for example) of various sizes (small cap stocks to large cap stocks).

This fund, with Assets Under Management (AUM) of Rs 943 crores is very well managed by R Srinivasan and is among the best performing funds in the small - cap sector.

If you have already constructed a good MF portfolio with core funds (like a large cap, diversified equity fund, mid / small cap fund), you may consider sector oriented funds to add to your portfolio.

To compare an actively managed fund comprised of say small cap, sector or international stocks with the S&P 500 index is not a fair comparison.

German residential property investment's still a compelling investment proposition (perhaps more so now, with the 10 yr Bund yield turning negative), but sector large - caps seem like they're priced accordingly, and I'm not convinced I want to chase down a cheaper small / micro-cap company.

Same story as with FPA and Aston: in response to increasingly irrational activity in small cap investing (e.g., the numbers of firms being acquired at record high earnings levels), Intrepid is concentrated in a handful of undervalued sectors and cash.

That being said, biotech, small pharm / medical devices & venture / university spin - out companies & funds (mostly in the US & UK) can sometimes be a fruitful sector to examine — stocks can pop up with net cash that actually exceeds their market cap!

The IT and Telecommunication Services sectors comprised approximately 18 % of Fidelity Stock Selector Small Cap Fund (with retail and Advisor share classes) and Fidelity Series Small Cap Opportunities Fund and 16 % of Stock Selector Mid Cap Fund, as of March 31, 2016.

As a small group, we work together reviewing economic trends, investment strategy, sector weightings, and equity selection with particular focus on having the S&P 500 and Lipper Large Cap as benchmarks.