BlackRock recently introduced two new
style factor indexes: the BlackRock Investment Grade Enhanced Bond Index and BlackRock High Yield Defensive Bond Index.
Not exact matches
Their analysis involves (1) estimating the
factor characteristics of each stock in a broad
index; (2) aggregating the characteristics across all stocks in the
index; and (3) matching aggregated characteristics to a mimicking portfolio of five
indexes representing value, size, quality, momentum and low volatility
styles, adjusted for estimated expense ratios.
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Value
factor investing tends to have more concentrated
style exposure and stronger
factor weighting than the average active value fund or market cap - weighted value
index, residing on the far left - hand side of that Morningstar
style box.
The launch of QARP adds to the existing Xtrackers comprehensive
factor indices line - up, which is designed to track the equity market performance of companies that have demonstrated relatively strong exposure to targeted investment
style factors: value, momentum, quality, volatility and size.
Franklin has created its own quality - based
indexes, such as the LibertyQ U.S. Large Cap Equity
Index, which is composed of 246 U.S. mid and large cap companies that have favorable exposure to four investment
style factors — quality, value, momentum, and low volatility.
Russell posts its
index methodology, including
style determination
factors, on its web site: www.russell.com.
But while your point about value under performing since 2005 may be true for something big and book / price based like Russell
style indexes, but the value
factor that I used for this post has outperformed handily in that period.
It is also the
factor that is used to define value in the most prominent
style indexes: the Russell Growth and Value
indexes.
The LibertyQ U.S. Large Cap Equity
Index utilizes a multi-factor selection process that is designed to select equity securities from the Russell 1000 ®
Index that have exposure to four investment
style -
factors: quality, value, momentum and low volatility — while seeking a lower level of risk and higher risk - adjusted performance than the Russell 1000 ®
Index over the long term.
The
index includes stocks from the U.S. market that have favorable exposure to multiple investment
style factors, subject to a maximum 1 percent per company weighting.
An
index fund that is tweaked to consider a value «
factor» is not Ben Graham -
style value investing.
2 / Fidelity uses the term «value» to sell
indexes using Fama -
style statistical
factor.
The Authoritative Parenting
Index, a youth - report measure, has two
factors reflecting an authoritative parenting
style, responsiveness (acceptance), and demandingness (behavioral control)(Jackson, Henriksen, & Foshee, 1998).