Commentary and analysis include, but are not limited to, the allocation of a fund's portfolio securities and other investments among various asset classes, sectors, industries and countries, the characteristics of the stock components and other investments of a fund, the attribution of fund returns by asset class, sector, industry and country, and
the volatility characteristics of a fund.
Not exact matches
These key
characteristics are the resulting survival methods learned through the
volatility of the last decade, and are necessary for a business to be successful in the ever - changing, fast - paced environment in which small businesses compete.
Thus, the path dependency that political scientist Paul Pierson, 1997 has observed in pension reforms is not just an observed fact, but a desired
characteristic.21 Threats to sustainability are typically identified as expenditures rising above an acceptable level, and especially in prefunded DB plans,
volatility of pension contributions or accounting expenses for pensions.
Such developments are
characteristic of the current high
volatility of China's mainland equity markets, Shanghai and Shenzhen, capping a year
of exceptional gains.
Bonds rated below investment grade may have speculative
characteristics and present significant risks beyond those
of other securities, including greater credit risk and price
volatility in the secondary market.
We estimated the expected
volatility of our awards from the historical
volatility of selected public companies with comparable
characteristics to us, including similarity in size and lines
of business.
The iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Emerging Markets ETF seeks to track the investment results
of an index composed
of emerging market equities that, in the aggregate, have lower
volatility characteristics relative to the broader emerging equity markets.
The recent
volatility in Japanese markets is breathtaking but
characteristic of what one should come to expect from a country that is on the brink
of fiscal and economic disaster.
A recipient
of the 2013 Nobel Prize in economics, Shiller authored a book, fittingly titled «Irrational Exuberance,» in which he asserts that psychologically driven
volatility is an inherent
characteristic of asset markets.
High yield bonds (bonds rated below investment grade) may have speculative
characteristics and present significant risks beyond those
of other securities, including greater credit risk, price
volatility, and limited liquidity in the secondary market.
If you'd rather take advantage
of the
characteristic volatility of cryptocurrencies by getting in and out
of a trade quickly, then this method might be for you.
Comparisons to benchmarks have limitations because benchmarks have
volatility and other material
characteristics that may differ from the performance
of a client's portfolio.
Outside
of price action, two
of the most popular market
characteristics analyzed are volume and
volatility.
However, upon completion
of this due diligence, sponsors may find that stable value funds offer them an attractive combination
of characteristics including principal protection, superior investment returns, and relatively low
volatility.
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.
Construction methods include equal weighting, two versions
of minimum
volatility, three versions
of mean - variance optimization, eight versions
of reward - to - risk timing (six
of which involve factor models) and a
characteristic - based scheme that each year estimates stock weights based on market capitalization, book - to - market ratio, gross profitability, investment, short - term reversal and momentum.
This type
of trading uses
characteristics of the market such as currency conversion rates and market
volatility in order to create profitable opportunities for investors.
Similarly, the S&P BSE Quality Index had relatively lower return
volatility and the smallest drawdown among the four factors, highlighting the defensive
characteristics of the quality factor.
You can search for ETFs using a variety
of characteristics, like the funds» objectives, fundamentals, technicals, performance,
volatility, trading
characteristics, tax considerations, and analyst ratings.
There are many
characteristics of company quality, including gross profitability, growing profits, safety (low
volatility, leverage, and credit risk), and payout (payment
of a dividend).
One
of the main drivers
of this exposure stems from the bond - like
characteristics of sectors usually favored by low
volatility strategies, such as utilities and consumer staples.
These strategies are designed to smooth out return
characteristics, lower portfolio
volatility or create an additional source
of income — without making changes to the underlying portfolio.
Answering all
of these questions will influence how many dividend stocks you choose to buy and the
characteristics of each stock (e.g. dividend yield, price
volatility, Dividend Safety Scores).
Narrow range uses
characteristics of low
volatility to identify when conditions are ripe for a big move.
The manager believes that a focus on all three factors — value, momentum, and tactical hedging, produces a portfolio
of companies that offer strong
characteristics, with the potential added benefit
of lower
volatility and protecting against market downturns.
This kind
of volatility is simply one
of the
characteristics of the cryptocurrency space.
Properly assessing your risk tolerance will allow construction
of an investment portfolio with
characteristics commensurate with your goals and atttitude toward price
volatility.
Stability is the strategy
of buying stocks with defensive
characteristics, such as low
volatility, low beta, and low leverage.
Although the hypothetical performance effects are moderate, constrained optimization generally results in increased
volatility as the minimum - variance portfolio
characteristics become more like those
of the cap - weighted benchmark.
Nonetheless, constraining the portfolio construction process resulted in higher
volatility and tended to make the
characteristics of the minimum - variance portfolios and the cap - weighted benchmarks more closely resemble one another.
With the aid
of the low
volatility screen, the S&P Access Hong Kong Low Volatility High Dividend Index exhibited more defensive characteristics with reduced return drawdown during bear market phases compared with the simple high dividend yield
volatility screen, the S&P Access Hong Kong Low
Volatility High Dividend Index exhibited more defensive characteristics with reduced return drawdown during bear market phases compared with the simple high dividend yield
Volatility High Dividend Index exhibited more defensive
characteristics with reduced return drawdown during bear market phases compared with the simple high dividend yield portfolio.
The clear advantage or rebalancing, regardless
of your method, is that a rebalanced portfolio remains aligned with the
characteristics (risk, returns,
volatility, etc.)
of your own personal optimal asset allocation.
With those
characteristics in mind, Exhibit 3 shows the performance
of a hypothetical portfolio («MIX»), comprising a small position in Short VIX (7.5 % weighting), with the remainder in Low
Volatility.
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characteristics,
volatility, current values and historical graphs
of the most common ARM indexes.
This data is available and reveals precise results
of the most familiar
characteristics of momentum,
volatility, size, and value.
Retirees pay a big price for the price
volatility that is
characteristic of stocks.
Over time, the asset allocation decisions will be the primary determinant
of a portfolio's
volatility / return
characteristics.
Volatility and uncertainty aren't «unusual», they've been
characteristic of the stock market for the past 200 years.
After a year
of stable growth, markets return to its common
characteristics of volatility.
«So far the
characteristics of bitcoin have included very high
volatility but also a very low level
of correlation with other asset classes,» Bernstein said in a note to clients Monday.
This will surely safeguard investors from risks
of volatility which from the very beginning had been considered as one
of the basic
characteristics of bitcoins.
If you'd rather take advantage
of the
characteristic volatility of cryptocurrencies by getting in and out
of a trade quickly, then this method might be for you.
This ICO is aimed at maximizing the cryptocurrency market
characteristics such as high
volatility, availability to all classes
of investors, diversification
of assets and liquidity.