In this blog, we continue the analysis to see if there is a relationship between the magnitude of interest rate change and magnitude of active return of the low
volatility index relative to the S&P 500.
In this blog, we continue the analysis to see if there is a relationship between the magnitude of interest rate change and magnitude of active return of the low
volatility index relative to the S&P Read more -LSB-...]
Based on the downside capture ratio of the MSCI Minimum
Volatility indexes relative to their parent MSCI indexes, since the inception of each MSCI Minimum Volatility index.
Based on the downside capture ratio of the MSCI Minimum
Volatility indexes relative to their parent MSCI indexes, since the inception of each MSCI Minimum Volatility index.
Not exact matches
Looking at monthly Bloomberg data from 1994 to the present, changes in the VIX
Index, a measure of U.S. equity
volatility, explain nearly 20 % of the variation in the
relative return between gold and the S&P 500
Index.
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.
A stock with low beta might appear to lack
volatility relative to a popular benchmark
index, but R - squared below 0.5 indicates very limited correlation to that
index.
SPMV is based on the S&P 500 Minimum
Volatility Index, but offers some important differences
relative to rivals such as the iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF (NYSE: USMV) and the PowerShares S&P 500 Low
Volatility Portfolio (NYSE: SPLV).
A measure of the fund's
volatility relative to the market, as represented by the Citigroup World Government Bond
Index.
The CNN Fear & Greed
Index monitors seven market factors, including stock price momentum, stock price strength, stock price breadth, put and call options, junk bond demand, market
volatility and safe haven demand, by calculating how far they have veered from their averages
relative to how far they normally veer, on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 indicating fear and 100 greed.
The
volatility index price action
relative to the equity market price action was pretty interesting last week.
This higher tendency toward the middle in expectations dampens the
volatility of the
index relative to the present conditions
index.
Looking at
volatility in the past year on the DXY
index, which is a measure of the value of the U.S. dollar
relative to a basket of major foreign currencies, we've seen an increase from 6 % to 12 %.
Advances in bond
indexing are starting to arrive with screens for credit quality
relative to yield; rate and currency hedging;
volatility management; and more controlled exposure to interest rates and credit spreads.
The underlying
indexes for the iShares minimum
volatility ETFs have constraints on sector and country exposures
relative to the parent
indexes, so their diversification aims to approximate that of the broad market
index.
A measure of the fund's
volatility relative to the market, as represented by the Barclays Municipal Bond
Index.
Vanguard Total Stock
Index contains many, many mid - and even small - cap stocks that naturally increase the
volatility of that fund as well as any portfolio
relative to the S&P 500.
For those clients with liability objectives, Ryan Labs manages fixed income portfolios that seek to reduce interest rate risk, tracking error, and surplus
volatility versus a client's liability
index or long duration benchmark
relative to their liabilities.
I have dabbled in quantitative factor models in the past, and normally I start with an
index, group by sector, and then compare each company
relative to its sector (I use valuation metrics, liquidity, technical factors such as
relative strength and price
relative to moving averages, earnings
volatility, earnings estimates revisions, balance sheet metrics, beta, and a proprietary risk / reward metric).
Writing
index call options is designed to reduce the fund's
volatility relative to U.S. equity securities and provide the fund with gains from premiums received.
The performance of an exchange - traded fund may vary from the market
index it attempts to replicate due to market
volatility, transaction costs, valuation differences, differences between the assets held in the exchange - traded fund's portfolio
relative to the market
index, and other factors.
This can be seen in the chart below, which depicts the relationship between the excess monthly return of dividend - paying stocks (represented by the S&P 500 Low
Volatility High Dividend
Index relative to the S&P 500
Index) to the monthly change in the 10 - year Treasury yield.
The expected value of a return is based on its
volatility relative to the benchmark and the correlation to that
index.
The CBOE Eurekahedge
Volatility Indexes comprise four equally - weighted volatility indices 窶 ・ long volatility, short volatility, relative value and
Volatility Indexes comprise four equally - weighted
volatility indices 窶 ・ long volatility, short volatility, relative value and
volatility indices 窶 ・ long
volatility, short volatility, relative value and
volatility, short
volatility, relative value and
volatility,
relative value and tail risk.
Ditto for a portfolio of country
index ETFs, but size your trading band
relative to
volatility, and limit your assets to developed and the largest emerging market countries.
The total risk
index measures the
relative return
volatility of a fund over three years compared to all funds.
A measure of the fund's
volatility relative to the market, as represented by the MSCI All Country World
Index.
A measure of the fund's
volatility relative to the market, as represented by the MSCI World
Index.
The new
indexes were created with a the goal «to track the performance of the underlying markets and provide
relative performance and
volatility metrics.»