The plan is to deploy that «proprietary Absolute Value ® approach,» in hopes of providing «attractive, sustainable, low
volatility returns over the long term.»
Aims to generate attractive, sustainable, low -
volatility returns over the long term while minimizing downside risk
Not exact matches
It aims to deliver these
returns with a lower level of
volatility than the broader Australian stock market
over the medium to
long term.
Furthermore, it seeks to achieve these
returns with a lower level of
volatility than the broader Australian stock market
over the medium to
long term in order to smooth
returns for investors.
With no clear
return benefit
over time, the key aim for many
long -
term investors is to reduce
volatility.
Since the inception of the Fund (as well, of course, in
long -
term historical tests), our present approach to risk management has both added to
returns and reduced
volatility - not necessarily in any short period, but
over the complete market cycle.
Has Modern Portfolio Theory failed to deliver
over the past decade because users employ
long -
term averages for expected
returns,
volatilities and correlations that do not respond to changing market environments?
A diversified portfolio may not make the highest
returns during a period of strong optimism but,
over the
long term, diversified allocations can mitigate some of the
volatility that a more concentrated portfolio typically reflects.
Fund managers aim to do this by a significant margin
over the
long -
term and aim to deliver
returns with less
volatility (risk) than the broader UK equity market.
Diversifying its assets across multiple asset categories, including dividend - paying stocks, bonds and convertible securities, may help reduce the fund's overall portfolio
volatility and improve chances of earning more consistent
returns over the
long term.
Hedging worked well in the mid-2000s and other periods when the Canadian dollar rose dramatically, but
over the
long term it causes a drag on equity
returns and may even increase a portfolio's
volatility.
In general, experts says, investors in low
volatility funds can expect more muted losses in down markets but also more modest gains during up markets, leading to roughly comparable
returns over the
long term.
This diversification may help to smooth out
returns and minimize
volatility over the
long term.
With no clear
return benefit
over time, the key aim for many
long -
term investors is to reduce
volatility.
As previously stated, this will lower the
volatility of your portfolio but can also decrease potential
returns over the
long -
term.
Over the
long term, adding emerging markets to a diversified portfolio should be expected to boost its expected
return, though it may also increase
volatility.
My point is simply that it's very likely that if you are moving money in and out of stocks based on
volatility, you're much less likely to get the full market
return over the
long term, and might be better off putting more weight in asset classes with lower
volatility.
That mix should be enough to provide a 4 % expected
return over the
long term, with relatively low
volatility.
«We believe investing in a concentrated portfolio of companies with a history of predictable earnings and sustainable competitive advantages offers the potential for strong
returns with lower
volatility over the
long term,» says Matthew Landy, portfolio manager of the Lazard Equity Franchise Portfolio.
Over the
long term, small capitalization stocks have produced higher
returns than large cap stocks but in exchange for more
volatility.
Has Modern Portfolio Theory failed to deliver
over the past decade because users employ
long -
term averages for expected
returns,
volatilities and correlations that do not respond to changing market environments?
As depicted in Exhibit 1, total
returns of New Zealand equities, as measured by the S&P / NZX 50, and property stocks, as measured by the S&P / NZX Real Estate Select, have been relatively similar
over the
longer term, while
volatility has been modestly lower for property stocks.
It is well established that low
volatility strategies deliver higher risk - adjusted
returns than the broad - based, market - cap - weighted benchmark
over a
long -
term investment horizon.
Most stock managers do not hedge all their international currency exposure, as research has shown currency hedging generally does not materially reduce
volatility or increase
returns over the
long term for stocks.
My understanding was that asset diversification and rebalancing reduces
volatility and increases
returns over the
long term.
«The objective of the strategy,» Ms. Kong reports, «is to deliver 6 - 9 %
return with 6 - 9 %
volatility over the
long term.»
Generally, the greater the stock allocation, the greater the potential for
long -
term returns and the greater the risk of
volatility, especially
over the short
term.
Core real estate, as represented by the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries Property Index, tends to have similar
volatility to corporate and government bonds with a higher
return over the
long term.
Though office is historically the lowest
returning and highest
volatility sector
over the
long term, CBD office in major metros can still be purchased below replacement cost.