Not exact matches
The S&P 500 Index is a
basket of 500
of the largest U.S.
stocks,
weighted by market capitalization.
Smart beta products provide exposure to equity markets by investing in diversified
baskets of securities that assign higher
weights to
stocks that have desirable characteristics.
Not surprisingly we found that the frontier that uses the equally
weighted dividend paying
stock basket in lieu
of the S&P / TSX Composite Index as representation
of the Canadian equity component
of the diversified
basket, provided the superior compliment to the global portfolio yielding a superior risk / return trade - off set.
After a decade and two quarters a $ 10,000 invested in an equal
weighted basket of MoneySense's U.S. All - Star
Stocks would put you about US$ 1 ahead
of what you would have if you owned the S&P 500 over the same period.
A motif is a
basket of up to 30
stocks or ETFs intelligently
weighted to reflect an investment theme, market insight or innovative trend.