Xiaowei Kang
Former Senior Director, Co-Head of Global Research, S&P Dow Jones Indices
Incorporating Smart Beta Strategies in Asset Allocation
It is now a well-established trend that institutional investors are allocating to smart beta / risk premia strategies. In a recent survey of 300 institutional investors, 42% of the investors say they have committed a portion of their portfolios to smart beta, while a further 24% say they intend to do so in the future….
- Categories Equities, S&P 500 & DJIA
- Tags alternate beta, passive management, volatility
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- Equities, S&P 500 & DJIA
Blurred Lines: Institutional Adoption of Alternative Beta
Over the recent years, the traditional divide between passive and active management has become increasingly blurred. In particular, institutional investors have shown growing interests in so call “alternative beta” or “smart beta” strategies that aim to deliver better risk adjusted performance than the market by taking active bets on systematic risk factors, while retaining the…
- Categories Equities, S&P 500 & DJIA
- Tags alternate beta, smart beta
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- Equities, S&P 500 & DJIA