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Derek Babb

Senior Portfolio Manager, Elkhorn Capital Group, LLC

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Feb 1, 2018

Derek BabbSenior Portfolio ManagerElkhorn Capital Group, LLC

Quality and Diversification within the Preferred Stock Space

Preferred stocks are a class of stock that pays dividends at a specified rate and has a preference over common stock in the payment of dividends and the liquidation of assets. This asset class offers investors a unique place in the capital structure that is often overlooked. In addition, their relatively low correlations with traditional…

Categories Equities, Factors
Tags preferred stocks, S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index, sectors

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Equities, Factors

Jan 9, 2018

Derek BabbSenior Portfolio ManagerElkhorn Capital Group, LLC

A More Thoughtful Approach to Broad Commodity Exposure

Over the last decade, beta commodity exposure has offered investors inefficient access to the commodity market, mostly due to front-month roll methodologies and fixed commodity weights. The Dow Jones RAFI Commodity Index is a broad commodity index based on Research Affiliates’ commodity strategy that utilizes price momentum and roll yield to provide (1) dynamic commodity…

Categories Commodities
Tags Dow Jones RAFI Commodity Index, fundamental commodities, momentum, roll yield

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Commodities

Dec 5, 2017

Derek BabbSenior Portfolio ManagerElkhorn Capital Group, LLC

Considering Factor Rotation Within the S&P 500 Universe

While 2017 is winding down with volatility levels at historical lows, a calmness has remained in the market for quite some time. According to Fei Mei Chan, Director of Index Investment Strategy at S&P Dow Jones Indices, the S&P 500 is on track for its least volatile year in 22 years. With volatility (or lack…

Categories Factors
Tags Factor Blending, factors, Low Vol, Multi-Factor, S&P 500, S&P 500 High Beta, S&P 500 Low Volatility, Single-Factor, smart beta

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Factors

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Kevin Horan Director, Fixed Income Indices

Craig Lazzara Managing Director and Global Head of Index Investment Strategy

Tim Edwards Managing Director, Index Investment Strategy

Fei Mei Chan Director, Index Investment Strategy

Hamish Preston Associate Director, U.S. Equity Indices

Berlinda Liu Director, Global Research & Design

Koel Ghosh Head of South Asia

Phillip Brzenk Senior Director, Strategy Indices

Philip Murphy Managing Director, Global Head of Index Governance

Aye Soe Managing Director, Global Head of Product Management

Fiona Boal Head of Commodities and Real Assets

Howard Silverblatt Senior Index Analyst, Product Management

Michael Orzano Senior Director, Global Equity Indices

Anu Ganti Senior Director, Index Investment Strategy

Hong Xie Senior Director, Global Research & Design

Shaun Wurzbach Managing Director, Global Head of Financial Advisor Channel

Jamie Farmer Chief Commercial Officer

Akash Jain Associate Director, Global Research & Design

Chris Bennett Director, Index Investment Strategy

Reid Steadman Managing Director, Global Head of ESG

Maria Sanchez Associate Director, Global Research & Design

Jaime Merino Director, Asset Owners Channel

John Welling Director, Equity Indices

Jim Wiederhold Associate Director, Commodities and Real Assets

Ved Malla Associate Director, Client Coverage

Bill Hao Director, Global Research & Design

Jason Giordano Director, Fixed Income, Product Management

Tianyin Cheng Senior Director, Strategy and Volatility Indices

Qing Li Director, Global Research & Design

Silvia Kitchener Director, Global Equity Indices, Latin America

Priscilla Luk Managing Director, Global Research & Design, APAC

Rupert Watts Senior Director, Strategy Indices

Liyu Zeng Director, Global Research & Design

Ben Leale-Green Analyst, Research & Design, ESG Indices

Stuart Magrath Senior Director, Channel Management, Australia and New Zealand

Karina Tjin Analyst, Strategy Indices

Michael Mell Senior Director, Custom Indices

Andrew Innes Head of EMEA, Global Research & Design

Izzy Wang Analyst, Strategy Indices

Mona Naqvi Senior Director, Head of ESG Product Strategy, North America

Brian Luke Global Head of Fixed Income Indices

Smita Chirputkar Director, Global Research & Design

Louis Bellucci Senior Director, Index Governance

Arpit Gupta Senior Analyst, Global Research & Design

Ari Rajendra Senior Director, Strategy & Volatility Indices

Kevin Horan Director, Fixed Income Indices

Craig Lazzara Managing Director and Global Head of Index Investment Strategy

Tim Edwards Managing Director, Index Investment Strategy

Fei Mei Chan Director, Index Investment Strategy

Hamish Preston Associate Director, U.S. Equity Indices

Berlinda Liu Director, Global Research & Design

Koel Ghosh Head of South Asia

Phillip Brzenk Senior Director, Strategy Indices

Philip Murphy Managing Director, Global Head of Index Governance

Aye Soe Managing Director, Global Head of Product Management

Fiona Boal Head of Commodities and Real Assets

Howard Silverblatt Senior Index Analyst, Product Management

Michael Orzano Senior Director, Global Equity Indices

Anu Ganti Senior Director, Index Investment Strategy

Hong Xie Senior Director, Global Research & Design

Shaun Wurzbach Managing Director, Global Head of Financial Advisor Channel

Jamie Farmer Chief Commercial Officer

Akash Jain Associate Director, Global Research & Design

Chris Bennett Director, Index Investment Strategy

Reid Steadman Managing Director, Global Head of ESG

Maria Sanchez Associate Director, Global Research & Design

Jaime Merino Director, Asset Owners Channel

John Welling Director, Equity Indices

Jim Wiederhold Associate Director, Commodities and Real Assets

Ved Malla Associate Director, Client Coverage

Bill Hao Director, Global Research & Design

Jason Giordano Director, Fixed Income, Product Management

Tianyin Cheng Senior Director, Strategy and Volatility Indices

Qing Li Director, Global Research & Design

Silvia Kitchener Director, Global Equity Indices, Latin America

Priscilla Luk Managing Director, Global Research & Design, APAC

Rupert Watts Senior Director, Strategy Indices

Liyu Zeng Director, Global Research & Design

Ben Leale-Green Analyst, Research & Design, ESG Indices

Stuart Magrath Senior Director, Channel Management, Australia and New Zealand

Karina Tjin Analyst, Strategy Indices

Michael Mell Senior Director, Custom Indices

Andrew Innes Head of EMEA, Global Research & Design

Izzy Wang Analyst, Strategy Indices

Mona Naqvi Senior Director, Head of ESG Product Strategy, North America

Brian Luke Global Head of Fixed Income Indices

Smita Chirputkar Director, Global Research & Design

Louis Bellucci Senior Director, Index Governance

Arpit Gupta Senior Analyst, Global Research & Design

Ari Rajendra Senior Director, Strategy & Volatility Indices

Kelsey Stokes Associate Director, Marketing

Rachel Du Senior Analyst, Global Research & Design

Cristopher Anguiano Analyst, Global Research & Design

Sherifa Issifu Associate, Index Investment Strategy

Melody Duan Analyst, Global Research & Design

Margaret Dorn Senior Director, ESG Product Strategy, North America

Andrew Cairns Associate Director, Global Research & Design

Daniel Perrone Director and Head of Operations, ESG Indices

Sunjiv Mainie Managing Director, Global Research & Design

Manuel González Director, Client Coverage, Latin America

Brent Kopp Senior Director, Central Region

Jason Ye Associate Director, Strategy Indices

Gaurav Sinha Managing Director, Head of Americas, Global Research & Design

Jaspreet Duhra Senior Director, Head of EMEA ESG Indices

John van Moyland Managing Director, S&P Global Head of S&P Kensho Indices

Raghu Ramachandran Head of Insurance Asset Channel

Claire Yi Analyst, Strategy Indices

Alberto Allegrucci Senior Research Analyst, Global Research & Design

Ryan Christianson Associate Director, APAC Lead, ESG Indices

Lalit Ponnala Director, Global Research & Design

Leonardo Cabrer Associate Director, Global Research & Design