Tag Archives: active managers

Apr 27, 2020

S&P Dow Jones Indices

Is Mid-cap Outperformance an Illusion?

S&P DJI’s Craig Lazzara explains how style drift could be responsible for inflating the perception of active manager skill. Read the Performance Trickery blogs at: www.indexologyblog.com

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2020, 400, active vs. passive, COVID-19, Craig Lazzara, IIS video, index investment strategy, indexing, Market Volatility, midcap, S&p 400, S&P DJI, S&P MidCap 400, SPIVA, style drift, video

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Sep 24, 2018

Berlinda LiuDirector, Global Research & DesignS&P Dow Jones Indices

Does Performance Persistence of Active Managers Vary Over Time?

Our most recent Persistence Scorecard shows that relatively few funds can consistently stay at the top. Out of the 557 domestic equity funds that were in the top quartile as of March 2016, only 2.33% managed to stay in the top quartile at the end of March 2018. That means out of the 2,228 domestic…

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active vs. passive, passive management, Persistence, persistence scorecard

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Equities, Fixed Income

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active vs. passive, passive management, Persistence, persistence scorecard

Dec 12, 2017

Anu GantiSenior Director, Index Investment StrategyS&P Dow Jones Indices

Active Managers: Hope for high dispersion, not just low correlations

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that, according to analysis by Credit Suisse, the correlation among S&P 500 sectors had fallen close to its lowest level ever, and that this was good for active equity managers, “who find it easier to make money betting on specific companies or trends when stocks aren’t all moving together.”…

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2017, active vs. passive, Anu Ganti, correlation, dispersion, index dynamics, index investment strategy, S&P 500, S&P SmallCap 600, sectors, U.S. equities

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Indexology^® Blog
Contributors

Craig Lazzara Managing Director and Global Head of Index Investment Strategy

Kevin Horan Director, Fixed Income Indices

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

Phillip Brzenk Senior Director, Strategy Indices

Koel Ghosh Head of South Asia

Philip Murphy Managing Director, Global Head of Index Governance

Fiona Boal Head of Commodities and Real Assets

Aye Soe Managing Director, Global Head of Product Management

Howard Silverblatt Senior Index Analyst, Product Management

Anu Ganti Senior Director, Index Investment Strategy

Michael Orzano Senior Director, Global Equity Indices

Hong Xie Senior Director, Global Research & Design

Jim Wiederhold Associate Director, Commodities and Real Assets

Shaun Wurzbach Managing Director, Global Head of Financial Advisor Channel

Reid Steadman Managing Director, Global Head of ESG

Akash Jain Associate Director, Global Research & Design

Jamie Farmer Chief Commercial Officer

John Welling Director, Equity Indices

Jaime Merino Director, Asset Owners Channel

Maria Sanchez Associate Director, Global Research & Design

Ved Malla Associate Director, Client Coverage

Bill Hao Director, Global Research & Design

Jason Giordano Director, Fixed Income, Product Management

Tianyin Cheng Senior Director, Strategy Indices

Silvia Kitchener Director, Global Equity Indices, Latin America

Qing Li Director, Global Research & Design

Rupert Watts Senior Director, Strategy Indices

Priscilla Luk Managing Director, Global Research & Design, APAC

Liyu Zeng Director, Global Research & Design

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

Michael Mell Senior Director, Custom Indices

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

Izzy Wang Analyst, Strategy Indices

Brian Luke Global Head of Fixed Income Indices

Andrew Innes Head of EMEA, Global Research & Design

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

Smita Chirputkar Director, Global Research & Design

Louis Bellucci Senior Director, Index Governance

Arpit Gupta Senior Analyst, Global Research & Design

Rachel Du Senior Analyst, Global Research & Design

Sherifa Issifu Associate, Index Investment Strategy

Ari Rajendra Senior Director, Strategy & Volatility Indices

Craig Lazzara Managing Director and Global Head of Index Investment Strategy

Kevin Horan Director, Fixed Income Indices

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

Phillip Brzenk Senior Director, Strategy Indices

Koel Ghosh Head of South Asia

Philip Murphy Managing Director, Global Head of Index Governance

Fiona Boal Head of Commodities and Real Assets

Aye Soe Managing Director, Global Head of Product Management

Howard Silverblatt Senior Index Analyst, Product Management

Anu Ganti Senior Director, Index Investment Strategy

Michael Orzano Senior Director, Global Equity Indices

Hong Xie Senior Director, Global Research & Design

Jim Wiederhold Associate Director, Commodities and Real Assets

Shaun Wurzbach Managing Director, Global Head of Financial Advisor Channel

Reid Steadman Managing Director, Global Head of ESG

Akash Jain Associate Director, Global Research & Design

Jamie Farmer Chief Commercial Officer

John Welling Director, Equity Indices

Jaime Merino Director, Asset Owners Channel

Maria Sanchez Associate Director, Global Research & Design

Ved Malla Associate Director, Client Coverage

Bill Hao Director, Global Research & Design

Jason Giordano Director, Fixed Income, Product Management

Tianyin Cheng Senior Director, Strategy Indices

Silvia Kitchener Director, Global Equity Indices, Latin America

Qing Li Director, Global Research & Design

Rupert Watts Senior Director, Strategy Indices

Priscilla Luk Managing Director, Global Research & Design, APAC

Liyu Zeng Director, Global Research & Design

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

Michael Mell Senior Director, Custom Indices

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

Izzy Wang Analyst, Strategy Indices

Brian Luke Global Head of Fixed Income Indices

Andrew Innes Head of EMEA, Global Research & Design

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

Smita Chirputkar Director, Global Research & Design

Louis Bellucci Senior Director, Index Governance

Arpit Gupta Senior Analyst, Global Research & Design

Rachel Du Senior Analyst, Global Research & Design

Sherifa Issifu Associate, Index Investment Strategy