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Risk Parity 2.0 Performance Review
In our two previous blogs on risk parity 2.0 (see here and here), we covered the philosophy and methodological differences between the original S&P Risk Parity Indices and the newly launched S&P Risk Parity 2.0 Indices. This third and final installment of this series now looks at the performance and attribution statistics of the S&P…
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S&P Risk Parity 2.0 Index Methodology Highlights
This blog is the second in a three-part series introducing the S&P Risk Parity 2.0 Indices. The first blog highlighted the differences between these new indices and the original ones. In this installment, we will take a closer look at the methodology of the newly launched S&P Risk Parity 2.0 Index Series. Constituent Changes Incorporating…
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S&P MAESTRO 5 Index: A Sophisticated Composition Designed to Simplify Risk Management
Get to know the S&P MAESTRO 5 Index, a diversified, multi-asset, multi-factor risk parity strategy designed to help investors hit the right notes across a range of market conditions.
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commodities, diversification, dividends, Downside Protection, ETFs, gold, indexing, inflation protection, insurance, low volatility, momentum factor, Multi-Factor, quality factor, rising rate protection, risk management, risk parity, S&P 500 Factors, S&P MAESTRO 5 Index, U.S. Treasuries, VIX Futures
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How Liquid Alternatives Deliver Diversification
Examine the potential pros and cons of liquid alternatives and how index innovations may help insurers diversify and protect against risk with S&P DJI’s Rupert Watts and Kelsey Stokes. Watch S&P DJI’s Annual Insurance Summit: https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/events/annual-insurance-investment-summit-how-are-insurers-staying-ahead-of-the-curve/#summary
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alternative risk premia, benchmarking liquid alternatives, bottom up index construction, commodities, diversification, ETFs, fixed income, indexed strategies, indexing liquid alternatives, Insurance General Accounts, insurers, liquid alternatives, lower for longer, managed futures, risk parity, S&P Dow Jones Indices, U.S. Treasuries
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- alternative risk premia, benchmarking liquid alternatives, bottom up index construction, commodities, diversification, ETFs, fixed income, indexed strategies, indexing liquid alternatives, Insurance General Accounts, insurers, liquid alternatives, lower for longer, managed futures, risk parity, S&P Dow Jones Indices, U.S. Treasuries
The S&P Systematic Global Macro Index – Trending to New Highs
The S&P Systematic Global Macro Index (S&P SGMI) is a trend-following strategy that takes long or short positions in 37 constituent futures across equites, commodities, fixed income, and FX. In 2020, the S&P SGMI did particularly well during the COVID-19-related drawdowns, finishing March up 11.3%, and closing the year at an all-time high. Thus far…
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Manage Drawdown and Recovery with Dynamic Allocation
In October 2019, S&P Dow Jones Indices launched the S&P ESG Global Macro Index, an ESG-themed, regionally diversified, volatility-managed, multi-asset index. As discussed in my previous blog, the index has generated stable absolute returns of 5.44% annually, a volatility of 4.89%, and downside protection during extreme market scenarios, based on back-tested performance from Aug. 31,…
Performance of the New S&P Risk-Managed Target Date Indices
In a previous blog, we explored the glide paths of the S&P Risk-Managed Target Date Indices. In this post, we will compare the index construction of the S&P Risk-Managed Target Date Indices with that of the S&P Target Date Indices and examine their performance. Index Construction of the Baseline S&P Risk-Managed Target Date Indices Each…
Taking Up the Challenge of Turbulent Markets with ESG and Multi-Assets
After a long bull market, the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the financial markets and put the question of how to earn a smooth return stream over a long period of time back on the table. This has given rise to a strengthening of conviction toward environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing and risk management. S&P…
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Putting Defensive Indices to the Test
In January 2019, we highlighted several indices designed to reduce the impact of large equity market drawdowns. Here we analyze the same suite of indices divided across three broad categories: defensive equity, multi-asset, and volatility. This analysis simply reviews performance since the S&P 500®’s high on Feb. 19, 2020, through the close on Friday, March…
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COVID-19, defensive equity, Dividend Aristocrats, factors, liquid alternatives, liquid alts, low volatility, managed risk, quality, RC2, risk control, risk management, risk parity, S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, S&P 500 Low Volatility, S&P 500 Quality, S&P Systematic Global Macro, smart beta, strategy, VEQTOR
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Multi-Asset Income Strategies in a Low Interest Rate Environment
One of the most significant characteristics of the post-financial crisis world has been the global persistence of low, or even negative, interest rates. The entire U.S. Treasury curve yielded below 1% for the first time in history on March 9, 2020, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, before the long end reverted recently on…
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