Tag Archives: SMAs/Wrap Accounts
Advisor Profile: How Direct Indexing SMA Users Evaluate Solutions and Indices
Direct indexing separately managed accounts (SMAs) are gaining traction, especially among financial advisors serving affluent and high-net-worth clients. In their recent whitepaper, Cerulli Associates projects a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16% for direct indexing SMA assets—the highest among all investment vehicles considered.1 In this blog, we unpack what is driving the growth…
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Wrapping Up the 2024 SPIVA Institutional Scorecard
For over 20 years, the S&P Indices versus Active (SPIVA®) U.S. Scorecard has assessed how active mutual fund managers perform against their relevant S&P Dow Jones Indices benchmarks across various timeframes and asset classes. The scorecard’s methodology was enhanced in 2015 to include institutional accounts and was further extended in 2023 to include separately managed…
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2023 SPIVA Institutional Scorecard: SMAs/Wrap Accounts Are Here!
First published in 2002, the S&P Indices versus Active (SPIVA®) U.S. Scorecard measures the performance of active mutual fund managers against their respective S&P DJI benchmarks over various time horizons and across asset classes. In 2015, we extended the analysis to include institutional accounts to understand how institutional asset owners fared versus mutual funds against…
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