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Today UniCredit Bank AG, via its subsidiary Structured Invest SA, introduced two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on the Eurozone’s first set of indices combining a factor strategy with environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria on European equities.
Minimum variance strategies have gained significant traction especially since the global financial crisis. They aim at reducing or minimizing variance, i.e. the square of volatility as measured by standard deviation, or, in this case, price fluctuations of portfolio prices around their mean.
Minimum variance strategies have gained significant traction especially since the global financial crisis. They aim at reducing or minimizing variance, i.e. the square of volatility as measured by standard deviation, or, in this case, price fluctuations of portfolio prices around their mean.
European investors increased their use of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) further last year, according to an annual survey from Greenwich Associates, with more of them resorting to the funds to pursue environmental, social and governance (ESG) and smart-beta strategies.
The growing popularity of smart-beta products has fueled the debate around whether their advantages and potential performance can prevail across different market environments.
A new and intriguing offshoot of the active vs passive debate is emerging. As factor index investing continues to expand the choices available to investors, is it still a truly passive strategy, or is it active?
STOXX has launched the Eurozone’s first set of indices combining a factor strategy with responsible-investing screens that meet the standard sustainable policies of investors.
Investment factors such as size or value have a ‘robust’ momentum profile that allows investors to time their future performance based on recent returns, according to a study1 published by researchers at AQR Capital Management LLC.
When it comes to evaluating the success of equity portfolios or constructing a traditional passive investment strategy, the go-to instrument has usually been the market capitalization-weighted index.
Strong balance sheets, established businesses, higher return-on-equity and superior profitability.
The size factor’s risk premium is among the most well-documented, and investing in small-cap companies has yielded consistent results over recent years.
