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“1” For The Record Books
Dark energy makes up 68% of the universe, yet astrophysicists are having a devil of a time explaining what it is, why it is, or how it works. Quant investors are facing their own dark-energy mystery in understanding style returns of 2019.
Factor Frontiers And Investing To The Max
Quantitative investing has taken the industry by storm over the last decade, and smart beta ETFs are pulling in billions of dollars as investors and advisors gravitate to this portfolio management technique.
Quantitative Factor Performance: What Is Working?
For the third consecutive year (thus far), quantitative factors worked best within the Materials sector. Energy also saw success as the decline in oil hurt the same stocks as in 2014. Factors were least effective in Health Care and Telecom.
Momentum and Sentiment bounced back in May
Momentum and Sentiment bounced back in May, while Value and Quality struggled.