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Among the highlights of the March 2017 quarterly performance report for the ERI Scientific Beta indices:
- Scientific Beta Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy indices provide an allocation to well-rewarded smart factor indices. Over the past ten years, the SciBeta Developed Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy 4-Factor EW (Equal Weight) index, the SciBeta Developed High Factor Exposure Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy 6-Factor EW index and the SciBeta Developed Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy Max Factor Exposure index post strong annual relative returns of 1.21%, 2.80% and 2.94% respectively compared to cap-weighted indices.
- This quarter, the SciBeta Developed Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy 4-Factor EW index, the SciBeta Developed High Factor Exposure Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy 6-Factor EW index and the SciBeta Developed Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy Max Factor Exposure index post relative returns of -0.34%, -0.34% and -0.08% respectively compared to cap-weighted indices.
- Looking at the live performance of Scientific Beta Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy indices, the best performance was obtained by the SciBeta Japan Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy 4-Factor EW index with a relative return of 4.83%, while the lowest performance was obtained by the Developed Asia Pacific ex Japan High Factor Exposure Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy 6-Factor EW index with a relative return of -1.77%.
As part of its policy of transferring know-how to the industry, EDHEC-Risk Institute has set up ERI Scientific Beta. ERI Scientific Beta is an original initiative which aims to favour the adoption of the latest advances in smart beta design and implementation by the whole investment industry. Its academic origin provides the foundation for its strategy: offer, in the best economic conditions possible, the smart beta solutions that are most proven scientifically with full transparency of both the methods and the associated risks.
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