ASI launches first 'smarter beta' multifactor equity indices

Eight index series

Jayna Rana
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Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched its first range of proprietary SMARTER Beta multifactor equity indices to provide investors with a more sophisticated approach to smart-beta.

The SMARTER Beta range was created by the quantitative investment strategies (QIS) team and includes three core index series called Diversified Multifactor, High Income Multifactor and ESG Multifactor. There are also five multifactor index variants of single factor offerings called Low Volatility Multifactor, Value Multifactor, Quality Multifactor, Momentum Multifactor and Small Size Multifactor. These indices (and the funds tracking them) act as a third approach to investing that combine the benefits of both passive and active management.  They will aim to outperform the equivalen...

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