Scientific Beta

ETF Express: "The EDHEC Risk Institute Scientific Beta Index aims to outperform the equivalent market capitalisation-weighted index by blending four main risk factors (value, size, low volatility and momentum) with five popular smart beta diversification strategies."

ETF Express 13/06/2014

"(...) Amundi is launching an exchange-traded fund on NYSE Euronext Paris providing investors with exposure to the Scientific Beta Developed Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy ERC strategy index. Amundi has an existing, complementary range of single “Smart Beta” strategies which can be used by investors as “allocation bricks” according to their market outlook: minimum volatility, mid cap, small cap, growth, value and high dividend. The new ETF offers long-term investors a robust and transparent solution which, by combining different developed markets global equities strategies, allows them to go one step further. The EDHEC Risk Institute Scientific Beta Index aims to outperform the equivalent market capitalisation-weighted index by blending four main risk factors (value, size, low volatility and momentum) with five popular smart beta diversification strategies.” (...)"