Scientific Beta

ETF Express: "A survey of investment professionals conducted as part of the Amundi ETF & Indexing research chair at EDHEC-Risk Institute on “ETF and Passive Investment Strategies,” has solicited the views of European ETF investors on “smart beta” ETFs. The results have been compiled into a study entitled “Investor Interest in and Requirements for Smart Beta ETFs.”"

ETF Express 23/06/2015

"(...) A survey of investment professionals conducted as part of the Amundi ETF & Indexing research chair at EDHEC-Risk Institute on “ETF and Passive Investment Strategies,” has solicited the views of European ETF investors on “smart beta” ETFs. The results have been compiled into a study entitled “Investor Interest in and Requirements for Smart Beta ETFs.” The Institute reports three key findings. The first is that those who have invested in smart beta ETFs are pleased overall: about three-quarters (74 per cent) of smart beta ETF users declare that they are satisfied with them. Further, when asked about their list of top priorities for future product development in the ETF space, smart beta ETFs dominate the list of top items mentioned by investors. In fact, among investors’ six biggest priorities, four concern indices relating to smart beta approaches, namely smart beta equity (37 per cent), equity factor (31 per cent), equity style (29 per cent), and smart beta bond (25 per cent). A considerable share of investors still have concerns about these types of products. (...)"