Scientific Beta

Financial Advisor: "New York-based Global X Funds is adding a new emerging market fund to its suite of smart beta ETFs. The Global X Scientific Beta Emerging Markets ETF will track the Scientific Beta Emerging Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy Equal Risk Contribution Index."

Financial Advisor 01/03/2016

 

"(...) New York-based Global X Funds is adding a new emerging market fund to its suite of smart beta ETFs. The Global X Scientific Beta Emerging Markets ETF will track the Scientific Beta Emerging Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy Equal Risk Contribution Index. In an approach designed by the Singapore-headquartered EDHEC Risk Institute, the index targets factors of size, value and momentum, then applies multiple weighting approaches to maximize the diversification level of the index. The new product joins four other Global X scientific beta ETFs launched in 2015 that track the indexes of equities in the U.S., Europe, Japan and Asia (outside Japan). (...)" 

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