Scientific Beta

Funds Europe: "Many investors are positive towards smart beta but want to see more product development, a survey has found. Two-thirds of 180 European exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors that were surveyed said smart beta indices provided significant potential to outperform cap-weighted indices in the long term. Just over 80% said smart beta ETFs were a good alternative to cap-weighted indices, which they said were concentrated in very few stocks or sectors."

Funds Europe 16/03/2016

"(…) Many investors are positive towards smart beta but want to see more product development, a survey has found. Two-thirds of 180 European exchange-traded fund (ETF) investors that were surveyed said smart beta indices provided significant potential to outperform cap-weighted indices in the long term. Just over 80% said smart beta ETFs were a good alternative to cap-weighted indices, which they said were concentrated in very few stocks or sectors. The survey, by academic body EDHEC-Risk Institute, found a growing appetite for smart beta ETFs, with the 49% of respondents that invested in smart beta in 2014 rising to 68% last year. However, ETFs based on smart beta indices represent the top concern for respondents. Nearly 40% wanted more developments in this area. (...)"