Scientific Beta

Global Investor: "Amundi’s first multi-strategy smart beta ETF, launched in partnership with index provider ERI Scientific Beta, amassed more than €470m ($530m) in assets under management since it was launched in 2014. A similarly-constructed fund covering European equities followed in January 2016. The Scientific Beta Developed Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy ERC index has outperformed the MSCI World index by 4.73% since 2014."

Global Investor 04/07/2016

"(...) The EDHEC Risk survey, recently published by Amundi, also shows increased interest in smart beta ETF use among institutional investors; almost 70% of respondents invested in such products during 2015. (...) Amundi’s first multi-strategy smart beta ETF, launched in partnership with index provider ERI Scientific Beta, amassed more than €470m ($530m) in assets under management since it was launched in 2014. A similarly-constructed fund covering European equities followed in January 2016. The Scientific Beta Developed Multi-Beta Multi-Strategy ERC index has outperformed the MSCI World index by 4.73% since 2014. (...)"