Scientific Beta

TheStreet: "A 2016 European study from the EDHEC-Risk Institute shows 86% of investors are satisfied with smart beta indexes, which bypass stock or sector concentration. That sentiment has helped push smart beta ETFs passed $500 billion in assets, as of January, 2017."

TheStreet 13/03/2017

"(...) Many financial advisors see such indexes as a good way to provide investment exposure to myriad investment categories, while offering portfolio transparency, and a way to leverage volatility and imbalances in the financial market, while providing a clear path portfolio diversification. So far, investors like what they see from smart beta funds. A 2016 European study from the EDHEC-Risk Institute shows 86% of investors are satisfied with smart beta indexes, which bypass stock or sector concentration. That sentiment has helped push smart beta ETFs passed $500 billion in assets, as of January, 2017. (...)"