WisdomTree Asset Management Canada has launched two smart-beta fixed income ETFs: WisdomTree Yield Enhanced Canada Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAGG) and WisdomTree Yield Enhanced Canada Short-Term Aggregate Bond Index ETF (CAGS). Read: Institutional investors use ETFs for fixed income, smart beta CAGG seeks to enhance income potential by sourcing and re-weighting sub-components within the Bloomberg […]
What investors can learn from Leafs fans
Bridgehouse Asset Managers has teamed up with Morningstar Associates to open the Morningstar Strategic Canadian Equity Fund.
Low volatility continues to be the most popular smart beta strategies of institutional investors, FTSE Russell says. The company surveyed 253 asset owners in January and February. It polled the largest institutional investors in North America, Europe and Asia on their use of smart beta indexes, which are not traditionally market-cap weighted. Investors are turning […]
Despite overwhelming evidence that active managers underperform their benchmarks, Yale professors Martijn Cremers and Antti Petajisto offer evidence that not only can active management outperform (we knew that), but that predicting successful active manager performance in advance is also possible. We examine these claims pursuant to smart/alternative beta ETFs in Canada, and study recent down-cycle […]
The ins and outs of ETF market making and the next generation of smart beta were up for debate on Day One of the ETF Forum in Toronto April 19.
Lessons from Scotty Bowman’s winning strategy
Institutional money are increasingly turning to ETFs, citing liquidity, transparency and ease of implementation.
Evaluating alternative indexes with an active lens
Institutional investors use smart beta indexes to reduce risk and enhance returns, finds a Russell Investments survey.