Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Passive Fund Construction Strategies: characteristic of the index and fund

Passive Fund Construction Strategies: characteristic of the index and fund
Index / Fundfactors to consider when choosing a strategyFull ReplicationStratified Sampling or
Optimization
Index# of stocksFew (limited)Large
IndexLiquidityHighIlliquid (at least some of index constituents are illiquid)
FundCash (as funds to invest)
    Significant (huge)
    FundTracking Error (as a result of portfolio construction)LowRelatively higher (compared to Full Replication)
    FundRebalancing when
  • Index stock change
  • Cash inflow / outflow (including dividends) 
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