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smart beta
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English
Etymology
Coined around 2006 by consultants at Willis Towers Watson, though the academic research is decades older.
Noun
smart beta (plural smart betas)
- (finance) A portfolio management strategy that modifies the beta, that is the exposure to systematic risk in the market, based on widely recognized valuation rules from technical analysis rather than market capitalization.
- Synonyms: traditional beta, factor investing
- Coordinate term: alternative beta
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