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The Technology Select Sector SPDR fund is one of the biggest and most well-known index ETFs. It is heavily weighted toward its top 10 holdings, which comprise more than 68% of its total portfolio ...
The Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index, or more simply the Wilshire 5000, is a market-capitalization-weighted index of the market value of all American stocks actively traded in the United States. As of December 31, 2023, the index contained 3,403 components. [ 1 ]
The STI has a history dating back to its founding in 1966. [1] Following a major sectoral re-classification of listed companies by the Singapore Exchange, which saw the removal of the "industrials" category, the STI replaced the previous Straits Times Industrials Index (abbreviation: STII) and began trading on 31 August 1998 at 885.26 points, in continuation of where the STII left off.
iShares is a collection of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) managed by BlackRock, which acquired the brand and business from Barclays in 2009. The first iShares ETFs were known as World Equity Benchmark Shares (WEBS) but have since been rebranded.
Many index funds and exchange-traded funds attempt to replicate (before fees and expenses) the performance of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. Some examples of such funds include iShares Core US Aggregate Bond Index (AGG), Thrift Savings Plan (F Fund) Fixed Income Index fund, Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund (VBMFX), and Fidelity U.S ...
As an example of the different conclusions that can be drawn using these two ratios, notice how the Lehman Aggregate and MSCI EAFE compare - the Lehman ranks higher using the Sharpe ratio whereas EAFE ranks higher using the Sortino ratio. In many cases, manager or index rankings will be different, depending on the risk-adjusted measure used.
iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility Index Equity 2011-10-18 0 0.20% N? N N? N? TSX: XMM: Blackrock iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Minimum Volatility Index Equity 2011-10-18 0 0.25% N? N N? N? TSX: XMU: Blackrock iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility Index Equity 2011-10-18 0 0.15% N? N N? N? TSX: XMV: Blackrock iShares MSCI Canada Minimum ...
The Russell 2000 is by far the most common benchmark for mutual funds that identify themselves as "small-cap", while the S&P 500 index is used primarily for large capitalization stocks. It is the most widely quoted measure of the overall performance of small-cap to mid-cap company shares.