S&P Dow Jones Indices, has announced that it has launched a new emerging markets index, the S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility Select Index, adding to…
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its expanding family of low volatility and factor indices. The new index is licensed to Commerzbank.
The S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility Select Index is an investable index that measures the performance of the 50 least volatile stocks within the S&P Emerging Plus LargeMidCap Index. Amongst the 50 stocks, those with the least volatility receive the highest weights in the new index, which is rebalanced quarterly.
Vinit Srivastava, Senior Director, Index Strategy, S&P Dow Jones Indices said, “We have seen an increased demand for emerging market indices that provide a low volatility tilt. S&P Dow Jones Indices is excited to launch the S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility Select Index which offers investors another way to measure and potentially access the emerging markets which continue to garner strong interest.”
Raphael Rollin, Equity Derivatives Product Engineering, Commerzbank Corporates & Markets, added, “We have observed a growing demand for emerging market exposure from our clients across the world. However, the high volatility associated with these markets can make derivatives investments costly. In our view, the S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility Select Index addresses our clients’ needs, by delivering an enhanced performance and nearly halving the volatility compared to traditional benchmarks, meaning the Index should serve as a strong basis for a cost efficient derivative exposure to emerging market countries.”
Source: ETFWorld.com
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