Rev. Date December 20, 2023
Core Macro
Equity: Exposure to the long-term economic growth and profitability of companies
Interest Rates: Exposure to the time value of money (interest rates and inflation risk)
Credit: Exposure to corporate default and failure-to-pay risks specific to developed market corporate bonds
Commodities: Exposure to changes in prices for hard assets
Secondary Macro
Emerging Markets: Exposure to the sovereign and economic risks of emerging markets relative to developed markets
Foreign Currency: Exposure to moves in foreign currency values versus the portfolio’s local currency
Local Inflation: Exposure to inflation-linked rates relative to fixed nominal rates within the local currency area (only available in USD or GBP)
Local Equity: Exposure to home bias (the tendency to invest in domestic over foreign equity)
Macro Styles
Equity Short Volatility: Negative exposure to the moves in equity market volatility
Fixed Income Carry: Exposure to high-yielding 10-year bond futures funded by low-yielding 10-year bond futures
Foreign Exchange Carry: Exposure to high-yielding G10 currencies funded by low-yielding G10 currencies
Trend Following: Long-short exposure to multi-asset-class futures based on 6- to 12-month trailing returns
Equity Styles
Low Risk: Long exposure to stocks with low market betas and residual volatility and short exposure to higher-risk stocks.
Momentum: Long exposure to stocks that have outperformed recently and short exposure to recently underperforming stocks.
Quality: Long exposure to stocks with low leverage and high profitability and short exposure to lower-quality stocks.
Value: Long exposure to stocks with low prices relative to accounting fundamentals and short exposure to higher-priced stocks relative to fundamentals.
Small Cap: Long exposure to stocks with smaller market caps and short exposure to larger-cap stocks.
Crowding: Short exposure to U.S. stocks that are widely shorted by the investment community and long exposure to those stocks that are not as widely held short.
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