Rev. Date July 23, 2020
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: Exposure to stocks with low market betas and residual volatility funded by higher-risk stocks
Momentum: Exposure to stocks that have outperformed recently funded by underperforming stocks
Quality: Exposure to stocks with low leverage, stable and high-quality earnings, and high profitability and investment quality, funded by lower-quality stocks
Value: Exposure to stocks with low prices relative to accounting fundamentals and past prices, funded by higher-priced stocks
Small Cap: Exposure to stocks with smaller market caps funded by larger-cap stocks
Crowding: Exposure to stocks with low short utilization ratios funded by stocks with high short utilization ratios
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