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Under The Hood Of QuantShares: Q&A With Bill DeRoche
January 10, 2012 at 09:00 AM EST
Industry newcomer QuantShares broke ground in late 2011 with its release of a full suite of intriguing market neutral ETFs. Each of the firm’s products are linked to an equal-weighted index that is both dollar neutral and sector neutral, offering long/short exposure to sub-sets of broader indexes. Bill DeRoche, chairman and CEO, recently took time out of his schedule to discuss what makes QuantShares ETFs unique, the basics behind market neutral investing, as well discussing how the strategy might fit into investors’ portfolios. ETF Database (ETFdb): Explain the basic idea behind market neutral investing. Bill DeRoche (BD): The basic idea behind market neutral investing is to create a strategy that has limited correlation with the return of the equity market. We accomplish this by creating a portfolio that has an equal amount of capital in long positions and short positions. The goal of the strategy is to have the long [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: September ETF Roundup: Launches, Filings, and Closures QuantShares Debuts Market Neutral ETFs ETF Insider: No Job Hopes For Wall Street Bulls ETF Insider: A Week In The Green
Industry newcomer QuantShares broke ground in late 2011 with its release of a full suite of intriguing market neutral ETFs. Each of the firm’s products are linked to an equal-weighted index that is both dollar neutral and sector neutral, offering long/short exposure to sub-sets of broader indexes. Bill DeRoche, chairman and CEO, recently took time out of his schedule to discuss what makes QuantShares ETFs unique, the basics behind market neutral investing, as well discussing how the strategy might fit into investors’ portfolios. ETF Database (ETFdb): Explain the basic idea behind market neutral investing. Bill DeRoche (BD): The basic idea behind market neutral investing is to create a strategy that has limited correlation with the return of the equity market. We accomplish this by creating a portfolio that has an equal amount of capital in long positions and short positions. The goal of the strategy is to have the long [...]
