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Internationals in rare win over Aussies

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... tenth consecutive monthly rise. This rise meant the S&P/ASX 300 index is now up 32 per cent in the last year. Small cap stocks also outperformed their large and mid cap counterparts for the third consecutive month. Andrew Keevers, director of research ...

Small cap oversight costs significant alpha

... the unintended bias arise from fund managers consistently focusing on large cap shares. "There are around 1,500 small cap stocks on their benchmark, the MSCI World Index, and each of those small caps deliver an incremental alpha which they are missing ...

Another Dimension to DFA

... their most diversified fund to date, initially invested in 800 securities plus exposure to a sub-pool of 7,500 small cap stocks via the fund's 17.5 per cent allocation to their global small cap fund. "Sometimes, people consider us a very specialist manager ...

Zenith names top global managers

... interest rates. "We also urge investors to be cautious in their allocations to resources, emerging markets and small cap stocks based on their high current valuations." Rather, he suggested that large cap stocks have been depressed for some time and ...

Small Macq delivers big returns

... said the fund's performance is underpinned by a rigorous quantitative research process where a universe of 1,500 small cap stocks is culled to about 350. "Then we look at a number of points. We look for those with a relatively low valuation, how attractive ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2006
... the New Zealand sharemarket today, as investors spent Valentine's Day unceremoniously dumping both large and small cap stocks. The benchmark NZSX-50 gross index closed down 7.6 points at 3,340.43, while the NZSX all capital index dropped 1.47 points ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2006
... Nikkei share average posted its biggest percentage loss in nine months, falling 2.84 per cent as sharp selling of small cap stocks, spurred by news portal operator Livedoor was being investigated, spread across the market. The Nikkei ended down 462.08 ...

Opis fund gets 'recommended' rating from Lonsec

... use complex technologies or unproven business models. The use of this investment strategy sees the fund favour Small Cap stocks as they tend to belong to companies with less complicated structures. Opis Capital chair Charles Baillieu says, "We have made ...

Investment group takes exchange by storm

... the 1500 shareholders in AVFM, with the average stake between $2,000-$5,000. Lafrate said AVFM will focus on small cap stocks in a range of sectors where it sees a deep discount to value with high cash flow, a dividend stream and ineffectual shareholders. ...

Active outpacing passive returns for Australian equity funds; Mercer

... overweight position to mid-cap stocks continue to be rewarded - the mid 50 stocks have outperformed the top 50 and small cap stocks by 7.3% and 5% respectively over the current calendar year," Mercer said in its report.