Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Active Portfolio Management

Active Portfolio Management

Active Portfolio Management

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Active equity portfolio management is an attempt by the manager or investor, to outperform, on a risk-adjusted basis, a passive benchmark portfolio.

 

The benchmark portfolio’s average characteristics match the risk-return objectives of the client if it is an overall portfolio of the client.

 

 

Active Portfolio Management Strategies

 

1. Fundamental analysis approaches

 

Top down approach: Country rotation, asset class rotation, sector rotation

Bottom up approach: Selecting stocks for buy on the basis of undervaluation on value/growth basis and selecting stocks for sell on the basis of overvaluation on value/growth basis. Event driven trades.

 

2. Technical analysis approaches

 

Continuation of trends approach

Contrarian approach (overreaction)

 

3. Anomalies and attributes

 

Calendar effects (weekend, January)

Security characteristics (P/E, earnings momentum, firm size)

Investment style (value/Growth, large cap/small cap)
 
 

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Reviewed on 3.4.2011

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Narayana Rao - 10 Nov 2011

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