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Strategy #0000000145 · Value investing

Fundamental indexation
Enter fundamental scale, market cap and return for three constituents plus rebalance cost.

Fundamental weighting uses scale measures such as sales, book value, cash flow or dividends instead of market prices. It tends to tilt toward value and smaller firms relative to cap-weighted benchmarks and rebalances periodically; factor exposure, sector tilts, costs and the weighting effect should be distinguished. This tool directly uses entered fundamentals, market caps and returns for three stocks.

Beginner-friendlyAbout 8 minutesEvidence and practical analysis

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The idea · in two minutes

How do fundamental-scale and market-cap weights differ in active return and rebalance cost for the same stocks?

Fundamental weighting uses scale measures such as sales, book value, cash flow or dividends instead of market prices. It tends to tilt toward value and smaller firms relative to cap-weighted benchmarks and rebalances periodically; factor exposure, sector tilts, costs and the weighting effect should be distinguished. This tool directly uses entered fundamentals, market caps and returns for three stocks.

Enter fundamental scale, market cap and return for three constituents plus rebalance cost.

Omits composite fundamentals, index reconstitution rules, taxes, slippage and historical backtests.

  • Input assumptionsEnter fundamental scale, market cap and return for three constituents plus rebalance cost.
  • Model outputOmits composite fundamentals, index reconstitution rules, taxes, slippage and historical backtests.

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Related strategyRelationshipWhat changesNew cost or risk
Base scenarioManual inputsFundamental weighting uses scale measures such as sales, book value, cash flow or dividends instead of market prices. It tends to tilt toward value and smaller firms relative to cap-weighted benchmarks and rebalances periodically; factor exposure, sector tilts, costs and the weighting effect should be distinguished. This tool directly uses entered fundamentals, market caps and returns for three stocks.Omits composite fundamentals, index reconstitution rules, taxes, slippage and historical backtests.
Conservative versionHigher cost/lossStress higher costs, larger losses or lower liquidity.May lower scenario returns.
Validation versionData reviewTest model inputs with consistent contracts and timestamps.Needs licensed, representative data.

Omits composite fundamentals, index reconstitution rules, taxes, slippage and historical backtests.

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References

Primary sources and research used to describe the strategy and its limits.

  1. 01Arnott, Hsu & Moore (2005), Fundamental Indexationresearch