Smart-beta strategies are mechanical ways of assembling bundles of companies other than by their total stock-market value, as conventional index funds do. Compared to the Indian fund industry, where AUM of all smart-beta strategies is less than $1 billion put together as of August 2022, the popularity of Smart-beta funds is way higher with AUM of $1.3 trillion-plus in the global investing world.
Valuations turn attractive as markets look beyond uncertainty: A Balasubramanian
Amidst geopolitical uncertainty, market expert A Balasubramanian suggests the worst may be nearing an end, with improving macro signals and reasonable valuations in Indian equities.