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.
Melody effect: Wrong ‘Parle’ stock hits 5% upper circuit for 4th day, up 21% since PM Modi’s gift for Meloni
Parle Industries shares hit the 5% upper circuit for the fourth consecutive session amid speculation that investors are mistaking it for unlisted FMCG major Parle