FTSE ADS Saudi Minimum Variance Fund

Objectives

The Fund has a mandate to invest globally in a diversified portfolio of equities and equity like instruments, that ADSI has identified as under appreciated by the wider market and offer sustainably high rates of growth and return. The fund will aim to outperform global equities and charge a performance fees only if it does so.

Key Points

• The First Smart Beta Strategy developed for the region;
• Low Volatility: Provide the lowest possible volatility;
• Only required optimization inputs are correlations and volatility (no estimated returns);
• Proved by Academic literatures to lead under-diversified portfolios;
• Deal with investors’ biggest concerns for GCC / Frontier markets: Volatility
• Underserved Market: No MENA / Frontier smart beta available in the market yet

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