Rethinking the active-passive divide

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According to the CFA Institute, what proportion of global fund net assets come from exchange-traded funds and equity index funds?

More than half

Nearly half

10 per cent

25 per cent

In non-equity asset classes, approximately what is the ratio of active funds to index funds?

5 to 1

3 to 1

2 to 1

4 to 1

Which theory helped to shape the concept of passive management?

Odd lot theory

Fifty per cent principle

Short interest theory

Modern portfolio theory

Which of the following statements is true? Statement 1, an asset's beta is enough to capture the information needed to build an efficient market portfolio, or statement 2, an asset's beta can only capture the correct information during a bear market

Statement 1

Neither statement

Statement 2

Both statements

Which of the following statements is true? Statement 1, passive investments track a market-capitalisation-weighted index, or statement 2, active investments exploit market inefficiencies

Statement 2

Statement 1

Neither statement

Both statements

Which aspects of an asset does fundamental weighting take into account?

Dividends

Operating income

All of the other answers

Revenue

How can a smart beta fund be described?

It is an active strategy

It is a hybrid strategy

It is neither active nor passive

It is a passive strategy

Which of the following statements is true? Statement 1, with smart beta funds, the value factor considers book-to-price ratios, or statement 2, with smart beta funds, the value factor examines returns on equity

Both statements

Statement 1

Neither statement

Statement 2

Which type of indexing allows investors to curate personal portfolios?

Direct indexing

Equal-weighted indexing

None of the other answers

Fundamental indexing

When did passive management first become popularised?

1950s

1970s

1990s

1930s

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Rethinking the active-passive divide

According to the CFA Institute, what proportion of global fund net assets come from exchange-traded funds and equity index funds?

In non-equity asset classes, approximately what is the ratio of active funds to index funds?

Which theory helped to shape the concept of passive management?

Which of the following statements is true? Statement 1, an asset's beta is enough to capture the information needed to build an efficient market portfolio, or statement 2, an asset's beta can only capture the correct information during a bear market

Which of the following statements is true? Statement 1, passive investments track a market-capitalisation-weighted index, or statement 2, active investments exploit market inefficiencies

Which aspects of an asset does fundamental weighting take into account?

How can a smart beta fund be described?

Which of the following statements is true? Statement 1, with smart beta funds, the value factor considers book-to-price ratios, or statement 2, with smart beta funds, the value factor examines returns on equity

Which type of indexing allows investors to curate personal portfolios?

When did passive management first become popularised?

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