can be an effective way to seek an objective and manage portfolio risk
Denise Chisholm l Sector Strategist
Scott O’Reilly, CFA l Head of Index, Sector, International, and Factor Products
Key Takeaways
• Using a sector-based framework to build
equity portfolios can help investors achieve a
variety of investment objectives and greater
control in managing portfolio risk.
• Beyond company-specific factors, sector
exposure has been the most influential driver
of the variability in equity market returns over
time, yet sector-based portfolio construction
remains an underutilized strategy in the
marketplace.
• Equity sectors have a variety of attributes,
including stable classification, consistent
earnings drivers, high return dispersion, clear
volatility patterns, and low correlations, which
together can help investors generate an
efficient portfolio.
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