Factor investing
Also called: factors, smart beta, value and momentum
Investing based on characteristics, such as value, momentum, quality, size or low volatility, that research has linked to differences in returns.
Explanations differ: factor returns may be payment for risk or the result of investor behaviour. Each factor has gone through long periods of underperformance, and research has found that published anomalies tend to weaken after publication.
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