Main characteristics
| Bloomberg Code | SGIXWAT |
|---|---|
| Inception Date | 04/07/2008 |
| Return Type | Price Return |
| Currency | USD |
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Objective
SGI WISE Asia Ex-Japan Top aims to outperform the Asian equity markets using long-only equities while displaying an attractive risk-return profile.
The index reflects the performance of a selection of shares issued by companies incorporated in Asia excluding Japan and listed on main local exchanges picked according to the WISE Model a systematic stock selection model, based on value and momentum, applied to the emerging zone.
Mechanism
The index is based on the WISE model, a proprietary systematic model developed by Société Générale Quant Research Team in 2000.
Every year, the WISE model computes a score for Asian stocks including Hong-Kong (HK and China H share), Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan. This score is based on a set of value and momentum factors that have been selected for their robustness over time. The composition of the index is reviewed every quarter.
The Index is calculated and published by Standard & Poor’s.
The SGI WISE ASIA Ex-Japan Top (USD - PR) (The “Index”) is the property of SG, which has contracted with S&P Opco, LLC (a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC) (“S&P Dow Jones Indices”) to maintain and calculate the Index. S&P® is a registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“SPFS”); Dow Jones® is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC (“Dow Jones”) and these trademarks have been licensed to S&P Dow Jones Indices. “Calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices Custom” and its related stylized mark(s) are service marks of S&P Dow Jones Indices and have been sublicensed for certain purposes by SG. Neither S&P Dow Jones Indices, SPFS, Dow Jones nor any of their affiliates shall be liable for any errors or omissions in calculating the Index.