ETFdb Realtime Rating & Analyst Report for CSM
CSM is a passive ETF that seeks to replicate the Credit Suisse 130/30 Large-Cap Index. The methodology of the Credit Suisse 130/30 Index has two main components: the calculation of expected alpha scores for each large-cap stock in the universe and portfolio optimization. The expected alpha scores quantify the performance prospects for each stock; portfolio optimization attempts to ensure that the long/short portfolio maintains risk characteristics similar to the long-only large-cap universe.
| ETFdb Category | Expense Ratio | Inception Date | Issuer | Structure | YTD Return * |
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| Long-Short | 0.95% | 2009-07-13 | ProShares | ETF | +5.01% |
* As of 05-22-2012
CSM Realtime Rating: By Metric
| Metric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
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| Liquidity | A | PBP |
| Expenses | C+ | RINF |
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The first adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for CSM on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, and concentration of holdings. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Long-Short ETFdb Category with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field.
CSM Realtime Rating: Overall
| ETFdb Rating Type | Overall Rating | A+ Overall Rated ETF |
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The second table shows the overall Realtime Rating for CSM, as well as the A+ Overall Rated ETF in CSM's Category. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
ETFdb Analyst Report for CSM
This fund provides exposure to a '130/30' strategy offering investors the chance to bring hedge fund-like techniques to their individual portfolios. 130/30 strategies take investors cash, invest it 'long' in securities and then sell short another 30% of the portfolio and buy more securities long...
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