{"id":2009981,"date":"2014-12-06T12:35:25","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T07:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/?p=2009981"},"modified":"2014-12-06T12:35:25","modified_gmt":"2014-12-06T07:05:25","slug":"re-factored-indices-momentum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/2014\/12\/06\/re-factored-indices-momentum\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-factored Indices and Momentum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have created a whole bunch of <a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/Themes-Indices.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Themes<\/a> based on indices published by the NSE. We call them Re-factored Indices because they use a weighting that is different from NSE&#8217;s. We currently have free-float cap weighted and equal weighted themes. Investors can now invest in standard indices directly, without having to go through an index fund.<\/p>\n<div class='row-fluid'>\n<div class='span6'>\n<table class='table table-bordered table-condensed'>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan='2'>Recent one-week returns<\/th>\n<tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/544AB8A3-0752-42F9-85BC-9C0847844B33'>CNX FMCG Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+5.95%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/903D06CA-DE2B-4277-95DD-C9673AC2355E'>CNX MNC Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+5.06%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/1AF991C5-0FB5-4293-A30B-EF001E779031'>CNX MEDIA Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+4.86%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/17E5695F-730C-4D0E-9592-2C395F1120A6'>CNX MNC Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+4.38%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/462690CE-C036-448E-846B-7D06A149A3BF'>CNX PSU BANK Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+3.71%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/2F32CAE8-3FFF-4B48-BF53-DE3DF92A3C0F'>CNX CONSUMPTION Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+2.87%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/F142475E-9020-4E3A-8DB7-23828479400C'>CNX CONSUMPTION Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+2.84%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/AE256615-1089-40C7-A45F-34B06B390399'>CNX FMCG Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+2.43%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/BB424480-3C05-495A-A799-60B4DBCE223A'>CNX AUTO Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+2.11%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/2BA4392B-1D68-4AF0-B810-CA088CD2BD32'>CNX BANK Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+2.09%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/4102A7BD-DC82-4DE8-B88E-6137024A515F'>CNX FINANCE Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+2.08%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/A1837507-DB45-495E-80DD-0F0051FD3525'>CNX REALTY Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+1.79%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/513F7A42-14FE-45C3-903D-51C46EC720B4'>CNX MEDIA Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+1.62%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/7605B4CE-2225-4ED2-BC21-ADBFE85F1B17'>CNX BANK Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+1.33%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/B11F844C-8AE3-4505-903C-4CF6DC99B349'>CPSE INDEX Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+1.07%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/38CAF006-FF22-4727-8362-7956819055A8'>CNX REALTY Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+0.99%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/CD699859-20EE-47A2-8D96-CA53D25C5B54'>CNX PHARMA Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+0.80%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/DDCADE1E-3F92-4681-B77A-8978B90D12FF'>CNX PSU BANK Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+0.80%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/7EB2A827-E7A3-4288-A048-6707D0186BB2'>CNX AUTO Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+0.52%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/A1B124E8-3199-405E-9617-C2F08B1AEB49'>NI15 Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+0.28%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/D4EAB5A7-035F-4B64-8874-3567C49FA5B9'>CNX FINANCE Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+0.27%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/8CE4F735-D384-4D32-9576-FE60494D6FC7'>CNX IT Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+0.17%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/4F8DFB04-434C-4640-8B96-53AB97F1FA5D'>NI15 Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:green\">+0.05%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/BAFB5BBE-F357-4CB6-9DD1-768C9803DAA2'>LIX 15 Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-0.02%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/114B45EC-4C22-43F9-A5A0-DFD3973F48B5'>LIX 15 Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-0.35%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/8DF64741-1FA9-4A12-8BB1-B46C5B328E9A'>CNX SERVICE Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-0.36%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/DF266CAD-3320-4B03-AD66-53702CF40885'>CNX METAL Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-0.48%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/F1EB732D-C5B5-447A-BA16-0152F376CA89'>LIX15 Midcap Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-0.63%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/553A33D9-E609-46AC-9364-D84A45A0517E'>LIX15 Midcap Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-0.64%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/8EF1A931-951A-4A6E-A70F-D5D64F33C87C'>NV20 Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-0.77%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/56087AF8-0F49-4A99-9B4A-3C55B473F66D'>CNX METAL Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-0.97%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/A7FF8C0F-7C59-4122-B8D4-6FDB85163DB6'>CNX PSE Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-1.10%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/083C8E0D-1B53-4EEC-ABAB-CF4279AD9DF6'>CNX COMMODITIES Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-1.13%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/CD2C217A-E5F4-4EBB-9B46-E8308BC0C175'>CNX SERVICE Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-1.15%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/CDF92AF0-1229-4BE2-9522-1D890F7CA019'>CNX PHARMA Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-1.16%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/17ED8BD5-C00F-42F2-B3FB-826F010EA2CB'>NV20 Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-1.25%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/4E88BBDC-DBA3-4754-9103-17B91464AA07'>CNX INFRA Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-1.37%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/C8A6C231-293B-4868-8637-83BA9EA4C4AA'>CNX INFRA Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-1.84%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/D5439007-A3CC-472A-AD25-244B2226F605'>CPSE INDEX Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-1.86%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/FD547350-F303-4631-92A2-A70927CD0B52'>CNX COMMODITIES Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-2.03%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/E3ADDD64-96AA-4C64-ADDC-FEBED81F44C4'>CNX PSE Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-2.52%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/584F052B-453D-4954-BD2C-3B8ED6D05CDC'>CNX IT Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-3.03%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/E9B7BD83-D019-4092-B210-63AF2F11055F'>CNX ENERGY Equally Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-3.33%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a target='_blank' href='http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/AA3B7D42-61F4-4C5C-A0C7-DCB955FA557A'>CNX ENERGY Cap-Weighted<\/a><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color:red\">-3.41%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class='span6'>\nThese Themes are automatically re-balanced once a month. There is no discretion on what goes into them, the portfolio is decided by the NSE\/IISL. Investors can use these to &#8220;set it and forget it.&#8221;\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Long-term out performance<\/h3>\n<p>Some indices show persistent long-term out-performance. For example, MNCs have beaten PSEs (<a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/2014\/05\/31\/public-sector-vs-mncs\/\" target=\"_blank\">StockViz<\/a>) and have shown to have lower draw-downs. Investors can map the <a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/903d06ca-de2b-4277-95dd-c9673ac2355e\" title=\"invest in MNCs\" target=\"_blank\">MNC Theme<\/a> and let NSE\/IISL figure out what stocks should be part of that index.<\/p>\n<h3>Momentum<\/h3>\n<p>Short-term investors can use momentum effects to their advantage and implement a switching strategy. For example,   CNX BANK shows greater momentum than CNX ENERGY:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/2ba4392b-1d68-4af0-b810-ca088cd2bd32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-BANK.png\" alt=\"CNX BANK\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2009991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-BANK.png 1024w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-BANK-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-BANK-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-BANK-900x675.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/e9b7bd83-d019-4092-b210-63af2f11055f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-ENERGY.png\" alt=\"CNX ENERGY\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2010001\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-ENERGY.png 1024w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-ENERGY-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-ENERGY-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-ENERGY-900x675.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And over the last week, momentum in CNX REALTY has improved drastically whereas CNX IT has decreased:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/8ce4f735-d384-4d32-9576-fe60494d6fc7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-IT.png\" alt=\"CNX IT\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2010011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-IT.png 1024w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-IT-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-IT-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-IT-900x675.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stockviz.biz\/#\/theme\/equity\/38caf006-ff22-4727-8362-7956819055a8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-REALTY.png\" alt=\"CNX REALTY\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2010021\" srcset=\"https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-REALTY.png 1024w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-REALTY-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-REALTY-400x300.png 400w, https:\/\/portalvhds29z8xdrqhczq.blob.core.windows.net\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/CNX-REALTY-900x675.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>Re-factored Indices can act as ETF-proxies for long-term, passive investors and opens up interesting momentum strategies for short-term investors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have created a whole bunch of Themes based on indices published by the NSE. We call them Re-factored Indices because they use a weighting that is different from NSE&#8217;s. We currently have free-float cap weighted and equal weighted themes. Investors can now invest in standard indices directly, without having to go through an index &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3471,9],"tags":[2541],"class_list":["post-2009981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-investing-insight","category-your-money","tag-theme","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009981","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2009981"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2009981\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2009981"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2009981"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stockviz.biz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2009981"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}