In recent years, the dominance of passive investment strategies has overshadowed the once-prevalent practice of active investing. The persistent challenges posed by low inflation and interest rates have made it increasingly difficult for fund managers to surpass benchmark returns after accounting for fees. However, the dynamic shifts in the market landscape, catalyzed by the pandemic and subsequent fiscal stimulus, have reignited the prominence of active management…

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Over 2022, investors have faced a staggering range of market conditions. Amid the turmoil and uncertainty, NVQ, Qraft’s AI-driven Value fund, stands out for its unique AI-driven value proposition and its competitive investment results.

The start of 2022 has been full of uncertainty to investors with trends in rising 10-year US Treasury yield and high inflation fueling market expectation on interest rate hikes.

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Have you invested in a fund with a passive strategy?[1] Chances are, you are invested in one right now. Passive funds have been all the rage over the last decade.

The adoption of artificial intelligence has increased exponentially in the past few years, with many companies starting to work with AI to a certain extent.

Factor based strategies have been in vogue in recent times, creating a proliferation of factor themed investment vehicles in the process.

Value ETFs constitute some of the largest factor ETFs in the industry with an estimated $360 billion AUM, with the largest having around $85 billion AUM[1].

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The U.S. Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) industry has become a behemoth in the stock market in recent years, surpassing a record high of $5.5 trillion dollars in assets under management in 2020.

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