This VanEck Whitepaper provides a detailed comparison of equal-weighted and market-cap-weighted investment strategies, highlighting their respective benefits and challenges.
Key Advantages of Equal-Weighted Strategies:
• Greater diversification reduces concentration risk, ensuring balanced exposure across all sectors.
• Enhanced exposure to small- and mid-cap stocks, capitalizing on the small-cap effect during economic recoveries.
• Contrarian rebalancing approach promotes buying undervalued stocks and selling overvalued ones.
For insights into constructing diversified portfolios with equal-weighted strategies, access the full report.
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