In selecting stocks for the fund, the managers use quantitative and qualitative management techniques in a multi-step process. The managers evaluate stocks, primarily large capitalization, publicly traded U.S. companies based on an objective set of measures, including valuation, quality, growth, and sentiment. The portfolio managers then review the output of the quantitative model and also consider other factors to build a portfolio that they believe will provide a balance between risk and return.
For Mutual Funds, the calculations for the Smart Score, Analyst Consensus, Price Target, Blogger Sentiment, News Sentiment and Insider Transactions are based on the weighted average of the Mutual Fund's holdings and some additional factors. Hedge Fund Trend, Crowd Wisdom and Technicals are based on the actual Mutual Fund ticker.