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IWF
IWF

For each stock an Investable Weight Factor (IWF) is calculatedIWF = (available float shares)/ (total shares outstanding)
Where available float shares are defined as total shares outstanding less shares held by strategic holders. The float-adjusted index is calculated:

Index = Stock Price*Total Shares Outstanding*IWF / Index Divisor


AWF
AWF

The Additional Weight Factor is the adjustment factor of the stock which adjusts the market capitalization for all index constituents to achieve the user-defined weight, while maintaining the total market value of the overall index.


Impact Cost
Impact Cost

Impact cost is the measure of liquidity of the security. It is the cost a buyer or seller must incur for a particular quantity of order at a given point of time.


Total return index
Total return index

In a total return index changes in the index level reflect both movements in stock prices and the reinvestment of dividend income. A total return index represents the total return earned in a portfolio that tracks the underlying price index and reinvests dividend income in the overall index, not in the specific stock paying the dividend
Formula for Total Return Index –
Total Return Index= Previous Total Return*[1+(Todays PR Index+ Index Dividend)/Previous PR Index-1)


Price return Index
Price return Index

The Price Return Index reflects the return earned from the Index Portfolio. The PR index does not consider the returns arising from dividends.


Standard deviation
Standard deviation

Standard Deviation is a statistical tool, which measures the variability of returns from the expected value, or volatility.


Beta
Beta

The Beta factor describes the movement in a stock's or a portfolio's returns in relation to that of the market returns.