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Building a Tactical Asset Allocation Overlay With Derivatives

Senior Portfolio Manager

Investors use tactical asset allocation overlays as a strategy for generating uncorrelated alpha and managing risk in their portfolios. While TAA overlays can be implemented using a variety of different vehicles, there has been an increased interest in using derivatives—particularly by Asian institutional investors. In this paper, we share our insights on the pros and cons of using derivatives for designing and implementing a TAA overlay, and what to consider.

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