Biography
Ryan Giannotto, CFA, joined FTSE Russell, a division of LSEG, as manager of Equity Index Research in August 2021. He concentrates on the development of new index strategies that capitalize on factor premia to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns, with a particular emphasis on the exchange traded funds (ETF) market. Previously, he worked at numerous hedge funds and asset managers, including Tudor Investment Corporation, where he adapted active, human discretion strategies into indexed methodologies. His insights and research have been featured on CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, U.S. News & World Report and CNN Money. In 2014, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Boston College Honors Program in three academic years with degrees in Economics and Philosophy. He obtained a CFA Charter in 2019.
Mega-cap concentration has exploded since 2015. The corollary to an increasingly top-heavy benchmark is that market diversification and breadth have never been more limited. A multifactor methodology can be a restorative balance to US equities when more traditional measures fall short.
Growth and value style returns are the market's veritable gulf stream, and investors should not ignore their powerful currents.