Gundlach dips toe into uber-indexing
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Gundlach dips toe into uber-indexing


DoubleLine Capital LP plans to launch an enhanced index fund based on Yale University economics professor Robert Shiller's cyclically adjusted price-earnings ratio. 

The DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE Fund will use derivatives — either swaps or futures contracts — to track the Shiller Barclays U.S. Sector Total Return Index, which invests equally in the four most undervalued U.S. stock sectors based on their CAPE ratio and their price momentum over the past 12 months. 




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