To see some examples and more detailed explanations of the following updates, please download the PowerPoint presentation and list of new data points associated with this release.
Navigation and Usability
Left navigation paths updated from Research to Fund Analysis and Equity Analysis
Commingled funds renamed to Collective Investment Trusts (CITs)
Changing settings for multiple custom calculations at once (such as date range or benchmark)
Expanded ability to exclude the second benchmark in charts and reports
Settings for benchmark and average saved in Investment Lists
Move To enabled for multiple rows
Regional training information available in Learning Center
Duplicate data sets prevented when saving search criteria results
New Functionality
Portfolio Aggregation report (from Workspace> Aggregates> Security View or Workspace> Investment List)
Rating What-if tool enabled for US mutual funds only (from Fund Analysis> Open End Funds> United States Mutual Funds)
Peer Holding Analysis in Portfolio - Ownership universe or fund universe (from View Holdings)
Peer Owner Analysis from Equity Analysis> Portfolio - Security and equity universes (from View Owners)
Multiple value data points available in display and export (such as Country Available for Sale, Manager Name)
Active Share calulation option added to Holdings Similarity chart
PDF output for X-Ray activated
Hedge Fund Quicktake PDF added
Quicktake for Insurance Product Funds enabled
Graphs enabled for extended performance and currency (exception is Return vs. Category)
Data Added
Approximately 100 new data points added to Separate Accounts universe (mostly unique to InvestorForce separate account database)
Approximately 100 new data points added to Hedge Fund universe (mostly unique to Altvest hedge fund database)
Detail Holding Type added to Holdings Viewer
REITs and Financial ex REITs added to Equity Sectors (Alternative) view
Analyst Report Date added for open end funds, ETFs, and equities
Other open end fund data points added: Close Date, Transfer Agent, Administrator/Distributor, Custodian
Other data points added for ETF and closed-end funds (not yet populated; expect data within weeks):
Undistributed Net Investment Income (UNII) - monthly/quarterly and UNII date
Earnings Per Share - monthly/quarterly and EPS date
Leverage percentage - monthly/quarterly (and available as a time series) and leverage date
Daily premium/discount ( a new calculation) and premium discount calculation date
Net Returns added to Collective Investment Trusts