TY - JOUR T1 - Convergence in the Methodologies of Index Providers JF - The Journal of Index Investing SP - 62 LP - 63 DO - 10.3905/jii.2013.3.4.062 VL - 3 IS - 4 AU - Christopher B. Philips Y1 - 2013/02/28 UR - https://pm-research.com/content/3/4/62.abstract N2 - Widely utilized index providers use market capitalization as the basis for all benchmark construction, and as a result methodologies and indexes are now much more similar than different. Market capitalization brings a high degree of similarity in risk, style, country, sector, and so on. Therefore, the primary construction for investors comes down to brand preference, access, and costs.TOPICS: Mutual fund performance, passive strategies, portfolio construction ER -