In this episode of FTSE Russell Index Ideas, Matt Monach, senior manager, research at FTSE Russell, explains the design and use cases of the FTSE Real Assets Industry Select Equity Index Series (FTSE RAISE), a new index family designed to help investors diversify away from the AI boom and gain exposure to companies whose value is rooted in real, hard, economically critical assets. 

Chapters

• (00:00:00) - Introduction
• (00:01:50) - What is the FTSE Real Assets Industry Select Equity Index Series (RAISE)?
• (00:03:08) - Included/excluded industries
• (00:03:44) - Index construction
• (00:05:24) - Index Families available in a RAISE version
• (00:05:38) - Real asset equities vs. commodities: Key differences
• (00:06:45) - Performance over the last 25 years: FTSE RAISE vs. broad equity markets
• (00:08:15) - Correlation insights
• (00:09:23) - Dividend yield comparison
• (00:10:20) - RAISE vs. HALO trade
• (00:11:35) - Real assets and AI
• (00:12:20) - Feedback from clients