Patents Assigned to State Street Global Advisors
  • Patent number: 8015095
    Abstract: Investment vehicles and methods for determining the composition of such investment vehicles are based on a valuation-tilted, capitalization-weighted technique. Assets are identified to be included in an investment vehicle, an asset valuation is calculated for each of the assets, the assets are ranked based on their respective asset valuations, and based on the ranking, groupings of the assets are identified, a group weighting factor is determined for each of the groupings, and the composition of the investment vehicle is based on the group weighting factors attributed to each of the groupings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: State Street Global Advisors
    Inventor: Eric S. Brandhorst
  • Patent number: 7664694
    Abstract: Investment vehicles and methods for determining the composition of such investment vehicles based on a valuation-tilted, capitalization-weighted technique includes identifying assets to be included in an investment vehicle, calculating a asset valuation for each of the assets, ranking the assets based on their respective asset valuations, based on the ranking, identifying groupings of the assets, determining a group weighting factor for each of the groupings, and determining the composition of the investment vehicle based on the group weighting factors attributed to each of the groupings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: State Street Global Advisors
    Inventor: Eric S. Brandhorst