beta stock

noun

any of the second rank of active securities on the Stock Exchange, of which there are about 500. Continuous display of prices by market makers is required but not immediate publication of transactions

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The industry calls these “smart beta” funds, and last year smart beta stock funds had an expense ratio of 0.17%, meaning they kept $17 of every $10,000 invested.