What do you mean by Equal Weighting ?
Equal Weighting refers to a type of proportional measuring method that gives the same importance to each stock in a portfolio, index, or index fund. When applied to the NASDAQ Composite Index, which traditionally is market-cap weighted , an equal-weighted NASDAQ index would treat each stock equally regardless of its size. To create an equal-weighted version of the NASDAQ Composite Index, one would need to allocate the same percentage of the index's total value to each constituent stock. This means that smaller companies would have a proportionally larger impact on the index's performance compared to a market-cap weighted version.
How to Calculate Equal Weighting?
Equal Weighting calculator uses Equal Weighting = 1/Number of Securities in the Index to calculate the Equal Weighting, Equal Weighting is defined as a strategy in index construction where each component of the index is given the same weight, regardless of its market capitalization or any other fundamental factor. Equal Weighting is denoted by WiE symbol.
How to calculate Equal Weighting using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Equal Weighting, enter Number of Securities in the Index (N) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Equal Weighting calculation can be explained with given input values -> 0.066667 = 1/15.