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YCharts Unlocks SMA DataYCharts Unlocks SMA Data

The investing intelligence firm is adding information from thousands of Separately Managed Accounts.

Samuel Steinberger, Senior Technology Editor

September 17, 2020

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YCharts is adding Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs) to its database, according to a company blog. The new, researchable data adds “nearly 10,000 SMAs from dozens of asset managers,” according to the announcement. 

The new SMA data includes standard metrics, like those around risk, performance and allocation, as well as attributes on manager tenures, fees and benchmarks. Users can evaluate SMA holdings and compare SMAs or an SMA against a mutual fund or ETF, too. 

YCharts expects to supplement its SMA data with information from professionally-managed model portfolios in the future, but did not indicate when that would happen.

In August, the firm published the results of an advisor sentiment survey called Coronavirus, Third-Party Models & In-house Portfolio Management and regularly provides other research via its blog. In March YCharts added a new data feed for tracking the spread of COVID-19 in 148 countries and allowed an advisor to pair that data with that of any portfolio, and evaluate portfolio performance as it relates to the spread of the virus.

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About the Author

Samuel Steinberger

Senior Technology Editor, WealthManagement.com

Samuel Steinberger is Senior Technology Editor for Informa Connect’s WealthManagement.com. In his role, Mr. Steinberger provides the publication’s wealth and financial technology coverage. 

Mr. Steinberger’s editorial insight and familiarity with technology accelerates Informa’s growth within the financial advisor and wealth management communities, providing in-depth news for advisors and financial professionals. 

Before joining Informa Connect, Mr. Steinberger produced documentaries with former CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien at Soledad O’Brien Productions (formerly Starfish Media Group). He specialized in research, shooting and editing, as well as finding distinct voices to explain topics like mental health, poverty and racial divide. 

Prior to joining Soledad O’Brien Productions, Mr. Steinberger managed multi-departmental technology projects for global legal technology leader Transperfect Legal Solutions. After obtaining his graduate degree in journalism from Columbia University, he completed his transition from technology management to media. 

Mr. Steinberger is an award-winning journalist, author and researcher who has written, edited and reported for a number of publications, including The New York Times, Financial PlanningAmerican Banker and PBS. He is founder of beverages publication Give Me Weird Drinks

Mr. Steinberger’s technology analysis and insight has been featured in several books on virtual and augmented reality. Mr. Steinberger has received awards and recognition for his reporting and research, including the American Business Media's prestigious Jesse H. Neal Award for editorial excellence.

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