Subject: Re: OT: Ben Felix on Equal Weight
Anyway, here's his 15-minute take on equal weighting

And if that YouTube was too long, try the latest 1-hour Rational Reminder podcast, out today:

https://rationalreminder.ca/po...

The blurb:
Equal-weighted index funds sound like an elegant solution to some of today’s biggest investor anxieties: high market concentration, elevated valuations, and outsized influence from a handful of mega-cap stocks. In this episode of the Rational Reminder Podcast, Ben Felix, Dan Bortolotti, and Ben Wilson take a deep, evidence-based look at whether equal weighting actually improves portfolios—or simply introduces new risks under a different name. The discussion breaks down how equal-weighted indices differ fundamentally from traditional market-cap-weighted indexes, why equal weighting has historically outperformed in certain periods, and what’s really driving those results beneath the surface. The team explains how equal weighting tilts portfolios toward smaller, cheaper, and more volatile stocks, while also systematically trading against momentum due to frequent rebalancing.

I haven't listened yet but will. I do enjoy the Rational Reminder podcasts.