Parametric’s Custom Core solution lets your clients invest according to their style preferences, responsible investing criteria, and tax considerations.
Customized solutions are powerful portfolio-management tools, but they can be time-consuming to implement. Our Custom Core solutions make custom direct indexing simple and scalable, freeing up time to grow your business and deepen client relationships.
Custom Core is a passive portfolio of stocks that adheres to a client-chosen benchmark, delivered as a separately managed account (SMA). With SMAs clients own each individual underlying security directly, allowing them to have a high degree of personalization based on their situations and needs.
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Why choose Parametric?
How Custom Core works

Design the exposure
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Select a licensed benchmark, a Parametric strategy, or a blend of the two to create a custom benchmark.

Customize
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Create customized exposure or investment styles via factors, tax management, responsible investing options, and more.

Continuous management
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Our proprietary optimization process continuously manages for both risk and tax-management opportunities.
Frequently asked questions about Custom Core
We’ve built a secure platform for advisors with an easy-to-use interface and robust reporting tools.* Find out how our Benchmark Builder, ESG Screen Analyzer, and Tax Alpha Simulator allow you to gain deep insights into your clients’ portfolios. Learn more.
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Intended benefits of Custom Core Equity

Flexibility
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Choose a licensed benchmark, a Parametric strategy, or a custom blend to create a portfolio that meets your clients’ desired exposure.

Customization
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Add factors, responsible investing criteria, or risk management overlays for even greater customization.

Tax management
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Third-party research has shown that tax management can add 1%–2% in after-tax excess returns.*

Charitable gifting
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Clients can gift individual securities from their Custom Core portfolios in a tax-efficient and risk-controlled manner.
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