underweights
Holds less than
Underweights functions as both a verb and a noun in financial and statistical contexts.
As a verb, it means to assign less importance or allocation than a standard benchmark would suggest: The fund manager underweights technology stocks relative to the index.
As a noun, underweights are positions or holdings given less than proportional weight in a portfolio.
The term also appears in health contexts, where underweights refers to individuals whose body weight falls below recommended ranges.
Very thin, underweight
- thinSmall in diameter
- gauntLean from deprivation
- frailWeak and breakable
- emaciatedAbnormally wasted from hunger
malnourished · wasting · scrawny · slight · bony · lean · anemic · weak
Collected works or assets
- allocationDistribution of shares
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
- sectorDistinct division of whole
asset · diversification · rebalancing · holdings · equities · bonds · exposure · position
Disease from dietary inadequacy
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
- proteinFolded amino chain
vitamins · minerals · appetite · nourishment · diet · rickets · scurvy · hypoglycemia
skinny
Very thin, underweight
emaciated · malnourished · wasting · scrawny · slight · bony · lean · anemic · weak · debilitated
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- allocationDistribution of shares
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
sector · asset · diversification · rebalancing · holdings · equities · bonds · exposure · position · relative
malnutrition
Disease from dietary inadequacy
- deficiencyLack of something needed
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
protein · vitamins · minerals · appetite · nourishment · diet · rickets · scurvy · hypoglycemia · metabolism
underweightsoverweights
Gives excessive significance
overemphasizes · overvalues · overestimates · overstates · exaggerates