American Bankers Association CTFA Exam - Topic 3 Question 107 Discussion

Actual exam question for American Bankers Association's CTFA exam

Question #: 107
Topic #: 3

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Which of the following index is known as value weighting?

APrice weighting

BEqual weighting

CBase weighting

DCapitalization weighting

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Suggested Answer: D

by Margarita at Jul 01, 2026, 08:49 AM

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Val

3 days ago

I feel unsure about this one.

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Francoise

9 days ago

Agreed! It reflects company size.

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Mabel

14 days ago

I think it's D) Capitalization weighting.

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Annette

19 days ago

Surprised to learn this, I always mixed them up!

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Janine

24 days ago

Nope, definitely not equal weighting.

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Laurel

29 days ago

Wait, I thought it was equal weighting?

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Junita

1 month ago

Totally agree, it's all about market cap!

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Vincenza

1 month ago

D) Capitalization weighting is the correct answer!

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Marcelle

1 month ago

I thought base weighting was a term we covered, but I can't remember if it relates to value weighting or not.

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Tijuana

2 months ago

I feel like equal weighting is not the answer, but I can't recall the exact definition of capitalization weighting.

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Cathern

2 months ago

I remember practicing a question about different types of index weighting, and I think price weighting was one of them.

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Melynda

2 months ago

I think value weighting might refer to capitalization weighting, but I'm not entirely sure.

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