Ross-Arctos Sports Franchise Index
The Ross-Arctos Sports Franchise Index seeks to provide a real-time, data-driven gauge of aggregate franchise valuation growth for the largest North American leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL). The quarterly private asset index covers more than 60 years of North American franchise transactions.
Sports franchise values have compounded at 13.0% per annum for over sixty years.
Differentiated partnership between world-class academic institutions and industry practitioners dedicated to the sports ecosystem.
Rigorous,data-driven approach to index construction.
Quarterly frequency, aimed at providing better investment insights into the sports asset class.
A highly comprehensive dataset in North American sports, covering 60+ years.
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Ross-Arctos Sports Franchise Index (RASFI) represents the first-ever data-driven benchmark of investment performance of North American sports franchise assets.
RASFI was designed in an effort to serve sports industry investors, asset owners, league and team executives, and the wider sports business community as a universal standard for investment performance in the largest North American leagues (the “Big Four”): Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL), and National Hockey League (NHL).
Sports franchises are privately held assets that trade in an opaque, illiquid market. Recognition of sports franchises as an alternative asset class, akin to private equity, venture capital, or infrastructure, has brought increased focus and transparency on what franchises are worth and why. We hope RASFI furthers this understanding.
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The Ross-Arctos Sports Franchise Index (“RASFI") is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any security. RASFI includes data sourced from third parties and reflects market trends and economic forecasts which Arctos Partners, LP ("Arctos") and Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan (“Ross”) believe to be reliable; however, no independent verification has been conducted, and neither Arctos nor Ross warrants the accuracy, fairness, correctness, or completeness of any information provided. Certain statements included herein may be considered forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties; actual results could materially differ from those projected. Historical trends indicated in RASFI do not assure or imply the continuation of such trends in the future. RASFI estimates historical sports team valuations based on a series of statistical models that may introduce sources of error. While we believe RASFI reflects past estimates of sports team values, they should not be seen as indicative of future performance or profitability. The benchmarks and indices provided herein were selected by Arctos and Ross for illustrative purposes only. Selection of such benchmarks or indices is inherently subjective and others might select other benchmarks or indices based on their assessment of the market. Actual results may differ, perhaps materially, from the trends presented herein.
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