The Barron's 400 Index is managed by MarketGrader, led by Founder Carlos Diez, who founded the stock research firm in 1999. MarketGrader rates 39,000 equities across 92 countries and 1,500 U.S. listed equity ETFs. MarketGrader also created and publishes a family of equally weighted indexes in addition to the Barron's 400 Index. In May, 2013, MarketGrader named former Dow Jones Indexes executive John Prestbo as a senior adviser for the growth and development of the B400.ETF Express article on John Prestbo appointment. http://www.etfexpress.com/2013/05/29/184990/marketgrader-appoints-prestbo-senior-adviser-barron%E2%80%99s-400-indexInstitutional Asset Manager, May 29, 2013 http://www.institutionalassetmanager.co.uk/2013/05/29/184990/marketgrader-appoints-prestbo-senior-adviser-barron%E2%80%99s-400-index
